Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Goal Statement 1: Mason Public Schools will attract a larger and more diverse candidate pool for positions.

Objective 1: Mason Public Schools will promote/advertise opportunities to a larger and more diverse audience.

Implementation:

• Develop formal advertising (social media, traditional media). 
• Involve a greater variety of staff members in recruitment and outreach efforts. 
• Reach a wider local audience in order to obtain a greater number of applicants. 
• Build a database of candidate sources and contact each with specific opportunities. 
• Remove barriers for applicants and improve ease of applying.

Objective 2: Mason Public Schools will use ‘Share our Story’ in recruitment efforts.

Implementation:

• Emphasize the positives of Mason Public Schools in advertisement of opportunities.
• Include district/building videos in posting and on social media and job opportunities websites.
• Include "About Mason" section in all postings with information about: 
  • Safety/Security/School Resource Officer 
  • Building improvements 
  • Developmental opportunities 
  • All benefits offered, by position 
  • Staff supports 
  • A realistic job preview and description of teammates in postings

Goal Statement 2: Mason Public Schools will retain talent through efforts to build a system of staff supports.

Objective 1: Mason Public Schools will build a culture of mutual support with staff.

Implementation:

• Emphasize and reward a culture of collaboration. 
  • Explore "Culture Coaching". 
  • Succeed together (de-emphasize internal competition). 
  • Operate as a School District, versus a district of schools. 
  • Develop action plan based on survey feedback. 
• Identify areas of emphasis for Nice Job Notes, recognize collaboration. 
• Build commonality across buildings/departments regarding positive activities for staff. (spirit days, sunshine committees, sharing ideas across Lead team, etc.)

Goal Statement 3: Mason Public Schools will develop staff to better serve students and improve the employee experience.

Objective 1: Mason Public Schools will utilize available development opportunities for professional growth of staff members.

Implementation:

• Educate staff on development opportunities. 
• Coordinate this effort with department directors and professional development committee. 
• Provide a listing of opportunities available to staff. 
• Utilize all of the available pathways for credential attainment. 
  • Maintain a resource list. 
  • Inform both certified and non-certified staff on the various options to obtain or add a certification

Objective 2: Mason Public Schools will provide position-specific professional development (PD) for new staff.

Implementation:

• Provide position-specific training plan and training schedule for all noncertified individuals upon hire (retain new teacher program). Include follow-up timeline for supervisors. 
• Assign an experienced partner for all new employees. 
• Develop a paraprofessional academy/bootcamp. 
• Create a job shadow schedule. 
• Provide an experienced Aide as a new hire trainer. 
• Plan annual PD with the Mason Association of Educational Assistants team.