Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Goal Statement 1: Mason Public Schools will attract a larger and more diverse candidate pool for positions at Mason Public Schools, develop staff to better serve students and improve the employee experience, and retain talent through efforts to build a system of staff supports.

Objective 1: Mason Public Schools will build an intentional culture that generates systems and strategies to increase authentic engagement by promoting positive perspectives toward self and others that will establish healthy relationships.

Implementation:

Improve access for students and staff to behavioral and social emotional supports at all three tiers.
Refine systematic Social Emotional Learning programming throughout the district.
Develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program prekindergarten-12th grade, addressing the mental health, social emotional, and personal needs of students.

Objective 2: Mason Public Schools will build structural support systems and strategies that proactively identify and address individual and collective student needs equitably.

Implementation:

Review and formalize the district’s Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS).
Formalize procedures for supporting students, including information for families on how to connect with resources inside and outside of the district, to address various inequities.

Objective 3: Mason Public Schools will build leadership opportunities, cultural awareness, and community partnerships that will provide students and staff with a platform of engagement in 21st century learning.

Implementation:

Update, develop, and implement media literacy programs throughout the district, prekindergarten-12th grade.
Understand and support community diversity and culture, including continued equity and inclusion efforts.
Develop and implement service-based learning environments to increase student engagement and provide students, prekindergarten-12th grade, the opportunity to give back to the community.

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 non-certified 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.