Diversity Initiative September 17, 2018
Diversity Committee The Diversity Committee consisted of 16 members • during the 2017-18 school year. Expanded its purpose beyond the recruitment and • retention of minority staff members Instrumental in beginning the discussion that led to • the decision to begin Deep Equity work in D99.
Challenges in Hiring Diverse Staff 1. Decline in students studying education and post secondary planning to go into education 2. Difficulty in passing the TAP test 3. Attacks by media and politicians 4. Economics – salaries compared to other fields 5. Promoting the importance of diversity in hiring decisions
Steps to take 1. Put our Diversity Initiative message on the District website 2. Get out to colleges and universities 3. Use Social Media 4. Examine our hiring practices 5. Attend Job Fairs 6. Get message out on state and national level
District Message On our website under “About D99” we have a link to: Diversity in District 99
Get out to Colleges and Universities • Contacted colleges and universities across the state to share our Diversity Initiative and discuss hosting prospective teachers for observation hours and student teaching. • This past year we hosted 47 university students for observation and student teaching experiences. (81% increase over prior year)
Get out to College and Universities • Offered to meet with education students at various colleges and universities to indicate our interest in hiring minority staff members. • I presented our Diversity Initiative at North Central College and Aurora University to their education majors.
Social Media We created and manage a Twitter account : @D99Careers
Hiring Practices 1. Diversity mindset of our candidates Universal question for all candidates • 2. Screening Process Start with Video Interviews instead of paper • screening
Hiring Practices Universal question: Our growing diversity among our student population is both an asset and a challenge. One such challenge is the racial disparity in our student achievement data. We also see racial disparities in discipline referrals, suspensions, and the number of minority students in special education. What do you think causes the disparities in these areas?
Hiring Practices Video Interviews: Video Interview We have candidates complete a video interview, and this is screened, and from there we start looking at the other materials that they submit with their application to decide who comes in for a live interview.
Job Fairs Attended 10 Job Fairs – including 3 out-of-state. Chicago State University UIC/Loyola/DePaul Northeastern Illinois University U of I/Eastern Illinois National Louis University University of Iowa Northern Illinois University Northern Iowa University Illinois State University University of Wisconsin
Job Fairs • As of this summer, ISBE is now allowing full reciprocity with out-of-state licenses. • I will attend Job Fairs in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin – and possibly others.
Job Fairs NIU ISU EIU Northeastern UIC/Loyola Nat. Louis Total Candidates 33 34 24 12 31 29 African-American 1 2 1 3 2 2 Hispanic 4 4 2 0 2 1 Mid-Eastern/Indian/Far East 2 1 3 2 3 3 Diversity % 21.2 20.6 25.0 41.7 22.6 20.7
Job Fairs Totals Total Candidates 197 African-American 12 Hispanic 14 Mid-Eastern/Indian/Far East 15 Diversity % 20.8
Job Fairs Social Studies Special Education PE/Health/Dr. Ed. CTE Fine Arts Pete Theis Scott Wuggazer Courtney White Val Moses Glenn Williams (815) 257-4515 (773) 750-7298 (815) 600-1692 (847) 961-8466 (224) 465-9826 Gina Ziccardi Mark Hellard Scott Lange Mark Mirandola Brayer Teague (312) 709-8102 (847) 721-0169 (630) 400-8460 (708) 305-8237 Chris Esposito Paul Miller Jim Haack Stacey Polen (847) 338-9210 (773) 680-4573 (708) 306-0318 (847) 222-3494 Rick Lovestrand Anthony Calderone Eric Buhot (630) 208-0521 (847) 409-7167 (773) 865-1847 Heidi Black Bob Bozek (630) 336-5491
Getting Message Out The NWPA (Northwest Personnel Administrators) created a Diversity in Education Virtual Networking Fair that was shared with universities around the country – 83 candidates submitted video resumes. NWPA
Getting Message Out • RIVS (Remote Interview Video Series) Currently on the Advisory Board • IASPA (Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators) Currently serving on the State Board
Hiring Results for the 2018-19 Year This past year in our certified hiring process, we: a) screened 24 minority video interviews. b) interviewed 17 minority candidates in-person. c) hired 4 minority teachers. We also hired 12 minority Support Staff members.
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