Clinical Field Experience A: Recruiting and Interviewing

 

As an educational leader, one of your responsibilities will be recruiting and interviewing potential candidates for staffing positions throughout campus. There are several factors to consider and understand, such as who is involved and what legalities must be upheld. The ultimate goal is recruiting and hiring the best candidates, while always preserving the desired results of student achievement and campus safety.

Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience.

If possible, participate in hiring tasks such as reviewing applications or observe hiring interviews with your principal mentor or others in your school or district.

Interview an administrator or other instructional leader at your school or a district human resources representative regarding the recruiting strategy and hiring processes currently in place at your school.

Questions will vary, depending on who you are interviewing; however, suggested questions include:

• What recruiting methods are used by the district and school to find teacher applicants? Non-teacher applicants?
• Who sits on your interview committees? Do you use the same interview team for all positions? Why or why not?
• Are there positions you would try to fill prior to others? Why or why not?
• What criteria do you use in making hiring decisions?
• What are examples of interview questions you use? Do you include any performance and behavior focused questions? Why or why not?
• What legalities do you consider when going through the hiring process?

Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the principal mentor and, provided permission, seek opportunities to observe and/or assist the principal mentor.

At the conclusion of the field experience, complete a 250-500 word reflection on your experience. Incorporate PSEL Standards 6 and 9 into your reflection and describe how you will apply what you have learned to your future professional practice.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Clinical Field Experience A: Recruiting and Interviewing – Rubric

Re�ection 12 points

Criteria Description

Reflection

5. Target 12 points

Reflection includes insightful strategies regarding the recruiting strategy and hiring

processes

currently in place at the school.

4. Acceptable 10.44 points

Reflection includes strategies regarding the recruiting strategy and hiring processes

currently in place at the school.

3. Approaching 8.88 points

Reflection vaguely addresses strategies regarding the recruiting strategy and hiring

processes currently in place at the school.

2. Insufficient 8.28 points

Reflection does not address strategies regarding the recruiting strategy and hiring

processes currently in place at the school.

PSEL Standards 9 and 6 and Future Professional Practice 12 points

Criteria Description

PSEL Standards 9 and 6 and Future Professional Practice

5. Target 12 points

Reflection proficiently discusses implications for application as a future practitioner.

Elements of PSEL Standards 6 and 9 are expertly incorporated into reflection.

4. Acceptable 10.44 points

Reflection logically discusses implications for application as a future practitioner.

Elements of PSEL Standards 6 and 9 are accurately incorporated into reflection.

3. Approaching 8.88 points

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Reflection inexplicitly discusses implications for application as a future practitioner.

Elements of PSEL Standards 6 and 9 are weakly addressed.

2. Insufficient 8.28 points

Reflection unrealistically discusses implications for application as a future

practitioner. Elements of PSEL Standards 6 and 9 are inaccurately addressed.

1. No Submission 0 points

Not addressed.

Organization 3 points

Criteria Description

Organization

5. Target 3 points

The content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas

that relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and provides

the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary is within the

required word count.

4. Acceptable 2.61 points

The content is logically organized. The ideas presented relate to each other. The

content provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary is

within a reasonable range of the required word count.

3. Approaching 2.22 points

The content is not adequately organized even though it provides the audience with

a sense of the main idea. The summary may not be within a reasonable range of the

required word count.

2. Insufficient 2.07 points

An attempt is made to organize the content, but the sequence is indiscernible. The

ideas presented are compartmentalized and may not relate to each other; or the

summary is widely outside of the required word count.

Mechanics of Writing 3 points

Criteria Description

includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use

5. Target 3 points

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-

developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are

varied and engaging.

4. Acceptable 2.61 points

Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder

comprehension. Variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some

practice and content-related language.

3. Approaching 2.22 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistent

language or word choice is present. Sentence structure is lacking.

2. Insufficient 2.07 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction are used.

1. No Submission 0 points

Total 30 points