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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Human Resources March 5, 2007 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin |
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Human Resources Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Ruth Robarts at 6:09 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lawrie Kobza, Ruth Robarts, Shwaw Vang
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Sue Abplanalp, Mary Gulbrandsen, Bob Nadler, Roger Price, Joe Quick, Art Rainwater, Marcia Standiford, Eddie Thomas, Barbara Lehman - Recording Secretary
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Shwaw Vang to approve the minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting dated January 29, 2007as distributed. Motion unanimously carried.
2. Public Appearances
There were no public appearances.
3. Announcements
There were no announcements.
4. Annual Report on Recruitment of Minorities to be MMSD Staff Members and Retention of Minority Staff Members
(Packets included a revised version of the MMSD Recruitment Plan for 2005-2010 PowerPoint presentation. A copy is attached to the original of these minutes.)
Eddie Thomas, District Recruiter, gave the presentation. Highlights: national and local overview, goals, objectives, recruitment methodology and strategies, recruitment evaluation, retention, minority teacher hires, building a national image of the MMSD, national recognition for the MMSD, national trends in recruiting minority teachers.
DISCUSSION:
· Change in retention; not losing more than 2-3 at any one time.
· Resource library.
· Hiring above national availability.
· Bringing back whatever can be used by all minority MMSD staff.
· Partnerships formed with universities and colleges around the county, work with undergraduate students.
· Would get very few applicants without a recruiter; most teachers teach within 50-100 miles of where they grew up or where they went to college.
· Programs to encourage MMSD students to become teachers.
· Other districts working on alternative certification program but Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction much tougher. Not sure if the Milwaukee program is working all that well.
· Some housing situations working well.
· Most high school students to not think teaching is for them (money generation). Starting pay is not that good for a teacher. Once a person has been teaching for a while they get to a great salary, but that is a problem. MMSD starting salaries are a problem, with the exception of smaller cities, it is $5-$6,000 less every time.
· Future recruitment will include written materials describing the total compensation package that highlights the benefits but many young students look at salary as the bottom line.
· Cost of living issues in other parts of the country have been addressed with new recruits.
· Mr. Thomas has been working with other local employers. His goal is to promote the City of Madison to get people to move here. This effort should include all other school districts in the area.
· MMSD is also a member of the Madison Area Diversity Roundtable which includes most of the major Madison employers. They meet quarterly and try to address issues of "trailing spouses."
· Partnerships out of the ESL/Bilingual program.
· Current Grow-Your-Own programs are in the Educational Assistant area but not focused on minorities. There are three people in it.
· Role for community is to deal with unfavorable social opportunities, climate, etc., areas for cooperative welcoming activities.
Ms. Robarts noted that this would be the last meeting of the Human Resources Committee for this school year.
FOLLOW UP: Provide for full Board members the minority hires from 2003 to present by category with retention data and their reasons for leaving.
5. Other Business
No discussion.
6. Adjournment
It was moved by Shwaw Vang and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to adjourn the meeting at 6:54 p.m. Motion unanimously carried.
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