SLIDE 1
Diversity Initiative
September 17, 2018
SLIDE 2 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.
SLIDE 3 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
SLIDE 4 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
SLIDE 5
District Message
On our website under “About D99” we have a link to: Diversity in District 99
SLIDE 6 Get out to Colleges and Universities
- Contacted colleges and universities across the
state to share our Diversity Initiative and discuss hosting prospective teachers for
- bservation hours and student teaching.
- This past year we hosted 47 university
students for observation and student teaching
- experiences. (81% increase over prior year)
SLIDE 7 Get out to College and Universities
- Offered to meet with education students at
various colleges and universities to indicate
- ur interest in hiring minority staff members.
- I presented our Diversity Initiative at North
Central College and Aurora University to their education majors.
SLIDE 8
Social Media
We created and manage a Twitter account : @D99Careers
SLIDE 9 Hiring Practices
- 1. Diversity mindset of our candidates
- Universal question for all candidates
- 2. Screening Process
- Start with Video Interviews instead of paper
screening
SLIDE 10
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?
SLIDE 11 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
- ther materials that they submit with their application
to decide who comes in for a live interview.
SLIDE 12
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
SLIDE 13 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.
SLIDE 14 Job Fairs
NIU ISU EIU Northeastern UIC/Loyola
Total Candidates 33 34 24 12 31 29 African-American 1 2 1 3 2 2 Hispanic 4 4 2 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
SLIDE 15 Job Fairs
Totals Total Candidates 197 African-American 12 Hispanic 14 Mid-Eastern/Indian/Far East 15 Diversity % 20.8
SLIDE 16 Job Fairs
Social Studies Special Education PE/Health/Dr. Ed. CTE Fine Arts Pete Theis (815) 257-4515 Scott Wuggazer (773) 750-7298 Courtney White (815) 600-1692 Val Moses (847) 961-8466 Glenn Williams (224) 465-9826 Gina Ziccardi (312) 709-8102 Mark Hellard Scott Lange (847) 721-0169 Mark Mirandola (630) 400-8460 Brayer Teague (708) 305-8237 Chris Esposito (847) 338-9210 Paul Miller (773) 680-4573 Jim Haack (708) 306-0318 Stacey Polen (847) 222-3494 Rick Lovestrand (630) 208-0521 Anthony Calderone (847) 409-7167 Eric Buhot (773) 865-1847 Heidi Black Bob Bozek (630) 336-5491
SLIDE 17
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
SLIDE 18 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
SLIDE 19
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.
SLIDE 20
Questions or Comments?
