Review of Kansas Teacher Retention and Examining One Solution

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It is that time of the year that districts begin to examine hiring needs for the next school year and addressing positions that are open due to retirements or teachers leaving. This is also a good time to reflect on the retention practices that have occurred this year to assist and integrate early career teachers into your district. Much has been written about induction programs and mentoring in schools across the country. This presentation reviews the latest data on teacher retention in the state, as well as as examines what literature tells us about effective teacher retention programs. Much of the induction program information you will find here comes from renowned educational consultant Harry Wong, the author of "The First Days of School". If you would like more information on the induction programs and features discussed feel free to email me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org.

Update on Kansas Recruitment and Retention Program

The Kansas Recruitment and Retention Program is continuing to move forward with recruitment and retention supports for districts and special education cooperatives across the state. To date 983 applications have been received for the 428 jobs posted since September. In December, 297 applications have already been submitted for open positions, reflecting an significant increase in job applications. November traffic was the best to date with 36,000 visitors, even with a slow down during the Thanksgiving break.

Beyond the recruitment program, attention has now been turned to the retention program and the early career educator learning portal. New learning modules are in the works, as well as resources specifically for administrators. The months of December and January will involve significant development time for "How to Guides for Administrators". This new section will focus on providing resources to schools and districts in the areas of:

• Induction/Orientation Programs
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Recruiting
• Working Conditions
• Establishing Learning Communities

Information will be available on each of these sections at the January United School Administrators (USA) Conference. You can also view these resources as they are developed by visiting the learning portal at http://moodle.greenbush.us/

Recruiting Teachers to Rural Kansas

Dr. Simmons, a professor at a rural university in Virginia, published an article in 2005 summarizing solutions found in literature related to recruiting teachers to rural areas. These solutions hold much promise for administrators in rural areas of Kansas as they begin to recruit for the 2008-2009 school year. Below are the main points that Dr. Simmons discusses in her article Recruiting Teachers for Rural Schools.

“Show rural like as it actually is”

• Safe school buildings
• Close knit communities
• Low cost of living

“Make the personal connection”

• Use a team approach to share information about the community and district with interviewees
• Provide testimonials from teachers, board members, and parents

“Make housing information available”

• Have a list of available houses for rent and sale
• Provide a list of Realtors with names, addresses, and phone numbers
• Have a Realtor available if the interviewee would like to look at potential properties

“Put salaries in perspective”

• Explain monetary benefits of living in a rural area
• Provide a cost analysis of food, housing, utilities, and insurance rates

Reference: Simmons, M.J. (2005) Recruiting Teachers for Rural Schools. Principal Leadership. (5)5, 48 - 52.

Partnership with University Career Services

Many of you who participated in career fairs across the state at higher education institutions this fall may be familiar with a new job board in the state, Hire Kansas Talent. This website is a collaborative effort between Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Fort Hays, Pittsburg, State, Emporia, Washburn, and Wichita State to provide one-stop location to advertise job openings to college students and recent graduates.


KEEB is in the process of developing a partnership with the participating universities to share job information with them from kansasteachingjobs.com. This will allow any job posted on KEEB to be subsequently posted on hirekansastalent.com. We hope this effort will extend the reach of school districts job openings, while reducing district's workload to reach a broader audience. This partnership addresses one of KEEB's goals of establishing a larger teacher pool and increased advertising of job openings. We will keep you updated as this partnership moves forward.

New Resource for Becoming a Kansas Teacher

The Teacher Education and Licensure Division at KSDE has teamed up with KEEB to provide information for job seekers on Kansas teaching licenses. This information provides step-by-step directions for individuals who are interested in obtaining a Kansas teaching license. Job seekers can select which area sounds most like them, whether they are licensed in another state, just beginning college, are a current college student, or are interested in a new career. The image above provides an example of the kind of information career changers can find on the new webpage. In addition to directions, the resource provides links to all the necessary information you may need, from license applications, locating teacher prep programs to finding scholarship opportunities. This resource is intended for job seekers as well as a resource for school districts and special education cooperatives as they assist their new teachers and staff through the licensure process. To view the new resource visit www.kansasteachingjobs.com and click on Become a Teacher in the KEEB Main Menu.

Interviewing Candidates with Video

Many districts are now interviewing potential candidates who live in various locations across the state of Kansas or in another state. Today’s technology provides a number of options for interviewing these candidates from another location. Voice over Internet Protocol, or often referred to as VoIP, allows you to make free phone calls over the internet. New tools in VoIP make it even easier to make video calls, which allow the callers to see each other and make the distance interview more personal. Here are two common programs you can use to conduct video conferencing interviews that are free.

• Skype – Free video conferencing calls to anyone with a Skype account. Your district could set up an administrative account and an interviewee account. Then candidates would just need to download the Skype software to connect to you. The screenshot to the right is an example from Skype of what a voice call would look like within their software. http://www.skype.com
• Yugma – Free teleconferencing capabilities that also have features similar to webinars if you wanted to offer an online information session about your district. Yugma just requires you to sign up for a free account. https://www.yugma.com/

Each of these programs will require a camera to conduct video interviews. A decent webcam can range in price from $50 to $100. Many of today’s new computers come with built in webcams, so your applicants may already have access to this technology. If you are interested in conducting video interviews or learning more contact me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org.

Assessing Your Effort to Attract Quality Candidates

KEEB has now been in place for 7 weeks and there are approximately 1300 applicants in the system as of press time. A number of the applicants are in the system to learn how to use it or are considering applying for positions, but many are actively applying for positions. There a number of steps you can take to attract quality candidates from this pool to your posting. The former KEEB system inundated you with resumes, while the new system requires a little more work up front to receive resumes. The new features are intended to provide 10 really good applicants rather than 100 resumes to sift through for 10 candidates. There are a number of ways you can increase the rate of quality applicants.

• Branding – It is important to brand your district so that candidates with similar philosophies apply. This can help you find a good fit with a candidate. You can include branding by utilizing the employer description, images, and podcasts.
• Review Your Posting – Look at your posting from a job seekers perspective, rather than the employer side. When you read your posting do you get a feeling for where your located, what your districts beliefs are, what the job is, and the kinds of benefits that are available?
• Keyword Rich – Visitors to KEEB from popular search engines like Google, MSN, and Yahoo are increasing every day. You can take advantage of these search engines by utilizing keywords in your postings. For example, let’s say I have a PT position to post. I would be better off listing it as Physical Therapist and including those two words in my posting several times, not just in the title. For example, when I search Google for Interrelated Special Education Job, the first search result is a link to a posting on KEEB. The district that posted this position included the title of the position in the job description as well.

If you aren’t getting the applicants the number of applicants you might consider looking at these three areas. Remember also, that KEEB provides you with data so that you can learn more about how many job seekers are viewing your postings. This can be helpful information when analyzing your recruitment effort.

Linking Your District to KEEB

Silver Lake School District is the first to link directly to KEEB on their district website with the new KEEB logo. Checkout how they include the logo on their homepage to direct potential candidates to KEEB. Candidates can click on the link to view open positions and submit an application. If you would like to add the KEEB logo to your district or HR website email me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org.

More Insight from AASPA: A Mentor Program for All Teachers

Yesterday Steve Kelley, Assistant Superintendent for the Lebanon Community School District in Oregon shared a unique mentor program that his district has been implementing for the last 5 years with new teachers to the district. The Lebanon program is one of the most extensive mentor programs I have heard about and they are experiencing great retention success. Steve offered his perspectives on why this program works and identified the keys to success for any mentor program. First and foremost, mentor programs must be unique to your district and your district’s perspectives. The program’s key goals is not only to support new teachers to the profession and to the school district, but to indoctrinate new teachers into the culture of the district (their beliefs, practices, and goals). Lebanon utilizes a 3 day orientation program and mentors for all new teachers, but also takes these practices one step further with monthly new teacher conversations, critical friends groups, and instructional coaches. Steve identified the five keys to success for any mentor program:

• Money - For any mentor program to be successful it has to be supported financially. Lebanon does this through Title II funds and spends approximately $200,000 a year (district of 5,000 students)
• Coordinator - Someone must be put in charge of the program at the district level
• Partnerships - Meaningful partnerships with local universities can have a strong impact. Lebanon utilizes the local university to train mentors.
• Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate - Talk to new teachers and mentors often about what works and doesn’t work (Lebanon utilizes surveys and focus groups)
• Provide training and support to coordinator, instructional coaches, and mentors - Training is essential for mentors and support personnel.

If you would like more information on Steve's presentation email me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org.

Recruiting Generation X and Y: Insight from the AASPA Conference

The American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) Conference is gathering in Kansas City this week. Yesterday, I attended a workshop on hiring and retaining generation X and Y by Rochelle Eisenberg, a workforce lawyer who represents school districts in Maryland. Rochelle had a number of interesting ideas related to how to attract this generation of teachers and keep them in your schools. Below are a few ideas, while some may be a little outside the box, it seems many districts are getting creative in how they retain staff.

• Advertising, advertising, advertising (This generation has had more information at their fingertips than any other...they want to gather as much information about you as an employer as they can. You can provide this in brochures, your district website, and employment boards)
• Use multimedia (Develop a video that you can use online and share on a DVD with potential candidates that highlights your district)
• Tuition reimbursement (This generation is interested in continued education and career growth...offer them financial options for this)
• Collaboration time (highlight your district or buildings collaboration times and how teachers are using it)
• Health club (Many districts across the country are negotiating agreements with local gyms to provide memberships to district employees, some districts are also opening the doors to gyms and weight rooms after hours for employees as a cost effective way of providing health club access)
• Technology (This generation has had their own laptops for as long as they can remember...provide each teacher with their own and upgrade teacher lounges for internet and computer access)
• Better lunches (Many districts are getting creative in offering designer coffee, snacks, and great lunch options for teachers in the lounge)

More to come soon from the AASPA Conference!

Highlighting Educators in Your District

Beyond this blog for employers, KEEB now publishes a blog for job seekers that shares tips and tricks for those individuals interested in an education career in the state. One section of the blog shares the stories of educators across the state. This provides job seekers with a personal story or experience that they can possibly relate to. We have posted the first story from a wonderful 2nd year educator from Garden City High School, Shanna Riecker. Shanna shares the experience of her first year of teaching and talks about the benefits of teaching in Kansas. This not only provides someone interested in teaching in Kansas information about what the first year may be like, but provides districts, such as Garden City, another way to direct applicants to their district. Here is just an excerpt of Shanna's story:

Shanna Riecker
Math Teacher
Garden City High School

Why did you become a teacher?
Growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher. I conducted “classes” for all of the neighborhood kids from a very early age. Until my senior year of high school, I was sure that I wanted to be a first grade teacher – I wanted to be just like Mrs. P. was when I was in first grade. My high school offered an Exploring Teaching class where seniors were allowed to go to an elementary school and be a teacher’s aide for a class, and of course, I chose to go into a first grade classroom. It didn’t take me long to figure out that wasn’t the right place for me. In a discussion with my counselor, she mentioned that I should consider secondary education, and I took her advice. I majored in mathematics secondary education because math was something that was usually easy for me, and I enjoyed the endless possibilities with teaching math. I enjoyed the time that I got to spend in middle school and high school classrooms throughout my coursework, and I knew that this was what I was meant to do. After college graduation, I took a job teaching high school math in Garden City, Kansas. It wasn’t where I figured I would end up teaching, but the experience thus far has been wonderful.

What was your first year of teaching like?
Garden City High School was an amazing place to start my teaching career. The math department had all of the qualities that I was looking for – the teachers were positive, they collaborated, they were willing to try new methods of teaching, they utilized technology whenever possible, and they welcomed me into their “family” with open arms. Any time I had a question (or still have a question), there were 16 other teachers ready to...

To read the rest of Shanna's story visit the Job Seekers Blog. If you have an educator, related service provider, or administrator in your district who you would like to highlight on KEEB email me their contact information and we will send them information on how to participate.

Update on Marketing Your District or Agency

As I traveled the state this week conducting trainings on the new Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) I heard many districts and agencies talk about how they are using new KEEB features to market their district. The new features allow employers to include descriptions, images, and video and are now being used to reach job seekers like never before. You will notice that many districts are utilizing images of their district logo or buildings in their employer profile. There are also a few districts taking advantage of the video feature to either upload a recruitment video or embed a video already on their district homepage. In addition, many districts are now identifying their location to other cities and towns in their profiles. Therefore, if a job seeker does a search for a particular town that they are located near, they appear in the search results as an employer in the area. If you would like assistance with any of these features or would like us to take a look at your profile and offer suggestions for how to market your district and community don't hesitate to contact us.

Selling the Benefits of Small Town Kansas

Many of the school districts in our state sit in small rural communities. These communities offer multiple benefits to teachers that need to be shared with potential candidates. In July, CNN highlighted small towns across the country in their article "Big Employers, Small-town Jobs". One question the author raised regarding the benefits of small towns was:

But what about the advantages of small-town life, like cheap housing, low crime rates, and clean air?

The new KEEB allows districts to provide this type of information about their community in the employer description. This information then becomes part of each and ever job posting. To locate information on your community visit the link below. This site provides data, such as, number of libraries, parks, housing costs, etc. for cities in Kansas that may be worth including in your employer description on KEEB.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/states/KS.html

We are currently developing a video highlighting the benefits of teaching in rural Kansas that will be posted on the KEEB website. I will keep you updated as we wrap up production.

Locating Qualified Candidates: New Applicant Search Tool

Beyond posting job announcements, the redesign Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) now allows registered employers to search for candidates. You can conduct a search by either key word and/or endorsement to locate individuals interested in teaching in Kansas. To use the search tool, login to www.kansasteachingjobs.com or Sign Up for an employer account under Employers in the KEEB Main Menu. Once you are logged in, click on "Search Applicants" in the KEEB Main Menu. You will then see a list of applicants including their contact information and their endorsement(s). To view their full application click on the magnifying glass. You can now view the applicants qualifications, download any attachments they may have included (i.e. cover letter), and print a copy for your file.

Recruiting is Marketing Your District or Organization

The new KEEB offers user friendly tools to market your district like never before. Below are three ways to increase applicants’ knowledge of your district and market unique aspects of your district. Applicants can view this content when they view any of your job announcements or your employer profile. If you already have an employer account in KEEB, login and click on Edit Profile on the “My Menu” page to utilize any of these features. If you don’t have an account yet, sign up for your free employer account at www.kansasteachingjobs.com and start marketing your district or organization today.

• Employer Description: Share your district vision and values, as well as, describe where you are located. Include any information that sets you apart from other districts, such as, a focus on technology or small class sizes. This is your opportunity to sell your district and community.
• Image: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Digital images allow applicants to make a connection with what you include in the employer description. The image may be of a building in your district, teachers or students, or a logo.
• Podcast: Podcasts are a marketing tool to reach the video and ipod generation. In the new KEEB you can upload a brief 3 minute video highlighting your district or organization. Reach applicants by sharing what is it like to work there, highlight a teacher or administrator’s story, show a brief tour of the facilities, or discuss the kinds of benefits offered or professional development opportunities. At the end the podcast be sure to include the district website and contact information.

If your district doesn’t have the technical expertise in house to develop some of this material look to a group of high school students such as class officers, journalism class, or other group of students who could assist you in developing the digital content. You might be amazed what students can do with a digital camera and a computer to highlight your district. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how to get started or need assistance in developing the material.

Developing a Quality Job Announcement

The new job announcement format was included in the new KEEB based on specific feedback from both district personnel and applicants. The new format allows districts to provide detailed information about the job opening. By providing this type of information and adhering to the format, applicants do not have to contact districts for more information and can make an informed decision about whether they would be interested in the position. We are already noticing an increase in traffic and applications to positions announcements that are utilizing each of these areas. Below are a few examples of questions to keep in mind as you develop your job announcement and a few examples of exemplary postings. Feel free to contact me if you would like assistance in developing your job announcement.

• Job Title
  
• What is this position called?
  
• What would my job title be?
  
• Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
  
• 5th Grade Elementary Teacher
• Job Description
  
• What will my primary job responsibilities be?
  
• What age group will I be working with?
  
• What district school building is this position in?
  
• How many students will I be serving?
  
• To provide Early Childhood Special Education services to children ages 3-5 with developmental delays or disabilities and their families through an inter agency, home, and community based service delivery model, and to ensure that the education needs of the child are addressed.
• Salary
  
• What is the starting salary?
  
• What is the length of the contract?
  
• Will the district recognize my years of experience?
  
• 2007-2008 base salary is $32,300. Teacher salary schedule, 192 day contract
• 33,000 base, full credit for years of service
• Bonus
  
• Does your district provide a signing bonus?
  
• Are there programs for tuition reimbursement?
  
• No signing bonus or $1000 signing bonus for high need position
• 50% tuition reimbursement for approved coursework while under contract. Will consider regular education certified teacher working on special education certification.
• Licensed employees eligible for $3,000 one-time bonus for earning masters degree.
• Benefits
  
• What kind of benefits are available to district employees?
  
• Does the district offer vision and dental insurance?
  
• Can I insure my family?
  
• District-paid health benefit pays 95% of single policy, 50% of family policy. Flexible Benefit Plan components may be selected for pre-tax deduction. Allowance of 12 days' absence each year for personal use or illness, which can be accumulated.
• Opportunities for professional development offering both inservice points and college credit available on site.
• Are benefits paid?
  
• Does the district pay for a portion of the benefits? Yes or No

KEEB Training Dates

Training sessions are now available to school district personnel interested in using the new KEEB to advertise positions and locate qualified candidates. Below are the training dates. If you are interested in attending please email the session number along with your contact information to me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org or call (620) 724-6281. If you are unable to attend a training date remember that you can download help files by clicking on HELP in the upper right hand corner of the new KEEB website. Also, I am always glad to answer a question via email or phone.

KEEB TRAINING SESSIONS:

• SESSION #1: September 24th, 10:00 – 12:00 or 1:00 – 3:00, Greenbush, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, 947 W. 47 HWY, Girard, KS
• SESSION #2: September 27th, 1:00 – 3:00, Indian Creek Technology Center, Shawnee Mission School District, 4401 W. 103rd Street, Overland Park, KS
• SESSION #3: October 1st, 12:00 – 2:00, Sedgwick County Area Educational Services Cooperative, 620 Industrial, Goddard, KS
• SESSION #4: October 2nd, 10:00 – 12:00, Garden City School District, 1205 Fleming Road, Garden City, KS
• SESSION #5: October 3rd, 1:00 – 3:00, Clay Center Community High School, 1630 9th St., Clay Center, KS

KEEB Weekend Users Were Busy

The weekend was a busy one for the new Kansas Education Employment Board. There were 442 visitors on Saturday and 472 visitors on Sunday. Applicants are beginning to complete and post applications that are searchable by districts, so if you have a position open make sure you visit the KEEB website to locate and search the applicants!

KEEB is Live!

As many of you know we were set to launch the newly designed Kansas Education Employment Board on Monday, September 17th. We were ready early and started the process today! Most of you will see the new site by tomorrow morning when you visit www.kansasteachingjobs.com. In some locations across the state and the country the new site is already available (this is dependent on your internet service provider). The site became live today at 1:00 p.m. and as of 3:30 this afternoon we have had:

150 visitors, from Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Colorado, Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, Arkansas, and Connecticut

and

923 page views!


This is a good start to increasing the recruitment effort here in the state and I encourage you to visit the new site tomorrow. There appears to be a number of applicants still looking for positions, so if you have an opening you may want to take a look at the Applicant Search tool in the KEEB Main Menu.

Teach in Kansas Commercial

Watch the video below highlighting Kansas schools, educators, and administrators that will be used on the new Kansas Education Employment Board to educate future teachers on the benefits of a career in education in Kansas.

Launch of the New Kansas Education Employment Board

Click on the play button below to listen to a introduction to the Kansas Education Employment Board set to launch across the state of Kansas on September 17th.

Receiving RSS Feeds on a Mobile Device

The redesign KEEB now provides RSS Feeds of both job postings to job seekers and applicant resumes to employers. RSS Feeds can be received either at your computer via an rss reader such as Google, Yahoo, or Net Vibes, or on your mobile device such as a cell phone or ipod. You can preview what a KEEB RSS feed would look like on a cell phone on the image to the right.

To add an RSS feed to your mobile device you can use free services such as Plusmo to subscribe to KEEB content and view it on your device. It is as easy as subscribing to the feed and selecting the type of phone you have. Mobile devices which receive RSS feeds are not limited to PDA type phones, but any cell phone that accepts Java. Visit http://plusmo.com/ to learn more about how to use this technology and see a complete list of compatible phones.

Old KEEB vs. New KEEB for Employers

As we prepare to launch the new Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) we will be providing districts, schools, and agencies in Kansas, that utilize KEEB to hire employees, with information on the redesign. Above is a comparison of the old KEEB vs. the new KEEB for employers.

RSS Feed for Applicants and Employers

An RSS Feed is syndicated online content that provides an individual with up to the minute content in a condensed format at a single location. For example, you may read several online newspapers in a day and/or follow job postings or applicants on the Kansas Education Employment Board. Rather than visit each of these websites separately, an RSS Reader would compile the news content, and KEEB information on a frequent basis and bring the content to you. An RSS Reader (either web-based or software) is an application that allows you to add a list of these feeds to it and stores the content in one convenient location. This location can either be on your computer as software or a website, or you can receive content on a mobile device, such as a cell phone. The KEEB RSS Feed is beneficial because it allows applicants to learn about jobs openings as they are posted without having to visit the KEEB website frequently. In addition, employers can stay up to date on the applicant pool by receiving an RSS notification as applicants are added to the website. For example, in the image above you can preview the applicant RSS feed for employers. Notice that an employer can view contact and licensure information for the applicant. If they click on the blue title of the applicant's resume they will be redirected to login to KEEB and view and/or print the applicant's entire resume. This list is updated as a new resumes are added to KEEB by any applicant. This feature will provide employers with the information necessary to be proactive in their hiring processes.

Employer Search Tool for Applicants

Job seekers in the redesigned Kansas Education Employment Board will now have the ability to not only search for education positions open in Kansas, but also search by an employer. The search results will provide the applicant with employer contact information, links to an employer website, and a viewable profile. The profile includes images and podcasts that the employer uploads, as well as a list of current job openings. This will allow applicants to not only search by general categories or geographical regions, but also by specific employers in the state.

Tracking Your Recruitment Effort

The redesigned Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) will include a number of new features to assist the recruitment effort of schools. One feature in particular is data analysis built into KEEB. Districts will now able to track their recruitment effort by viewing user friendly tables displaying data such as the number of views a job position has had compared to the number of applications (click on the image of the table to view an example). This will provide districts feedback on their job descriptions and the impact it is having. In addition, districts will be able to view a pie chart of the number of jobs they have had open in a year by category, such as special education, science, or math. Districts will also have access to a table identifying how many positions they had open in a given month of the year. All of this data is intended to provide both feedback to districts on their recruitment effort, as well as timely data for stakeholders.

Sample Redesigned KEEB Application

We have made significant progress on the KEEB redesign effort in the last week and are beginning to test the new site and features. One of the features we are very excited about is the newly redesigned application. We believe this will be more user friendly for employers and now contains required information so that districts receive complete applications every time. You will notice the application also allows applicants to post pictures and podcasts. Click on any of the images here to view a larger screenshot of that particular part of the application. FYI - This is just a demo application for myself to show what one would look like.

TMP World Wide Hosts Job Fair in Second Life

TMP Worldwide, the world's largest independent recruitment advertising agency, will host another in-world job fair on August 21st to 23rd in Second Life for Accenture, EMC Corporation, GE Money and U.S. Cellular. This type of job fair is in consideration for Kansas schools and administrators to conduct virtual interviews with qualified teachers from across the country. Click on the link below to learn more about the TMP job fair.

http://networkinworld.jobs/

Fall Education Career Fairs

Now that school is starting, it is time to starting thinking about fall recruitment opportunities. Many of the universities in the state host fall education career fairs. I will be traveling to many of these fairs this fall to introduce the Kansas Education Employment Board, as well as the state's Second Life employment building, to preservice teachers . The following career fairs are currently scheduled at Kansas universities. If you would like more information on these fairs click on the university name. Let me know if there is anything I can do to enhance your fall recruitment efforts at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org or 620-724-6281.

• Pittsburg State University, September 26
• Kansas State University, October 2
• University of Kansas, November 7
• Emporia State University, November 12
  

Governor Sebelius's Comments on Kansas Education Employment

View the video that will be used to introduce prospective educators to both KEEB and education in the state of Kansas.

Revised KEEB Zones

Click on the image of the state of Kansas to view the revised geographical zones to be used within the KEEB website. Feel free to provide feedback and suggestions on the revised zones.

Kansas Education Employment Board (KEEB) Redesign Initative

The powerpoint below contains information about new initiatives currently under construction in the new Kansas Education Employment Board. These initiatives are based on feedback from focus group input made up of superintendents, special education directors, human resource directors, and KSDE staff.

Web 2.0 and Recruiting

Listen to Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg talk about web 2.0 and its effect on business models. The following web 2.0 tools are being considered as an addition to KEEB to increase recruitment efforts in Kansas

Facebook
My Space
Youtube
TeacherTube

Vicki O'Neal Shares Her Experience

Listen to Vicki O'Neal as she talks about her experience teaching in a rural Kansas school district.

Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Building

Take a tour of the Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Building in Second Life. Here, schools can participate in virtual job fairs and interviews with applicants from across the country. To learn more about Second Life visit http://sl.greenbush.us/