KU Career Fair - Related Article in Teacher Magazine

Fall education career fairs were held across the state over the past two weeks, including an event at the University of Kansas.  Below is a link to an AP article written about the event and featured in Teacher Magazine.  Augusta's own John Black, Deputy Superintendent, is directly quoted in the article.

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2009/11/13/teacherglut_ap.html?r=483703932

1st Year Teachers

As the end of the first quarter approaches, give some thought to your first year teachers as they are nearing the disillusionment phase according to Moir, 1990.  Dilemmas faced during the disillusionment phase include questioning commitment, being overwhelmed by back to school night, parent conferences, and initial evaluation as well as major distress over classroom management.  Continue to offer support and encouragement over the coming weeks to your first year teachers during this critical time of development.

Volunteers

Early career educators are needed to participate in our KEEP focus groups.  Those interested in participating should contact KEEP at 620-724-6281 or via email julie.wilson@greenbush.org.

Early Career Teacher Support Portal

KEEP

Kansas Early Career Teacher Support Portal

http://www.kansasteacherretention.com

We know that turnover + early attrition=a teacher shortage.   The goal of KEEP is to increase the retention of early career teachers by providing support, resources, and online training to teachers.  The KEEP Educator Learning Portal is a work in progress and will continue to be as content, courses, podcasts and checklists are uploaded and updated.  The KEEP portal is hosted by Moodle and requires a username and password.  When creating a new account, an email with registration instructions will be sent to the email address provided.

Recruitment Updates and Reminders

KEEB will soon be undergoing minor changes to incorporate new and improved search methods.  In the future applicants will be searchable by region and endorsement.  New codes for job status updates will also be included.  KEEB reminds account holders to update job status as positions are filled.

The Fall Statewide Virtual Recruitment Fair will be Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.  To learn more about participating in a Kansas virtual career event visit the training page at www.kansasteachingjobs.com/page_add.cfm?PID=17.  To register email support@kansasteachingjobs.com or call 620-724-6281 and request registration information.  

Update on Current Openings

The recruitment season is beginning to become busy as schools are advertising more positions online. KEEB is currently seeing an increase in online job postings as the end of the school year nears. So far, special education openings are the highest in Kansas with 117 current openings followed closely by elementary positions at 101. The table below identifies the number of openings across the state currently advertised on KEEB.

In addition to tracking openings by content area or position, we also frequently examine where the openings are occurring. Currently, the south central region of the state has the most openings at 176 followed by the northeast at 141 openings. The chart below identifies the number of openings in each region in the state.

Update on KEEB Statistics for Year-to-Date

It is the time of the year that we at KEEB begin reflecting on the growth in KEEB and look to the future needs of the program for the next school year. In doing this review, we have compiled a number of key data that may be of interest to school and state personnel. Below is a slideshow detailing the years growth in visitors, applications, and jobs posted. Feel free to view the slideshow and contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have for improvement of KEEB.

Kansas Teaching Jobs 2009

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Upcoming KEEB Training Events

Two training events on new KEEB features and a review of last year's updated features will be offered at the following locations and times. The training is coordinated by the Kansas Education Employment Board's lead programmer and offers a great opportunity to refresh yourself on KEEB features before the recruiting season hits. The training sessions will also include assistance with your employer profile and job advertisements to improve your overall recruiting effort.

• January 29th @ Greenbush, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, Girard, KS, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• February 13th @ Greenbush, Forbes Field Office, Topeka, KS, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  

For more information email matt.blatchley@greenbush.org.

February Virtual Career Fair Announced

The Kansas Recruitment and Retention Program will be hosting another virtual career fair February 26th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Second Life. The event is free for public schools and potential candidates for teaching and administrative positions. To register to participate email support@kansasteachingjobs.com or visit the Kansas Education Employment Board.