NEA Recruitment and Retention Strategies Guide

In 2003, the National Education Association, published the guide, Meet the Challenges of Recruitment and Retention. Although, now approaching 6 years old, this guide still offers a wealth of timely information for school personnel involved in the hiring and retention process. A number of examples of programs from schools across the country are provided and the guide concludes with a list of resources that may be helpful as you examine your recruitment and retention practices. Below is a brief description from NEA of the information on recruitment and retention in the guide:

• Recruitment Strategies -- discusses the importance of developing a comprehensive recruitment plan, and suggests ways to develop a strong marketing and outreach campaign and to improve the hiring process. This chapter also focuses on programs that provide nontraditional routes into the profession and provides examples of financial incentives being used across the country to recruit new teachers.
  
• Retention Strategies -- discusses the need to prepare teachers adequately and to nurture new teachers, and provides examples of programs that are addressing these needs. This chapter also focuses on ways in which schools can improve the working environment for teachers and looks at how financial incentives can be used as a retention tool.

To download the article, click on the following link: http://www.nea.org/teachershortage/images/rrg-full.pdf (PDF, 1.6 M, 79 pages)