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Human Resources Management for Effective Schools

ISBN: 9780205412761 | 0205412769
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
Emphasizing the relationship between human resource management and student learning, this book is driven by recent research, yet offers realistic applications throughout. In addition to discussing human resource functions, this text emphasizes how human resource decisions affect student achievement. It also discusses human resource practice in schools with site-based management, addresses ISLLC standards, and shows practical applications for research related to human resource practice. Hallmark Features bull; bull;Contains case studies to give ... MORE
Prefacexvii
CHAPTER ONE Human Resources Management and Effective Schools1(15)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
2(1)
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS
2(1)
MODEL OF STUDENT LEARNING
3(3)
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
6(5)
School Decentralization
7(1)
School-Based Management
8(3)
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
11(2)
Efficiency as a Goal
11(1)
Equality as a Goal
11(1)
Quality as a Goal
12(1)
Accountability
13(1)
SUMMARY
13(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
13(1)
REFERENCES
14(2)
CHAPTER TWO Planning for Staffing Needs16(15)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
16(1)
STRATEGIC PLANNING
16(7)
Critical Issue Analysis
18(1)
Testing Issues
19(1)
Futures Wheel
20(1)
Ranking Issues
21(1)
Issue Brief
22(1)
Selecting Strategic Goals
22(1)
DETERMINING STAFF NEEDS
23(5)
Cohort Survival Method
24(1)
Projecting First-Grade Enrollment
25(1)
Retention Ratios
26(1)
Determining Staff Allocations
27(1)
SUMMARY
28(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
28(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
29(1)
REFERENCES
29(2)
CHAPTER THREE Preparing for Personnel Selection31(15)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
31(1)
A MODEL OF THE SELECTION PROCESS
31(3)
IDENTIFYING SELECTION CRITERIA
34(5)
Writing a Job Model
35(4)
JOB-SPECIFIC SELECTION CRITERIA FOR TEACHERS
39(2)
SELECTING PERSONNEL FOR OTHER POSITIONS
41(2)
Teacher Shortages
42(1)
SUMMARY
43(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
44(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
44(1)
REFERENCES
45(1)
CHAPTER FOUR Obtaining Information and Evaluating Applicants46(22)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
46(1)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICANTS
47(5)
Application Form
47(1)
Certification
48(1)
Transcripts
49(1)
References
50(1)
Tests
50(1)
Background Checks
51(1)
IDENTIFYING MOTIVATORS
52(3)
Rating the Applicant
54(1)
INTERVIEWING FOR SELECTION
55(3)
Increasing Validity of Interviews
57(1)
TYPES OF INTERVIEWS
58(4)
Screening Interview
58(1)
Selection Interview
59(1)
Perceiver Interview
59(2)
Critical Incident Interview
61(1)
TRANSFER POLICIES AND STUDENT LEARNING
62(2)
Preference in Transfers
63(1)
Equity in Transfer Practices
63(1)
SUMMARY
64(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
64(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
65(1)
REFERENCES
66(2)
CHAPTER FIVE Selecting Administrative and Support Personnel68(25)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
68(1)
SELECTION PROCEDURES
68(5)
Preparing a Job Model
69(1)
Announcing the Vacancy
69(2)
Screening the Applicants
71(1)
Interviewing and Checking References
71(2)
Announcing Decisions
73(1)
USE OF TESTS FOR SELECTING ADMINISTRATORS
73(2)
Written Tests
73(1)
Assessment Centers
73(2)
SELECTION OF PRINCIPALS
75(3)
Organization of the School Setting
76(1)
Resource and Logistic Management
76(1)
Staff Supervision
76(1)
Staff Evaluation
77(1)
Professional Development
77(1)
Student Discipline and Safety
77(1)
Instructional Improvement and Accountability
78(1)
Spokesperson or Symbolic Agent
78(1)
SELECTION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
78(1)
MANAGERIAL MOTIVATION
79(1)
WHY SO FEW WOMEN IN ADMINSTRATION?
80(2)
Need for Sponsorship
81(1)
Progress toward Equity
81(1)
SELECTING OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL
82(8)
School Social Workers
82(1)
School Psychologists
83(1)
Guidance Counselors
84(2)
Library/Media Specialists
86(1)
Instructional Aides
86(2)
Substitute Teachers
88(1)
School Secretaries
88(2)
SUMMARY
90(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
90(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
91(1)
REFERENCES
91(2)
CHAPTER SIX Motivation of Personnel93(20)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
93(1)
NATURE OF WORK MOTIVATION
93(8)
Theories of Motivation
94(7)
JOB SATISFACTION IN TEACHING
101(6)
Career Anchors and Teacher Satisfaction
101(3)
Sources of Dissatisfaction in Teaching
104(3)
JOB SATISFACTION AND TEACHER TURNOVER
107(2)
Organizational Correlates of Attrition
108(1)
Demographic Correlates of Attrition
108(1)
SUMMARY
109(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
110(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
110(1)
REFERENCES
111(2)
CHAPTER SEVEN Induction113(17)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
113(1)
EXPECTATIONS AND TEACHING REALITY
113(2)
The New Teacher
114(1)
PURPOSE AND TYPES OF INDUCTION PROGRAMS
115(4)
Orientation Programs
116(1)
Performance Improvement Programs
116(2)
State-Mandated Induction Programs
118(1)
Supplementing Preservice Training
119(1)
MENTORS AND TEACHER INDUCTION
119(3)
Mentoring Minority Teachers
120(1)
Training Mentor Teachers
121(1)
INDUCTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
122(1)
Career Development in Schools
122(1)
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR INDUCTION
123(2)
Recommendations for Principals
124(1)
INDUCTION FOR ADMINISTRATORS
125(1)
Interviews
125(1)
Preparing Work Plans
126(1)
SUMMARY
126(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
127(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
127(1)
REFERENCES
128(2)
CHAPTER EIGHT Professional Development for Educational Personnel130(23)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
130(1)
FUNCTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
130(2)
Types of Change
131(1)
Accommodating Teachers' Needs
131(1)
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
132(3)
Feedback and Support
133(1)
Congruence and Ease of Adoption
134(1)
PLANNING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
135(10)
Responsibility
136(1)
Design of the Program
137(6)
Evaluation and Follow-Up
143(2)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL
145(4)
Individualized Development Plans
147(1)
Career Counseling for Administrators
147(1)
Training for Staff Support Personnel
148(1)
SUMMARY
149(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
149(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
150(1)
REFERENCES
150(3)
CHAPTER NINE Evaluating Employee Performance153(23)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
154(1)
PURPOSES OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
154(1)
MODELS OF TEACHER EVALUATION
155(6)
Remediation Model
155(3)
Goal-Setting Model
158(1)
Portfolio Model
159(1)
Teacher Assessment Model
160(1)
CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL EVALUATION PROGRAMS
161(3)
Cycle of Evaluation
161(1)
Evaluating Evaluation Systems
162(2)
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SCHOOL PERSONNEL
164(3)
Flags and Alerts
164(1)
Evaluating Personal Qualities
165(1)
Selecting Evaluation Instruments
165(1)
Classroom Observations
166(1)
STATE-MANDATED EVALUATION SYSTEMS
167(2)
EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL
169(2)
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PERSONNEL EVALUATION
171(1)
Performance Criteria
171(1)
SUMMARY
172(1)
GLOSSARY OF EVALUATION TERMS
172(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
173(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
173(1)
REFERENCES
174(2)
CHAPTER TEN Compensation and Rewards176(19)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
176(1)
SOUND COMPENSATION PLANS
176(4)
Competitive Salaries
177(1)
Single Salary Schedules
178(2)
Reasons for Low Salaries
180(1)
ADEQUACY OF TEACHER PAY
180(1)
Cross-National Comparisons
181(1)
BALANCE IN TEACHERS' SALARIES
181(2)
EQUITY AND THE SINGLE SALARY SCHEDULE
183(1)
FORMS OF INCENTIVE PAY
184(4)
Pay for Performance
184(2)
Incentive Pay
186(1)
Career Ladders
186(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages
186(2)
KEEPING COSTS UNDER CONTROL
188(1)
ADMINISTRATORS' SALARIES
188(2)
CONSTRUCTING A SALARY SCHEDULE
190(1)
SUMMARY
191(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
191(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
192(1)
REFERENCES
192(3)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Creating Productive Work Environments195(18)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
195(1)
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUCCESS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS
195(2)
QUALITIES OF PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS
197(7)
Continuous Learning Culture
197(1)
Types of Leadership
198(2)
Professional Cultures in Schools
200(1)
Respect for Individuals
201(2)
Using Knowledge and Skill
203(1)
Physical Facilities
203(1)
Adequate Compensation
204(1)
TEACHER STRESS AND BURNOUT
204(4)
Types of Stress
205(1)
Symptoms of Stress
206(1)
Factors in Burnout
206(1)
Teacher Absenteeism
207(1)
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS
208(1)
Wellness Programs
209(1)
SUMMARY
209(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
210(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
210(1)
REFERENCES
211(2)
CHAPTER TWELVE Legal Issues in Human Resources Management213(21)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
213(1)
STATE LEGISLATION AND SCHOOL BOARDS
213(2)
ANTIDISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION
215(8)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
215(1)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
216(1)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
217(1)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
218(2)
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
220(1)
School Safety
220(1)
Constitutional Protections
221(2)
TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION
223(4)
Sexual Harassment
224(3)
DEFENDING PERSONNEL PRACTICES
227(1)
Establishing a Defense
228(1)
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
228(1)
SUMMARY
229(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
230(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
231(1)
REFERENCES
232(2)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Collective Bargaining in Schools234(19)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
234(1)
PUBLIC SECTOR BARGAINING
235(1)
SCOPE OF BARGAINING
235(7)
Teacher Evaluation
236(4)
Transfer and Reassignment/Selection
240(1)
Class Size/Preparations
240(1)
Extra Duty
241(1)
Planning Time
241(1)
Curriculum and Textbook Committees
241(1)
Reduction in Force
242(1)
Working Conditions
242(1)
Safety and Security
242(1)
NEW FORMS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
242(2)
NEGOTIATING PROCESSES
244(3)
Processes for New Forms of Bargaining
245(1)
Resolving Impasses
246(1)
IMPACT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ON SCHOOLS
247(2)
Teachers' Salaries
247(1)
Student Learning
247(1)
Work of Principals
248(1)
SUMMARY
249(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
249(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
250(1)
REFERENCES
251(2)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Managing Conflict in Schools253(21)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
253(1)
NATURE OF CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS
253(5)
Methods of Resolving Conflict
255(1)
Negotiation
255(2)
Mediation
257(1)
Arbitration
258(1)
MANAGING CONFLICT THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS
258(7)
Administering Grievance Procedures
259(1)
Grievance Arbitration in Schools
260(4)
Arbitrator's Reasoning and Decision
264(1)
ARBITRATION INVOLVING WORK RULES
265(3)
Deciding Which Rule Applies
265(1)
Interpreting Just Cause
266(1)
Teachers' Use of Force
266(1)
Grievances on Evaluation
267(1)
Guidelines for Action
267(1)
Negative Norm Setters
267(1)
OTHER ISSUES IN ARBITRATION
268(2)
Arbitrability
268(1)
Timeliness
268(1)
Questions of Law
269(1)
Past Practice
269(1)
Teacher Allegiance
270(1)
Effects of Arbitration on the District
270(1)
SUMMARY
270(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
271(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
271(1)
REFERENCES
272(2)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Termination and Reduction in Workforce274(25)
PLAN OF THE CHAPTER
274(1)
CARRYING OUT A REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE
274(5)
Determining That a Surplus Exists
276(1)
Identifying Classifications Affected
276(1)
Reviewing Alternatives
276(1)
Identifying the Potential Pool
277(1)
Determining Order of Layoffs
278(1)
Reviewing Ranked List
278(1)
Implementing the Reduction
278(1)
Staffing Adjustments Required
279(1)
REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE AND EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS
279(1)
DEALING WITH EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT
280(2)
Types of Offenses
281(1)
Levels of Discipline
281(1)
DISMISSAL AND NONRENEWAL
282(6)
Immoral or Unprofessional Behavior
286(1)
Insubordination
287(1)
ANTICIPATING COURT CHALLENGES
288(1)
DOCUMENTING UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE
288(2)
Specific Incident Memoranda
289(1)
Private Notes
289(1)
Observation Reports
289(1)
Evaluation Reports
289(1)
Summary Memoranda
290(1)
RIGHTS OF DISMISSED TEACHERS
290(4)
Constitutional Protections
291(2)
Remediation
293(1)
SUMMARY
294(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
295(1)
ONLINE RESOURCES
295(1)
REFERENCES
296(3)
Case Studies299(7)
Index306

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