III. Human Resources
PRIORITY - Recruit, develop and retain highly qualified, effective personnel.
- Recruit and hire quality staff so that 98% of all positions will be filled by the first day of instruction.
- Recruit and retain employees in 'difficult to staff' campuses and worksites as evidenced by less turnover on those campuses/worksites.
- Recruit and retain a more diverse applicant pool through innovative and non-traditional programs as evidenced by:
- A 2% increase per year in minority hiring for professional staff.
- Increased numbers of quality applicants in critical needs areas.
- Comply with all No Child Left Behind requirements regarding all teachers and Title 1 paraprofessionals by 2005-2006.
- Promote a culture of appreciation, support and concern for all employees as evidenced by:
- Maintained or improved retention rate for teachers.
- Improved auxiliary/classified retention rate in each employee category.
- Improved ratings on employee opinion surveys and other assessment instruments.
- Increased opportunities for professional development and career path progression for all employee categories.
- Promote healthy and safe working conditions for all employees as evidenced by:
- Decreased severity of worker's compensation claims.
- Improved routine worksite safety audits.
- Improved ratings on employee opinion surveys and other assessment instruments.
- Recruit and retain quality employees through a competitive and responsive total compensation package to include salary, benefits and incentives.
