Lever 2

Talent Retention and Strategic Staffing

The campus prioritizes effective staffing practices such as intentional talent retention and strategic staffing strategies in alignment with district guidelines to ensure the needs of all students are met.

District Commitments

The district prioritizes effective human resources systems to align and sustain staffing for their desired student experience through intentional recruitment, professional growth, and retention strategies for all staff, for ongoing improvement in meeting student needs.

This commitment includes systems, guidance and expectations in the following areas:

  • Intentional Roles and Staffing (EDF, 2.1)
  • Recruitment and Selection (EDF, 2.2)
  • Growth and Retention Strategies (EDF, 2.3)

Essential Actions and Key Practices

Each lever is defined by a set of Essential Actions (EA) and Key Practices (KP) that describe what effective implementation looks like on a campus. Together, these components provide clear guidance for how systems and practices come to life to support strong student outcomes.

Intentional Roles and Staffing

KP 2.1.1 Performance Expectation-Setting

Campus sets and reinforces high performance expectations by following district guidance during hiring, onboarding/induction, professional learning, and coaching structures.

KP 2.1.2 Hiring and Evaluation

Campus leadership follows district defined selection criteria and evaluation processes to identify and hire candidates best suited for specific roles

KP 2.1.3 Staffing for Greatest Impact

Campus leaders ensure that the most effective educators are placed in classrooms with higher student support needs.

Staff Selection

KP 2.2.1 Staffing Projections

Campus uses enrollment trends and program needs to anticipate staffing requirements and collaborates with the district to inform recruitment and hiring decisions.

KP 2.2.2 Selection and Screening

Campus uses district-defined screening processes, tools, and selection criteria to effectively evaluate a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Growth and Retention Strategies

KP 2.3.1 Appraisal

Campus leadership conducts annual staff appraisals using multiple measures such as competencies and student growth to assess performance.

KP 2.3.2 Advancement and Retention

Campus leaders implement advancement and retention strategies aligned to district and campus performance expectations.