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Brad Rathgeber

How should we staff our school for the 2021-2022 school year? Every academic leader should be focused on this question right now. We can’t assume that the staffing needed next year is what we needed during this wild school year, nor can we assume that staffing should return to a pre-COVID world. We also can’t assume a “normal” year in terms of teacher retention or retirements. So how might we think about effective staffing for next school year?​ Read more of my blog here.

Take this week's pulse survey, explore upcoming professional development offerings, and join me for our academic leaders webinar with our friends from NBOA about the 21-22 hiring landscape on Wednesday. 

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Even though these continue to be unprecedented times for independent schools, it's critical that academic leaders take this opportunity to create more efficient and effective schools for the future.

Question of the week: How many practices & processes are you expecting to change this hiring season?

Taking the Pulse: Flash Survey
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Most schools won't be able to bring teaching candidates to campus this year so how do you hire from a distance? Our new, one-week course, facilitated by One Schoolhouse Head of School, Brad, will prepare you to successfully navigate the hiring season. Also back by popular demand, Building Trust With Faculty with Lorri Palko.

In these five new, one-week courses, department chairs will: assess their department’s 2020-2021 instruction, identify departmental strengths and opportunities for growth, articulate the differences between 2020-2021 and a typical year, and look forward to how they can shape their 2021-2022 academic program to address this year's challenges. 

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Our Call for Teachers for the 2021-2022 school year is open through January 29. One Schoolhouse is looking for talented, growth-focused educators. If you discovered that teaching online opened new possibilities, consider applying yourself or encouraging a colleague to do so. Want to learn more? Join us for a Prospective Teacher Informational Webinar on Thursday, January 21 at 4pm ET (https://bit.ly/35zz0Aa) or visit our website.

Employment Opportunities
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​For this week's Academic Leaders Webinar on Wednesday at 12noon ET, we'll be joined by our friends and colleagues from the National Business Officers Association, NBOA. They'll share insights about the hiring landscape for the 21-22 school year and offer guidance on how academic leaders should work with their business offices to be prepared for a challenging hiring season. Register here!

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We are thrilled to welcome Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA, to our consortium of over two-hundred and thirty schools. Welcome!

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