Complete Interview Procedures for Hiring School Personnel / Edition 1

by William L. Gagnon Jr.

Overview

Most school districts do not have a full time human resources administrator to conduct interviews and this important task most often becomes the responsibility of the building principal or a department head. Here is a guide designed for hiring employees, both professional staff as well as non-professional, in public, parochial, or private schools. It offers more than 1,000 interview questions in 48 employment categories ranging from superintendent and business manager to security officer and parent volunteer. It includes discussion about the hiring process and the different types of interviews that will be particularly useful to educators trying to develop guidelines and procedures for hiring personnel. Jobseekers, too, can use the questions to help them prepare for career-making interviews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810845046
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	12/17/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

William L. Gagnon, Jr. was involved in public school education for 38 years. Since his retirement in 1998, he works part-time as an educational consultant based in Madison, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 PART I: THE INTERVIEW PROCESS Chapter 4 1 IDENTIFYING THE POSITION: The Job Description Chapter 5 2 POSTING AND ADVERTISING THE VACANCY Chapter 6 3 SCREENING THE CANDIDATE'S VITAE Chapter 7 4 CONDUCTING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS Chapter 8 5 DETERMINING THE TYPE OF INTERVIEW Chapter 9 6 USING WARM-UP QUESTIONS Chapter 10 7 PROVIDING PLANNED MATERIALS Chapter 11 8 REQUIRING CANDIDATES TO TEACH Chapter 12 9 SELECTING THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Chapter 13 10 ANSWERING THE CANDIDATES QUESTIONS Chapter 14 11 EVALUATING THE INTERVIEW Chapter 15 12 EVALUATING THE PROCEDURE Part 16 PART II: OVER ONE THOUSAND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS IN FORTY-FIVE EMPLOYMENT AREAS TO ASK THE CANDIDATES Chapter 17 13 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Chapter 18 14 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Chapter 19 15 DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM / INSTRUCTION Chapter 20 16 DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Chapter 21 17 BUSINESS MANAGER Chapter 22 18 DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES / SPECIAL EDUCATION Chapter 23 19 DIRECTOR OF COMPUTER / TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Chapter 24 20 DIRECTOR OF PLANT OPERATIONS Chapter 25 21 PRINCIPAL OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Chapter 26 22 PRINCIPAL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Chapter 27 23 PRINCIPAL OF HIGH SCHOOL Chapter 28 24 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Chapter 29 25 DEPARTMENT HEAD Chapter 30 26 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Chapter 31 27 TEACHER: PRESCHOOL Chapter 32 28 TEACHER: GRADES K-6 Chapter 33 29 TEACHER: ENGLISH 7-12 Chapter 34 30 TEACHER: MATH 7-12 Chapter 35 31 TEACHER: SCIENCE K-12 Chapter 36 32 TEACHER: HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES 7-12 Chapter 37 33 TEACHER: FOREIGN LANGUAGES Chapter 38 34 TEACHER: BUSINESS EDUCATION Chapter 39 35 TEACHER: MUSIC / GENERAL MUSIC K-6 AND CHORUS Chapter 40 36 TEACHER: MUSIC / SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL WITH PERFORMING GROUPS Chapter 41 37 TEACHER: MUSIC / SECONDARY VOCAL WITH PERFORMING GROUPS Chapter 42 38 TEACHER: ART K-8 Chapter 43 39 TEACHER: ART 9-12 Chapter 44 40 TEACHER: PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-8 Chapter 45 41 TEACHER: PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH 9-12 Chapter 46 42 TEACHER: VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Chapter 47 43 TEACHER: HOME AND CAREERS / HOME ECONOMICS Chapter 48 44 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR Chapter 49 45 READING CONSULTANT Chapter 50 46 TEACHER: SPECIAL EDUCATION Chapter 51 47 TEACHER: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Chapter 53 48 TEACHER: LIBRARY / MEDIA RESOURCE CENTER Chapter 54 49 GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR ALL DISCIPLINES Chapter 55 50 THE FIRST-YEAR TEACHER Chapter 56 51 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Chapter 57 52 SOCIAL WORKER Chapter 58 53 SCHOOL NURSE Chapter 59 54 PARAPROFESSIONAL / TEACHER ASSISTANT Chapter 60 55 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Chapter 61 56 COACH Chapter 62 57 SECURITY OFFICER Chapter 63 58 SECRETARY Chapter 64 59 CUSTODIAN Chapter 65 60 PARENT VOLUNTEER Chapter 66 61 ILLEGAL APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Part 66 ABOUT THE AUTHOR