Recruiting and Retaining Generation Y Teachers

Ronald W. Rebore is a professor at Saint Louis University located in Saint Louis, Missouri. His professional experience includes 22 years as an administrator: nine years as an assistant superintendent of a medium suburban school district, five years as the superintendent of schools in a small suburban school district, and eight years as the superintendent of schools for a large metropolitan school district employing approximately 4,000 staff members with an annual budget of approximately $170 million.He has taught graduate-level courses in educational leadership for approximately 20 years, including ethics courses. Rebore has over 30 publications. Two of his books have been translated into Chinese and have been adopted for use in preparing educational administrators in China. Rebore has a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy, a master′s of education degree in counseling and guidance, and a doctor of philosophy degree in educational leadership. Angela L. E. Walmsley is an assistant professor at Saint Louis University located in Saint Louis, Missouri. She has been working in the field of education for approximately 13 years. In that time, she has taught middle school and high school mathematics both in the United States and the United Kingdom; she has taught introductory education courses and graduate-level advanced education and mathematics education courses at two universities in the Saint Louis area; and she is currently teaching statistical and educational research courses at Saint Louis University.Walmsley has a joint bachelor’s of science degree in mathematics and teaching from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; a master’s in education degree in mathematics education and a diploma in statistics from the University of Dublin: Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland; and a doctor of philosophy degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on mathematics education and educational research from Saint Louis University. In addition, she holds teaching certificates for the states of Illinois and Missouri, as well as Northern Ireland in the UK.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. Characteristics of the New Generation of TeachersChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YVacancies in the ClassroomNewly Hired Veteran TeachersProfessionals Changing Careers to TeachingThe Emergence of Generation YMultiple IntelligencesEmotional IntelligenceSummaryCase Study ACase Study BExerciseChapter Focus Questions2. Marketing and Recruiting Generation Y Teachers, Staff Members, and AdministratorsChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YGeneration Y ApplicantsThe MilieuConsiderations Affecting Marketing and RecruitmentMethods of Recruiting Generation YSummaryCase StudyExerciseChapter Focus Questions3. Culture of the School as Generations MergeChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YMethods for Analyzing School and District Culture"New and Old" Coming TogetherCharacteristics of a Positive School CultureBuilding Learning CommunitiesHiring for MissionSummaryCase Study ACase Study BExerciseChapter Focus Questions4. Communication Aspects of Generation Y TeachersChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YMultiple Dimensions of the Communication ProcessNew Communication MediumsFrequency and Characteristics of CommunicationMultitaskingAdministrator CommunicationSummaryCase Study ACase Study BExerciseChapter Focus Questions5. Hiring and Compensation of Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YSelecting and Hiring Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsInterviewing Generation Y CandidatesCompensating Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsFringe Benefit Programs for Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsSummaryCase StudyExercisesChapter Focus Questions6. Retaining Generation Y Through Assessment and Professional GrowthChapter ObjectivesVignetteCharacteristics of Generation YPerformance Assessment of Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsProfessional Development for Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsSchool District Goals and Objectives in Relation to Generation Y Teachers and AdministratorsSummaryCase StudyExercisesChapter Focus QuestionsResource: Definitions of Technological Items and TermsReferencesSuggested ReadingIndex

"As more and more veteran educators retire, it is critical that younger teachers entering the field succeed! Administrators, human resource professionals, and classroom teachers will have a better understanding of how to relate to this group. Essential information on such topics as job postings, interview structuring, and selecting the best candidate for the position is helpful for anyone hiring, training, and supervising Generation Y teachers. From the opening vignettes to the end-of-chapter exercises and focus questions, Rebore and Walmsley superbly present sound, current, and relevant information that is informative and thought-provoking.”