Key Work – Puzzle Pieces Summary

Key Work of HR – Puzzle Pieces Content in Context What is the most important or “right” work to recruit and retain teacher and principal leaders? Key Work of HR – Puzzle Pieces 

What is the Key Work of HR? The “Right” Work A highly effective HR/HC department focuses on the right work – Work that makes a Principal’s job in finding and keeping great teaching talent for their school considerably easier Work that makes a Principal Supervisor’s job in finding and keeping great principals considerably easier While not all of the work to ensure teacher quality resides in HR, the department should play a critical role to ensure that the strategic work is being moved forward

What is the Key Work of HR? Components of Improving Teacher & Principal Quality Teacher Puzzle Pieces Principal Puzzle Pieces Betsy

What are the Puzzle Pieces? Digging Deeper The Teacher & Principal Puzzle Pieces outline the strategic or “right” components of HR’s work to improve teacher and principal quality Puzzle Pieces interconnect to symbolize how each component of the work impacts and influences all others For example, strong compensation and benefits impacts who you can hire and select At the center of each of the Puzzle Pieces stands the key Human Capital Managers that HR needs to partner with to improve student results Principals for Teacher Quality Principal Supervisors for Principal Quality For further detail regarding key activities in each puzzle piece and how to measure the work of the Puzzle Pieces, see the ABC Tools

Anatomy of the Puzzle Pieces Interlocking Pieces – symbolizes how all work connects Understanding the Graphic Puzzle Piece Title – one key component of the “right” work Teacher Puzzle Pieces Italicized Font Subtitle – what you can expect as a result if you’re highly functional in this area Betsy Surrounding Context – Conditions that impact the “right” work

Common Barriers Keeping You from the “Right” Work Budget constraints Lack of HC Strategy – “Random Acts of HC” Union/ Association restrictions Less than functional HR policies Manual/ paper processes Lack of data-driven culture System for input from key stakeholders Federal/ state policies that are compliance-driven Betsy Mention the issue brought up from prior FADDS convenings where value add scores often undermine a principal’s effort to evaluate a teacher based on their professional judgment. i.e. Teacher is evaluated low by a principal, but value add scores from state are high enough to bring overall rating up. February 2015

Why is This Important? Key Work HR often gets mired in transactional work with little impact on teacher and principal quality There are best practices available to improve teacher and principal quality – HR teams don’t need to reinvent the wheel HR’s contribution to workforce quality can and should be measured Strategic or Not

Keep in Mind Things to Remember The work of HR is to make a Principal’s and Principal Supervisor’s jobs in finding, deploying, and retaining great talent easier HR should stop or streamline work with little impact on teacher and principal quality The Puzzle Pieces and the ABC Tools provide a comprehensive review of HR’s key work with associated metrics Using data is essential in understanding HR’s strengths and gaps All team members should understand the key work – not just HR leaders Strategic or Not

Making Connections Related Content Assess, Breakthrough, and Change Tools Allows the HR/HC team to self-assess their current status and progress towards being a strategic support to the organization. Once the initial analysis is done, the team will be able to use the results to determine gaps in their functionality, to identify quick hits, and to build a strategic plan to close those gaps. Stages & Priorities for Transforming HR/HC Stages and prioritizes the work of HR when confronted with limited staff and resources Power Metrics Provides the top metrics HR/HC must measure and use to support and improve the quality of teachers, principals, and HR/HC services within the district Key Levers for Accelerated HR Improvement Tool Provides a process to understand key HR work required to make progress