1. Dual Language Teacher Recruitment and Pipeline Development
WABE Conference
Yakima Convention Center
April 22, 2017

2. Purpose & Outcome
Develop action plans to meet challenges in recruiting and developing Dual Language teachers
Co-create a matrix of strategies and resources to draw in developing action plans

3. Who’s here?

4. Looking at the big picture
Needs
District resources
Community resources
Recruitment opportunities
Teacher development partnerships
Process management

5. Needs What makes a good Dual Language teacher?
Do you have a job description that reflects that?
What do you need to hire for next year?
What are your projected hire needs over the next five year? (plan for attrition)

6. District Resources
Do you know what level of support you have from human resources?
Do you need to advocate for any changes?
Are there district-wide goals around hiring staff to reflect the community that align with DL hiring?
What existing recruiting efforts can be augmented to support DL recruitment?
STBP funds can be used for DL recruitment

7. Community Resources
Agencies and networks that can reach multilingual community members
Organizations that support first generation college students

8. Recruitment Opportunities
Network from existing staff
Website presence
Explicit advertising at job fairs
Job fairs – pros and cons of traveling far

9. Teacher Development Partnerships
Alternative Routes
Bilingual Teaching Fellows
Traditional programs
Local capacity for different levels of internship experiences
Teacher Academy

10. Process Management Who has control to do what?
Who will keep track of everything?

11. Thank You!