1. Gallup: TeacherInsight Automated Preliminary Interview System
Aiken County Public Schools
Gallup: TeacherInsight Automated Preliminary Interview System
School Board Presentation
February 14, 2012
By ACPS Department of Human Resources

2. Objectives
Evaluate and determine the impact of Aiken County Public Schools’ previous system of completing the preliminary interview process.
Briefly discuss TeacherInsight, the automated solution that streamlines the preliminary interview process by providing real-time data on the top candidates for educator positions.

3. 2010-2011 ACPS Human Resources Data
Data as of June 9, 2011
620 Active Certified Applicants
370 Applicants completed preliminary interviews from January – June
15+ Applicants awaiting preliminary interviews
1 HR Assistant
Reviews applications
Reads and responds to applicant s
Completes a preliminary review of certification
Confers with applicants
Schedules preliminary interviews
Enters applicant preliminary interview results
Creates folders for new applicants
Schedules and creates packets for recruitment fairs
Facilitates administrator interview process

4. ACPS Previous Preliminary Interview Process (Educators)
Principals and Assistant Principals are sent a list of scheduled preliminary interview dates
Principals and Assistant Principals send a response confirming availability
Preliminary Interviews are scheduled from January – June (HR or Career Fairs)
January – 8 Applicants
February – 24 Applicants
March – 40 Applicants
April – 52 Applicants
May – 73 Applicants
June – 106 June
February – March – 67 Applicants completed preliminary interviews

5. Pros/Cons Previous Interview Processes
Failed to secure potential candidates
Administrators spent time away from their buildings to interview applicants who would not benefit their hiring
4 applicants interviewed per day
Travel for distant applicants
Challenging to screen all recruitment fair participants
Constant interview question revision and training needed
No system for determining if an educator is a best fit for locations
Pros
Allows for face to face interaction with potential teaching candidates
Assist with teacher recruitment efforts; therefore, some applicants are interviewed without traveling to Aiken

6. Gallup: TeacherInsight
An automated solution
Easy and Paperless
Quickly identifies high potential candidates
Implementation Timeline
September Initiated research on plausible solutions
November 7, Send out correspondence to current
applicants noting the screening change
November 17, 2011 – Benedict College Recruitment Day
November 18, USCA Educator Recruitment Day
December 5 - 6, Gallup Training

7. Application Processing
Certified Applications
CERRA (electronically assessable online application)
Gallup TeacherInsight Survey (new)
Developed based on 4 years of research on studies of successful teachers
Web-based teacher assessment with five important characteristics
Research-based
Valid
Reliable
Fast
EEOC Defensible
If we are to build engaged schools, the first step is to hire great teachers.

8. Gallup: TeacherInsight
An automated solution
Streamlines the hiring process
Quickly Access all applicants who apply for positions in the District
Avoid losing candidates who are called too late or not at all
Avoid losing candidates to competing districts
Real-time Results at Gallup Website
Integrated with applicant tracking systems
Measures talent and the potential for excellence
Achievement Drive, Student and Parent Relationships, Classroom Structure and Planning

9. Gallup: TeacherInsight
An automated solution
For Candidates
Approx. 40 minutes to complete
Multiple choice items
Likert Scale response statements
For Administrators and District Staff
System access at any time to review results
For HR
Streamlined paper process
More time to focus on applicants
Simplified data input
Better use of staff time

10. Questions/Comments?