It’s the principal of the thing! Education World, September 2002. 

The aging of America's teachers, Harvard Gazette

Aramina Ferrer, New York City's Successful Alternative Route for New Teachers
White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers: An account of a principal's experience supporting non-traditionally prepared teachers. 

Principals hold key to teacher retention, Education World, 2006 

Mary C. Clement, Starting a new school year- What every administrator should know, Educational HORIZONS, Summer 2003

Ellen Moir, Phases of first-year teaching, California New Teacher Project, published by the California Department of Education (CDE), 1990.

Mark Littleton & Pam Littleton, Evolution of a teacher, Inspiring Teachers Publishing, Inc.

Ellen Moir, Listening to the voices of new teachers, New Teacher Center at UCSC.

Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Impressions count, School Planning & Management, November 2005. According to a recent study, potential teachers are influenced by their impressions of the educational facilities in which they will be working during the interview process.

Writing an effective internet job posting, By Brian Weis, Recruiters Network

Easy ways to market your schools, Education World, 2004. 

The ABC list- A public relations tool that's as simple as A-B-C, Education World, 2005 

Jim O'Laughlin, Recruitment- a comprehensive approach, Leadership, Jan, 2001 

Teacher recruitment and retention checklist, UK Department for Education and Skills 

Minimize the risks of aimless and unproductive committees , School Administrator, Sept, 1997 by William M. Powers

Resources

Karen Mikkelsen, NERRC Program Associate (and other Authors), Chapter 4 Induction and mentoring programs that work, keeping quality teachers, The Northeast Regional Resource Center, Spring 2005 

Teacher-teacher.com provides unlimited educator position listings for a yearly membership fee based on school or district size. http://www.teachers-teachers.com/ 

The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers (Personnel Center) is conducting a national recruitment campaign to recruit and retain special educators and related service providers. http://www.personnelcenter.org/seekers.cfm 

Karen Mikkelsen, NERRC Program Associate (and other Authors), Chapter 5 Promoting Linkages - Partnerships between Schools and Higher Education, Keeping Quality Teachers, Northeast Regional Resource Center, Spring 2005.

The University of Wisconsin Extension Service Logic Model tutorial offers an effective and entertaining overview of developing a logic model for planning a project, whether small or large. This overview can help set the stage for a planning process that can bridge the gap between where you are and where 

Innovation Network provides a list of resource for evaluation. 

Minimize the Risks of Aimless and Unproductive Committees
School Administrator, Sept, 1997 by William M. Powers


Resources for Data on Recruitment and Retention: 

The Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) is working with school districts to assess, understand and improve teacher working conditions. Teachers are asked questions about time, facilities and resources, empowerment, leadership and professional development -- all shown to have an impact on whether teachers stay in schools and, most importantly, whether students learn.
http://www.teachingquality.org/ 

Resources on collecting data: 
Education for the Future's Data Analysis for School Improvement is a guide for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data. http://eff.csuchico.edu/download_center/

The Teacher Working Conditions Toolkit includes recommendations and strategies to empower community members, teachers, principals, administrators and policymakers to improve teacher working conditions, including time, facilities and resources, empowerment, leadership and professional development, all shown to have an impact on whether teachers stay and students learn. 

Teach for America 
Teacher recruitment program aimed at recruiting outstanding and diverse recent college graduates. The participants commit to two years of teaching in under-served urban and rural public schools.

Troops to Teachers
A referral assistance and placement service for military personnel interested in beginning a second career as a teacher. 

The Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) is working with school districts to assess, understand and improve teacher working conditions. Teachers are asked questions about time, facilities and resources, empowerment, leadership and professional development -- all shown to have an impact on whether teachers stay in schools and, most importantly, whether students learn. 

Education for the Future's Data Analysis for School Improvement is a guide for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data. http://eff.csuchico.edu/download_center/ 

The University of Wisconsin Extension Service Logic Model tutorial offers an effective and entertaining overview of developing a logic model for planning a project, whether small or large. This overview can help set the stage for a planning process that can bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. 

Innovation Network provides a list of resource for evaluation. 

Innovation Network's Evaluation Plan Builder transfers key data from the Logic Model Builder and moves from goal-setting to identification of evaluation questions, indicators, and data collection strategies for evaluating program outcomes and implementation. You must register to use these free tools. 

Helpful Documents

Arizona Schools Recruitment Checklist

Inventory of Strengths

New Teacher Packet Checklist

Project Planning Worksheet

Questions Candidates Might Ask

Questions for Candidates

Recruitment Assessment Tool

Recruitment Team Planning Grid

Sample Exit Questions

Tips for Developing a RR Team