Belonging Bound: Recruitment and Hiring Practices That Pave the Road to Equity 

Gates Chili celebrates diversity and is dedicated to creating a welcoming and affirming environment. However, state data showed troubling disparities in student success across subsets of the student population. This disproportionality led the district to create a strategic plan with one of the focus areas being recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse candidates, to better align with student demographics. Since 2019-20, the district has widened the pool of candidates and has seen a 17% increase in the diversity of applicants. From establishing systems and reducing bias to implementing norms and procedures for interviewing, participants will learn how to apply proven strategies for recruitment success

Presenters:

Sandra Vazquez, Ed.D., LMHC

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