The Challenge:

This school district, home to over 14,000 students across 33 schools and supported by a dedicated staff of over 2,500 employees, faced a significant challenge. The focal point was to enhance their recruitment and retention strategies for educators. The district aimed to gather comprehensive data on the key factors influencing the attraction of high-caliber candidates to their interview process and extended to compelling candidates to accept positions following the interview process. Finally, the district was searching for strategies to better retain the educators already within the district. This multifaceted challenge required a strategic approach to not only identify the key elements that would make the interview process more appealing but also to implement measures fostering long-term commitment and job satisfaction among current and prospective educators.

The Solution:

In collaboration with DCC, the school district strategically devised a comprehensive solution to address its recruitment and retention challenges. The initiative kicked off with the hosting of a Focus Group, which played a pivotal role in uncovering the critical factors that would not only attract top-tier candidates to the interview process but ultimately compel them to accept positions offered by the district. DCC employed a meticulous approach of gathering data from various sources, compiling and analyzing the findings, before presenting the emerging trends and key recommendations to the district.