Office of Human Capital

Office of Recruitment, Cultivation and Diversity (RCD)

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Annual Hiring & Workforce Diversity Update

Boston Public Schools

October 26, 2022

Raecia Catchings, Interim Chief Human Capital Officer�Megan Reed, Interim Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer

Dr. Charles Grandson, Chief of Equity and Strategy

Sharra Gaston, Acting Deputy Chief of Equity and Strategy

Rashaun J. Martin, Acting Director of Recruitment

Adriana Heady, Director of Data and Analytics

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Investing in Holistic Student Support

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Since the 2019-2020 school year, BPS has added:

356 Paraprofessional roles

325 Teachers

159 Instructional Coaches

146 Social Workers

115 Family Liaisons

52 ABA Specialists

40 School Psychologists

26 Librarians

2022-2023 Unprecedented Hiring Volume

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Between March 1 and October 1, 2022

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• Filled 2,760 postings across the district

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Posted

• 1,505 Teacher positions
• 652 Paraprofessional positions
• 784 Central Office positions

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Remaining Vacancies: 838 (across the district as of 10/1):

• 152 Paraprofessionals (67 schools & central-budgeted)
• 91 Managerial positions
• 77 Cafeteria Workers

Teacher Hiring Updates by School Types

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Data is as of 10/18.

Overall Workforce Diversity SY22-23

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Data is as of 10/1/22.

Our overall workforce is a majority staff of color

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Non-Garrity, school-budgeted staff are our most diverse group of employees

Snapshot: Garrity Educators 2018-2022

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Data is as of 10/1 each year.

The diversity of Garrity educators in the district continues to increase compared to prior years

BPS employs 7% of

the teachers in Massachusetts 

BPS accounts for...

30% of the state’s educators of color

46% of the state’s Black teachers.

20% of the state’s Latinx teachers.

24% of the state’s Asian teachers.

Based on DESE data for SY20-21. Data only reflects schools in the state-defined Boston School District (i.e., excluding Horace Mann Charters and other independently reporting schools)

Overall Garrity Educator Hires 2018-2022

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Data is as of 10/1 each year.

The 2022-2023 school year saw a 66% increase in the number of Garrity educator hires from the prior year

Garrity Educator Hires: External Candidates

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Data is as of 10/1 each year.

This school year, we hired more new-to-BPS Garrity educators than any year in the past 5 years

Garrity Educator Hires: Internal Candidates

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Data is as of 10/1.

Compared to last school year, the number of paras and substitutes who transitioned into Teacher or Guidance Counselor roles nearly doubled

Garrity Educator Hires: Linguistic Diversity

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Official BPS Languages:

• Arabic
• Chinese Cantonese
• Chinese Mandarin
• Cabo Verdean Creole
• French
• Haitian Creole
• Portuguese
• Somali
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

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Data is as of 10/1 each year.

Garrity hires' self-reported fluency in a BPS language declined for the 2022-2023 school year; however, proficiency of hires remains above the 5-year average

Garrity Educator Exits

(Retirements, Resignations, Non-Renewal, etc.)

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Educators of Color continue to exit the district at lower rates than their White counterparts

Data is as of 10/1 each year.

Appendix

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Boston Public Schools

A background: Boston remains under the Garrity Court Order

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• The Garrity Order requires BPS to achieve and maintain a desegregated faculty and staff (teachers and guidance counselors), “comprised of not less than 25% blacks and 10% other minorities.”

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• The Order expires when black and other minority teachers and guidance counselors “have attained seniority to such an extent that, were a RIF [reduction in force] to occur based on the seniority provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements reducing faculty and staff by 3%, the racial/ethnic proportions of faculty and staff would, in the written opinion of the Superintendent of Schools, be substantially the same as those existing before it.”

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Morgan v. Burke, 926 F.2d 90 (1st Cir. 1991).

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Recruitment Team

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• Recruitment Efforts for 2022:
• Early Hiring Pool (EHP) to support school-based hiring efforts yielding 539 candidates of which 196 were hired.
• RCD hosted three (3) fairs specifically for candidates of color: A Diversity Fair, an Latinx Educator Fair and a Multilingual Educator Fair
• Hired two new Recruitment Managers to put more focus on our government, non-profit and faith-based community partners and historically black colleges and universities.
• Hosted Experienced Educators Fair for the 3 closing schools and two additional fairs in the Summer/September for Vacant positions.
• 1 to 1 Coaching on Resume, Cover Letter and Interview skills
• Partnered with the City of Boston on 4 City Wide Job Fairs in our most diverse neighborhoods.
• Increased presence of BPS opportunities through marketing and advertising
• Held 7-six session ParaPro prep courses between March and August and served 164 candidates.

BPS MTEL Prep Requests SY 2022-2023

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Total MTEL Prep Requests in SY 2021-2022: 1,147

Total MTEL Prep Requests in SY 2022-2023: 2,665

SY 2022-2023 Total MTEL Courses Offered and Enrollment Numbers

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BPS MTEL Prep Progress

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• SY 2022-2023:

• 186 Educators Passed an MTEL exam: almost 50%
• Exam results of 82 educators are still pending
• We provide continued support for any staff member who did not meet the minimum score through additional test preparation, counseling, or test alternatives

MTEL Prep courses are offered in the Fall, Winter, Spring and the Summer

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In SY 2022-2023 BPS MTEL Prep Awarded 376 Vouchers

BPS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS

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Teacher Cadet Program

We believe the next generation of BPS teachers is in our classrooms right now.

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The Teacher Cadet (TC) Program last year served 43 Students representing 11 schools in the district. Of our graduating senior class, 100% of college applicants were accepted and now attend college full time after completing our College Readiness Mentorship.

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• 1 of our 2 Spring 2023 College Graduates has been hired as the program’s George B. Cox Equity in Urban Education Fellow
• Curriculum has been revamped to focus on civic engagement and democracy in action, and youth participatory action research competency. Students who successfully complete the program will awarded a certificate from Boston Public Schools acknowledging the hours of research and study, and endorsing them with a capstone designation in research proficiency.

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BPS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS

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George B. Cox Equity in Urban Education Fellowship

The George B. Cox fellowship was designed to provide entry level positions for early career professionals, specifically those of color. The cohort of fellows will have each other to learn from and connect with as they develop into seasoned professionals.

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There a currently 2 active fellows:

• Bilingual Education Recruitment Fellow
• Data Analyst Fellow

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Expansion for 2022-23

• Teacher Cadet Fellow
• Retention Fellow
• RCD Office Fellow

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George B. Cox Equity in Urban Education Fellowship is named in honor of a beloved educator, leader, writer, mentor, and advocate for Boston’s children and families. In memory, his college-mate, Charles Yancey, who later served as a Boston City Councilor, remembered George Cox, as “a dedicated warrior for human rights, high-quality integrated education, diversity, and justice. He fought against racism, sexism, intolerance, and discrimination. He was strategic in his approach and he was a strong mentor to many young people in our country.

BPS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS

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Bilingual Educators & Accelerated Community to Teacher Program [BE/ACTT] for Preservice Teachers

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Program Description

The BPS Bilingual Educators & Accelerated Community to Teacher is an intensive 12-month program designed to prepare racially, culturally and linguistically diverse Boston residents, career-changers, or BPS paraprofessionals and substitutes who hold a Bachelor’s degree and experience working with children in a classroom setting to become novice BPS teachers with a provisional license.

2022-2023 Cohort 41 Pre-service Candidates

• 6 Bilingual Candidates
• Demographics of Candidates :
• Black % - 19
• Latinx % -6
• White % - 6
• Asian % - 6

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MIT Teaching Systems Lab, Partner

Study: “Teacher Moments and Beginning Teachers’ Equity-minded Responses”

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SY23-24 Targets:

• Increase ACTT from 36 to 65
• Increase BE/ACTT from 6 to 16

BPS TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAMS

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The BPS Teaching Fellowship

100% Endorsed in either ESL or Moderate Disabilities

100% Endorsed in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI)

100% Hired as Full-time BPS Teachers

75% Cultivated through our BE/ACTT program

92% of the Current Cohort are Educators of Color

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The BPS Teaching Fellowship is an accelerated program that prepares in-service, culturally competent teachers within the Boston community to lead our students to academic success. BPS is the only district in Massachusetts that has a DESE-approved Initial Licensure in Elementary, Moderate Disabilities and ESL. Full year of coaching, dual certification in either ESL or Moderate Disabilities

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Retention Programs and Services

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Degree Completion Partners

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Retention Programs and Services

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• Women Educators of Color (WEOC) Executive Coaching Leadership Program
• Male Educators of Color (MEOC) Executive Coaching Program
• Keith Love Educators of Peer Mentoring Program
• ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian, and Native American) Educators Program
• School Leaders of Color (SLOC) Network
• Affinity Group Gatherings (Central-Office/School-Based)
• Pathway Programs for Licensure and Professional Practice
• Educators of Color Monthly Newsletter
• Exit Interviews for School-Based and Central Office Staff of Color

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Diversity Programs

Schools Set Ambitious Diversity Hiring Goals

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For the second year, all schools were asked to set hiring goals for the diversity of educators hired for the 2022-2023 school year

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70% the average hiring goal set by our schools

101 schools set diversity hiring goals

30 schools met or exceeded their goals

School Leader Turnover and Hiring Demographics

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Data is as of 10/1.

Nearly half of the 24 school leaders who left their positions at the end of 2021-2022 did so for another in-district position