Teacher’s Guide to School Selection: Find Where You’ll Thrive
Your school’s culture will be a huge factor in who you become as a new teacher and your ability to feel effective. These checklists will help you evaluate potential schools to find an environment where you can truly thrive.
How to Use These Checklists:
- Before Interviews: Research schools online and prepare questions based on these checklists.
- During Interviews: Ask these questions of administrators and teachers if possible.
- School Visits: If offered the opportunity to visit, observe classrooms and staff meetings with these criteria in mind.
- After Offers: Use these checklists to compare opportunities and make an informed decision.
The goal isn’t to find a perfect school, but rather one that supports your growth as an educator. You deserve a place that lets you do just that, so find one of the many schools with dedicated teachers like you!
Growth at a Glance
Check off what you regularly have in place, not what happens on a perfect day. If there are a lot of unchecked items, guess what? You’re a normal first-year teacher! Now dip into these strategies and stay here as long as you need.
When you can check off most of these things, you’re good to go. Congratulate yourself and choose another goal, or simply bask in growing at this essential part of teaching!
There are 12 checklists. Download below!
