Sprinting in the dark 2015 Tri-State Conference
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The TS Rule is now turned on…
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In the past, how have you been ‘burned’ by a staff
member and what did you do about it?
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How do you know your staff are great
with kids ?11
How do you know if your staff are great with each
other?12
When we hire the ‘should’ve let them go last summer’ person back to
camp, why do we do that?13
4 behaviors that ‘maybe not who we thought they were’ staff demonstrate…
Overcompensation, typically early on
Eddie Haskell syndrome
Great with kids, not so much with adults
SUPER popular with kids/staff, but make you uneasy
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Overcompensation
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Eddie Haskell
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5 ways we can we really get to know our staff’s true colors…
1) Self-Lesson and/or interview object2) Getting them working with kids before they work with kids
3) Change staff training to let them facilitate4) Plant your trustees (staff you know)
5) What’s in the best interest of kids? (do they know what that decision means? Look for the ‘little things’ like the ice cream line.
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Prevention of hiring subpar staff members…
The interview process checklist…
Time (early, late)
Follow up (Thank you email/note)
Background… work with kids? where? for how long?
Talk to teachers… MUCH better picture of character
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Random Reference check…
Former employer for a longer period of time
2 teachers from their schedule
References from references
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Make the staff members job description an active
document!
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Poor professional judgment?
vs. A true character issue?
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Boooom!!! Scenario
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“Watch your thoughts, they come your words.Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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