School
hiring committees usually seek candidates who care about the children.
Not exact matches
In the past, the selection
committees for orchestras believed they were creating a meritocracy,
hiring only the best musicians, who
usually turned out to be men.
This shows how much of a crapshoot getting
hired can be: Because you
usually don't know in advance how long a document the
hiring committee is looking for, there's little chance of the same candidate, no matter how qualified, getting offers from both of these institutions.
The teachers choose their leader (
usually called a director or lead teacher rather than principal), who is also primarily a teacher, but most of the management is done by the teachers in various
committees (personnel, finance, curriculum & standards, operations, public relations, and a few others), sometimes with the help of an administrator whom the teachers
hire.
The
hiring manager will
usually hold a meeting to review the ideal candidate profile and to charge the
committee.
Then there are
usually follow - up discussions where the
hiring committee reviews the pros and cons of each candidate.