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	Attract Qualified Candidates Market Your District Expand Outreach to Reach Potential Candidates Enlist Community Help in Your Recruitment Efforts Define Your Ideal Candidate Craft a Recruitment Message Strengthen Relationships with Institutions of Higher Education "Grow Your Own" Non-Traditional Candidates Offer Incentives to Attract & Retain Educators		Offer Incentives to Attract and Retain Educators School districts around the country offer a wide variety of incentives to recruit and retain educators. Incentives range from community-based tokens of appreciation to state and federal initiatives. The following is a list of potential incentives: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Programs Cancellation/ Deferment Options for Teachers serving in low-income or subject-matter shortage areas. New Hampshire's Workforce Incentive Program provides forgivable loans and education loan repayment for teachers in critical shortage areas. Grants and Awards to Recognize and Assist Educators for Special Projects School Grants.org provides a comprehensive list of funding opportunities for grants and awards available for schools. National Association of Secondary School Principals maintains a web page with school grant and award opportunities Retention bonuses Pay for performance and market based incentives Relocation assistance Tuition free advanced degree Tuition at state universities and colleges for children of educators Housing subsidies Special bonuses for educator couples Reduced teaching loads, smaller class sizes and additional teaching assistants and supports Housing discounts Tax breaks Bonuses for getting national certification Below-market-rate mortgages Reduced down payments for housing Counseling on home buying Signing bonuses Salary advances Induction with mentoring for new educators Waiver for connection of utilities and/or cable Waiver/reduction for security deposits for apartment No money down home buyers program Free investment & retirement planning Free health, dental & life insurance All teachers assigned a laptop computer Professional development incentive pay Tuition reimbursement Priority placement of children in child care centers Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, NC Schools have put together a package of community and school based incentives for teachers. http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/employ/recruit.html Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, NC Schools and the Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to create Businesses United for Schools Teacher Appreciation Initiative. See their long list of businesses that offer discounts and specials to teachers. http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/faculty/busstop.html Henrico County, VA Public Schools has a program to say thank you from area businesses to Henrico County teachers. Teachers are issued a booklet that contains special benefits for full-time classroom teachers http://www.cvco.org/education/henedf/tad.htm . Ed Week, School Districts Devising New Ways to Offer Teachers Affordable Housing, By Vaishali Honawar, August 9, 2006

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