Antelope Elementary School Hiring Scenario

You are the principal of Antelope K-8 Elementary, the STEM magnet for your district. It has 60% open enrollment, and some parents seem to
believe it is a private school. Antelope Elementary prides itself on its project-based curriculum with STEM woven throughout and having the
highest test scores in the 20-school district. It is February and the district has just communicated to you the allocation of three teachers per
grade level.
Your task for Antelope Elementary is to devise a strategy for hiring certified staff to fill your allocation. Take into account the descriptions of the
entire staff and the current PLC makeups in the table below. Teachers who are leaving Antelope Elementary at the end of the school year are
shaded. Describe your ideal candidate for each position and explain what your strategy for hiring will be. Feel free to use the elementary OR high
school staff list.
Kindergarten Ideal Candidate
Bobbie New Bobbie is a third year teacher who works
well independently, but struggles working in
a team setting. She is very dedicated to her
students' success. She is praised for
communicating with her student's families
with ease.
Tracy Cobbler Tracy is a veteran teacher with 20 years of
experience in the classroom. She recently
transferred from another school and is the
team lead. She struggles with the technology
staff uses daily, but is willing to ask for help.
Amanda Apple Amanda is also a third year teacher. She is  Not a Beginning Teacher
excellent at building rapport with her  Willing to work and collaborate with teammates
students.  Confident with STEM and technology
 Experience in an early elementary grade

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 First Grade
Angel Ekko Angel is a veteran teacher with 15 years of
experience. She is a lifelong learner and her
students consistently achieve the highest
Dibels scores in first grade. She is also the
team lead and is respected by all staff.
Laura Pope Laura is a veteran teacher with 20 years of
experience. She formerly was the
instructional coach at Antelope. If her
students earn low summative test scores,
she immediately becomes defensive. She is
known to argue constantly with the team
lead and is generally disliked on campus. Her
sister teaches seventh grade science.
Sally Hall Sally is a third year teacher. She has great  Beginning teacher
high achievement in the classroom, but has a  Comfortable with math and science to compliment Angel’s reading
poor attitude. She does not get along with skills
Laura.  Able to communicate and work with others
 Willing to learn from veteran teachers
Second Grade
Holly Hoon Holly and Nikki have similar personalities.
Nikki Doe Both are great at technology integration and
science. They have worked together for
three years and are friends outside of school.
Holly is the lead, with 10 years of experience
in the classroom, Nikki has 7.
Sally South Sally is new to the second grade team this
year and is a fifth year teacher. She moved
from third grade the previous year to be
mentored by Holly and Nikki. You are not
seeing much improvement in her teaching
performance, and her team members are
becoming frustrated.

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 Third Grade
Kim Wallace Kim is a strong teacher who has just
returned from teaching abroad. She
sponsors the STEM Club and is the lead of
the third grade team. She is particularly
instructionally strong in the areas of science
and math. She has had some recent personal
troubles that have had an effect on her
promptness.
Siri Stills Siri is new to the team and is a third year
teacher. She has a strong partnership with
Kim and is genuinely excited to do the best
for her students. It has been noted that her
excitement has prevented her from keeping
to the assigned academic schedule from time
to time.
Mika Pepper Mika was hired this year. She struggles with  Not a beginning teacher
classroom management and has missed a  Confident with reading to compliment Kim’s math and science skills
day of school per week this year.  Comfortable mentoring newer teachers
 Confident with lesson planning according to a pacing guide

Fourth Grade
Dede Miller Dede was previously the fourth grade team
lead, but asked to be relieved of the title this
year. She is very willing to do what is asked,
but rubs some the wrong way with her brash
attitude.
Pablo Sanchez Pablo is a second year teacher. He is like a
sponge and implements strategies to meet
the specific needs of his students. His
students achieved the highest academic
performance for the grade last year.
Kim Mighty Kim sponsors multiple clubs and is a strong
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 teacher. She truly understands STEM
concepts, but does not collaborate well with
others. She is the team lead.
Fifth Grade
Sue Lauder Sue is the best STEM teacher on campus. She
integrates technology flawlessly and is
always willing to help others.
Jacque Palm Jacque has been at Antelope since the school
opened and has great rapport with students
as well as parents. When staff members
want answers, they go to her. She does
struggle with imbedding STEM curriculum
throughout the subjects.
Cody Woo Cody had the best English scores in the  Beginning Teacher
district this year. He is the PLC lead and is a  Confident with English standards
servant leader. He has just been offered a  Strong classroom management
job at the high school where his daughter  Willing to learn from teammates
attends.
Sixth Grade
Claudia Sal Claudia is one of the best math teachers on
campus. She is engaged with the community,
but is known to lose her patience at times.
Her temper has led fellow teachers to
describe her as too aggressive and even as a
bully. She is the sixth grade team lead.
Justin Hope Justin is new to the sixth grade team. He
teaches science and incorporates hands-on
learning every day. He is easy going and
adaptive.
Helen Back Helen is a great teacher and is particularly
strong in ELA. She is known as the
cheerleader of the team and has confided in
you that Claudia's temper is hard to combat.
Seventh Grade
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Caren Pope Caren is Laura Pope’s sister. She is a dynamic
teacher and implements the school’s STEM
vision in an innovative way. She constantly
does hands-on science and breaks math
down with skill. She is a favorite of many
parents. She is extremely loyal to her sister
and defends her always. Caren is the team
lead for the seventh grade.
Ellen Garcia Ellen is an excellent social studies teacher
and has been at Antelope for two years. She
is known for her stubbornness and has high
expectations for her students. She will be out
this year frequently due to health issues.
Jose Ruiz Jose is the math teacher. He completes all
tasks asked of him, but with little confidence.
Students enjoy his class. He has not
developed an integrated approach for math
with the STEM initiative.
Eighth Grade
Marco Garcia Marco is a student favorite who would do
anything for the school. He teaches English
and social studies. He often listens to advice
on how to become stronger instructionally,
but seldom uses these practices in the
classroom. He is the team lead.
Kara Lara Kara is a math teacher, who does not have  Not a beginning teacher
high expectations for her students. She is  Confident with math and science standards
very dependent on Jen. Kara has the lowest  Comfortable with STEM and technology
math scores in the school. She plans to retire  Able to lesson plan using the pacing guide
either next year or the year after.  Strong classroom management
Jen DeMarco Jen is the team lead and has been for years.
She is a great teacher, but is easily
distracted. It is widely known that she does
not like you.
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 SPED (Elementary)
Scott DuBoy Scott is the special education teacher for
Grades K-3. He is overwhelmed and struggles
to meet the needs of his students. He is on
an improvement plan, and will be with
Antelope for at least one more year.
Tatum Ole Tatum teaches students in Grades 6-8. She is  Years of experience in SPED
an excellent mentor to Jill. She is your SPED  Experience teaching grades 6-8
lead and is a very strong leader, keeping the  Capable of mentoring younger teachers
SPED team positive. She will be moving to  Capable of leading the SPED program and making improvements
New York next year.  Able to follow an improvement plan

Jill Nolan Jill is a first year teacher mentored by Tatum.

She teaches Grades 4-6 and is highly
motivated. She has many great instructional
days, but needs support in these first years
of teaching.

NOTE: You will need the description of the Antelope school staff for future assignments.

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