The goal of the Increasing Educator Diversity Plan is to diversify the educator pipeline in Hartford Public Schools to increase the recruitment, hiring, and retention of educators of color. The Office of Talent Management invited stakeholders from across the district to serve on the Guiding Committee and/or Subcommittees for Recruitment, Selection & Hiring, and Retention.

Hartford Public Schools acknowledges that systems of injustice exist in our nation and our community.  Our district is committed to addressing systemic barriers to create a culture of equity that benefits all students. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse team of culturally competent educators.  We strive to have our team reflect the different perspectives of our families and community so that we can work together to overcome obstacles, close the opportunity gaps, and prepare our students for continuous success.

If we improve employment, recruitment, onboarding, retention practices, development, leadership, and recognition with a lens of equity… Then we will build a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and community.

Recruitment - Increase the percentage of BIPOC teacher candidates recruited and available for consideration by hiring managers by 5%.

Hiring & Selection - To ensure accuracy of candidate life cycle data collection, greater than 85% of candidates are on the correct Nimble status.

Retention - Increase the retention of BIPOC educators by 10%.

Click here to see the full IED plan.

Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) 

(a) Not later than March 15, 2024, each local and regional board of education shall submit the increasing educator diversity plan described in subsection (a) of section 10-220 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the Commissioner of Education for review and approval. 

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall review each increasing educator diversity plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner may approve such plan or may return such plan to the local or regional board of education that submitted such plan with instructions to revise such plan. Not later than May 15, 2024, any such board shall revise such plan in accordance with such instructions and submit such revised plan to the commissioner for approval. 

(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall implement the increasing educator diversity plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Each such board shall make such plan available on the Internet web site of such board.