----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Givati" <jesg50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: advice for hiring teachers Good idea but it has been my experience to get very good references tete la tete..ok I failed French!!... which ended up being not all that truthful... I once had a principal who gave excellent references for teachers he wanted to get rid of..and even had such a reputation "around town" that other schools didn't bother to ask him....a rea; pity for the qualified teachers who wanted to leave his school!!! jesg Anonymous wrote: > After having had some very unpleasant experiences > with hiring teachers for our staff, I urge ALL COORDINATORS > not to settle with a personal interview of the applicant, > his/her CV, or having the principal interview the applicant, > BUT demand references AND call and speak to as many > people who can give more information about the person > you are about to hire. > This may be a bit tiresome, but it will hopefully save > you much bigger distress in the future. ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------