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Demographics Advisory Committee Report . Staff Composition 17. Staff Resemblance to the Student Body How well does our district staff mirror the student body in terms of ethnic group and gender? What can the district do to make it more similar? . Less than one percent of our current staff are persons of ethnic background other than Caucasian. . Approximately two thirds of our staff are female. Approximately 50 percent of our students are female. The district has made efforts to increase the ethnic background of its staff. We are currently involved in recruiting efforts and a licensure program through St. Thomas. The St Thomas program provides training for persons of color who wish to obtain teaching licenses. The district pays for the training, and in return the teachers agree to work for our district for a specified period of time. The district is also receiving money from the state to develop a diversity program. Program. Curriculum, training and awareness, and hiring goals for this are being developed at this time. . On the male/female issue, the district may need to look at ways recruit male teachers since far less males than females enter the teaching profession. The district should make a special effort to improve its male/female ratio, especially in the elementary area. Student interaction with male staff could be maximized by employing those staff members in multi-contact areas such as media centers, physical education, or music, where a single person has contact with many students. 18. Impact of Retirements What will be the effect of the staff retirements expected in the next few years? In the next ten years, many staff members who came on board in the 70's will be retiring (Appendix 0). Efforts are under way to increase the awareness of principals and administrators of the need to hire more diverse staff. New staff orientation will include additional activities related to diversity. The next ten years of high staff turnover due to retirement is a unique opportunity to make a significant change in our makeup without involuntary changes in staff. Our goal during the next ten years should be to balance the gender and ethnic makeup of our staff to more closely mirror that of our student body. 19. Attracting and Retaining New Staff Members How should we attract and retain new staff members? In order to provide quality programs for our students and community, the district must have quality staff members Current staffing initiatives include: . Competitive salary and benefit package. May 1, 2002 13