Hiring a New Coach

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December 10, 2011

Mr. William Leary

Superintendent

Sumner County School District

123 North Palm Tree Drive, Suite 500

West Beach, Fl. 33414

Dear Mr. Leary,

As you are aware, Mr. Richards from Renaissance High School has declined his position

for the school year 2012-2013 as the head coach of the boys basketball team. As a

result, the human resource department has started the hiring process immediately to

make sure that the best candidate would replace Mr. Richards.

As the search committee concludes the process, we would like to share with you all the

documentation that took place during the whole hiring process.

If you would like further information, you may reach the human resource department at

extension 231.

Sincerely,

Maria Sumner

Director of Human Resource


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Where every child can learn and make a difference!


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Hiring Process for Renaissance High School

Boys Basketball Team Coach

10.18.11 to 3.18.12


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Step 1: Search Committee Selection

a.Members of the search committee

1.Ms. Ramirez, Renaissance H.S. teacher

2.Mr. Sy, Renaissance H.S. teacher

3.Mrs. Hyde, Renaissance H.S. Parent

4.Mr. Pags, Renaissance H.S. Parent5.Ms. Henninger, Former Renaissance

basketball player for womens team

6.Mr. Alexander, Former Renaissance

basketball player for mens team

b.Search committee training session- this

training gives the committee members and

overview of the district, state or federal laws

on the hiring process. The team will also be

given information on equal opportunity

action and forms on discrimination.

c.The committee creates a timeline on when

to start advertising, when to begin the

interview process and when to close the

hiring process.


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Time line for the hiring process

Pick the search

commitee

members

(IOctober2011)

Advertise the

job opening

(November

2011)

Review the

candidates anddocument

(January 2011)

Select top 10

(January 2012)

Select top 5

(February

2012)

Background

check on top 5

(February 2012)

Interview

Process

(March 2012)

Notify Selected

Candidates and

candidates notchosen

(March 2012)

Thank the

search

commitee forall their help


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Step 2: Job Description

a.The search committee will come together to

create a job description for the job opening.

Step 3: Job Posting

a.

Job description for a new head coach (basketball team)

Headbasketballcoaches will need a minimum of three to five years as a successassistant basketball coaching experience or one to two years as a successful heabasketball coach. Playing experience at the college level is preferred but is notrequired by many institutions. Head basketball coaches should possess aminimum of a bachelor's degree in physical education, sport management or a

related field. A bachelor's degree is required, but a master's degree is preferred a lot of cases.

Requirements

A head basketball coach needs the ability to communicate well both orally andwriting, as well as comfort interacting in small groups. Head basketball coachewill engage in public speaking from time to time at community events throughothe year. In addition, the head basketball coach has to promote teamwork andwork towards achieving department-wide goals. Furthermore, he must haveplanning skills and the ability to motivate the team to work together andcompete.

Prepare the squad for competition.

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Step 3: Job Posting

a.Advertised in the district website

b.Advertised in the newspaper

c.Networking with female and minority

coaches

d.Send athletic directors in the area a letter

announcing the position is open and give the

search committee individuals who they

would nominate for the position

e.Statewide coachs journal


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Step 4: Candidate Pool

a.All applications are screened by the search

committee and the applications with the

minimal qualifications are set aside with

documentation that states reasoning for not

being picked.

Candidates not picked

Name of

Candidate

Gender Race Reason for not being

selected

Comments

Robert P. M W No coaching experience

Gail S. F W No head coach exp.

Tony L. M A Bachelors in Elem. Ed Teacher @ district

Consuelo D. F H Looking for part time

Don P. M B 1 year asst. coachingexp.

Brandy W. F B No college level playing

exp. And major in

marketing

Lily P. F W Bachelors degree in

journalism

Pete W. M W Cant work on

weekends

Joy A. F A No coaching exp. Former player

Michael C. M B College level exp. But

no coaching exp.Erik G. M H 2 yrs. Asst. coach not

head coach exp.

Jeff T. M W Bachelors degree in

accounting. Played

college level.

Acct. department


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Candidates selected Top 10

Candidate Gender Race Reason for not

being selected

comments

Mark A. M W Top 5

Bill T. M B Top 5

Arthur S. M W No head coach

experience.

Played in college.

Business Partners son

(citizen banker)

Khabib A. M A Top 5

Raul O. M H Head coach-

unsuccessful

recordDenise D. F B Head Coach-

unsuccessful

record

Deborah W. F W Head Coach-

lacrosse

Orange High School

Martha U. F H Top 5

Tracey L. F B Top 5

Maria M. F A Head coach-

soccer

Beach High School


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Step 5: Interview of Top 5

Interview Questions:

1. What is your coaching philosophy?2. What is your mission as a coach?

3. Describe some of your achievements as a coach?

4. What is unique about you as a coach?

5. Describe your coaching style? Process?

6. How do you measure success of your team?

7. What did you do prior to becoming a coach?

8. Do you find it difficult to balance your personal time with

basketball?

9. Do you plan to continue coaching for years to come?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?

10.How do you deal with parents who are verbally abusive?

11.How do you deal with players who really dont want to be in the

team?

12.What else should I ask you that I havent?


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a.Feedback from the interview

(Search committee narrowed down important observations)

Name Gender Race CommentsMark A. M W Great eye contact, very

supportive with his team. He

could be more diplomatic

Bill T. M B Eager and passionate about

coaching, needs to build more

relationships with the families.

Khabib A. M A Great strategies but appears

very nervous and is not

comfortable speaking in public.

Martha U. F H Great management but needs

to watch what she says

Tracey L. F B Talented, ethical and knows the

business. Brought great

products to promote teamwork

and communication with

parents.

b.Top 5 ranked in preference

1.Tracey L.

2.Mark A.

3.Bill T.

4.Khabib A.

5.Martha U.


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Step 6: Review and Selection

Name Gender Race Comments ReferencesMark A. M W Great eye contact, very

supportive with his team. He

could be more diplomatic

1 out of 4 negative

3 out of 4 positive

Bill T. M B Eager and passionate about

coaching, needs to build more

relationships with the families.

All positive

Khabib A. M A Great strategies but appears

very nervous and is not

comfortable speaking in public.

All positive

Martha U. F H Great management but needs

to watch what she says

2 out of 4 negative

2 out of 4 positive

Tracey L. F B Talented, ethical and knows

the business. Brought great

products to promote teamworkand communication with

parents.

All positive


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Step 7: Notification

a. Notify Ms. Lunsford that she was chosen as the new basketball head

coach.

Maria Sumner

123 North Palm Tree Drive

West Beach, FL 33414December 10, 2011

Tracey Lunsford

5452 NW Briscoe Drive,

West Beach, Fl 33414

Dear Ms. Lunsford:

We are pleased to offer you employment at Renaissance High School as

the Boys Basketball Head Coach. We feel that your skills and

background will be valuable assets to our team.

Your school principal will be Linda Miller. Your starting date will be

Monday, June 10. The enclosed employee handbook outlines the medicaland retirement benefits that our school district offers.

If you choose to accept this offer, please sign the second copy of this letterin the space provided and return it to us. A stamped, self-addressed

envelope is enclosed for your convenience.

We look forward to welcoming you as a new head coach at Renaissance

High School.

Sincerely,

Maria SumnerHuman Resource Manager


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b. Since Ms. Lunsford will be making half the salary that Mr. Richards received

due to the salary steps, human resource and the search committee has decided

to open an assistant coach position. This candidate will be picked from the 22

applicants. The search committee decided to offer the position to Mr. Arthur

Spielberg. Mr. Spielbergs references were check and a background check was

conducted as well. Mr. Spielberg was interviewed for the assistant coachposition.

Maria Sumner123 North Palm Tree Drive

West Beach, FL 33414

December 10, 2011

Mr. Arthur Spielberg133 NW Starling Drive,

West Beach, Fl 33414

Dear Mr. Spielberg:

You recently applied for the position of head coach for the boys

basketball team at Renaissance High School. We have filled the

head coach position but are in need of an assistant coach

position.

We are pleased to offer you employment at Renaissance High

School as the Boys Basketball Assistant Coach. We feel that your

skills and background will be valuable assets to our team.

Your school principal will be Linda Miller. Your starting date will

be Monday, June 10. The enclosed employee handbook outlines

the medical and retirement benefits that our school district

offers.

If you choose to accept this offer, please sign the second copy of

this letter in the space provided and return it to us. A stamped,

self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience.

We look forward to welcoming you as an Assistant coach atRenaissance High School.

Sincerely,

Maria Sumner

Human Resource Manager


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References

Head Basketball Coach Job Description. Retrieved from:

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coach.html#ixzz1g9X6o2cu

Rebore, Ronald W. (2011) Human Resources Administration in Education (9th Ed). Upper Saddle

River, NJ: Pearson
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