The Critical First 100 Days with Michael Harris

The Employee Experience in Education Podcast

“If we improve our employee experience throughout our district, we\'ll see better gains in the retention efforts.”

As Milwaukee Public School’s Senior Director of Talent Management, Michael Harris helps ensure all 150+ of his schools are properly staffed with licensed teachers and support staff.

New-hire onboarding is the key to retaining new staff, but how can he reach his goal of 85% retention when they are currently at 45%?

On this episode, Michael will share why new-hire onboarding processes during their first 100 days are critical to retain new staff and how a new guide is empowering all leaders to improve the onboarding of new hires. Michael also shares:

• How they collect new-hire input during the first 100 days
• The balance between streamlining the onboarding process with individual school and teacher needs
• And the key to unlocking powerful and positive relationships with students and parents.

Michael Harris is the Senior Director of Talent Management at Milwaukee Public Schools. He is an educational leader engaged in the work to recruit high-quality talent to urban school districts to ensure all students have equal access and opportunity with licensed teachers and support staff. He has served as a teacher, school administrator, principal coach, and currently serves as the Senior Director of Talent Management in Milwaukee Public Schools.

Episode Links:

• Michael\'s LinkedIn Profile
• Email Michael