Documentation for built-in reference surveys

General ASP staff used the following resources to develop the four built-in reference surveys.

Each installation comes with a Teacher, Administration, Classified and Professional Applicant Reference Survey.

References and Citations

http://www.rileyguide.com/refer.html - contains list of articles/research done on topic of reference checking and related topics

http://eric.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/instpers/selected_abstracts/teacher_selection.html - this website, through the U of Oregon, has a bunch of educational/research articles on the topic of teacher selection. Not all articles are on website (have to look up in journals, etc) Example title of article is: The Teacher Applicant Pool: What Top Administrators Seek

http://www.drgnyc.com/List_Serve/Jan24_2005.htm - "Ten Critical Questions To Ask When Checking References" was originally published in Talking to The Boss, Today's Chicago Woman, Forum Magazine and other business periodicals.

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/referencesrecommendations/a/refercheck.htm - about.com has good, general article on sample reference check questions

http://www.verificationsinc.com/background-references.html - company that has an online reference check tool

http://www.allisontaylor.com/sample_reports_teacher.asp - company that deals with reference checking. Example of Sample Teacher Reference questions/report

http://www.district2.nbed.nb.ca/forms/reference-check-form_supply-teacher.pdf - Example of reference check from a school district:

http://www.teacher-recruitment.co.nz/schools/online_services/employer_support/referee_checks_a_guide.html - company that has a reference check guide (geared for teachers) – Teacher Recruitment Services  (have to create login to view)