In this comprehensive manual, author Peter Gow helps schools become communities where teachers are nurtured "from raw recruits into seasoned, effective, and even beloved professionals." Peter Gow, academic dean at Beaver Country Day School (MA), lays out a step-by-step approach to building and keeping a strong faculty, a school's greatest asset. Written with an experienced voice and with the specific needs of the independent school in mind, this book can serve as a hands-on resource for school leaders who hire and train faculty. Following a foreword, the book is divided into the following 12 chapters: (1) Preparation for Hiring; (2) Building the Recruiting Case; (3) Recruiting; (4) Hiring; (5) Induction; (6) Mentoring; (7) Training Teachers; (8) School Culture; (9) Leadership; (10) Compensation; (11) Senior Faculty; and (12) Endings.