b'Francophone and French Second LanguageTeacher ShortageOur Project: Creating a Nation-Wide Database to Support Teacher Recruitment, Mobility and Retention in Minority French Language Schools and in Second Language Programs Our teams mandate in this recent project funded by Canadian Heritage, is to gather specific data from our school systems to develop a sustainable,accessible and scalable pan-Canadian data infrastructure. This database will collect and house accurate, standardized data that can be used to define and better address the Francophone and French SecondLanguage teacher shortage, enhance our recruitment practices and support teacher mobility and retention. This project is a joint undertaking between the Canadian School Boards Association and the Fdration nationale des commissions scolaires francophones, FNCSF, in close collaboration with CASSA and their francophone counterpart, RNDGE. We are also anticipating a possible collaboration with The Center for Leadership in Education in theconceptualization and design of the data infrastructure and for sourcing out our quantitative data collection.Overview of the Project: Phase 1 - Building Engagement This initial phase involves building relationships with all our stakeholders and key partners in education, performing an environmental scan to better understand the current landscape and avoid duplication of efforts, communicating and collaborating with other organizations and projects under the same umbrella and connecting with all our school systems to ensure engagement and buy-in. The more we learn from our partners and school systems across the country, the more we understand that there is a compelling need for collaboration. This is most crucial to the success of this endeavour. We have extended this first phase to secure engagement and ensure communication with all our school systems. Phase 2 - Data Collection This phase involves piloting our database strategy with volunteer school jurisdictions, gathering the most accurate data in working with HR departments of systems across Canada, analyzing these data to determine their various representations and developing a common language and understanding of the issues that we face in all our provinces and territories.Phase 3 - Reporting, Sharing and Recommendations Lastly, we will be sharing the collected data with stakeholders for comparative analysis. We will be representing these data in multiple ways, reporting on our findings and making recommendations for moving forward while keeping the database accessible and upgradable.64'