Teach for America




  • Specifying the Number of Applicants to Place

  • Selecting Applicants First

    You must first select the applicants that are to be placed. To enter in the number of applicants and the positions to fill, choose the "Run the Assignment Algorithm" option from the switchboard, or choose "Selection Process" from the Main Operating Window.

    On the left hand side of the screen, there is a listing of the applicants and their placement (if placed previously) along with a box with a checkmark in it labeled "Select". To choose an applicant to be placed, click on the box to check it. To unselect the applicant, uncheck the box.

    The current number of applicants selected will be listed at the bottom of the page under "# Selected" and in the upper right under "Selected Applicants". Remember that the number of applicants selected and the number of positions must match.

  • Selecting Number of Positions Next

    To select the number of applicants to place in each location, choose the "Run the Assignment Algorithm" option from the switchboard, or choose "Selection Process" from the Main Operating Window.

    On the right hand side of the screen it will list each Region, with a number to the right of it. The number to the right is the number of open positions, or the number of applicants to place in this region. By changing this number, the number of positions to fill will change. After changing a number, press tab to make sure it updates.

    The current number of positions is listed at the bottom of the regions, under "Total Needed" and in the upper right under "Positions". Remember, that the number of applicants selected and the number of positions must match in order to run the placement algorithm.

  • Viewing the Placement Report

    To view the Placement Report, click on "View the Placement Report" from the switchboard, or choose "Result Report" from the "Perform Selection/Assignment Process" Menu.

    Also, an option to view the process the prototype takes is an option. Simply select "Print output to file" and it will open the file. This file will show the steps the Hungarian algorithm takes to select the best overall placement. In selecting this, it will cause the selection process more time to complete



  • Created by: Doug Smith, Josh Nelson, Jon Kelley, Wei Shao