The problem of this study was to investigate the status of teacher recruitment in the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists secondary school system. Here exists a high rate of teacher turnover coupled with extreme difficulty in obtaining competent staff. This results in inadequacies and weaknesses in the educational program: The threefold purpose of the study was 1) to determine teachers’ opinions on personnel policies; 2) to determine how many Jamaican students of education at West Indies College and at Andrews University desire to serve in East Jamaica, and 3) to make recommendations for a recruitment program on the basis of these findings and research literature on recruitment. The hypothesis(in East Jamaica Conference secondary school teachers are satisfied with the personnel policies which affect them) was tested on 47 statements on a questionnaire administered among all the high school teachers of East Jamaica.

The method did not employ inferential statistics, only descriptive statistics, since a whole population was surveyed. Support for the hypothesis, on each statement, required that the median value of response indicate “agree” or strongly agree.” By this criterion, f15 statements were supported in one high school and 24 in the other.

The findings demonstrated the need for:
1. A clear statement of the philosophy and objectives of the school system.
2. Written policies determined in consultation with teachers.
3. Efficient manpower planning.
4. Adequate recruitment, selection, induction, appraisal and compensation programs.

The researcher recommended:
1. Greater investments through increased (a) tuition, (b) enrollment, (c) Conference appropriations, (d) financial support by the church.
2. More involvement of teachers in policy making.
3. Provision of (a) position guides, (b) written personnel policies for staff members, (c) better working conditions, (d) adequate orientation and in-service training, (e) greater opportunities for professional growth.
4. Maintenance of a continuous search for qualified teachers.
5. Scholarships and loans to potential recruitees.
6. Better screening of students enrolling.
7. More options in the curriculum.
8. Greater balance in the school schedule.
9. Improvement of school plants and facilities.