Northside presents Qualtrics stakeholder-survey results: 71,000+ responses, strong family and staff ratings; some drops in secondary sense of welcome

District leaders and vendor Isobar presented results from Northside’s second annual stakeholder survey (the Qualtrics-based culture and climate instrument). Staff reported more than 71,000 total responses across student, family and staff surveys and previewed a public-facing dashboard that will allow drilldown to campus-level results where response counts permit.

Consultant Nick Cone told trustees that survey items were grouped into categories (learning, culture/climate, safety, supervision, communication) and that the instrument used a five-point agreement scale. He said the survey returned strong scores for families and staff overall — including an above‑benchmark net promoter-like score for families — and unusually high staff engagement measures compared with national district benchmarks. Cone emphasized that year‑to‑year comparisons become…