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District survey: roughly half of staff responded; certified and classified staff report schools are good places to work
Summary
A staff survey of working conditions drew 230 responses (about half of district staff). Certified staff responses were higher than the district’s goal when including neutral responses; classified staff results will serve as a baseline for future goals. The district plans refinements and a push to increase participation.
District staff presented results of an internally administered employee working conditions survey and outlined next steps to improve participation and alignment with the state teacher working conditions survey.
Dr. Carroll, who presented the survey results to the board, said the district received 230 responses out of an estimated 500 staff members — roughly a 40–50% response rate. "We had 230 responses from staff. That represents approximately half of our staff members," Dr. Carroll said.
The survey mirrored many questions from the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey and included separate tracks for certified, classified, and central-office staff so officials could disaggregate results. When school-level responses were combined as "agree," "strongly agree" and neutral grouped as positive, 92.2% of certified staff indicated their school is a good place to work and learn. For classified staff — which had not previously had a district baseline — 94.5% rated their school or department positively.
Dr. Carroll told the board the district will refine the instrument to better match the state survey and will remove a neutral option in favor of a not-applicable choice to elicit clearer agreement/disagreement. The district plans to distribute the full classified survey in February of 2026 to create a consistent baseline; certified staff will take the state teacher working conditions survey with a shorter central-office survey to capture district support feedback.
Board members asked about response rates and ways to increase participation. Dr. Carroll said improving participation is a priority and staff will report back on outreach measures to boost response rates.
Ending: The board will review refined survey materials and additional response-rate strategies before the next annual administration.
