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External coaches present staff and stakeholder survey results; district to use scorecard to guide priorities
Summary
Studer coaches briefed the board on leadership development work, engagement surveys and next steps; district officials said surveys reached 729 students, 533 parents and 61 employees and identified strengths and opportunities to guide a newly created district scorecard.
The board heard a presentation from Studer coaches, including Dr. Carlita King, describing a coaching scope of work with the district and the results of an engagement survey administered in February.
Dr. King explained Studer’s role as a consulting coach organization that focuses on culture, leadership and strategy. She said the goal is to “create great places to work, learn, and succeed,” and described a coaching approach that helps leaders develop data-focused conversations, identify bright spots, reduce initiative fatigue and create sustainable systems.
The district reported survey participation numbers: 729 students, 533 parents and 61 employees. Administrators distilled results into strengths and opportunities. For students the top-rated items included enjoyment of specials and electives and a belief that “my learning is important at my school,” while lower-rated items included perceptions of school cleanliness, a student response that they “like going to school each day” (one of the lower-scoring items) and student-to-student respect.
Parent strengths included feeling treated with respect and a belief that children have necessary classroom supplies; parent opportunities centered on receiving positive contact from school and being updated on student learning. Employee strengths included a belief that work positively impacts those served and that immediate leaders care about staff welfare; employees rated organizational communication and allocation of resources as areas needing improvement.
Administrators said survey findings will feed a district scorecard to track leadership behaviors and goals, and that action steps will be built immediately while some goals may be finalized next year after follow-up surveys. Dr. King and district leaders said the approach emphasizes coaching for executive leadership first and building to building-level supports.
Ending: Studer will continue coaching, return in May for on-site work and help the district translate survey data into targeted action steps and a scorecard for ongoing monitoring.
