District staff survey shows strong engagement; recognition and organizational awareness flagged for improvement

Humanex consultant Louis presented fall 2025 district staff survey results to the Wheeling CCSD 21 Board on Nov. 13, reporting an 80 percent response rate and a largely positive distribution of engagement and growth‑mindset measures.

“We had an 80% response rate to the survey,” Louis told the board, and described the instrument (92 statements across individual, team, supervisor and organizational levels). Humanex summarized strengths on individual and team items and flagged recognition and organization‑level knowledge as comparatively lower scoring areas.

Louis said Humanex places responses into categories such as a 'dream box' (high satisfaction and engagement) and a 'neighborhood' (high potential); he noted the district’s early scores place a large share of staff in the positive zones and recommended continuing the work with building‑level action plans. The district reported it will run the survey again in spring to measure change over time.

Board discussions centered on survey cadence and depth of analysis; members asked for breakdowns by school and by response distribution (for example, how a 3.3 average might reflect many 4s with a few low scores). Louis said the team retains item‑level response distributions and recommended a target of roughly 80 percent high engagement as realistic.

Superintendent Connolly and board members said the survey has already sparked local conversations about recognition and leadership development; the district’s joint committee on climate and culture will use the results to set priorities.

No formal board action was required; building leaders will develop local action plans and the district will monitor results.