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Sarasota district outlines Studer-fueled organizational excellence rollout after Barancik grant
Summary
District leaders told the board Jan. 6 that a Barancik Foundation grant and Studer Group partnership have driven a two-year organizational excellence effort focused on service standards, employee engagement and measurable scorecards; staff promised a Feb. 1 training rollout and survey updates in March.
At a Jan. 6 Sarasota County School Board workshop, Superintendent Conner and district staff presented progress on a multi-year organizational excellence program funded by a Barancik Foundation grant and implemented with the Studer Group.
The update focused on operational changes aimed at “fostering employee engagement” under Pillar 3 of the district strategic plan. District leaders described Year 1 deliverables — department scorecards, service-excellence standards, quarterly Studer coaching and a train‑the‑trainer/influencer model — and laid out near-term timelines for training and measurement.
District staff said the employee experience survey drew dramatically more responses over three years: 1,557 in 2023, 1,608 in 2024 and 2,767 in 2025,…
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