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Board tables 'Great Places to Work' certification until stay-interview results are available
Summary
Trustees debated whether to purchase a "Great Places to Work" certification for staff feedback, questioned vendor fit and cost, and decided to table the certification until after district stay-interviews and additional vendor comparisons.
Board members discussed whether to approve a paid "Great Places to Work" certification as a tool for anonymous staff feedback or to rely on the district’s planned stay-interviews and other third-party options. A visitor urged the board to reject the certification and questioned spending priorities; trustees expressed interest in a third-party analysis but raised concerns about duplication, vendor fit for schools and cost.
One trustee said the district will launch district-wide stay-interviews in September and suggested waiting to see that feedback before buying an outside certification. Another trustee said the certification offers anonymity and benchmarking but is only one third-party option. As one board member put it, "There's no magic. It's just one third party that does survey," and recommended comparing vendors. The motion to table the certification until after stay-interview results or later in the year was made and the board agreed to revisit the item.
Administrators said the stay-interviews will use ThoughtExchange and will sample staff monthly with random sampling; staff will analyze monthly results and report back on highly rated thoughts and potential design solutions. No certification purchase or vendor contract was approved at the meeting.
