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Northwest ISD staff survey: pride strong, work‑life balance and para pay remain areas for action
Summary
The district reported 883 staff survey responses (~20% of staff). Results show strong pride and leadership trust but flag work‑life balance, behavior support and pay for paraprofessionals as areas needing attention; staff recommended quick wins and longer‑term actions.
District communications staff presented the results of the most recent staff survey and discussed next steps.
Of roughly 4,000 district employees, 883 responded to the survey (about a 20% response rate). Survey questions were grouped into five themes: engagement; communication and leadership; work environment and well‑being; support and resources; and recognition and career growth. Responses generally skewed toward agree/strongly agree for pride, mission and leadership communication, while work‑life balance and recognition/opportunity scored lower and produced more neutral responses.
Open‑ended comments echoed the district's listening sessions: requests for more paraprofessional pay, greater classroom behavior support and professional development, and clearer pathways for career growth. Communications staff said 514 of survey respondents were teachers, averaging about 14 years in education and nearly eight years in Northwest ISD.
Board members and staff cautioned that the modest response rate limits statistical generalizability but said survey results paired with listening sessions provide useful directional data. Trustees and staff discussed using the findings to identify "low‑hanging fruit"—quick, achievable improvements—while planning longer‑term solutions.
What happens next: communications, cabinet and curriculum and instruction leaders will co‑create actions based on survey findings and listening sessions. Staff noted the district recently added staffing resources in response to listening‑session feedback.
Quotes and attribution: quotations in this article come from the staff survey presentation and trustee discussion recorded in the meeting transcript.
