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Hazel Crest board presses for routine exit interviews to improve staff retention
Summary
At a May 19 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Hazel Crest SD 152-5 board discussed strengthening HR procedures and requested routine exit interviews when staff resign to inform retention strategies.
At the Hazel Crest SD 152-5 Board of Education Committee of the Whole meeting on May 19, 2025, members spent time discussing personnel and human-resources processes aimed at improving staff and teacher retention. Recording Secretary Denischia Cooper recorded the discussion as part of the meeting minutes.
The board identified gaps in how the district gathers feedback from departing employees and requested that exit interviews be conducted regularly when staff resign to help inform retention efforts and HR policy development. The minutes state the board would like to see "that exit interviews are being done regular bases when staff resigns," reflecting the meeting's focus on capturing institutional knowledge and reasons for turnover.
There was no formal vote on new HR policy at the meeting; the discussion preceded a closed executive session on personnel matters. Board members present during the discussion included President Dean Barnett, Member Kimberly Chalmers, Ivory Myles and Heldia Richardson; LaKeya Webb arrived later and two members were absent.
