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Results and Analysis

Blaine County School District

April 1 – 17, 2015

Staff Engagement Survey

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Overview

Engagement is the sense of connecHon that individuals have with their profession in general and their current jobs in parHcular. Several factors have an impact on one’s level of engagement, including aspects of the working environment such as relaHonships with school administraHon, colleagues, students and parents; the physical working condiHons; a feeling of personal safety; policy consideraHons and implementaHon; support for personal development and growth; prior preparaHon; percepHons of personal relevance; and saHsfacHon. With this informaHon, Blaine County School District hopes to improve condiHons so that all staff members are fully engaged in their profession. Fully engaged employees are key to improving overall producHvity and the quality of educaHon and services provided by BCSD. Because more engaged individuals likely completed the survey, these data may overesHmate engagement among employees district-‐wide.

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Technical Notes

Survey Development •  In order to increase content validity, survey quesHons were developed in collaboraHon with district

staff. •  Most items used a 4-‐point Likert scale. Survey Deployment •  The survey was administered via email invitaHons with unique links. Data Analysis and Repor5ng •  Results do not reflect random sampling; therefore, they should not be generalized to the enHre staff

populaHon. Rather, results reflect the percepHons and opinions of those 328 employees who responded to the survey.

•  The findings for each item in the report exclude parHcipants who did not answer the item. •  The findings for each item in the report exclude Not Applicable responses. •  Data labels of 5% or less are not shown. •  Analysis procedure: 10% or 100 (whichever is greater) of randomized open-‐ended responses were

analyzed for common themes. Common themes are listed from most to least recurrent. High-‐level topic areas, generated from open-‐ended quesHons with < 100 responses, are also provided.

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ExecuHve Summary

District-‐Level Summary Similar to the findings from the 2014 Staff Engagement Survey, close to 90% of parHcipants ofen or always feel good about their job in public educaHon. A strong majority of employees are proud to work in the district, feel a sense of accomplishment and believe the district supports opportuniHes for professional growth. Over a third, however, do not trust the informaHon they receive from district leadership. Just shy of 50% of parHcipants do not feel comfortable sharing their ideas and opinions with district leadership and over half Disagree or Strongly Disagree there is a strong sense of teamwork and cooperaHon within the district. AddiHonally, about 40% of staff parHcipants do not believe the district and its administraHon have a clear vision of future goals and educaHonal direcHons of its schools. While 8 out of 10 say district informaHon and decisions are communicated in a Hmely manner, almost half of parHcipaHng staff feel district leaders do not clearly explain why key decisions are made. Over half of parHcipants feel district leaders recognize employees for their quality of work and accomplishments.

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ExecuHve Summary (ConHnued)

Site-‐Level Summary Similar to the results of last year’s survey, a majority of parHcipants feel their supervisor exhibits observaHonal skills that provide for relevant reflecHon and accurate assessment of instrucHonal pracHces in the classroom. Generally, parHcipants trust their supervisor and feel moHvated to contribute more than what’s expected. A majority of parHcipaHng staff report they are encouraged and expected to give feedback to improve their work environment and are praised for doing a good job. While most parHcipants feel their building/department leaders create a safe culture of physical safety in the work environment, about a quarter do not feel there is a culture of emoHonal safety. Over a third feel the atmosphere in which they work causes unreasonable amounts of stress in their professional and personal life.

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ParHcipaHon

School Year

Responding Group

Number of Survey Invita5ons Delivered

Number of Par5cipants

Response Rate (%)

2013-‐2014 Employees 543 369 68%

2014-‐2015 Employees 565 328 58%

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Reminder emails were sent to non-‐par5cipants 4/7, 4/13 and 4/16.

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Dimension Comparison (2014 and 2015)

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Engagement Dimensions from 2014 and 2015

82%

65%

69%

64%

70%

79%

77%

62%

73%

67%

68%

81%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Overall Engagement

Shared Values

Leadership

CommunicaHon

Feedback and RecogniHon

Work Environment

Percentage Agree and Strongly Agree

Engagement Dimensions

2014 (N=357) 2015 (N=319)

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Main Findings

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Overall Engagement

50%

45%

13%

33%

15%

18%

47%

49%

48%

52%

47%

47%

5%

33%

13%

33%

28%

6%

5%

6%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I am proud to work in this district. (N=328)

Working for this public school system gives me a feeling of accomplishment. (N=328)

I feel that district leadership moHvates me to contribute more than what is expected of me.

(N=326)

I feel this district supports opportuniHes for professional growth. (N=327)

I trust the informaHon I receive from the district leadership. (N=325)

I feel valued for the work I do in this district. (N=326)

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

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Shared Values


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22%

9%

7%

6%

9%

60%

57%

46%

42%

52%

17%

30%

36%

44%

31%

11%

8%

8%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

MeeHng the educaHonal and emoHonal needs of students is one of the district's top prioriHes.

(N=325) District leadership makes decisions for students based on sound educaHonal pracHces and data.

(N=320) I feel comfortable sharing ideas and opinions with the district to improve the organizaHon.

(N=324)

There is a strong sense of teamwork and cooperaHon in this district. (N=322)

District leadership has a clear vision of future goals and educaHonal direcHons of its schools.

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Common Themes to Open-‐Ended QuesHons

Please share sugges5ons for how we can make you feel beWer about working in Blaine County School District. (N=125)

Respondents believe the district would benefit significantly by listening carefully to their feedback on a wide range of school-‐related issues. Because staff members are ‘on the front lines’ and have hands-‐on experience with parents and students, they feel their feedback is essenHal.

Staff members feel the number of new iniHaHves and programs introduced this year created challenges for them in the classroom. According to respondents, new programs were being put into place before the exisHng programs were allowed enough Hme to generate meaningful data. Similarly, staff members desire a clear sense of direcHon from district leadership to guide their work in the classroom.

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Leadership


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29%

37%

36%

32%

25%

43%

38%

36%

45%

46%

20%

17%

18%

15%

19%

7%

8%

10%

8%

10%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor moHvates me to contribute more than what is expected of me. (N=316)

I can count on the support of my supervisor when addressing problems or issues. (N=320)

I trust my supervisor. (N=316)

My supervisor involves staff in problem-‐solving, developing educaHonal goals and making decisions for

the school. (N=309)

My supervisor exhibits observaHonal skills that provide for relevant reflecHon and accurate assessment of instrucHonal pracHces in the classroom. (N=289)

Note: Not Applicable responses have been excluded from calcula:ons.

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Leadership (ConHnued)


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33%

37%

28%

35%

26%

43%

44%

37%

40%

45%

15%

14%

22%

17%

20%

10%

5%

14%

8%

9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor effecHvely communicates with staff in a Hmely manner. (N=321)

I trust my supervisor to make good decisions for students. (N=311)

My supervisor provides consistent and fair acHons concerning staff. (N=314)

My supervisor is highly visible to students and staff. (N=314)

My supervisor provides clear direcHon and expectaHons to employees. (N=320)

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Note: Not Applicable responses have been excluded from calcula:ons.

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CommunicaHon


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20%

9%

60%

44%

16%

37% 10%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District informaHon and decisions are communicated in a Hmely fashion. (N=327)

District leadership clearly explains why key decisions are made. (N=326)


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8%

9%

13%

13%

21%

59%

61%

49%

58%

51%

28%

25%

29%

25%

22%

5%

6%

10%

6%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District leadership recognizes employees for their quality work and accomplishments. (N=320)

The evaluaHon tool used to assess my work performance is helpful in providing good feedback on my job performance. (N=322)

My supervisor regularly gives construcHve feedback to improve my work performance.

(N=321)

I am encouraged and expected to give feedback to improve my school/work environment.

(N=323)

My supervisor gives me praise and recogniHon when I do a good job. (N=323)


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Work Environment


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29%

24%

38%

40%

56%

50%

56%

51%

9%

18%

7%

5%

8%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

The environment in this building/department supports a balance between work and personal

life. (N=316)

My building/department leadership creates a culture of emoHonal safety in the work

environment. (N=319)

My building/department leadership creates a culture of physical safety in the work

environment. (N=324)

My building/department leadership allows me to make decisions about my instrucHonal pracHces

in the classroom. (N=279)


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Work Environment (ConHnued)


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25%

19%

18%

40%

50%

46%

51%

53%

18%

25%

23%

7%

7%

11%

8%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My building/department leadership implements policies in a fair and consistent manner. (N=315)

I work in an atmosphere that does not cause unreasonable amounts of stress in my job and

personal life. (N=318)

I work in an atmosphere where collaboraHon is encouraged and there is adequate scheduled

Hme for collaboraHon. (N=316)

I have the educaHon and training needed to perform my best work at this school or

department. (N=321)


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Overall Feelings

Overall, how do you feel as an employee in a public school system? (N=326)

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28%

61%

10%

2%

0%

26%

60%

11%

2%

1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I always feel good about my job in public educaHon.

I ofen feel good, although some days are difficult.

I someHmes feel good about my job in public educaHon.

I seldom feel good about my job in public educaHon.

I never feel good about my job in public educaHon.

2014 (N=363) 2015 (N=326)

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AddiHonal Thoughts

Related to staff engagement, is there something we didn't ask that you would like to tell us about? (N=314)

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15%

85%

Yes No

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ParHcipant InformaHon

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Years Working for the District

How many years have you been working for the district? (N=323)

53%

17%

21%

9%

More than 10 years 7-‐10 years 2-‐6 years Less than 2 years

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Work LocaHon

What is your work loca5on? (N=310)

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21%

16%

14%

13%

8%

7%

7%

5%

4%

3%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Wood River High School (N=66)

Wood River Middle School (N=50)

Hemingway Elementary (N=42)

Hailey Elementary (N=41)

Bellevue Elementary (N=26)

Carey School (N=21)

Alturas Elementary (N=23)

District Office (N=14)

FaciliHes/Maintenance (N=12)

DDS -‐ District Support Services, District Wide (N=8)

Silver Creek High School (N=3)

Technology (N=4)

Food Services (N=0)

TransportaHon (N=0)

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Current PosiHon

Please select the descrip5on that best matches your current posi5on. (N=321)

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65%

31%

2% 2%

CerHfied Staff

Non-‐cerHfied Staff

School-‐level administrator

District-‐level administrator or director

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Appendices

1.  Engagement by Years Working for the District

2.  Engagement by PosiHon (CerHfied vs. Non-‐CerHfied)

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Engagement by Years Working for the District

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Overall Engagement

How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Answer Op5ons: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree

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97%

93%

64%

84%

68%

70%

96%

95%

58%

85%

57%

62%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I am proud to work in this district.

Working for this public school system gives me a feeling of accomplishment.


I feel this district supports opportuniHes for professional growth.

I trust the informaHon I receive from the district leadership.

I feel valued for the work I do in this district.

Percent Strongly Agree or Agree

10 years or less (N=152) More than 10 years (N=170)

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Shared Values


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85%

72%

56%

50%

65%

81%

62%

52%

46%

57%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


District leadership makes decisions for students based on sound educaHonal pracHces and data.

I feel comfortable sharing ideas and opinions with the district to improve the organizaHon.

There is a strong sense of teamwork and cooperaHon in this district.




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Leadership

How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Answer Op5ons: Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, Not Applicable


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78%

75%

77%

78%

72%

69%

74%

68%

75%

69%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor moHvates me to contribute more than what is expected of me.

I can count on the support of my supervisor when addressing problems or issues.

I trust my supervisor.


the school. My supervisor exhibits observaHonal skills that provide for relevant reflecHon and accurate assessment of

instrucHonal pracHces in the classroom.



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78%

82%

67%

77%

72%

74%

81%

63%

74%

71%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor effecHvely communicates with staff in a Hmely manner.

I trust my supervisor to make good decisions for students.

My supervisor provides consistent and fair acHons concerning staff.

My supervisor is highly visible to students and staff.

My supervisor provides clear direcHon and expectaHons to employees.



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CommunicaHon


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82%

53%

80%

53%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District informaHon and decisions are communicated in a Hmely fashion.

District leadership clearly explains why key decisions are made.



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70%

65%

64%

71%

74%

65%

74%

59%

73%

71%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District leadership recognizes employees for their quality work and accomplishments.

The evaluaHon tool used to assess my work performance is helpful in providing good



My supervisor gives me praise and recogniHon when I do a good job.



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Work Environment



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88%

78%

97%

89%

84%

71%

94%

93%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


life.


environment.


environment.


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78%

70%

68%

91%

74%

60%

71%

93%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My building/department leadership implements policies in a fair and consistent manner.


personal life.


Hme for collaboraHon.


department.



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Overall Engagement


96%

93%

57%

84%

57%

63%

97%

94%

63%

83%

68%

65%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I am proud to work in this district.

Working for this public school system gives me a feeling of accomplishment.


I feel this district supports opportuniHes for professional growth.

I trust the informaHon I receive from the district leadership.

I feel valued for the work I do in this district.

Percentage Strongly Agree or Agree

CerHfied (N=208) Non-‐CerHfied (N=99)

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Shared Values


79%

59%

50%

41%

52%

88%

76%

55%

54%

72%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


District leadership makes decisions for students based on sound educaHonal pracHces and data.

I feel comfortable sharing ideas and opinions with the district to improve the organizaHon.

There is a strong sense of teamwork and cooperaHon in this district.




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Leadership


68%

72%

69%

77%

65%

79%

76%

76%

73%

78%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor moHvates me to contribute more than what is expected of me.

I can count on the support of my supervisor when addressing problems or issues.

I trust my supervisor.


the school.

My supervisor exhibits observaHonal skills that provide for relevant reflecHon and accurate assessment of

instrucHonal pracHces in the classroom.


CerHfied (N=201) Non-‐CerHfied (N=93) Note: Not Applicable responses have been excluded from calcula:ons.

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76%

78%

61%

72%

68%

72%

85%

70%

80%

74%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My supervisor effecHvely communicates with staff in a Hmely manner.

I trust my supervisor to make good decisions for students.

My supervisor provides consistent and fair acHons concerning staff.

My supervisor is highly visible to students and staff.

My supervisor provides clear direcHon and expectaHons to employees.



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CommunicaHon


82%

50%

76%

54%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District informaHon and decisions are communicated in a Hmely fashion.

District leadership clearly explains why key decisions are made.



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64%

68%

58%

71%

70%

69%

70%

66%

71%

73%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

District leadership recognizes employees for their quality work and accomplishments.

The evaluaHon tool used to assess my work performance is helpful in providing good feedback

on my job performance.



My supervisor gives me praise and recogniHon when I do a good job.



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Work Environment


82%

69%

95%

90%

93%

83%

94%

90%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


life.


environment.


environment.


in the classroom.



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73%

57%

63%

91%

76%

79%

78%

93%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

My building/department leadership implements policies in a fair and consistent manner.


personal life.


Hme for collaboraHon.


department.



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Conclusions

Highlights

!  To be completed with in collabora:on with BCSD.

Next Steps

!  To be completed with in collabora:on with BCSD.

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