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PRIDE AND PURPOSE:
PROFESSIONAL CULTURE
District Goal #4: Ensure all members of our school community feel
valued, accepted, and connected.
WORKING GROUP
COMPOSITION
• 14 members
• Staff representative of all four school
– Teachers
– Office Professionals
– Library Media Specialist
– Administrators
• Community members/ parents
• Meetings rotate across all four schools
GOALS
Designed During Meeting #1
• To help all employees want to be a part of CPS
• To improve connections and relationships
• Cohesion in schools and district wide
• Create and maintain a positive culture
WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO
FAR?
• Our group has met three times to date
– Initial meeting to establish goals
• First priority was to solicit input from CPS staff
• During the holidays, we held a digital conversation to brainstorm
survey questions
– Focus on language and intent of survey questions
– Review finalized survey
• Agendas and notes
– Shared with group members
– Shared with administration
• Create a baseline for data comparison
• Identify key areas of success
• Identity areas of growth
Intent • Provide every CPS employee a voice
PROFESSIONAL
CLIMATE
SURVEY • Sent to CPS staff on March 1st
• Open through March 8th
• 206 responses
Overview
SURVEY RESULTS
How long are you planning to stay working in Colchester
Public Schools?
TOP INTERESTS
During School Outside of School
• ‘Perks at Work’ app • UCONN game
• CPS day at local business • Fitness Classes
• Steps competition • Yard Goats game
• Art Night
WHAT COMES NEXT?
• Group will review survey results
– Breakdown by schools and view as a district
– Establish baseline data
– Identity trends
– Classify themes
• Implement ideas for improvement
– Based off of survey feedback/ suggestions
– Group ideas
• Next Meeting: April 3rd
QUESTIONS?