Illinois

Rockford Public Schools 205

The district
Location: Illinois
Urban district. 28,500 students. 4,700 employees. Outside Chicago.

The challenge
Stagnate student achievement. Staff and teachers felt disengaged. No ratified contract.

The results
The district worked with K12 Insight to develop a new employee engagement survey and integrated the company’s cloud-based listening solution, Let’s Talk!, on its website to foster an ‘always-on’ conversation with teachers and staff.

In their words
“Pairing the employee engagement survey with Let’s Talk! gave us an authentic way to understand and fully engage with our employees and other stakeholders.” -Dr. Kelly Monson, chief continuous improvement officer

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