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SKSD Board of Directors
Meeting

2/12/2024 'S

SOUTH KITs SAP

SCHOOL DISTRICT



SKSD Focus Area-Belonging:

Asense of Belonging leads to better Retention of new and existing
employees...

Part of the SK Way is Loving People. That means as part of our District culture, we treat our
employees with respect, hold them accountable, and ensure their voices are heard as we strive to
Get Better Every Day.


SKSD Making an Impact:

e Voted Best Employer in South Kitsap in 2023 and 2024
e Awarded top 3 employer in Kitsap County for 2023

south Kitsap
7 2024

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Survey of New SK
Staff

Fostering a Sense of Belonging

Belonging is a core value in the South Kitsap School District. We are passionate
about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable learning environment
for all students and staff. We actively seek to understand the complex and rich
identities of self and others and lean into and engage in courageous
conversations. We know the educational environment is enhanced when diverse
groups of people with unique ideas come together to learn and grow.

Working with an engagement consultant:

New South Kitsap Employees were surveyed about their experiences over the first 5
months on the job in areas such as:

Sense of Accomplishment
Autonomy

Clear Expectations
Environment

Growth

Recognition
Relationships at Work
Anticipated Retention

The survey covered new employees from all areas including bus drivers,
paraeducators, certificated instructional and administrative staff.



Survey
Results

Overall, survey
results were very
positive. (5 pt. scale)

Drivers

Accomplishment
Autonomy

Clear Expectations
Environment

Growth

Recognition
Relationships at Work
Retention

Value & Purpose

415

3.80

3.90

3.60

4.00

3.65

433

4.25

4.23


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TOP DRIVER

Relationships at Work 4.33 ¥0.15

BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT

“| know at least one person at work who seems to care about me.”
“There is someone at work that | can count on when | need help.”

A BOTTOM DRIVER

—7
Environment 3.60 70.36

BIGGEST DROP

Recognition 3.65 ¥ 0.48

Environment: “I have the physical resources to do my job well” (1-5 scale)
Recognition: “In the last seven days, | have received recognition or praise for
doing good work.”


Interviewing

Finding those in alignment with
District culture and priorities...

Examples:

How will your previous experience help you to
provide student centered learning strategies that
embrace SKSD’s “Belonging” priorities?

When planning a lesson, how do you prioritize
differentiation so that each learner is able to
access information in a way that is relevant to
their needs?

Please share your strategies for engaging
parents/guardians in their children’s learning and
behavior management.



Pre-Employment Reference Calls

Final Review of Application

Materials
No employee allowed to have
unsupervised student contact prior to Recommendation for Hire

clearing WSP & FBI background check.

WSP and FBI Background Checks


Qualifications: Certificated/Classified

Job postings denote the required certificate(s)/qualifications and
verification is completed prior to finalization of hire and an official
offer of employment.


Collaboration

Current calendar model was developed as a collaboration between union
groups and input from the community.

The District was able to reach a 3 year agreement with the SEIU in 2024.


Looking Forward:

Continue collaborative work of the “BIG 3” with our employee groups.
(PLCs, MTSS, and Belonging.)

Serving the students, staff, and families of SKSD through a vision of Happy,
Healthy, and Safe policies and procedures.