Don’t miss your chance to be heard!

The last day to submit the 2016 Employee Survey is this Friday, March 4. A survey invitation was sent to all employees Feb. 8. Your responses to the survey—which is anonymous—will give the school division input on issues that directly affect you as an employee. This survey continues to be part of the Employee Input Process, providing you with an opportunity to give input on issues that affect the work environment.

Some past changes that were made across the division as a result of the survey include:

• Revisions to the new employee orientation process;
• Adjustments to leave regulations and procedures, such as allowing the donation of sick leave, reducing the minimum usage of leave and increasing the cap on accumulated annual leave;
• Creating a web-based employee handbook;
• Improving driver ergonomics in driver compartments on school buses;
• Revising the transfer process for teachers and classified employees; and
• Decreasing internal pay inequity for employees on the same pay grade of the unified pay scale with the same years of experience by providing equity pay adjustments.

The Department of Planning, Innovation and Accountability (PIA) and the Department of Human Resources are administering the survey.

Questions about the survey administration should be directed to Paul Evans, educational data specialist with PIA, at 263-1199 or by email at Paul.Evans@vbschools.com. General questions about the Employee Input Process should be directed to the Department of Human Resources at 263-1133.

Answers to frequently asked questions about the survey are available on the home page of the VBCPS intranet.