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Goal 4: Create a Positive Work Environment in a Self-renewing Organization

Goal 1 Image: Teacher and student 

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) responds to the needs of its employees, including teachers, principals, supporting professionals, senior, and central office staff. As a world-class school system, MCPS recruits, hires, and retains the best qualified educators, administrators, and supporting personnel, and equips them with the skills, technology, leadership, supervision, feedback, and professional development opportunities needed to consistently perform at the highest possible levels. Staff achievements are celebrated and a positive work environment in partnership with employee organizations is promoted. Goal 4 encompasses the following milestones and accompanying data points:

Milestone 

Data Points 
1 All employees will be provided with high-quality professional development opportunities to promote individual and organizational effectiveness. Teacher Professional Growth System Data 
Administrative and Supervisory Professional Growth System Data 
Supporting Services Professional Growth System Data 

Staff Who Receive High-Quality Professional Development 
2 Systems are in place to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and diverse professional and support personnel. Diversity in Workplace 
Highly Qualified Teachers 
Highly Qualified Paraeducators 
3 All offices and departments have strategic plans that are aligned with Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence  Office and Department Strategic Plans 
4 All schools develop school improvement plans that address the needs of all No Child Left Behind subgroups using the Baldrige-guided School Improvement Planning Process. School Improvement Plans 
5 The work environment promotes employee well-being, satisfaction, and positive morale. Staff Survey Data on Office and School Environment 
6 MCPS recognizes staff efforts and achievement in pursuit of system goals and related priorities. Employee Recognition Data