FROM THE ADDRESSOur people
People thrive when they are valued, supported and trusted to contribute
A connection drawn from Project BUILD themes
WHAT PEOPLE DESCRIBED
The findings behind this statement
Three of the eight themes converge here. Being noticed, being known, and being able to influence the work were repeatedly described together rather than separately.
Everyday acknowledgment mattered more than formal awards, and recognition of work that is easy to overlook — operational, clerical, food service, custodial — recurs throughout.
The gaps are in the same record. Accounts describe appreciation that varied by location, effort met with no feedback, and input offered without any response.
THE DISTRICT’S READING
What this means for this part of the address
The district reads this as three requirements that work together rather than a menu: recognition without influence, or influence without support, was not what people described as thriving.
This paragraph is the district’s application of the findings above. It is not something the people who contributed asked for.
WORTH BEING CLEAR ABOUT
Valuing appreciation is not a statement about compensation or working conditions, and nothing here should be read as suggesting one substitutes for the other.
The themes this draws on
Each theme page shows what was heard, what was missing, and what the finding does not tell us.