← All work The story Board brief The before deck Workshop handout Sample "before" report by Paper Moth Analytics. Invented district and data, modeled on patterns from RAND (2025), the NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey (2024), and the Learning Policy Institute.
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2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey Districtwide Results · All Schools Hearthside District · Office of Research & Accountability · Presented to the Board of Education Slide 2 of 12
Survey Overview • Administered to all 919 certified teachers, March 2026 • Overall response rate: 76% • 20 schools: 10 elementary, 6 middle, 4 high • 8 core items, 5-point agreement scale • Results show % Agree + Strongly Agree • Open-ended comments summarized on slide 11 Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 3 of 12
Q1. I am satisfied with my salary and benefits. District average: 34% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 32% Alder ES 34% Birch Hill ES 35% Clover Lane ES 37% Dogwood ES 36% Elm Street ES 34% Fernwood ES 35% Hazel Park ES 36% Ivy Ridge ES 38% Juniper ES 32% Kestrel MS 34% Linden MS 33% Maple Grove MS 29% Northbrook MS 35% Oakmont MS 37% Pinecrest MS 31% Quarry Hill HS 34% Riverside HS 39% Stonegate HS 29% Thornfield HS 36% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 4 of 12
Q2. My school leadership supports me. District average: 76% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 80% Alder ES 81% Birch Hill ES 77% Clover Lane ES 72% Dogwood ES 94% Elm Street ES 77% Fernwood ES 81% Hazel Park ES 87% Ivy Ridge ES 95% Juniper ES 76% Kestrel MS 70% Linden MS 62% Maple Grove MS 78% Northbrook MS 75% Oakmont MS 58% Pinecrest MS 72% Quarry Hill HS 67% Riverside HS 60% Stonegate HS 75% Thornfield HS 91% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 5 of 12
Q3. I have enough time for planning and non-teaching work. District average: 58% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 63% Alder ES 69% Birch Hill ES 54% Clover Lane ES 59% Dogwood ES 72% Elm Street ES 53% Fernwood ES 65% Hazel Park ES 68% Ivy Ridge ES 81% Juniper ES 68% Kestrel MS 57% Linden MS 48% Maple Grove MS 57% Northbrook MS 56% Oakmont MS 40% Pinecrest MS 49% Quarry Hill HS 40% Riverside HS 46% Stonegate HS 56% Thornfield HS 63% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 6 of 12
Q4. I feel valued at my school. District average: 68% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 72% Alder ES 74% Birch Hill ES 69% Clover Lane ES 62% Dogwood ES 81% Elm Street ES 66% Fernwood ES 78% Hazel Park ES 76% Ivy Ridge ES 82% Juniper ES 71% Kestrel MS 65% Linden MS 58% Maple Grove MS 67% Northbrook MS 68% Oakmont MS 57% Pinecrest MS 60% Quarry Hill HS 60% Riverside HS 48% Stonegate HS 63% Thornfield HS 81% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 7 of 12
Q5. I have the resources I need to teach. District average: 65% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 55% Alder ES 66% Birch Hill ES 59% Clover Lane ES 70% Dogwood ES 69% Elm Street ES 67% Fernwood ES 64% Hazel Park ES 68% Ivy Ridge ES 69% Juniper ES 57% Kestrel MS 65% Linden MS 61% Maple Grove MS 62% Northbrook MS 75% Oakmont MS 62% Pinecrest MS 68% Quarry Hill HS 74% Riverside HS 64% Stonegate HS 67% Thornfield HS 50% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 8 of 12
Q6. Student conduct is managed effectively. District average: 66% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 67% Alder ES 67% Birch Hill ES 56% Clover Lane ES 67% Dogwood ES 77% Elm Street ES 54% Fernwood ES 67% Hazel Park ES 61% Ivy Ridge ES 82% Juniper ES 66% Kestrel MS 50% Linden MS 61% Maple Grove MS 65% Northbrook MS 58% Oakmont MS 65% Pinecrest MS 65% Quarry Hill HS 71% Riverside HS 78% Stonegate HS 61% Thornfield HS 73% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 9 of 12
Q7. Professional development is useful to me. District average: 64% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 65% Alder ES 61% Birch Hill ES 65% Clover Lane ES 57% Dogwood ES 61% Elm Street ES 63% Fernwood ES 71% Hazel Park ES 56% Ivy Ridge ES 59% Juniper ES 68% Kestrel MS 52% Linden MS 61% Maple Grove MS 63% Northbrook MS 72% Oakmont MS 68% Pinecrest MS 62% Quarry Hill HS 62% Riverside HS 62% Stonegate HS 73% Thornfield HS 69% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 10 of 12
Q8. I plan to keep teaching at this school next year. District average: 74% · n = varies by school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 76% Alder ES 75% Birch Hill ES 83% Clover Lane ES 74% Dogwood ES 86% Elm Street ES 74% Fernwood ES 82% Hazel Park ES 88% Ivy Ridge ES 87% Juniper ES 70% Kestrel MS 73% Linden MS 56% Maple Grove MS 80% Northbrook MS 72% Oakmont MS 62% Pinecrest MS 68% Quarry Hill HS 62% Riverside HS 56% Stonegate HS 68% Thornfield HS 79% Willow Bend ES % Agree/Strongly Agree Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 11 of 12
Open-Ended Comments: Top Themes • Pay / salary (mentioned in 41% of comments) • Workload and paperwork (27%) • Student behavior (19%) • Administration / leadership (14%) • Other (12%) • Note: comments may mention more than one theme Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability Slide 12 of 12
Next Steps • Share results with principals by May 15 • Schools to review their data with staff • Compensation study to be presented in fall • Survey to be re-administered Spring 2027 • Questions? Hearthside District · 2026 Teacher Working Conditions Survey · Office of Research & Accountability