School district focuses on climate and culture

Students, parents and teachers were recently asked to complete a survey looking at the climate and culture within Crook County School District. Not only was this an opportunity to find problem areas, says Superintendent Mark Broderson, it was part of an overall push to spread kindness and improve the general atmosphere across the district.

“The leadership team had a retreat last May and we tried to figure out what was the direction we wanted to focus on,” he says. “We chose to focus on creating a positive climate and making our buildings a place where everybody wants to be and enjoys being.”

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