Is everything REALLY being shared?

Is everything REALLY being shared with the Diocese of Gary?

MOST DEFINITELY! So much so that it was necessary to warn them in advance that nothing was left out. So in case you wondered if everything is making its way to the eyes of the Diocese of Gary, yes. Even the inappropriate and senseless comments. Luckily that only accounts for a very small percentage.

Please be warned: As a general rule, the comments are, as requested, thoughtful whether negative or positive. Unfortunately, due to a combination of apparent anger in some cases, freedom to speak completely freely in others, and immaturity in a few, there are some vulgar words used throughout various comments whether derogatory or sexual in nature. It was decided prior to creation of the survey that absolutely no data would be altered in any way, so you are seeing it word for word how it was received, grammar and spelling errors included. 

Some more insight to show the process.

There is a strong desire to keep negativity that was shared in the survey out of the public eye for as much as people want to read all "the dirt". The only negative result that is being shared at the moment is an excerpt from the report being sent to the Diocese of Gary. Based on information shared since this survey ended, there is a higher confidence level toward the future of Andrean based on actions taken by the Diocese of Gary. This statistic was relayed with the following comment to drive it home.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, the first question and answer displayed (all of which were rearranged to flow more smoothly in the reports), was “The Diocese of Gary is going to take our concerns seriously.”  Out of 99 that answered, 57 feel you will not and 42 feel you will. Hopefully, the 57 are wrong.
In addition, we advised the Diocese of the following:

A few considerations when reviewing the responses:

• ·         All questions aside from Demographics were optional.
• ·         People typically answered based on direct knowledge of the employee.
• ·         There will almost always be someone that does not like an employee no matter what.
• ·         The type of interaction a participant has with an employee affects the number of responses.
• ·         NEVER was the response expected to be so strong. You can say "just" 125 people completed the survey, but not included would be those that forgot to hit SUBMIT at the end, of which there is no way to know if that happened, as well as those that decided it was too involved and quit early on. another statistic that cannot be determined.
• ·         What is certain is this; there are some very consistent overall opinions about the school and its employees, past and present, and this survey was not a waste of time for anyone that participated.

That's a lot of.........

Until the survey was printed earlier this week onto paper, it was not known how many pages it would take. 63 pages!! It's a good thing the technology exists to save paper!

There were 354 questions on the survey all together. No wonder it is taking so long to put it all together in reports! But it is almost done!! 

It's almost that time!

As the finishing touches are being put on the reports to be delivered to the Diocese of Gary, this is the public version of a portion of the introductory packet to give you a feel for how seriously this survey was created, conducted and analyzed. More information will be posted later and soon you will see some interesting comments from survey respondents!

The TrueSpeak Survey (from this point forward known as “the survey”), conducted for Andrean High School was not done at the request of Andrean High School nor the Diocese of Gary.

The survey was not created by one individual but rather a group of 12 individuals, none of which were known to each other to have contributed to the creation of the survey. To explain, the following demographics were selected for creation of survey questions:

·         4 Current Andrean High School Employees

·         4 Former Andrean High School Employees

·         4 Current Andrean Students

·         4 Current Andrean Parents of Current Andrean Students

This group of 12 knew that 11 others were participating in the creation of the survey and the demographics of the group, but not the names of the chosen ones.Each contributor was asked to submit as many questions as they could think of that would help bring light to the realities of Andrean High School’s environment as it were this school year.

ALL CONTRIBUTORS AGREED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL SURVEY. IT WAS AGREED BY ALL THAT THOSE THAT ASSISTED IN CREATING THE SURVEY WOULD BE IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO TAKE THE SURVEY AND WOULD MAKE THE RESULTS THEREFORE QUESTIONABLE. CONTRIBUTORS WERE TAKEN AT THEIR WORD THAT THEY WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE AND CERTIFIED THE SAME UPON CLOSING OF THE SURVEY.

EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THE OFFICIAL CREATION OF THE SURVEY, TWITTER ACCOUNT, EMAIL ACCOUNT, GOOGLE+ PAGE, AND BLOG AND THE DATA COLLECTION SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SAME WAS DONE OUTSIDE OF THIS GROUP OF 12 BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY NOT CONNECTED TO ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL OR THE DIOCESE OF GARY.  AGAIN, THIS DECISION WAS MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF AVOIDING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANY CHANCE OF DATA TAMPERING.

All questions were analyzed in a variety of methods to determine which should be included. The list of current employees was provided by a current employee. The list of former employees was a combination of various contributor’s recollection. Inadvertently, some people were not included but learned about after the fact. Certain positions were not considered in this mix, including non-management cafeteria staff, but rather questions were asked pertaining to the cafeteria staff collectively.

The survey was carefully crafted in the same basic manner a Risk Assessment test is crafted.  You will notice that some questions that seem to be duplicated are different variations of the same question. For example, although every staff member was individually reviewed, some were called out specifically in the “Agree/Disagree” section of the survey, while specific departments were questioned in the same section and then again in open commentary about specific departments and groups. Finally, the open commentary at the end of the survey was a form of consistency detector as well.

All in all, the objective was to be sure the most consistent information was being collected, and to do that, the questions were crafted in a manner to encourage that. The results worked out as expected overall, and though nothing can be a perfect science it is collectively believed that the results are very consistent, accurate, and sometimes revealing.

Come back! Come back!

The following former employees are desired back by the number of votes shown below. Listed are any with 25 more more votes to return from greatest to least. There are 12 total former employees in this group.

In processing the results, it is important to consider the length of time and employee had been employed at the school, who did or didn't know the employee, what their position was and how much their position involved interacting with the various participants. Because of that, some numbers may seem inflated or deflated, but these results are completely in-check with comments made about the same people.

85 - Megan Bonta
82 - Martin Stevens
76 - Steve Wachowski
64 - Mary Beth Ginalski
57 - Wende Burbridge
54 - Todd Hutson
58 - Jeff Noel
49 - Carol Norris
31 - Rick Torres
28 - Jim Klora
27 - Fr. Paul Quanz
26 - Stacia Bolakowski

The Top 10

Top 10 current employees as determined by survey participants:

#1 - Denise Maldonado
#2 - Sr. Carol Ann Terlicher
#3 - Jaycob Knazur
#4 - Sue Marovich
#5 - Helen Giorgio
#6 - Stephen Grabek
#7 - Dave Nelson
#8 - John Szot
#9 - Anne Weiss
#10 - Joe O'Neill

And since Sr. Carol Ann Terlicher is on sabbatical, here's #11:

#11 Chris Skinner



Top 10 former employees as determined by survey participants:

#1 - Megan Bonta
#2 - Steve Wachowski
#3 - Martin Stevens
#4 - Julia Voyles
#5 - Jim Klora
#6 - Wende Burbridge
#7 - Jeff Noel
#8 - Stacia Bolakowski
#9 - Barb Koteles
#10 - Mary Beth Ginalski

These results are listed in order of scoring as determined solely by survey participants. Interpretation did not play any role in these totals.

Congratulations to Denise Maldonado!

CONGRATULATIONS TODENISE MALDONADORANKED #1

Of 108 total employees evaluated by survey participants, which include current and former employees, Denise Maldonado came in first and determined the curve on which the rest of the grading scale would be applied. 

The comments about Ms. Maldonado match completely with this ranking, and she is obviously a very well liked and respected employee by students, staff, parents, and alum alike!

So, if you see Ms. Maldonado today, please congratulate her and thank her for being such an awesome teacher and influence to so many.

As for the one person that voted against retaining Ms. Maldonado, really?

Here are the delightful comments
Ms. Maldonado received:*

• Great teacher who is genuinely concerned about everyone! Excellent teaching methods
• Truly teaches to be a student of Christ
• The one and only Maldo!!!
• Don't let her leave. She is an excellent theology teacher.
• I've known her my whole life....she is the nicest teacher at Andrean barnone
• Give this woman a raise for her hard work and dedication
• There is nothing bad to say about Ms. Maldo. She is genuine, kind, and a great teacher.
• Very real.
• Great teacher, one of my favorites. I graduated with her oldest and got to know her very well.
• Cared about all of her students.
• Does not get enough credit for what she does! She has made a difference in so many peoples' lives!
• tough but loving.
• wonderful teacher
• A great teacher who does not get the credit she deserves
• one of the best teachers at andrean without a doubt
• Mrs. Maldonado taught a religion class I enjoyed going to and she made an effort to connect with the students.
• Shes one of the only teacher that truly understand everything about Andrean
• She was a wonderful mentor when I was a student and she remains a mentor to the current students.
• Super nice super creative, made class fun
• Really does want what's best for Andrean. Is passionate and cares about each student.
• Great teacher
• Mrs. Maldo is one of those teachers who take the time to 100% know her stuff and know her students. She is a very kind soul, always concerned for her students' well-being and happiness. She also knows her every day's lecture and lesson plan by heart for the entire year, and her tests are very well tied-in with her notes. She is an all-around great teacher and person, and a motherly figure for many.
• Teaches a great but challenging class that educates students about the importance of having strong religious values
• Denise is one of Andrean's finest. She is loved and adored by her students because of how well she teaches, the passion she puts into it, and the fact that she believes 100% of what she teaches.
• She is very sweet and caring. she is welcoming to her classroom no matter who you are.
• Great lady that actually teaches
• She knows the students well and cares about them. She keeps a good balance between getting work done and going off on tangents. She keeps the class interesting even when we are learning something as basic as the 10 commandments.
  
  * The comments displayed MAY have been redacted prior to posting to the public, but have not been altered in any way, including spelling and grammar corrections. HOWEVER, ALL comments as-is will be submitted to the Diocese of Gary without redaction.