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Engagement That Survives Change
Why Energy Fades and How to Build Systems That Keep It Alive
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Wednesday
25
March
11:00 am EDT
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Engagement That Survives Change explores why engagement in K–12 districts often fades — and how to build systems that sustain it.

Too often, engagement is treated as a short-term initiative instead of a structured leadership practice. When it lives with one person or one campaign, it disappears during leadership transitions, staffing shortages, or periods of uncertainty.

In this session, we’ll share a practical, repeatable framework districts can use to embed engagement into daily leadership routines for strengthening culture, improving retention, and building long-term stability across campuses.

Participants will leave with clear tools, measurable indicators, and a simple 90-day action plan to begin building sustainable engagement systems immediately.

What We’ll Cover
  • Why engagement fades when it’s personality-driven instead of system-driven
  • The role of middle leaders (principals, department heads) in scaling engagement
  • Practical engagement rituals districts can embed into existing workflows
  • The engagement metrics that actually predict retention risk
  • How to build a documented engagement playbook that survives leadership change
  • A simple 90-day roadmap to move from reactive to systemic engagement

Agenda
  • Welcome & Framing the Challenge 
  • Engagement as a System 
  • Sustainable Engagement Rituals 
  • Engagement + Retention Metrics 
  • The Engagement Playbook + 90-Day Plan 
  • Live Q&A 
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Key Takeaways
  • Understand why engagement efforts fade — and how to prevent it
  • Identify leadership practices that directly impact retention
  • Learn 5 repeatable engagement rituals that fit into existing workflows
  • Recognize early warning engagement metrics before turnover occurs
  • Walk away with a practical 90-day engagement action plan
  • Gain clarity on how to institutionalize engagement across campuses​​​​​​​
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Meet your hosts:


Dr. Kate Popham 
Senior Research Consultant
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Dr. Kate Popham is a senior researcher at Sogolytics specializing in K–12 employee engagement and continuous improvement. She has extensive experience leading research and facilitation across engagement and school quality, supporting districts as they turn staff voice and data into practical actions that strengthen culture and retention. 
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Lauren Gonzalez
Consultant, Research and Advisory Services Sogolytics 

Lauren designs and leads research studies that help organizations understand what their customers and communities actually think. She'll walk through the data, share what surprised her, and connect the findings to decisions brands can make right now.


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