Oh, Won't You Stay! How Ingenium Empowers and Retains Staff
Discover how Ingenium Schools has built a strong, employee-centered culture by prioritizing meaningful feedback and recognition. Through intentional practices like stay interviews and a dedicated Teacher Advisory Committee, Ingenium actively listens and responds to employee voices. Combined with long-standing traditions that celebrate and appreciate staff, these efforts have led to a significant reduction in teacher and employee turnover—while keeping team satisfaction high.
Join this session to learn about these strategies, the results, and how to implement your own similar process in your school.
Presented by
Melody Donnelly
Chief People Officer
INGENIUM SCHOOLS
Melody Donnelly is a CA Licensed Attorney and is Ingenium Schools' Chief People Officer. Ms. Donnelly boasts a diverse legal background: employment law, public defense, and school law. In her current role, she oversees employee relations and compliance for the Ingenium network. Ms. Donnelly is an Ingenium Cabinet member, responsible for strategic planning, maintaining key performance indicators, and contributing to organization-wide policy and decision making. Ms. Donnelly was a member of the E4E School Climate Policy Team and has presented at the NQEC and the CSDC Leadership Conferences.
William Toomey
Superintendent
INGENIUM SCHOOLS
Bill brings nearly three decades of experience at every level in public education. He has worked across the country starting his teaching career in Chicago, where he received the “National Educator of the Year” award in 1998. Bill’s multi-faceted career includes serving as a Teacher, Principal, Director, Deputy Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Business Officer, and Superintendent. A strong focus on achieving exceptional learner outcomes, while growing school networks fiscally and nationally for two charter management organizations serving over 100,000 students, has been the cornerstone of Bill’s career. His inspirational leadership, mentorship, and relationship-building have helped develop many current educational leaders nationwide. He is driven by a passion for creating and leading high-quality school choice options in underserved communities.
