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Byline: John-John Williams IV
May 27--When it comes to employee satisfaction, Howard High School has ranked near the bottom in the county system for the past two years, according to a job climate survey conducted by the Howard County Education Association.
Although test scores have increased and the school has received a much-needed renovation, Howard High employees responding to the survey were among the least satisfied workers at the system's 71 schools.
"Overall, it's in the bottom 10 schools," said Ann DeLacy, president of the Howard County Education Association.
Fifty-six percent of Howard High employees responding to the 2006-2007 survey said they had witnessed or experienced harassment by a supervisor, the highest percentage of any school in the county, according to DeLacy.
Sixty-four percent disagreed that morale was good, and 79 percent disagreed that the school's atmosphere was open to communication.
The 2006-2007 survey results prompted the union, which represents…
Source: HighBeam Research, Howard High low in job satisfaction: 64% of school's employees...