Employee Experience

A strong employee experience leads to greater levels of employee engagement--which means higher performance, retention, and job satisfaction. Talent Development is creating a welcoming and positive culture, providing opportunities for employee connectedness, and embedding the CPS Core Values in all we do. With a great employee experience, we're making CPS a "district of choice" for remarkable professionals.

New Employee Onboarding

Building a welcoming and positive culture is a priority at CPS. This begins when a new employee walks through our doors and continues throughout their career.

Our e-onboarding course is a 1 1/2 hour professional development session that introduce our newest colleagues to the "CPS Way." We discuss our Mission, Vision, I am CPS Core Values, the I am CPS Ambassador Program as well as the ins and outs of payroll, benefits, technology and character strengths.

This is a required course for all new employees. You will need your employee ID number to access the course in your SafeSchools account.

Welcome to CPS!



Interested in how you can support your new employees beyond the full-day onboarding session? Check out the Onboarding Toolkit here!

Employee Groups

We hope that you will connect with one of the following employee groups to enjoy time with colleagues, learn something new, and give back:

  • Lunch & Learns

  • Employee Book Clubs

  • Community Service Group

  • Staff for Students

  • Young Professionals Group - YP Group

  • Lean In Circles

  • Annual Employee Softball Game

Open: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Employee Care Center

The Employee Carer Center (ECC) is for you - all 6,084 employees. Located on the first floor of the Education Center, visit the ECC for fast access to information and services for employees, including:

  • Employee Badges

  • Background Checks

  • Human Resources

  • Payroll

  • Technology

We hope you will utilize the Employee Care Center and provide ongoing feedback to help us create and sustain an environment that is welcoming, helpful and encouraging.

Stay in the Know!

The CPS Connection, our monthly employee newsletter, is focused on keeping everyone in the loop on district opportunities. This emailed publication features the work of schools and Central Office departments, shares information about upcoming events, and highlights employees who are living the I am CPS Core Values.


Interested in learning more about being an I am CPS Ambassador? Check out the video below to see what it is all about. Please feel free to reach out to Rolonda Smith at smitrol@cpsboe.k12.oh.us if you have any questions or need more information.