District 212 is one of the Chicago Tribune Top 100 Workplaces

The list includes employers in diverse categories such as advertising and marketing, construction, education, financial services and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing and real estate.

The Top Workplaces are determined solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics,LLP, a leading research firm that examines workplace environments. The company uses a short, anonymous survey to collect information from employees working in places like a hospital, school, corporation or company.

The assessment measures Organizational Health through the following subtopics: Direction of the Organization, Execution of Initiatives, and Connections with Employees. It also measures feelings about a person's job on the following subtopics: Work Expectations, Relationships with Management, and Pay and Benefits.

A few months ago, Leyden employees were asked to take an online survey that ultimately put the school district on The Chicago Tribune Top 100 Workplaces list. "It is rare for school districts to be nominated for this honor, and even rarer for them to be selected as a Top Workplace," says Superintendent Nick Polyak.