New competencies & Promotion Process by Abigail Carlos Alejo https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs How are you currently feeling about the new Learning and Growth Plan process and competencies? What suggestions do you have for how we can improve the process and competencies? en-us 2021-02-25 17:53:28 UTC 2022-06-17 20:21:43 UTC hello@padlet.com How am I feeling? https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231052 I think it makes sense, and I feel aligned with the direction of the competencies and the intent of how they intersect with the promotion cycles.

]]> 2022-06-17 18:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231052 I'm wondering about the timelines. All of the resources and work that have been put into this have been great but I'm wondering what implementation and roll out will look like. Thank you all for such a wonderful meeting :) https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231084 2022-06-17 18:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231084 beccavelasco https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231127 I want to lean into the learning and growth competency and try this out, for a full cycle, and note the ways we can improve. These competencies are a tremendous step forward. I also hope we can talk in another space about setting ambitious goals for our individual work connected to overall goals, in order to see the kind of change in our communities that we want. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231127 I have never done something like this before so I think taking the time out to have another set of goals is good for the overall picture and growth individually. https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231162 2022-06-17 18:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231162 Pondering... https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231399 I am taking in all that was shared today. Even as someone who was on Team RISE, I am still processing it all. I love the focus on our own growth and the ability to make that choice for ourselves AND connect it to larger team and org goals. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231399 Suggestions for improvement? https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231447 I think that we are going to learn a lot about how we do this. What is the process / plan for communicating out what is working, what isn't and how teams are bringing this to life? A communication plan around this could be helpful.

]]> 2022-06-17 18:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231447 Appreciation for new competencies https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231451 I do appreciate the relevancy and updated definitions of the new competencies. I also appreciate the transparency from leadership and colleagues, and the breakout conversations. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231451 Feeling https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231590 I am still processing and trying to connect the dots. 

]]> 2022-06-17 18:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231590 Competencies look good. Great work team. People need more time to process. But it all looks great. https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231948 2022-06-17 18:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231948 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231985 These feel like the right direction! Excited to see what these look like in practice and I look forward to working on these with my team. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224231985 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232012 It is ambitious change and works against the status quo. Excited about the possibilities.]]> 2022-06-17 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232012 appreciate... https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232017 Appreciate the folks who took risks to ask question and share their perspectives! And such great props to Abigail and Erick for all the work that led up to today and for facilitating our space today. These conversations feel very high stakes! Great job]]> 2022-06-17 18:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232017 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232081 Interested in seeing how these competencies will be used to evaluate for promotions, some of these competencies seem very theoretical and hard to evaluate objectively and can only be evaluated during self reflection]]> 2022-06-17 18:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232081 Randy https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232125 Having had at least two opportunities to engage with the competencies I am feeling much better and see lots of applicability with our team; especially how we show up for one another. I still wonder how we might use this with our school leaders if at all, and how we draw the connection to our 1 year milestones. Looking forward to working this out together. Thanks to RISE for all the thought and expertise your poured into this.]]> 2022-06-17 18:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232125 I am processing. I am excited to focus on a developmental goal that will hopefully impact my work with schools, teachers, and students. My hope is that we are also holding ourselves accountable to our students by continuously monitoring student learning. https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232172 2022-06-17 18:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232172 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232221 I appreciate that these competences will continue to push my growth in our equity work and how it intersects with our schools.  Go Team RISE!!!
 I am still pretty fuzzy on how all the different pieces will come together for evaluation and promotion purposes but honestly, nothing has been great in any past job I've had (both in and out of Partnership) so this will be a step in the right direction! -Rachel B]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232221 on 360 feedback chasestafford https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232229 what about doing a very simple short survey that asks folks to identify 1 competency of greatest strength and 1 competency for growth for each person they work with closely. No more detail than that so it's very streamlined. I think that would still be useful data for further self-reflection and to help with blindspots. - Chase]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232229 "Next iteration of the Home Office Talent Team" https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232235 For those that may not be aware, I want to highlight why this process has been slower or feel more messy than may have been ideal. The Home Office Talent team leadership, which led much of this work, has been in transition. Kathryn, our previous Director of Home Office Talent, has been on maternity leave for the first half of 2022 and will be transitioning to a new role upon her return.  We haven't yet been able to hire someone to be our next Home Office Talent Director. Joe, our previous Chief People and Operating Officer, transitioned out of his role and stayed with us part-time for some of the spring. Our new CPOO, Dominique Morris, starts July 7th! ]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232235 clairebrown3 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232246 This has been a couple of years in the making! Thanks to those who put in a massive amount of time and energy!]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232246 Looking forward to creating spaces to learn together and norming around the competencies and what it will take to build org culture around them. -Deycy https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232377 2022-06-17 18:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232377 clairebrown3 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232540 I'm hopeful that the competencies might be as some team members noted today, our Core Values or our Lenses going forward. They help shape HOW we do our work.]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232540 Concerned https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232624 I like the competencies.  I am good with the process we have here around reflecting on them and focusing on learning and growth.  Thanks for all the good work on this team, sincerely!  

Also, I think we still haven't heard about the system for evaluating, or focusing on performance in terms of the work. Most of what we talk about day-to-day is what we're trying to get done with/in schools, and how that's going. Are we just saying that's not part of our system now?  If so, I fundamentally disagree and think that runs counter to our mission and the interests of justice that we serve.  

If there's a chance to change course on that, I would recommend it, and be down to help with the work of making the system accommodate for this aspect of what we do.  If it's too late... then I will uphold my role as a good teammate, and take another swing next year :). 

- Jeffrey ]]> 2022-06-17 18:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232624 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232760 Excited by the revolutionary direction of these competencies and the organizational culture they aim to contribute to! Can't wait to see where we go with this. 

]]> 2022-06-17 18:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232760 Clarity https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232790 I think one stepped that was missed was the explanation of what competencies are and their purpose around self development and learning. Many new people have questions and looking for a direct connection to their work stream. We need to make that clear through line or a clear understanding in general. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232790 Reflection shanamurphy https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232910 I am still trying to understand the new process. It is a lot of information. I am curious to find the connections between the various goals and plans for each team I am on and my daily work stream and expectations. I am hopeful the new competencies will help make us a more effective organization, and I look forward to the progress we can make. I look forward to gaining clarity from this process. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224232910 Gratitude https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233003 Appreciation for all of the work that went into this, especially the library of information to assist us with our personal development in each of the new competencies.]]> 2022-06-17 18:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233003 SO PROUD OF OUR ORG simastoops https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233029 I feel like we are leading the way in a revolution of how we think about colleagues and their contributions. The old school style of performance evaluations does not value things like lived experience, a person's multiple identities and how those intersect, or the ways they add value beyond output. AND that's how our schools have been set up to evaluate students too! 

I am excited to see how we can model this for other organizations and districts!]]> 2022-06-17 18:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233029 Today's Session on Competencies was informative. Great to hear the thinking, it was good to talk to folks who had similar areas of interest and looking forward to the continued learning of our new system! Thank you Team RISE for putting so much time into this process and our future growth as individuals and as an organization. claudiamartinez19 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233081 2022-06-17 18:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233081 clairebrown3 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233128 There are a lot of unknowns about how we as an org will be data-driven and how we will hold ourselves accountable to our students. I think the competencies and check-in structure is great. I just want to see a very firm link between ambitious measurable outcomes for our students, our team and individual efforts to meet those outcomes, and then the learning goals. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233128 Takiyah ( Reflecting ) takiyahj3 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233184 First thank you- the competency that really spoke to me was Root Cause Analysis -it's actually something I been thinking about a lot lately so I feel like I called this moment to reflect on it to me. Something I'm wondering about is just more time to process as a team.. I'm excited to dig into the resources... ]]> 2022-06-17 18:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233184 Feeling https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233194 I felt like it was a lot thrown at us, but the ideas are great once your start to break everything down , I feel like this is a step in the right direction ]]> 2022-06-17 18:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233194 The competencies feel organic, which is very encouraging when I think about the outcomes we are striving for. I see the competencies as an articulation of the ways/lenses through which we do/approach this work. Thank you for making the implicit explicit. https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233263 2022-06-17 18:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233263 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233443 What kind of accountability will there be as we roll out these new processes? A lot seems to rely on managers and I worry that people's experiences will be really different depending on how their manager engages/responds to these new processes]]> 2022-06-17 18:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233443 individual summary docs? chasestafford https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233909 It's challenging to tie all the pieces together. Could be helpful to make individual 1 pagers to summarize 1) network goal we are focused on 2) team goals 3) role description 4) deliverables we are prioritizing 5) competencies we are prioritizing; with links to details for each of these. Important for us to be able to see how these all connect. - Chase]]> 2022-06-17 18:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224233909 Clarity https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234332 I think one step that was missed was clarity of what competencies are and their purpose. Many folks did not see a direct connection to their role because it was not called out specifically. It would be helpful for a sample of a through line to be drafted as well as a reminder of what competencies are in relation to ones professional development. ]]> 2022-06-17 18:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234332 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234412 First, thank you to the Team RISE members for all of your hard work and the thoughtfulness that you clearly put into developing the competencies. 

I'm still unclear how competencies will be tied to particular goals for 2023-24, but this may be part of the development process with the competencies.

I'm looking forward to growing!]]> 2022-06-17 18:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234412 Thankful for the space and beginning conversation. I am still confused on how the different pieces connect and how they continue to tie into promotion opportunities. Would appreciate clarity in future conversations erikvaldez https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234851 2022-06-17 19:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224234851 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235037 Super excited for next year, but really confused about this year. I feel like I needed more information about this cycle and what I should be doing to grow during this one. ]]> 2022-06-17 19:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235037 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235192 I really appreciate the new competencies. It feels aligned with my role/work. I'm curious how this would be evaluated throughout the year. Are these markers to know we are "successful" in our work? Or should we aim to meet the competencies of the roles we aspire for promotion?

Also, the competencies feel very individualistic. It would be nice for the org to dedicate or encourage supervisors to meet with their smaller teams so everyone has a collective understanding of these competencies. ]]> 2022-06-17 19:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235192 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235767 Thank you, team RISE! Appreciate all the work that has gone into this restructure and the thought behind all of the new competencies. I'm excited to implement them and would love to see them modeled by senior leadership. I think it will take real effort to embrace the competencies and change the way we view ourselves and our teammates in this work. I'm wondering about how we will hold ourselves accountable, especially for folks who don't fully have a sense of psychological safety here. ]]> 2022-06-17 19:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224235767 Takiyah (now wondering) takiyahj3 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224236262 Reading some of the posts here induced a wondering... I'm wounding if there's away to make and offer spaces for further processing , collaboration and reflecting - maybe smaller spaces or a session where we go through each competency?]]> 2022-06-17 19:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224236262 https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224236340 I'm feeling deeply grateful for the thoughtful and compassionate work of Team RISE. I think that right now, this all feels fairly abstract, so am not sure I have much insight around glows/grows until the rubber meets the road, so to speak. But I think this feels as careful and thoughtful a process as possible, which I truly appreciate!]]> 2022-06-17 19:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailcarlosalejo/cqn64wwbk64ix3rs/wish/2224236340