Impact Office - Opportunities by https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1 Reflecting on our IO work during Fall 2020, and looking ahead to planned work for Spring 2021, where do we have greater opportunities to dismantle and combat white supremacy? What behaviors and actions have you observed in yourself or your peers that perpetuate white supremacy characteristics? What structures in the IO sphere influence have you seen in place that perpetuate white supremacy characteristics? What were the outcomes of those situations? en-us 2021-01-07 16:58:31 UTC 2021-01-08 17:48:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Revisit timeline, tasks, reports sudikshya_pal https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960002 Not feeling prepared, scramble
Quality might be diminished
Barrier to creating meaningful partnership/relationships
Not good for morale and view of leadership

]]> 2021-01-08 17:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960002 Opportunities to revisit deadlines, tasks, reports jmarcel https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960026 Things that cause folks to scramble for data. Not feeling prepared to do said task. Also undermines relationship building with other departments.]]> 2021-01-08 17:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960026 Who is in the room hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960896 Want to focus our equity project on our team meetings but team meetings are predominantly white - how do we get input and perspective from diverse folks (roles, perspectives, racial orientation, etc.) - applies to broader impact office in terms of lack of diversity]]> 2021-01-08 17:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067960896 Thinking of new ways to share information rather than sending long detailed emails, etc.. alexandra_jones4 https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067962869 2021-01-08 17:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067962869 Potential IO Structures to Check for Power Hoarding https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067964367 Each time a gain/improvement is made, there is simultaneous awareness about "what still could have been done" or what more could have been done. Are there structures IO could put in place to check for power hoarding?]]> 2021-01-08 17:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067964367 Tendency to get stuck in only one rigt way hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067967930 Fortunately, can lean on colleagues who can push us to think differently and not one right way - Should out to Laura and Ken in particular]]> 2021-01-08 17:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067967930 Balance/Moderation vs. Extremes sudikshya_pal https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067970222 Antidote/shift maybe moving on a spectrum vs. moving from one end to the other. 
The WSC in itself is not the issue ]]> 2021-01-08 17:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067970222 Lack of Comfort with Antidote https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067970350 Personal comfort with written word (ie: spreadsheets, agendas, documentation) conflicts with the antidote of valuing other forms of communicating information. How can we push ourselves further to think about alternate ways to interact/present/share/complete our work?]]> 2021-01-08 17:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067970350 Operationalization of the antidotes hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067972978 How do we take the antidotes and build them into systems and structures so we break away from white supremacy norms? Especially since so much of project management reflects the white supremacy characterictics. ]]> 2021-01-08 17:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067972978 Balance jmarcel https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067977004 Trying to be intentional about where we are in the spectrum - some emphasis on using data to drive decision making, even if it's non-relational.]]> 2021-01-08 17:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067977004 Incremental change vs. Transformational change sudikshya_pal https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067980880 2021-01-08 17:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067980880 Often we are required to represent the voice of others and direct work and that is our job hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067983934 How do we do this in a way that still honors the work and direction and vision of our leaders while not being paternalistic (e.g. avoiding the "because X said so")]]> 2021-01-08 17:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067983934 Potential for Vendor and/or New Employee Equity Onboarding Training https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067986540 There is a need to ground in our DPS equity journey and expectations with contractors/vendors and new employees.  How can we standardize the way that we engage and onboard these audiences so that there is continuity in our approach to all worok? ]]> 2021-01-08 17:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067986540 Remind folks of the bias that exists within data science jmarcel https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067995737 2021-01-08 17:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067995737 Continue work to get student and family voice into analyses jmarcel https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067996850 2021-01-08 17:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067996850 Need to include parent and student voices more sudikshya_pal https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067998736 2021-01-08 17:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1067998736 Less evaluation and progress monitoring focus on assessments and numbers https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068000969 This year has been somewhat of a blessing in that we've had to rely on qualitative data more. Also, we've taken into account student voice and family voice more than in past years. Going forward, it would be nice to continue to value these methods and viewpoints in evaluations, progress monitoring, in general]]> 2021-01-08 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068000969 DPS hierarchical org sudikshya_pal https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068002722 Difficulty in moving things forward --- layers of hierarchy and approval process
Accountability structures create barriers to making decisions on the "ground/field" within their context.]]> 2021-01-08 17:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068002722 Powerhoarding more likely when feeling vulnerable, threatened, overwhelmed hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068003824 Seeing this now through DPS transitions]]> 2021-01-08 17:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068003824 Safety amy_mcguire https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068005448 As an organization, creating psychological safety for trying and learning forward]]> 2021-01-08 17:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068005448 Sentence Stems https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068006403 Create a bank of sentence stems that we can leverage in our meetings when we recognize characteristics of white supremacy appearing (possibly leverage some of the NVC resources).

Consider including specific references to the characteristics of white supremacy culture (ie, "In the interest of dismantling Right to Comfort, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say...").]]> 2021-01-08 17:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068006403 Need to create more safety and accountability buddies from one another to call out when we are perpetuating these characteristics hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068013723 2021-01-08 17:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068013723 Individual Commitment https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068018845 Continue to assess what we can each do as individuals to bring the focus back to what we can do better, and what can be improved within our own teams/our control.

How can we change our own teams?
How should the district shift?
How can we influence the district shift?]]> 2021-01-08 17:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068018845 Making policies of exceptions hannah_riviereplatt https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068022939 We often make a rule but then behind the scenes accept that we will make exceptions for people who need it - often the people who will ask for it are more likely to be people who know how to work the systme (i.e. more likely to be white) and people who follow the rules (i.e. mor elikely BIPOC) follow the rules ]]> 2021-01-08 17:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068022939 Tendency to shift Focus Too Soon jmarcel https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068027364 Resources get redirected to the next fire before the last one was "stabilized" causing previous progress to backslide and a sense that sustaining progress is all but impossible.]]> 2021-01-08 17:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068027364 Understand the interdependent nature of need for comfort, sense of urgency, and other elements of white supremacy culture. https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068034489 2021-01-08 17:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068034489 Right to Pushback https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068050169 Having leadership support to pushback to our clients when we identify parts of their process that will lead to inequitable outcomes. At minimum, leaders/consumers of our products can't claim ignorance of pro's and con's. ]]> 2021-01-08 17:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hannah_riviereplatt/gv3mnaoa46fpffd1/wish/1068050169