Thank you to our central office team members who are putting Students First by spending their time and using their talents in our school buildings. We understand that managers are likely receiving questions from their team members and we wanted to provide some clarification and resources to help answer those questions. Please share this information with your teams.

Central office team members who completed a form with their availability received an email last week with the list of school assignments. Please note that this list does not include all central office team members. Our first priority has been supporting elementary schools' needs. We have factored in accommodations, critical infrastructure positions, long-term support assignments, and preferences on region, day and school. We have sent another survey to central office employees without on-call elementary assignments to capture preferences so we can staff newcomer and special-education centers at the secondary level.

Team members are not expected to be in a school building on their assigned day or any other day unless the school leader asks for assistance. (Please note, only students who attend programming (school, before/after school care, other DPS-approved programs) in a particular school or building are allowed in that building. DPS staff may not bring their child to work with them if that child does not attend programming in that building.)

N95 masks will be available for central office team members at each school. One mask can be worn for five days (up to five weeks if supporting in schools one day a week). Face shields will also be available.

All team members who will be supporting in schools must complete a training to understand the health and safety protocols for being in-person with students. If you or any members of your team have not yet completed the training, please access it here.

Please share with your team that there have been a couple of updates to the training materials based on our latest health guardrails (there is no need to retake the training):

Given the changes in expectations for central office team members, the timeline to set LIFT goals in Infor HR has been extended to Nov. 6. Visit The Commons for goal-setting resources.

Consideration was made in assignments for any team member with an approved medical accommodation or leave of absence. Those team members not assigned as in-person supports will receive more information soon about supporting schools virtually.

For more information about accommodation requests for COVID-19, please visit The Commons.

If you have questions, please email Central_OfficeSupport@dpsk12.org.

As Supt. Cordova shared with all team members yesterday, it is more important than ever that we do everything we can to keep each other and the entire DPS Community safe.

We expect all leaders to set an example for their teams, follow the DPS 5 and encourage safe habits. If a team member is continually putting others at risk by not following the DPS 5, please follow this guidance:

It is important that all team members feel as safe at work as possible. Please encourage members of your team to come to you, contact their HR partners or contact the Integrity Hotline or submit an IntegraReport if they have concerns about safe behaviors at work.

For additional resources, visit The Commons and the Leaders Guide to the Google Transition.

The Enterprise version of Google Meet is now available to those who would like to opt in and purchase licenses. The new features include breakout rooms, polls/quizzes, the ability to save recordings for longer than 30 days, and live-streaming. (A full list of features can be found here.) If you are interested in opting in and purchasing license(s), the cost is $24 per user for one year, to be paid out of the department budget. Licenses are non-transferable. To opt in, please fill out this form. DoTS will then be in touch on next steps with your licenses.

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