Dear Central-Support Team Members,
As previously announced, our organization’s transformation is now underway. While we continue the work of reorganizing our Central Office roles, responsibilities and priorities, there is also a need to realign seating across our administrative sites to better align with that new organizational structure.
The Office of Operations is leading an effort to assess the seating needs for each department. We anticipate this work will signal a need to reassign seating for some team members assigned to Emily Griffith Campus, Acoma Campus and 780 Grant. Please know that these moves will not impact every member of the administrative team.
We know many of you may soon be away from the office for some portion of the summer. Therefore, we are providing preliminary information to help your planning.
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We expect the seat moves to occur during the week of July 25-29. A moving contractor will be on site at each location to move DPS items like files and computers for anyone whose seat assignment is changing. For liability reasons, you will need to move any personal items you may have in your work space like plants and photos. Phones, desks and chairs will not move.
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Boxes and more detailed packing instructions will be made available beginning the week of June 6 for team members whose work year ends on Friday, June 10. Because we will not know which specific seats will be changing right away, if you will not be in the office beyond June 10, please plan to pack your personal items before you leave for the summer. Boxes will be located at each of our three administrative buildings and will be replenished over the next several weeks as required. Please use only the boxes and labeling system provided to expedite the move process.
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You do not need to be present for the actual seat moves. You will be provided information to assist with preparing your work spaces for the movers. If you will be away from the office during the July 25-29 move window -- and your current seat is identified as one that needs to be changed -- you will need to plan ahead. That may include identifying a move buddy on your team who will be present to assist with your personal items, or you should plan to take your personal items home with you when you leave for your time off.
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For those who will need to move to a different seat, our plans are to identify, confirm and share details on those “final destinations” with you in early July. As you might imagine, space shifts of this magnitude will require careful planning to ensure that there is good alignment with the work and areas of focus, and that we have the best allocation of the types of spaces needed to support each team.
Over the coming weeks, you can expect to receive more communication about the upcoming moves and timeline details. We encourage you to share any questions you have with your leadership team. If you have additional questions, please share them here. We will post an FAQ on The Commons to keep team members updated.
Please know that we are committed to supporting you during this transition.
Sincerely,
Jim Carpenter, Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Office of Operations
