Environmental Scan of Employee Experience
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As part of our PPS Strategic Plan, , we are engaging in a number of strategic actions to drive toward our goal of having a diverse, high-quality and thriving workforce where every employee is supported in personal and professional well-being and success.
One of the first steps is to deepen our shared understanding of the employee experience through an environmental scan of current practices, policies, and perspectives. This environmental scan is intended to amplify needs that have already been shared in existing data (i.e. previous surveys, reports, focus groups) and provide opportunities for employees to share additional information about their experience as a Portland Public Schools employee.
With funding through our one-time HB 4030 Education Staff Retention and Recruitment grant, we partnered with Education Northwest, a local, non-profit research organization, to support the data-gathering process in winter 2022 and prepared a report on the findings and recommendations in Spring 2023. The executive summary of the report can be found here.
The findings and recommendations within the environmental scan inform the priorities and goals of the PPS Human Resources team.
Announcements
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Share your experience as a PPS employee today!
In our ongoing efforts to build a diverse, high-quality & thriving workforce, we are conducting a districtwide employee survey to better understand the experiences of Team PPS. Your feedback will help us know how we’re supporting you and where we can do better.
The survey will take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete and will close at 9 AM on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Here are a few important things to know:
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All participants will be able to take the survey during work hours.
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Participation is voluntary.
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All responses are confidential.
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Our local research partner, Education Northwest, will collect and securely store all data.
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No individual responses will be shared with PPS. PPS will only see descriptive analyses of groups with no less than 10 individuals.
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This information will be used to improve the work environment.
Having trouble accessing the link? Copy and paste this URL into your web browser:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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What are the goals of the environmental scan?
There are four major goals for the environmental scan:
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Obtain detailed information about the experience of employees, particularly diverse employees, throughout the employee life cycle.
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Understand the research and best practices in K-12 organizations related to each area of the employee life cycle.
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Identify where current policies, practices, and infrastructure support a healthy and thriving employee experience.
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Identify opportunities for sustaining, increasing or developing programming, policies, and practices that will support a healthy and thriving employee experience.
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Why does PPS need to complete an environmental scan?
Throughout the last few years, PPS has collected information and feedback from some employee groups about specific issues or needs; however, this environmental scan is intended to provide a comprehensive look at the needs of all employees, across all employee groups, with a focus on the experiences of our diverse educators. The environmental scan will amplify what has been shared in existing data (i.e. previous surveys, reports, focus groups) and provide an opportunity for all employees to share about their experiences as a PPS employee.
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How is PPS funding the environmental scan?
PPS is using a small portion of our one-time HB 4030 Education Staff Recruitment and Retention grant to fund the environmental scan. One of PPS' core strategies is to better understand the root cause of recruitment and retention challenges. Find more information on HB 4030 .