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Hink of Pueblo Mechanical insists on cameras – visible
communication. “I probably get more now looking at you
on camera than I would just staring at you in person, or
having to spin around the room to observe everybody’s
body language,” Hink said. “Our communication has home. Getting everybody online took some time. The
increased.” more my home desk was like my work desk, the more
efficient I was.”
If he wants a one-on-one conversation, he calls that
person. “We have time for a personal response,” Hink A problem with accessing information would occur
said. “We’re both at home. There is better communication when an essential employee was out with COVID-19
on a personal level. What’s happening is more than just or for bereavement, Turner of Paloma said. “There are
shop talk. Now we are interacting – with family and times when people step away from their jobs, and we
animals in background. It’s more meaningful.” have been more patient,” she said.
Hamilton and Thomason emphasized how important,
Regarding the most effective way to stay connected with under these stressful times, it is for everyone to take a
colleagues when working remotely, Hamilton of Mesa break now and then.
touted Webex Teams. She said Mesa has 27 different
teams, including one for purchasing, for leadership and “Get outside,” Thomason said. “Summer will be here
directors. “When we went virtual, we had a coronavirus soon. We all know our limits. Take some time for yourself.
team,” Hamilton said. “Rather than having to do an email It’s incredibly important give breaks to ourselves.”
to a group, now it’s just this constant real time chat. My
email is old news, old technology It’s like virtual text Michelle Hamilton, Mesa Public Schools mlhamilton@mpsaz.org
messaging.“ Lari Staples, Dysart Unified School District lari.staples@dysart.org

Jeff Thomason, Roosevelt School District jeff.thomason@rsd66.org
On keeping organized at home, Staples of Dysart said,
“We all came back for our office chair. A bar stool did Kristin Turner, Paloma Elementary School District kturner@
palomaesd.org
not last long. I checked out my chair. We try to mimic
our work environment as much as possible. A lot of files Chuck Hink, Pueblo Mechanical chuck@pueblo-mechanical.com
are online, so we didn’t need to bring a lot paper files Michael Baer, Sunland Asphalt mbaer@sunlandasphalt.com

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