PEAR Service Lines

“This is the interrelated structure of reality.” –Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington state agencies will cultivate 15 Determinants of Equity by focusing PEAR Strategic Action Plan Investments in PEAR Service Lines, which are 11 aspects of agency decision making, including service delivery, program development, policy development, and budgeting (RCW 43.06D.040), in order to achieve PEAR outcomes.

The 11 PEAR Service Lines are:

Leadership, Operations & Services: Advance PEAR practices and systems at all levels of state government through transparent and accountable organizational development and adaptive change agent leadership.

Plans, Policies & Budgets: Incorporate PEAR values into plans, policies, and budgets to meet the needs of employees and the communities we serve, eliminating disparities where the needs are greatest.

Workforce Equity: Develop a PEAR organizational culture by building a diverse (including racially and ethnically diverse) and culturally responsive pipeline for employees at all levels and create opportunities for each employee to bring their full self to work and feel welcomed, supported, and valued.

Tribal Government Relationships: Invest in Tribal governments and enterprises and Tribal organizations that progressively inform our state’s PEAR decision-making lens and cultivate equitable, racially just and accessible participation with recognition of the unique histories of Tribes and American Indian/Alaska Native people, their connection to traditional territories, and the significance of the connection between the land and cultural ways of life practiced since before our larger nation was founded.

Public Communications & Education: Advance our state’s capacity to better communicate and educate our communities and employees in ways that are equitable, racially just, accessible, and cultivate a sense of belonging.

Facilities & Systems Improvements: Design and develop facilities improvements, public works projects, and business diversity programs that center the values and priorities of our employees and the communities we serve.

Policy Agenda: Address root causes of disparities through policies, practices, and systems to end disparities, including racial and ethnic disparities, and improve outcomes statewide across state government, particularly in hiring and promotions, state spend for public works, goods and services (including client services), procurement, and access to services.

Building a Racially Just Washington: Use PEAR strategies and tools to eliminate racial inequities and improve outcomes for all racial groups, with an intentional focus on places where the needs are greatest.

Capacity Building: Intentionally develop organizational capacity to support the implementation of the PEAR framework in all agency-decision making.

Data & Strategy Reporting: Invest in data and strategy reporting systems to ensure that we drive equitable outcomes by investing where the needs are greatest and hold state agencies accountable for eliminating disparities in their business lines.

Engagement & Community Partnerships: Build partnerships with communities and employees that inform and support Washington state’s PEAR ecosystem.

Consultation and Technical Assistance

Within these 11 PEAR Service Lines, the Office of Equity’s Pro-Equity Consultants will provide consultation and technical assistance to help agencies identify:

  • PEAR priorities
  • PEAR Strategic Action Plan Investments
  • PEAR organizational habits
  • PEAR intended outcomes

PEAR performance measures