The agenda will be as follows:
1. Self introduction of attending board members, including parent representatives - 10 minutes
2. Attendees form groups of 5 or 6 people (parents, teachers and board members working together) and brainstorm to create a list of 5 or 6 concrete ideas how the school could be improved. - 20 minutes.
3. One representative from each group will read the top 5 ideas that the group has compiled. These will be recorded on a white-board. - 15 minutes
4. Committees will give reports on their activities. - 15 minutes
5. After the suggestions are complete they will be compiled into a survey (approximately 3 days after the meeting.) An example is below. Each family will get one survey and have a few days to fill it out. The survey results will then be compiled and posted here. The board will be asked to consider the top 10 most important items and respond to parent requests. The following month the parents will have a meeting with board members and hear if items are approved or if not approved what the rational is.
The goal is to have parents, teachers and administrators working together to create the best possibly school for our children.
Sample Survey (Suggestions need to have a time frame.)
Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
2. Chinese should be taught in the school daily starting next term.
Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
4. Minutes from board meetings should be posted within 72 hours of the meeting.
Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
5. The school should hire a replacement PE teacher by Januaury 2008.
Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
2 comments:
Hello. I have spent a large amount of time there at Pitisuksa doing research and I am curious as to why you feel the need to establish this group. Parent input is good, but you seem to be advocating for more than input. Do you have concerns? What are they? It would be good if you were to state your issues up-front and what motivated you to act in this manner. I get the impression that there may be personal issues behind these efforts, but you have referenced everything as a means to create a better climate of communication. I may be wrong, but these justifications just doesn't come across as genuine to me yet.
It also seems to me that you do not understand Montessori methods, which do not use standards, grades, and all those sorts of competitive ranking systems. If this is an issue, perhaps Pitisuksa is not for your child. There are a number of resources concerning Montessori and they may be helpful in allaying any concerns you may have. I can send you a number of links if you would like.
Please, I would like to hear more about your issues.
Thank you.
Michael E. Jones
Indiana University
Hi Michael,
What kind of research were you doing? As a father of two young boys who will be competing to get into a U.S. university in 10-15 years I would be very excited to see your research results. Would it be possible to post them on this website and share them with all?
Jeffrey Clair
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