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School Governance Councils

School Governance Councils. Built to last HPS Principals March 22,2011. The main idea. A strong SGC will help to carry and support you and your school. You will have to drag a weak SGC along behind you (and probably rebuild it every year). Common Sense????. Tips New angles

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School Governance Councils

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  1. School Governance Councils Built to last HPS Principals March 22,2011

  2. The main idea • A strong SGC will help to carry and support you and your school. • You will have to drag a weak SGC along behind you (and probably rebuild it every year)

  3. Common Sense???? • Tips • New angles • Stuff they forgot to teach in principal school • How about a golf lesson? • Or a trip to the supermarket? • Is this an insult?

  4. Axiom: Not everybody is alike Corollary 1: We are all different Corollary 2: Not everybody is like you (AKA - the big news)

  5. Communication preferences • Email • Phone call • Snail mail • From whom? (What do I deserve?) • When? • How Much? • It doesn’t hurt to ask.

  6. Learning Styles • Visual • Auditory • Kinesthetic

  7. When to meet • Before school • After school • Evening • Weekend • Always the same day & time • This is impossible • It doesn’t hurt to ask

  8. What does it say when you meet at a time that is convenient for teachers and school staff but not so good for parents?

  9. Tell me you love me Or at least that you are glad to see me

  10. Everyone has a preferred language • Words • Gifts • Quality time • Touch • Acts of service

  11. Making meetings work Have you ever been to a bad meeting? (Am I kidding?) Is there any such thing as a good meeting?

  12. Try these ideas • Feed your people • Take care of their kids • Have an action oriented agenda (verbs) available in advance • Stay focused on mission • Use ground rules • Make sure everyone is engaged • Give everyone something to do • Schedule future meetings • Provide timely meeting notes • Is it hot in here, or is it me?

  13. TOPIC Minutes Budget Building problems Attendance Next meeting ACTION Adopt minutes Discuss, amend, and adopt budget Hear report about recent building problems Brainstorm ideas for improving attendance Schedule next meeting Agenda types

  14. Ground rule examples • Arrive on time • Listen when another person is talking • No side conversations • Read info sent to you before the meeting • No texting during the meeting • Turn off cell phones • Don’t roll your eyes when the principal is talking

  15. Big Tips • You don’t have to do everything • You don’t have to do everything yourself • In fact, it’s better if you don’t

  16. What to do next • Ask questions • Return to your previously scheduled programming • Do some reading • 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman • How to Make Meetings Work - Doyle & Straus • Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-making - Sam Kaner • Successful Site-Based Management - Larry J. Reynolds • Rules for Radicals - Saul Alinsky • Explore Enneagram • Get some help - talk to process coaches

  17. THANKS

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