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School Governance
Councils
Built to last
HPS Principals March 22,2011
The main idea
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A strong SGC will help to carry and
support you and your school.
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You will have to drag a weak SGC along
behind you (and probably rebuild it
every year)
Common Sense????
 Tips
 New
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angles
Stuff they forgot to teach in principal school
 How about a golf lesson?
 Or a trip to the supermarket?
 Is this an insult?
Axiom: Not everybody is alike
Corollary 1: We are all different
Corollary 2: Not everybody is like you
(AKA - the big news)
Communication preferences
Email
 Phone call
 Snail mail
 From whom? (What do I deserve?)
 When?
 How Much?
 It doesn’t hurt to ask.
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Learning Styles
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Visual
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Auditory
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Kinesthetic
When to meet
Before school
 After school
 Evening
 Weekend
 Always the same day & time
 This is impossible
 It doesn’t hurt to ask
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What does it say when you meet
at a time that is convenient for
teachers and school staff but not
so good for parents?
Tell me you love me
Or at least that you are glad
to see me
Everyone has a preferred
language
Words
Gifts
Quality
time
Touch
Acts
of service
Making meetings work
Have you ever been to a bad meeting?
(Am I kidding?)
Is there any such thing as a good meeting?
Try these ideas
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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?
Agenda types
TOPIC
ACTION
Minutes
Budget
Building problems
Attendance
Next meeting
Adopt minutes
Discuss, amend, and
adopt budget
Hear report about recent
building problems
Brainstorm ideas for
improving attendance
Schedule next meeting
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
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Big Tips
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You don’t have to do everything
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You don’t have to do everything yourself
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In fact, it’s better if you don’t
What to do next
Ask questions
Return to your previously scheduled
programming
 Do some reading
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5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman
How to Make Meetings Work - Doyle & Straus
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decisionmaking - Sam Kaner
Successful Site-Based Management - Larry J.
Reynolds
Rules for Radicals - Saul Alinsky
Explore Enneagram
Get some help - talk to process coaches
THANKS