Resuscitate the Staff Meeting

Doing away with the stiff meeting.

Resuscitate the Staff Meeting

My days are so crowded and my hours are so few, There’s so little time and so much to do.

My work is unfinished and my desk is piled high And my unanswered mail seems to reach to the sky.

I’m pressured and pushed until I am dizzy There’s never a minute I’m not crazily busy.

And sometimes I wonder as I rush through the day Does God really want me to hurry this way?

Why am I impatient and continually vexed, And often bewildered disturbed and perplexed?

Perhaps, I’m too busy with my own selfish seeking To hear the dear Lord when he’s tenderly speaking.

I’m working so tensely in my self-centered way, I’ve no time to listen for what God has to say

And hard as I work, at the end of the day I know in my heart I did not pay my way.

But God in His mercy looks down on us all And though what we’ve done is so pitifully small

He makes us feel welcome to kneel down and pray For the chance to do better as we start a new day.

 by Helen Steiner Rice

Prayer

The goal today is how to take the meeting from a stiff meeting to an effective staff meeting.

Not all ideas will be perfect or will fit for you, but hopefully they are helpful.

What We Will Do

Get it our earlyLink it to the MissionShow times Stick to It!

The Agenda

Always begin with prayerInclude a Year Long Staff IncentiveProfessional Development

What goes on the agenda?

Calendar- save that for staff noteReminders- Staff Meeting is not for things

that could be read

What does NOT go on the agenda?

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The purpose of having any staff meeting is to inspire teachers to achieve the mission of the school.

You want them to achieve higher, faster, and better

Meetings should be important and valuable

Know why you are having a meeting

Establish how a meeting will run (timeline)2-way communicationTrustRules for all to respect

Rapport

Prayer and Essential PieceOld BusinessNew BusinessCommittee ReportsFor the Good of the Order

Follow the same timeline

We will be on timeCome preparedWe will not grade papersWe will make meetings a priorityWe will be respectful to each otherWe will not have our cell phones outWe will listen to everyone’s ideas

Our rules

Every one is busy, just like the prayer says.

Establishing an agenda ahead of time allows staff members to see the value in the meeting. Publish the agenda at least three days prior

Don’t waste time, teachers want to get home. Everything at the meeting must have a purpose.

Efficient and Effective

If you are presenting an issue for the staff… be prepared with some solutions

Make it understood that anyone presenting an issue presents a solution.

Don’t allow your staff meetings to be gripe sessions. Staff meetings have to be seen productive for everyone.

Problems come with Solutions

Someone should take minutesThese help you and anyone who might have

been absent

Minutes should be made available within one week of the meeting

Minutes

Brainstorming sessions are great to have at staff meetings.

If you have to, divide the meetings into two for progress

Allow time for creativity and spontaneity Make sure that use tools to help with the

brainstormingNote cardsPost its

Dream

People aren’t living the mission? Inspire them…

Inspire

Teachers

Staff meetings need to brief. Look at anything from 60-70 minutes.

Anything longer is seen as a waste of time

QUICK

Door PrizesGet people up an movingModel and coach new skillsDon’t do all the talkingCall on staff experts to helpBribe them with food

Other Helpful Hints