In attendance: Michaelann, Ron, Donna and Cheryl
Each member gave an overview of the traveling journal that they had been writing in over the past month.
I had the Reflections journal – I talked about how I was continually on the search for time. How that quest is affecting/effecting my life and commitments.
Ron had the School Leadership journal – he talked about how bureaucracy raises people to the level of the incompetence. He also shared a moving story of a senior student who was falling through the cracks and how he intervened on the student’s behalf and the successful conclusion.
Donna shared he work in the Students First journal – she shared her reflections on articles and her perspective as a parent and community member. A question was raised, whose students should be first? Donna continued with additional newspaper articles and her point of view on those articles.
Cheryl was writing in the Community journal – she shared her way of reading and re-reading the previous author to build and reflect as a means of priming the pump for writing. The diverse perspectives and roles that Cheryl has in the educational community add to the depth of her interpretations of major issues.
Traveling Journal log
Michaelann – Students First
Ron – Community
Cheryl – School Leadership
Donna – Reflection
The second half of the meeting was each member sharing the threads that were emerging from last year’s journals.
We settled on the following action for next meeting. Using the four threads of process, group dynamics, stories, and other --- affix post-it notes (which include the journal name and page number) and delve into each journal. The post-its will then be used to do a large affinity map for the November meeting.Meeting November 27th.