NSRF--Centers Meeting

On Saturday afternoon, I attended the NSRF Centers of Activity Meeting as a representative from Houston (along with Tim and Josephine). Some of the time was spent in reflection. We debriefed the Winter Meeting by discussing warm and cool feedback in triads and sharing out to the whole group. I’m not sure how many people were in the ballroom for this meeting—50 or 60? The feedback that I shared was that I loved the small seminar groups but had concerns about the coaches clinics. Probably two slots for the clinics is enough, but I wish there were more choices and more presenters. Although I benefit from sharing my own work, I’d like to have time to see somebody else’s clinic as well.

At the Centers Meeting, there was also some discussion about location of future Winter Meetings. Seattle, Denver, and Chicago all stepped up as host cities. I think it’s really important to rotate regions to strengthen the “national” aspect of the National School Reform Faculty. I was most impressed by the comment that the person from Seattle made—they have evidence that there is capacity for the work because so many people from Washington attended this Winter Meeting. And they weren’t just attending—many were facilitating seminars or leading coaches clinics as well.