10-24-15

For Pastor Trevor
Need weekly update meetings with minutes to pass along to everyone (half hour on rotating day – can be led by him or me and Ros) – Other parent who does not facilitate could be in charge of childcare for the half hour right after school.  Could rotate, but all really need to step up.

Fairness concerns:
1/2 day K (and what it IS and is NOT)
Volunteer hours
Time spent during work hours- feels like getting paid for this

Back to our beginnings:
Whose school is this?
Why did we start it?
What was our intentions, vision…

Other needs:
We need detail oriented lead, how and who can facilitate that?
Communication
Figure out head and chain of command
Figure out what Ros and I both have freedom to do or not do.
Realizing T &R are married, being sure all is communicated beyond them to everyone else in need of information. (Only found out by accident from Ros that we were finishing grades Wed instead of previous Fri)
I feel intimidated, like my opinion and thoughts are less, like I’m not often being listened to, like my experience does not matter though so many times already we have realized that the way I had suggested or planned on (that did not happen) is what needed to happen.

What we need in these meetings:
Brief pertinent updates
Any key changes
Calendar

Little things, like:
Responsibilities for all:
Be sure daily folders are emptied, put in grade order, and returned to file in resource room before you leave on your day
Be sure you put the daily video manual papers, K folder, and any other pertinent info for your day back into the day’s file in the resource room (this takes us just a moment and Jan doesn’t need to unnecessarily spend time on this)
Lock bathrooms

Jan:
Maybe she grades K-2 tests

After school care 1/2 hour for dismissal and fac kids:
Allows all teachers to get work properly corrected, filed, and put away. Or if 3-6 facilitator doesn’t need the time, they can be that provider.
At end of half hour if tests aren’t graded, leave detailed note of instructions with key for Jan in resource room (in designated place)

Inequity/inequality:
Like bf school started – setting up the classroom – the one thing I communicated very clearly that I wanted to be a part of – we were told we could not come with children. Then Monday Ros comes and texts that we can meet and I can bring the kids. We arrange 3pm as the time. We wait for 3 to come, of course no one naps because they are excited. We arrive and Trevor and Ros and their kids have been here all day. I understand when this is them doing their church job, but this is school. And I am required to separate those things. Does this school thing and school tasks become part of your church job that it is established that you can use work time to help at school?  If so, you understand that you are getting paid for your work at the school. The difference is I don’t get paid for my work here on days other than my unpaid volunteer day.   I can bring a few things to do with Samantha that she would enjoy, but she is my priority. I need my kids and my family to be my priority. This is way more work than I had last year and I was paid for that. I didn’t need to bring work home every night and have to get childcare for Azri so I can try to keep up. I have lots of solutions, but some of this fairness stuff starts to let resentment and bitterness set in and I don’t want that.

If this is volunteer only then no one can be paid unless all who give the extra are paid.

Do you do grading and creating of stuff for school… during your work hours?  If so, I’ll leave that for Ros to do and get ready for me to simply look over it…