Tonight we had our first official board meeting of the year and I have to tell you, I'm ready to go. I hadn't seen our teacher since June so to talk with her again tonight was so exciting. I know my son is going to be even more thrilled come September 12th, his first day of class.
It was nice having a summer break from school work. Because being on the Board is being part of that proverbial 20% that does 80% of the work. However, I wouldn't have it any other way. This is my seventh year as a Co-op member and I used to be one of those parents who didn't serve on the Board nor understand what moved people to do so. But now I'm addicted: addicted to spending time with so many intelligent, motivated, and fun parents. I'm addicted to helping to actually run a school, rather than passively be served or instructed by policy.
Tonight we talked about our Open House, Orientation, Room Warming day, first day of school, three field trips, and our Harvest party. And this will all be taking place in the next couple of months! It's promising to be a busy start but well worth the effort.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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It's great to see such a flurry of work from the board meeting summarized so concisely! We're looking forward to a great year at Raindrop, even though we'll be starting late.
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