When I began this Change Project, I knew that I wanted to continue the Power Team into future school years. I find that it takes me three times to make something successful. Even if the Power Team parent attendance remains low this year, I want to "soldier-on" for at least the next three years.
List any ideas you brainstormed and then focus one that is most promising. Include members of the school community that have shown support for your plan.
The members of my powerful team have already been discussing plans for next year's Power Team parent nights. One of the biggest changes will be to have our first parent night before the first mid-term reports go home. We are hoping this will decrease the apprehension from parents about their child's grades. Many of the intermediate teachers had to hold phone conferences with parents about concerns for the first mid-term report.
We have also worked together to create parent flyers, provide childcare for parents in need, and our PTO has graciously donated funds for all materials, including refreshments for the parents and the children who have to use the childcare. Therefore, we will already have plans in place for these items.
Several teachers have declared their intentions to begin participation in next year's Power Team conferences, and I am confident that this year's participates will continue into next year.
