Notes+for+11-16-2010

= ** New Statement Drafts ** =

=__ Community __=

GCISD will engage the community by enabling employees and students to be ambassadors to community groups.
Research community organizations/opportunities

= Parents and Families = == GCISD will provide current communication methods - including but not limited to, electronic, print and inter personal - between GCISD and families that allow for customized format, content and language. == Created a list of types of communication with parents to design a survey to be emailed to school administrators regarding current access & practice (Stephanie will email survey, then I will post survey & results once collected) Discussed language and technological barriers to overcome Customizing should = ability for parents to elect to receive information based on content, format, and language

= Students = == GCISD will provide current communication methods - including but not limited to, electronic, print and inter personal - between GCISD and students to further educational goals and allow for customized format, content and language. == Created a list of types of communication utilized by students

= District Employees = == GCISD will establish a baseline of communication methods to be used by all district employees, standardize practices throughout the district, conitually research and train employees with current communication telecom technologies without regard to platform. == Training for effective communication is mandatory. Safety net capability will be in place to ensure effective communication with consideration to language and technological barriers.

Assignments before next meeting:
=== Collect data regarding school communication strategies, challenges, etc. What state of the art technology is there? Names & #'s of civic organizations, frequency of meetings, membership eligibility requirements, and fees. What are the best practices in comunication? Continue to revise wording in statements ===