Thursday, February 18, 2010
Cafe Information
Agenda 2/18/2010
- March 11th
- PUBLICITY!-(Send out press releases)
Need Cafe information
- Interview people at lunches in the cafe
Fundraising
- Earned $130.84 from the flower sales
- need to send in a letter to the editor as a thank you note
- Need more $$
School Board Update
- Thanks Dakota
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Agenda 2/11/2012
Submit H-1 form for parking lot
Update on Student Government blog
Update from Naomi on Dept. Head
- Possible middle school combination
- In service day march 19th
Blood drive!
March 11th
elected chair heads
Monday, February 8, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
See the current change process proposals now!
H2 Form
Harwood Union Middle/High School • Action-Plan Proposal H-2
Title of Proposed Action-Plan:
Date of submission:
Name of Champions:
Email/Phone of champions:
Other group members:
Describe in one sentence the goal of the proposed change.
What evidence demonstrates that this change is necessary and will be effective if implemented?
How will be affected by this action plan and how?
What training will be needed for students, staff, or administration to carry out this proposed action plan?
Activity to meet goal- be very specific / People responsible / Cost / Funding Source / Deadline
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Total Cost:
Involves policy, budget, personnel changes, or curriculum? Yes or No.
Approval by Student Government
Name Signature Date
Approval by Department Heads
Name Signature Date
H1 Form
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Proposal for Change H-1
Title of Proposed Change: _______________________________________________________
Name of Champion(s) – no more than two: _________________________________________
Date of Submission: _______ Email/Phone of Champion(s): ____________________
Other Group Members: _________________________________________________________
Please write in complete sentences in response to the following areas.
Write a description of the proposed change.______________________________________________
Why is this change necessary and important?
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Who will benefit from this change and how? _______________________________________________________________
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What’s wrong with the way things are right now?
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What is the timeframe for the change? What needs to get done by when?
Task Proposed Deadline
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Who needs to be involved in the change in order for it to be successful?
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Estimate how much the change will cost:
Item Cost
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Total Estimated Cost:
Please submit this form to Duane Pierson, Lisa Atwood, Dorinne Dorfman, Michael Woods, or Sue Duprat.
You can also download it from the Harwood Website.
Decision Making Process
H1 forms is a great way to start change you want to see in the school and anyone can do it! For information on this process you can read below. The image to the right is a flow chart of the change process at Harwood.
Decision-Making Process at Harwood Union High School
On February 4, 2009, the Harwood School Board approved a very important proposal: Harwood's Decision-Making Process. Principal Duane Pierson distributed drafts of this idea to numerous student, staff, and community groups since August, collecting feedback and revising charts to achieve a very difficult, delicate, democratic balance: involving many people in decision-making while holding school administration accountable for those decisions. After seven months, Harwood can now act on suggestions from anyone in the Harwood community. Here's how it works:
Step 1: Someone completes the H-1 Proposal form to explain the idea in detail. This must include a champion, the person who will ultimately be responsible for carrying out the plan if approved.
Step 2: This form is submitted to any Harwood administrator. The Administrative Team reviews the proposal to ensure that it does not violate state law or contradict the school mission statement. Next the proposal moves to the Department Heads and Student Government. With a simple majority of 51%, the proposal moves into the H-2 phase of action planning.
Step 3: The champion assembles a team to fully research and develop the proposal; this team may be an existing group, such as Natural Leaders, or can be assembled for this purpose only. Together they complete the H-2 Action-Plan and submit it to the Admin Team for approval. If the decision involves budget, personnel, policy, or curriculum, a Harwood School Board vote is required.
Step 4: The proposal becomes a new school policy, procedure, strategic goal, or improvement plan and is carried out by those responsible for its implementation. This innovation must be communicated to the school community, evaluated for effectiveness, and refined for improvement.
Overseeing the decision-making process is the Highlander Council, consisting of 2 students, 1 staff member, 1 administrator, 1 school board member, and 1 parent. They ensure that applicable decisions are made school-wide following this structure and suggest ways of improved communication, implementation, and evaluation. Still in the development phase, membership of the HC and the meeting schedule are forthcoming.
Now with School Board approval, students, staff, and community members can advance their ideas through this decision-making process. Look on Harwood's website in the next few days to access the H-1 and H-2 forms and make a difference in our school. All completed forms will be posted on the website so that proposals can be easily tracked. For more information, see your Department Head or Student Government representative, or speak to any administrator.
http://www.harwood.org/index.php?page=decision-making
Student Government Agenda
-Attendance
-Announcements
-Additions
II.Student Voice (communication)
-Introduce Dorinne Dorfman (who will now be attending Student Government)
-Department Head~ Naomi
-Forming GLS alliance
III. Commitees
-Cafe
address the vandalism of the cafe space!
-communication committee
create a blog
-Entertainment/Fund raising
Information on flower sale/money to buy them
IV.
Suggestions- 2 about Junior parking situation
Submit a H1 form for next meeting