TEAM ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION

School:___________________________________ SIS:_________________________________

Team Structure:

(1) How are collaborative teams organized?(2) Is every teacher on a collaborative team?(3) What is the rationale for the collaborative team structure?(4) How are the collaborative team leaders/facilitators chosen?(5) Who are the members of the leadership team?(6) Are all collaborative teams represented on the leadership team?(7) Who facilitates the leadership team meetings?

Time and Place:

(8) When and how often does the school leadership team meet?(9) Where do they meet?(10) When and how often do the collaborative teams meet?(11) Where do they meet?

Communication:

(12) How does information move through the school (between the administration and collaborative teams, among collaborative teams, between focus teams and the leadership team, between faculty senate and all teams, between LSIC and all teams)?

TEAM ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION

What Are Your Schools’ Teams Doing?

Between September 6 -28, 2011, visit every collaborative team in your assigned school(s) to collect information on the work of those teams. Your role is strictly an objective observer (a fly on the wall). Take notes by listing:

(a) All topics of discussion(b) Any tools/protocols used during the meeting(s)

Bring the information to the next School Improvement Specialists’ Meeting on September 29, 2011.