I wanted to make sure that everyone had their opinions heard. To do that, I had everyone, on their own, rate how they felt about the decisions that were already made. Everyone filled out the form by themselves and then had an option to list other things that they would like to see. I compiled the results and then we talked about each item in detail. At the end, everyone had a chance to vote if they wanted to move forward with our decision. There was only one item that did not pass by a unanimous vote, but even then everyone was happy with the final decisions.
So, you are probably wondering what those decisions were, aren't you? Well, not to keep you waiting any longer, here you go:
- Meeting location - as you know, we changed the meeting location from Gustaf's to the library this time to make sure everyone would be comfortable. The group decided that they wanted to rotate the meeting location as much as possible. I was tasked with finding some new locations for the next several weeks and to bring a schedule with me to our class next week.
- Meeting date & time - there were some ideas to change the meeting date to Monday, but in the end everyone voted to keep it on Tuesdays from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Fun activity - the group decided to do something fun together once every 6 weeks. It was decided that the group would make a decision on what this activity would be & that it had to be a unanimous decision. We will having our first activity at the mall and I'll give more details about that later on.
- Parents driving - everyone wasn't that happy that their parents were driving them home. It seems like everyone really enjoyed that time together in the car on the way home. Unfortunately, there were no options to change this at this time unless the group decides to split into 2 groups - and no one wanted to do that.
I'll post a schedule once I get that finished.
I think the rotating will be good. You all will get to experience some other places. Maybe we can come up with a solution for the transportation. It would be nice for me as a parent to not have to drive both ways. I drop Emily and Erin off and then go home and then seems like I have to turn around and go pick them up again. Sounds like the new plans are exciting. I really like the new name. Dee
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates!! I am happy to hear that the group made some decisions after input from each of the members. Would carpooling be an option for transportation? Could families pair off and then take turns in the transportation? Could public transit or paratransit be an option to get to the library and then the return trip be arranged with the family? Maybe the two smaller groups would fix the issue? I will keep brainstorming about options.
ReplyDeleteKristen - we could brainstorm together on the location options. Let me know if you would like to do that -
Have a great day!
Kristin