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Team-building committee reports staff survey results, schedules career day and March 27 in-service activities
Summary
The team-building committee reviewed a staff-only survey about consolidation concerns and plans events including a career day March 4, a March 27 in-service for K'8 team building, and spring tours and STEM events for students.
The team-building committee on March 3 summarized a staff survey and outlined upcoming events to help unify employees and students during consolidation.
Committee members said the staff survey (teachers and staff at Madison County Central, Pinetta, Lee and Greenville) surfaced concerns about class size, changes to policies and adapting to a new culture, and identified a desire for more professional development and scheduled collaboration time.
Why it matters: Staff culture and planning directly affect classroom transitions and student experience during consolidation; scheduled collaboration and orientation events aim to reduce disruption.
Planned events and timeline: - Career day (sixth graders) is scheduled March 4 at Madison County High School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; about 50 vendors were expected to give hands-on demonstrations. - March 27 in-service day: All K'8 teachers will meet for team-building and collaboration, with breakfast and breakout sessions planned. - A STEM day for sixth graders is being planned (tentative) with vendors including the University of Florida, Suwannee River Water Management District, 4-H and a high-school robotics team; scheduling may expand to other grades. - Tours: Pre-K to fifth grade students from outlying schools will visit Madison County Central School May 12'15 for building tours and age-appropriate activities; third grade in the morning and second grade in the afternoon on May 13 (as adjusted). - The committee will discuss parent/student open houses at Central School at a future meeting.
Staff participation: Committee members said many teachers and staff have volunteered to help with transition tasks during spring break, and the committee discussed whether that work will be on-district time or volunteer/off-the-clock work.
