…and We Are Rolling Along Already – It is Business Today
Posted by mevingham on September 9, 2009
It is our 4th day of school! We had our first Administrative Cabinet meeting of the year today, and my head is swirling. There are so many things we must be thinking about: H1N1, our Safety Plan, our planning calendar for the year and more. So much of our time is spent on business, and although it is not always my favorite meeting each month, I certainly bring away a whole lot of something new every time we meet.
Today, we talked about our Community Coalition. Our High School Principal gave us an overview of the group’s mission, membership and plan. He is bringing this to us because when we met over the summer at our retreat, we realized that our Administrative Team did not have a working knowledge of this group and its very important efforts.
This group has been involved in Project Sticker Shock. It is a project that reminds our community about the dangers of providing alcohol to underage drinkers. The group also was integral in bringing Rachel’s Challenge to our Middle and High School students. Our High School now has a “Friends of Rachel” club, and our vision is to carry this across all four buildings. Safe Homes is another key initiative through our Community Coalition. The goal of the SAFE HOMES is to develop a community-wide coalition of parents and other adults working together to implement a network of community members that has a mission to keep our students drug-free and safe. Click here to read more.
It really got me thinking about how to continue to support positive youth development throughout our community and am wondering what steps we will take to grow this group and continue to nurture its efforts. More conversation is to come from this, and I look forward to telling you that we have made great strides this school year.
