Staff meetings
During the WINTER and SHOULDER SEASONS our All-Staff "Community Meetings" typically take place in the farmhouse Community Room on Mondays at either 9:00 am or 10:00 am. (see the Kroka Linseed Calendar for details).
(all staff members, residential community members, or special guests are welcome, and facilitation is shared by rotating monthly leadership)
Here is the typical agenda:
- Circle in Community Room for physical movement and personal sharing
- Recitations - Individual presentations
- Weekly Calendar Review & Logistical Problem Solving
- Any special reports, brainstorms, trainings, program presentations,
- Announcements / Song / Closing Circle
During the SUMMER SEASON, our "All-Staff Meetings" / "Community Meetings" take place on Saturday afternoon in the student village (typically 4:00 pm) and Sunday morning in the farmhouse community room (typically 8:15 am)
Our Year-Round Staff or Summer Leadership Meetings typically take place in the farmhouse upstairs conference room - usually immediately preceding or following an all-staff/community meeting. For regular year-round staff meetings, we will use a google doc meeting template - for creating an agenda and taking notes, and each meeting will end with goals for the week recorded in that document.
OPTIONS FOR INCLUSIVE BRAINSTORMING AND DECISION MAKING HABITS
Pass the stick to ensure everyone has time to speak
Repeat back what the previous speaker said (“I heard you say that”)
Silent public voting (thumbs up - thumbs down)
Anonymous voting (popsicle sticks)
Consensus seeking (Is everyone in agreement? / does anyone object?)
All ideas received and then directors decide
DOCUMENTATION HABITS
Changes to scheduled activities are immediately made to Kroka Linseed Calendar
Minor changes to Krokadock are immediately made and everyone witnesses them
Year-round staff meetings will include weekly note-taking into a Google Doc that is linked from the Kroka Linseed Calendar