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Hours and activities should be documented so we know how long things actually take and how many people are really needed for each committee. Oftentimes, it seems like those numbers are tweaked just to make it equal the hours needed for the year instead of what is actually realistic for the committees.

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Can we do the 10 hrs that's a part of PLC and not the additional 16? Or does that mean we will still get paid for 26, taxed for the compensation of 26, and then give back the part of the $ we did not earn (which in effect means we get paid for maybe 8 hrs out of the 10 we want to do for 40 with the other 2 hrs going to taxes for the 16 hrs we have to pay back the district

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Love the feedback rec'd. Keep it coming. Getting some great ideas for our meeting with Sumi next week.

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Teachers do have until September 8 to opt out of PLCs but hopefully, teachers will make that decision  prior to choosing their 40 hours. Otherwise, the additional hours added to 40 hours may be at admin. discretion.

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Just a reminder that hours will need to be adjusted/added if we have teachers who opt out of PLC next year. I believe September 8 is the deadline to opt out of PLC.

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Fortunately, we have teachers who go above and beyond their hours to run committees not included in 40 hours so that the students, families, and/or staff feel acknowledged and appreciated (e.g., Talent Show, Volunteer Tea, Sunshine, etc.). Thank you to all!

Unfortunately, that same fact also reduces the likelihood of those committees being included in the 40 hours list in the future because someone who wants things to happen for Patterson will step up!

We need to find a balance that does not result in burnout, resentment, or people being taken for granted.

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Although I agree that we should try to share the load by signing up for at least 1 committee, can it really be okay to require 1 yard duty only and have to sign up for a committee? What if the person cannot commit their time to meetings and other activities due to other obligations (classes, family, etc.)? Is it fair to require them to still sign up for a committee? What if a person is not interested in any of the committees? Isn’t it better that they not join a committee if yard duty is a better fit for them?

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Suggestion for Process in Signing Up for AM/PM Duties

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Suggestion for Process in Signing Up for AM/PM Duties

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Instead of going one at a time: day of the week, AM, bus, loop and having sticks in and out, anyone who is interested in any AM/PM duties should put in their sticks at the beginning.

If # of people is greater than # of slots, then possibly split each duty by 2 or by trimester (as suggested by others)--obviously, this should be done in advance to save time during meeting.

Then the person can choose 1 slot when their stick is picked.

Stick cannot be put back in until all sticks have been picked, meaning all interested members have had a chance to choose 1 slot.

If there are more available slots, repeat process.

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Maybe staff meetings can be revamped to include committee share outs or at least committees should share out in emails? Committees make the decisions but should also get input from majority of staff instead of just those they usually speak with.

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Are we continuing this? If so, committees should be regrouped to better represent ACTION teams instead of just renaming existing committees to action teams.

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Responsibilities should be clearly defined because so far, 10 hours each for 7 people seems excessive.

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Have you gotten input from other schools on how they do 40 hours? That might be helpful.

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It's a lot of work but please try to hammer out all the details before our August sign up and don't make last minute major changes like this year.

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It's on this year's list, but did we even have it this year? Maybe we should get rid of that next year.

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When thinking about cutting or adding committees, they really should be prioritized based on importance (not just for safety, but also student opinions and possibly the number of students involved).

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Some of us thought Student Lighthouse was replacing Student Council, but that doesn't seem to have happened. If there were descriptions of the expectation, maybe it would have been different. I like how Student Lighthouse didn't seem to be based on popularity like Student Council seemed to be.

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If we spend the time to share, reflect, & give feedback on teams/committees, it would help make everyone's jobs easier and possibly reduce hours for certain committees because the foundation/basics can stay the same each year. It's beneficial to learn what went well, what didn't, what others suggest can be done, etc. so we can continue what went well, change or eliminate what didn't, & try to incorporate suggestions to see if things improve.

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Would love to see people get credit for this...Its clear that it is important to us because so many people volunteer their time

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I like it, but does anyone miss student council for the kids? It's so nice for them to learn about the political process and so fun to hear their speeches, see their posters... just a thought...

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Do these alternate yearly by the district? Can we then alternate them yearly on 40 hours?

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Remove from 40 hours until we have a clear picture of where admin would like to go with this.

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Let's get rid of this! Who really likes it?

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We need to have a clear picture of the amount of hours required for committees. No one should be required to go above and beyond their 40 hour commitment.

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ELAC should be stand alone as it is a district requirement. It should not be combined with international day.

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70 hours is a lot. If lighthouse team members are sharing what's happening on their committees why can't there be time to share out during a staff meeting=better communication=more inclusive...If they need to work on something separately could they be excused during a staff meeting for 20 minutes and be caught up by a peer later. Hmmmm...

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What does Lighthouse team do? Why do they have so many hours? Can't this be done at staff meetings so we are all involved.

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ELAC has very specific topics that should be covered in their meetings...This did not happen with how much work is required for Intl. Day. I would like them separate.

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If someone does not fulfill all his/her hours, they should make them up somehow.

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= All Talk No Action...
I'd like to see less talk more action.
But, I'd settle for just more action.

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No one should be able to use one event as a fulfillment for multiple committees and get credit for hours in multiple sections.

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A few teams seem to be responsible for similar things.

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Eliminate or reduce hours, or give to student leaders.

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Can we have teachers sign up for at least one committee, this way the burden shall not fall on just few?  Teachers should not sign up for just yard duties to make up their 40 hours.

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We need to look at what committes we actually want and how long they actually take. Having a bunch of 2 hour committees doesn't work, because it actually takes closer to 10 hours to do something decent for most of them. But we end up having to sign up for a bunch of them because we are only getting credit for 2 hours and then we actually go way over 40 hours.

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I think field day and yearbook should return as jobs or be added in the description of another team job. I agree with needing descriptions of the jobs, it would be so helpful to know what we would be responsible for in that position.

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Having communicated updates from each committee will help the rest of the school understand where Patterson is at with respect to different committees. If it is shared on google drive, we can leave an area where other teachers can leave comments.

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Can we have descriptions for what each committee's duties are?  I still don't understand/know what a few of our 40 hour committees are so I don't sign up for them.  I also don't see certain committees in action so I don't know if they're just behind-the-scenes jobs.
Maybe we have people on the committees this year write their job descriptions and time allocations.
Example: Yard duty - supervise students, sign off PAW slips, make sure students are being safe. Time: 15 minutes every ____ for ___ weeks

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I think it would be good to add two more people to morning duties in the morning and at least another person in the afternoon to help with loop duty.

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Definitely get feedback from a few previous committee members (across at least 2 years) before cutting or adding hours.

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Can these be divided into smaller chunks of time? If not, can we "share" with another teacher or two? Choosing a 10-hr (or other large time chunk) duty limits us from choosing other duties that we may be interested in.

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Can we get more detailed descriptions of the responsibilities for the roles? That way there is no confusion on what each person/team is supposed to do when (does not rely on principal to tell them when to do what).

--Maybe those who held the positions in previous years can help with the descriptions?

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I agree with AM/PM duties, either by trimesters or shared responsibilities. A lot of people seem to want to have this job so sharing the wealth may be nice.