Meeting with the Principle

Today our Public Achievement group met with the Principle. I met with our group yesterday during their lunch period to tie up some loose ends and make sure they were really prepared for this meeting today. Roles were assigned to make sure everyone had an active part in the meeting. We had two main speakers, and two scribes (to write down important things the principal said and the answers she gave to our questions), and one video recorder. So, today we went in and the students really took control of the meeting! Arielle and I barely said anything! Each of them had a question or two they were suppose to ask the principal and they were good about letting each other know when it was there turn that Arielle and I didn't really need to remind them. I was sooooooooo proud of our group for how well they did in the meeting! We got a lot of information that we needed from meeting with her. There is a lot still to be done and we want to do our clean-a-thon on Thursday the 21st, and speak at the assembly the Monday before that! Things we still need[ed] to get done include: -Speaking to the custodial staff about ordering more gloves and get bags. -Sending a newsletter to teachers about the event. -Sending a newsletter home to parents about the event. -Making a schedule for when and where classes clean up. -Making posters advertising the clean-up -Deciding what to say and how to say it at the assembly. Clearly there is a lot to be done before we can move forward with this, but Arielle and I believe it can be done. After meeting with the Principle we went back and really utilized our time with the students. We split into two groups. Arielle took a group to work on making the schedule, writing a note to the custodial staff about gloves and bags, and making posters. I took a group to work on making a skit to present the clean-a-thon to the school at the school assembly on Monday. I think that it will be something fun for the student body to see in being informed on the event coming up! We got a lot accomplished in the thirty minutes we had left with them, but there is still much to be done, but I think we'll be able to do it.