Effective School Management

part only, who is being informed but will not attend.
Preparation for meeting
(1) main meeting room;
(2) group rooms if needed;
(3) visual aids (e.g. overhead projector, screen, slides);
(4) flipchart(s) and dark-coloured markers that work;
(5) seating;
(6) pads and pencils;
(7) masking tape, tacky putty or adhesive pads to stick up flipchart sheets.
Content of meeting
(1) clear objectives (inform, involve, generate ideas?);
(2) appropriate structure;
(3) clear ground rules;
(4) ‘honest’ procedure;
(5) use of flipcharts or whiteboard;
(6) commitment.
Follow-up
(1) Who will do what, when, where?
(2) Written minutes circulated with action responsibility.
(3) Control and review procedures.