April 20, 2011

Diversity Team Meeting Minutes

Attending Members:  Kathy Rees, Richelle Dunham, Rachel Nelson, Carol Altig, Lyndsey Brown, Kenda Chambers

Heritage Night was reviewed to list what went well and what areas need improvement for next year. 

Successes:

·       The event was well attended and very fun

·       Pre-dished food allowed for more people to sample

·       The craft areas were well attended and directions were clear

·       High school students helping with crafts

·       MC time went well, having different people making announcements provided variety, there was a good flow to the evening through the announcements made, it provided good structure to the evening as a whole

·       The entertainment was great

·       Piñata was enjoyed and taking turns went well

Areas to Improve:

·       Story time was difficult to hear and pay attention to due to the other activities happening,

·       stories may need to be shorter to keep the attention of more age levels

·       Include explanation of posted art work, during the event and in the area of the art, label art work

·       A few Hispanic families had hoped for more representation of their culture

Think Abouts:

·       Have grade levels learn a song in another language to present

·       Consider changing the time back to 6:00 -7:30,  the evening started out very slow, many families arrived closer to 6:00

·       Double check dates for the event to minimize absences, possibly late January or early February

·       Encourage traditional costumes, Richelle had a reward set up in her classroom and it worked well