Members:

Richelle Dunham (Chair), Heather Gordon, Kenda Chambers, Carol Altig, Aida WIllis, Kathy Rees

Monday, December 19, 2011

December, 2011

Cultural Competency Meeting Notes:  December 14, 2011
Attendee:  Heather McBride, Rachel Grant, Miles Erdly, Kasey Clay, Angela Stave, Kenda Chambers
·       Scheduling (meet with Miles to work on the schedule for the day, 2:00, Dec. 21st)
§  10:30 to 3:30 time frame on February 29th; 2 hour blocks of time so parents have a set time to be here
§  PE/Music; will do folk dancing; will have grade levels work on a folk dance for their particular areas (possible keeping the times the same?  Make adjustments to schedule
§  Lunch/recess, will move to two lunches
§  Parent Flyers with scheduled times, Heather will put together
§  Classroom teacher responsible to create 2 displays (in bays), recruiting families, NO FOOD, goal is positive and educational experience
o   Committee point people
§  Pre-2nd:  Kenda/Kasey,; Asia/Oceania
§  3rd:  Heather; Europe
§  4th:  Rachel; Africa
§  5-6th:  Heather/Aida; the Americas
o   Assigned Banners
§  Pre-School/Kinder/ 1st- Asia
§  2nd- Oceania, Australia
§  3rd- Europe
§  4th- Africa
§  5th & 6th – “Americas” (North and South America) 
·       Martin Luther King, Jr. day;  January 20th
o   What are we going to do to commemorate the occasion
§  Grade level presentations; send out email to ask each grade level to put together a 3-5 minute or less presentation on or about Martin Luther King, Jr.
o   Heather will send email
§  Have grade levels send back what they are doing and how long it is
§  Send back by the 10th
o   End of the day assembly
§  Intermediate 2:40 (3-6)
§  Primary 3:10 (K-2)