2024-04-05 Meeting notes

Date

Attendees



Discussion items

TimeItemWhoNotes
15minOutdoor ClassroomEveryone
10minLicensing cleaning, wishlist items, and book donationsKari
  • Remember classroom cleaning and checking off daily log
  •  Let Kari know if get a wishlist item so she can let people know (to avoid duplicates)
10minWater Pump RemindersStephanie
  • Silver buckets are for water only, not sand
  • Do not wash hands in water pump, use bucket of water (then rinse) and pour water into sand NOT river bed
  • Make sure to fill big holes after digging
  • Redirect kids from digging next to broken stumps
  • One person pumping at a time, line goes behind. This is to avoid children falling off the rock
10minMedication ReminderStephanie + Kari
  • Be sure that all paid adults have a knowledge of the allergies and know how to administer medications such as inhalers and epi pens 
  • Make sure you have a plan of who will supervise other kids, who will call 911, who will go to the office
  • Make sure you know if medication was administered at home, you know how long you have to wait between doses, etc.
30minUndergrad Debrief and PlanningEveryone
  • Discussing how to frame discussion in a way that initiates conversation and questions "Ask me a question" instead of "Do you have any questions"
  • Bring up examples of ways you have seen them interact through the day
  • Giving undergrads a chance to talk through interactions and instructions with other undergrads
  • Walking through their goals in the beginning so they have language around it after
  • Making sure undergrads understand developmental indicators so they can create meaningful anecdotes
  • Helping them understand guidance strategies through their communication in their personal lives 
  • "Clarity is kindness" - be clear with children and adults with what you want them to do
  • Material wheel to get undergrads thinking about their projects and materials and their perimeters 

Emergency ProceduresAmy
  • Read handbook for detailed emergency procedures
  • Request to practice and go over procedures more often to know where we are confused 
  • Request to make drills more realistic 
  • Creating medication meeting at the beginning of each semester with teaching team and Kari and Stephanie
  • Shelter in place: Stay inside and lock doors, Danger nearby but not imminent. If you are outside come inside.
  • Lockdown: Use whistle to signify "something important is happening" and children need to run to teacher to go inside. Make sure magnet is pulled and door is locked - depends if threat is lobbyside or outside
  • Read parent handbook

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