GPA Committee Answers

1) Why do we exist?

• In order to understand the issues at hand
• Help students
• Come to consensus
• Working together
• Best interest of students
• Group with different backgrounds, biases
• Hear all viewpoints
• Fair and appropriate
• Set a tone for future committee work

2) How do we behave?

• Listen, evaluate each other’s perspectives
• Respectful
• team
• Respect
• flexible
• Role models for the district
• Listen
• Respond carefully and in a thoughtful manner
• Trust

3) What do we do?

• Make decision in best interest of students
• Listen to all perspectives
• Collaborate, share info, respect and discuss
• Work together
• Be productive
• Productive conversation
• Lens
• Discuss and share different thoughts
• Evaluate pros/cons
• Respect, listen
• Question and think
• Stay on topic
• For ALL students

4) How will we succeed?

• Hear and evaluate all opinions
• Compromise, collaboration,
• Develop a formula for all
• Post-high school process
• Collaborate
• Cohesive
• Consensus-based decision
• Reach a fair method
• Not just one right answer
• What is best for students

5) What is most important right now?

• Engage in conversation
• Working together
• Data collection
• Analyze and look at current system
• How can we reach change?
• Provide all options
• Establish procedures
• Be open-minded
• Set goals- where are we headed?

6) Who must do what?

• Work together to make constructive decision
• Discuss perspective
• Research an opposing point of view to gain perspective
• Feel comfortable
• Challenge each other, thought processes
• Individual and a team
• Work together to reach a desirable goal
• Mr. Cox - facilitate and provide balance
• All - must listen, think, share