minutes from tonights meeting

[Margaret Conway]

 

 

Margaret Conway

202-552-1716 | marg...@margaretconway.com | AIM: mconway99  |  Skype: margaret.conway

 

 

[Nawar, Maria Elena]

Hello everyone,

    I'm not sure if this has ever been discussed...... however I was wondering yesterday and briefly asked Margaret as well, why the OCC minutes are not posted on the Oyster website and then circulated as a link to the whole community; similar to the Friday folder.  I know the LSRT recently began posting their minutes on the website in the interest of keeping the whole community abreast of their discussions.  If there are genuine concerns in the community regarding recent events and some directed at the OCC Board then would it be helpful to communicate more directly with community by letting everyone know of the Board's discussions?  I'm copying Wendy Jacobson to ask her about the LSRT's experience with this mode of communication.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Maria Elena

 

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From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Conway
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:05 PM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: OCC minutes from tonights meeting

[Serena Wiltshire]

We actually used to send the minutes out in hard copy each month (of course, at the time we had about 150 fewer kids) -- I think it would be great to re-start this practice.  It wouldn't be that hard to send them to Cristina Mossi for posting.

 

Great idea, Maria Elena!  It would be especially good to start this again since we're getting calls for transparency from the community.

 

Serena

[jorie henry-wimbish]

I think this is a good idea to consider if it not a problem?  Maybe we can pull in more participation by posting the mins.?

 

 

Sincerely,

Jorie W. Henry-Wimbish

[Cristina Mossi]

Just let me know if there is agreement and I’ll post them.

 

Cristina M. Mossi

703-525-6485

cmo...@devis.com

 

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From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Serena Wiltshire
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:59 AM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: OCC Re: minutes from tonights meeting

[Marcia A. Maziarz]

Wow, I’m really out of it.  I thought our meeting minutes were posted on the web for all to read.  If not, then I would vote to post them.  In my opinion, more info is always better than less. 

 

M

 

-----Original Message-----
From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nawar, Maria Elena
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:41 AM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Cc: Wendy Jacobson
Subject: OCC Re: minutes from tonights meeting

 

Hello everyone,

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[Margaret Conway]

Sorry I hadn’t added the three latecomers.  These are corrected.

 

As to the procedures, I asked around at the beginning of the year but there really were no procedures so I invented some to at least have some records to pass on next year.  I tried to get some documents on our website but nothing happened, so I created the google group.  All the docs are filed electronically on this google group and I would invite others to file anything you have passed out at meeting.  Other than that, I am not sure if there are records from prior years.  I haven’t seen any.

 

Just FYI, there is also a binder of minutes that sits atop the OCC mailboxes, lest we be accused of being computer-centric.

 

 

From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Serena Wiltshire
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:59 AM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: OCC Re: minutes from tonights meeting

 

We actually used to send the minutes out in hard copy each month (of course, at the time we had about 150 fewer kids) -- I think it would be great to re-start this practice.  It wouldn't be that hard to send them to Cristina Mossi for posting.

 

Great idea, Maria Elena!  It would be especially good to start this again since we're getting calls for transparency from the community.

 

Serena

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Nawar, Maria Elena

To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com

Cc: Wendy Jacobson

Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:41 AM

Subject: OCC Re: minutes from tonights meeting

 

Hello everyone,

    I'm not sure if this has ever been discussed...... however I was wondering yesterday and briefly asked Margaret as well, why the OCC minutes are not posted on the Oyster website and then circulated as a link to the whole community; similar to the Friday folder.  I know the LSRT recently began posting their minutes on the website in the interest of keeping the whole community abreast of their discussions.  If there are genuine concerns in the community regarding recent events and some directed at the OCC Board then would it be helpful to communicate more directly with community by letting everyone know of the Board's discussions?  I'm copying Wendy Jacobson to ask her about the LSRT's experience with this mode of communication.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Maria Elena

 

 

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From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Conway
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:05 PM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: OCC minutes from tonights meeting

 

 

Margaret Conway

202-552-1716 | marg...@margaretconway.com | AIM: mconway99  |  Skype: margaret.conway

 

 

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[Nawar, Maria Elena]

Margaret brings up an excellent point.  We must always be mindful of community members without internet/email access.  This also makes me think they should be translated.  If future minutes are as clear and succinct as Margaret's I offer to translate them to be posted on the website. 

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From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Conway

Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:04 AM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: OCC Corrected minutes

[Marcia A. Maziarz]

Thanks Maria for offering to translate!  And, you are right, Margaret’s minutes are always very clear, concise, as well as timely. So, many thanks to Margaret as well for a job well done!

 

Marcia 

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[Tamara Belt]

I absolutely agree.  I don't think there is any problem posting the minutes (in terms of our by-laws).  I do believe our meetings are open anyway.  This not only gives out more information but it is another place where people can express their views.

 

Tamara

[Claire Taylor]

I just have one comment that I hope gives us some perspective  -- you know that the LSRT is required by law to make their minutes available to the community and they are kept in a binder in the library.  I asked Wendy just a month ago or so, offhand, if those minutes were translated.  They're not, and so I think that we need to go forward with the commitment to make translating everything just be a habit.  Software from PAHO (Julia Aymerich's employer, Eduardo's wife) will help immensely, and I'll get back on that again as soon as I have a minute!

Claire

[Nawar, Maria Elena]

Thanks so much Wendy!!

I did get your original message and hopefully everyone else did as well.

-----Original Message-----
From: wendy.j...@verizon.net [mailto:wendy.j...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:51 AM
To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com; Nawar, Maria Elena
Subject: Re: RE: OCC minutes from tonights meeting

> yes, LSRT began posting minutes on the website this year. Our only
challenge has been timeliness since the minutes from one month aren't
usually approved until the next month and we don't post them until
they've been approved. I know one parent who reports she reads them!
warms my heart...

From: "Nawar, Maria Elena" <MAR...@iadb.org>

>Date: 2008/05/14 Wed AM 08:41:24 CDT
>To: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com
>Cc: Wendy Jacobson <wendy.j...@verizon.net>
>Subject: RE: OCC minutes from tonights meeting

>Hello everyone, I'm not sure if this has ever been discussed......
however I was wondering yesterday and briefly asked Margaret as well,
why the OCC minutes are not posted on the Oyster website and then
circulated as a link to the whole community; similar to the Friday
folder. I know the LSRT recently began posting their minutes on the
website in the interest of keeping the whole community abreast of their
discussions. If there are genuine concerns in the community regarding
recent events and some directed at the OCC Board then would it be
helpful to communicate more directly with community by letting everyone
know of the Board's discussions? I'm copying Wendy Jacobson to ask her
about the LSRT's experience with this mode of communication. Any
thoughts? Maria Elena

[Nawar, Maria Elena]

Hello,

    Thank you Cristina!  I believe there is agreement on posting the minutes on the website.  Here are the minutes translated into Spanish.  If you send us the link we can ask Stephanie to circulate via the listserve.

 

Many thanks,

 

Maria Elena

 

 

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From: oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:oyster-communi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristina Mossi
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:04 AM

[Claire Taylor]

Excellent.  Thanks so much, Maria E.

C

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From: "Nawar, Maria Elena" <MAR...@iadb.org>