Table+5

November 10-12, 2011
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Table 5 discussion Nov 11, 2011 9-10:15am

Miami -- monthly spirituality series for new employees and others or talks to new teachers in small groups three to four times per year weekly prayers and emails resources connected to Goal 1 and specific criteria required to go three or four times per year - part of professional development -- sometimes that feels isolated and disconnected, like to see it part of a greater whole --maybe more documents available to new faculty, even before starting

San Francisco -- mission on tap small group discussions with food and drink to get people together -- Mission on Tap: Share your story -- how did you come to Sacred Heart? Why do you stay? How do you live out Goal I in the classroom and in your daily life?

Lake Forest -- adults planning student retreats who expressed hesitancy about sharing their spirituality with the students -- new hires have written in their contract that they must attend Roots within first five years

Atherton -- had faculty share with each other to talk about their own faith traditions, and then share it with the students -- full-time formation to mission director -- Oakwood -- new faculty and staff retreats -- three days includes history, heritage, etc. -- full day in first quarter -- whole another day in Goals and Criteria, and talk about what they are struggling with -- small groups: three year committment to learn about topics Goals, Duchesne, Barat, and the RSCJ

Greenwich -- find ways to get teachers to be committed to the mission -- mentoring program for the Mission: educate about the mission and upcoming special events etc. -- supposed to have a Network experience during the first three years -- five afternoons in the year; send a small reading for them to discuss

Some questions:

What is formation? Is it just Goals and Criteria? How much is history and heritage? Does the history and heritage get over-emphasized?

How do we find inclusive language to help people participate in Goal I and allow everyone's voice to be brought to the table and heard?

How to find a way to embrace the wealth of faith backgrounds while bringing everyone together in the traditions? It's very personal; hard to do that without stepping on toes.

Some best practices ideas:

-- full-time formation to mission person on staff (not volunteers) -- escj Educators of the Sacred Heart of Jesus -- meetings and training with new hires to teach them about the traditions etc -- discussions and not instruction -- Goal panels -- volunteers have to think about how one particular Goal is brought into the daily classroom, then lead a discussion -- A school that has a 15 minute Mission/Goals item on the agenda for every faculty meeting -- formation to mission should include staff as well as faculty, to the extent possible -- need to find ways to get faculty to be included in the formation to mission