Editing State of Sagamore online, fall 2013 (section)

==Play-by-play==

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSHvlOGNTjc '''''Watch'' the video!''']

# 0:00 [Dave] '''Meeting objective''' Bring into the fold a new Sagamore parent, enthusiastic about improving [[Sagamore Hills online|Sagamore's online presence]]
# 2:20 [John] '''Future county (Sagamore) website platform''' Heard that DeKalb County Schools, current host of the school website (http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore), will force their school sites into a unified platform (CMS (Content Management System)).  Cookie-cutter system that wreck current school site branding. (http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore.online/2013-August/000066.html)
# 4:20 [John] '''Can't do custom school email''' School email is provided by county and is therefor fixed
# 5:00 [John] '''Working with constraints''' Current school site compares well to comparables.  Don't hang up on technology, help to make what's available, better.  School site platform is fixed by the county, the PTA site is ours and can run anything (Wordpress, et al.).  It's still a question if we want to abandon the county site and link into a PTA constructed site, fold the PTA site in to the school (county) site, or something else.
# 9:45 [Peter] '''Commit to PTA site''' The future county platform (that the school website would use) will be terrible.  Make the PTA primary and link into county when needed.  The terrible experience of DeKalb's future CMS introduction (http://fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~its/?OpenItemURL=S1DEDC58F) is telling. (http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore.online/2013-August/000073.html)
# 12:55 [John] '''Appreciate backgrounds''' Monica (former PTA co-president) is highly capable in her professional life, as are other volunteers.
# 15:10 [Monica] '''Respect volunteers and their time''' Respect the backgrounds of volunteers and the time they've given as we move forward.
# 15:35 [Monica] '''Prior goal, fold PTA site into branded school site''' A couple years ago the plan was to build branding on the school site, then fold PTA content into the well branded school site
# 16:15 [Monica] '''We can move current school site assets to PTA site''' If the school site becomes too constrained by the future county platform, we can move the current school site's assets to the PTA site, where the past couple year's improvements on the school site can live on.
# 17:15 [Peter] '''Survey parent website expectations''' Tools such as http://webengage.com/ are quick and easy to implement.
# 22:55 [Peter] '''More FAQs''' As a new parent, I wanted to find more FAQs.
# 26:20 [Monica] '''More FAQs''' Sagamore is eager for improved FAQs, both online and off.  Peter is in a unique position to contribute, with the frustrations of being new to the school fresh in his memory.
# 28:10 [Dave] '''Open Collaboration''' Let your work be accessible while in progress so that others can contribute.
# 29:20 [Monica] '''Capture new parent perspective''' The new parent perspective can only really be captured during the first few month new to the school, so Peter sharing is great.
# 31:25 [Peter] '''New theme for PTA site''' It's easy to setup an improved theme for the PTA site.
# 32:20 [Peter] '''Peter will document new parent perspective''' Peter will take a stab at "10 questions from new parents" and "FAQ", referring to what Dave started ([http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_information_inventory_2013], [http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_communication], [http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_reference])
# 33:20 [John] '''Fractional participation is unavoidable''' Even when answers are compiled, parents will still have questions—don't be discouraged.  Peter working now while new parent concern memories are fresh is great (as are his website interests).
# 37:05 [Dave] '''Question: Roles & communication''' How are working groups defined?  Should folks report to certain others?  Are there expected channels of communication?  How should we collaborate?
# 38:30 [Monica] '''Communications tend closed to not burden''' Currently, PTA co-presidents are the first to see incoming email.  Co-presidents tend to not share those communications so as to not burden others.
# 41:20 [Monica] '''Present recommendations to the PTA Board''' When suggesting change (and solutions), present them at the PTA Board meeting for the Board and Principal Martin.
# 42:25 [Peter] '''Distribute website content updating''' Should different Board and committee chairs be responsible for updating their information on the website?
# 43:40 [Monica, John] '''PTA Board members are busy''' Defining responsibilities for the Board and committee chair regarding their pieces of the website is good.  Recognize though, everyone volunteering is busy and may not be interested in changing/learning new methods or having fun.  Don't expect too much from others.
# 49:50 [Peter] '''Wordpress tutorials''' It's easy to show people how to use Wordpress so they can update their website content.
# 50:50 [John] '''Improve parent involvement''' Sagamore can be not only a place parents want to be, but a place they want to get involved in.
# 51:50 [Dave] '''Share this discussion''' Share this meeting so that everyone can learn a little something about improving Sagamore
# 52:50 [Peter] '''Action items''' We're all on the same page now.  Peter will work on a "top ten things new parents can't find", writing his experience getting enrolled at sagamore, and offering Wordpress tutorials (need email addresses).
# 54:10 [Dave] '''Summarize and share this meeting''' Dave will compile the meeting take-aways and share.  Sharing will promote involvement.
# 56:30 [Dave, Monica] '''State of collaboration tools''' PTA will not host collaboration tools such as a wiki website or email discussion lists, without policies, procedures, and volunteers to moderate activity there.  Dave's wiki and email lists (http://www.9.0ne.org/) can host unmoderated collaboration because it's independent of the PTA.
# 59:55 [Monica] '''Present at PTA Board meeting''' Plan to make a presentation (Peter?) at the PTA Board meeting about what we're working on (new parent story and content matrix (what we have, what we need))
# 1:01:30 [Monica] '''Our activity is known''' The discussion list (http://list.9.0ne.org/list/listinfo/sagamore.online) is followed by PTA Communications (part of the Board) and other interested individuals, so those who should know of our activity, do.
# 1:02:25 [Dave] '''The discussion lists''' There is our Sagamore Online email discussion list, a Sagamore general discussion list, and some classroom lists (see: http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Sagamore_discussion_lists).
# 1:03:10 [John] '''John's story''' Started years ago on the [[Sagamore School Council]]
# 1:04:10 [John] '''Principal Martin is open to ideas''' If you have an idea for Sagamore, with Principal Martin approval, you're free to make it happen.
# 1:06:30 [Monica] '''Put your passion into action''' Princiapl Martin, the PTA Board, and others, welcome the passion of volunteers and will work to help them turn that passion into action.
# 1:08:00 [''All''] '''''Technical difficulty comedy''''' Watch the "tech gurus" wear unnecessary sunglasses, fall into a psychedelic spiral of looping audio, and generally fight technology.