Some Things to Consider First

1. All committees or teams should operate within a set of ground rules.  The rules should be established at the first meeting through consensus of all participants. [picture of chart of rules on a flipchart]

• Be on time.
• Be prepared with your information/assignment.
• Participate.
• Respect each other’s opinions.
• Share ideas.
• Ideas are valued and should be discussed, not attacked.
• One speaker at a time.