Staff Collective Ground Rules for Meetings

''These ground rules were adopted at an all-day Staff Collective Meeting on Nov 1, 2010. (link to minutes forthcoming)''

The following behaviors are usually counterproductive to having a reasonable meeting and should be avoided:


 * eye rolling
 * laughing at serious points or concerns
 * hair pulling
 * making things unnecessarily personal
 * interrupting (Note: We need to set up guidelines of when it is appropriate to directly respond to something and when you need to wait your turn).
 * to correct a fallacy
 * to ask clarifying questions
 * monopolizing speaking time
 * raising voices to a yell or near-yell
 * hyperbole
 * assuming bad intent
 * attacking or insulting
 * talking about ghosts