{"id":1582,"date":"2012-04-06T07:23:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2012-04-06T07:23:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:23:35","slug":"communicating-with-the-apa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/communicating-with-the-apa\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating with the APA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>We  could not be the dynamic, energetic and strong school that we are  without our Principal, our staff and of course our parents. \u00a0With that  comes amazing teaching, events, programs and spirit. \u00a0But of course with  all of these great things come issues, discussion and sometimes debate.  Which are all good because usually these ideas and opinions get us all  to a better place. However, we have found that sometimes it gets  confusing as to how to voice these opinions. There is a time and a  place.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For  those that are not aware of the structure of the APA, there is the APA  Chair (this year, Lori Miller Pike) and there are 5 areas each with a  Co-Director\/Director (School Programs, Health and Safety, Fundraising,  Communications and Community Awareness). \u00a0Within each of these areas there are several  committees with volunteers. \u00a0Many times there is a Chair of that  committee.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Often volunteers are not in a position to  deal with a concern at  the moment. The Exec Committee is in place to  help. We take all  concerns, ideas and suggestions seriously and  communicate with each  other regularly.\u00a0So with this in mind, we (the  APA) are sharing a  protocol for voicing ideas and challenges. It is not  meant to be  cumbersome but to \u00a0ensure that everything is taken care of  properly,  emotion is kept to a minimum, and there is a respect and  empowerment  given to our\u00a0 amazing volunteers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1. \u00a0For APA related programs and activities (i.e. After 4), contact the specific\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001PTWfF7rnrla8j_RGjg9CMzH5h-e9l0dGEvTMf-IVgi_yIpWM7LnEgsWRchtZ4_yJazTBF--BwFqXWM8yGmKqF86oiuOVf3VnRIjsuBAfz8woADb8GNzq6HpeIb-MMBr86qozg674xrgMoqQixjyPsuzwrN57wjICWyPjI1LSECs=\" target=\"_blank\">Program or Committee Chair<\/a>.  As they too are volunteers, they will probably not respond right away.  Please give them time. (If they choose to handle the situation on their  own, they will still inform the Director, who will inform the APA Chair  of material issues so everyone is in the loop).<\/div>\n<div>2. \u00a0The  Committee Chair can choose to contact the Director of those committees  (i.e. Director of School Programs in the case of After 4) should they  need further input.<\/div>\n<div>3. \u00a0The Director can choose to contact the APA Chair for further consultation on the issue.<\/div>\n<div>4.  \u00a0You will then receive a response as soon as possible. In order to  fully understand the issue, please understand that often other people  need to be consulted, fact finding needs to be done, or sometimes just  some time for thought is needed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We hope this process helps. Should you have any questions feel free to <a href=\"mailto:lori.miller@rogers.com\">Lori Miller Pike<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We could not be the dynamic, energetic and strong school that we are without our Principal, our staff and of course our parents. \u00a0With that comes amazing teaching, events, programs and spirit. \u00a0But of course with all of these great things come issues, discussion and sometimes debate. 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