Meeting Minutes September 26th

Meeting Minutes September 26th

Peer Mediation Minutes                                                                                  September 26

I.                   Icebreaker

-          We shared a good deed we did for someone since the last meeting

II.                Dues

-          Pay them if you have not yet. ($15)

III.             Verify email and phone numbers

-          Get that information to Katie or Melissa

-          Melissa: phone numbers

-          Katie: E-mail

IV.             Interviews

-          Start October 1^st

-          Happen after school, we are looking for a consistent group of mediators to conduct the interviews

V.                Homerooms Recap

-          Pretest results were discussed

-          Overall the results were good, but the results will improve as we continue to teach the freshman homerooms.

-          78% of responses indicated that students would use Peer Mediation.

VI.             Newcomer’s Group

-          Be sure to sign up for the next meeting Friday in fourth block

VII.          Training

-          You will receive packets about the training program we will use to teach new recruits to peer mediation

VIII.       Birthdays

-          We’re trying to implement an old gift giving thing we did the year-before-last

-          On birthdays we want to give members candy!

-          Be sure to get your birth date to Tiffani

IX.             Mediator of the Month

-          Nomination forms were handed out. Every month we will elect someone and put them on the announcements.

X.                 Homeroom Training Lesson

-          October 10^th we will have another homeroom session

-          The video in this session is 16 minutes, so you have to efficient, quick but teach well!

-          It’s all about the problem solving model:

1.      Define the problem

2.      Brainstorm solutions

3.      Choose a solution and act on it

4.      Review your list and see what will work best

-          This is the model we use in mediations and it is the model we are trained to use.

-          If you need the materials for the presentation, contact Ms. Richardson

XI.             Point System Update

-          If you do something for peer mediation report it to Mark Ilao for it to be recorded

-          The contact is markilao13@gmail.com

-          In most cases, report to your group leader, but if not, report to mark with the above contact how much time you spent at the activity and the activity name. Supply your First and Last name as well.