And now I'm telling you. We have been hoping for some time that the team would straighten itself out, but unfortunately that has not happened. We do not like the idea of going over the head of the Principal to complain to you, but we care about the school and the SBDM team and feel that we have no choice at this point but to come to you with our concerns. We believe that the main problem with our SBDM team is weak leadership. Since we became team members at the beginning of the school year, we have felt increasingly frustrated with the Principal's apparent inability to get everyone on the team moving in the same direction.
Meetings are very democratic, but unfortunately they also have little or no focus.
We talk about one topic, then move on to another, and then another. Everyone has ideas, everyone means well, but no decisions ever seem to get made and nothing ever gets done. We have made various suggestions to the Principal for improving the team's functioning, and although he has listened politely, he has taken no steps to implement any of our suggestions. For example, some months ago we suggested that detailed meeting agendas be distributed before each meeting, along with any background information that members may need in order to participate effectively. Many meetings still have no agenda at all, or a very sketchy agenda at best, and background information is never distributed for review before a meeting.