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Questions for Team Members
Questions for Team Members
I found this great list of questions that we could use as a checklist to see if or whether our school teams are operating as high performance teams. It was developed by Niel L. Malvettis who at the time was coordinator of Educational Research & Development for Sacramento County Office of Education.
Questions For Team Members
Purpose
Does the team have a
mission statement (statement of purpose)?
Are there team goals
(general statements of intended accomplishments)?
Are there team objectives
(specific outcomes for a given period of time)?
Is the scope of the team's
function (areas/issues it will work on) clear?
Players
Who are the members?
Who holds which role (e.g.
leader, recorder, etc.)?
What are the expectations
for each role?
Responsibility
What is the team's decision-making authority (input,
recommendation, final decision)?
How is the team held
accountable for its work?
What criteria will be used
to assess the team's effectiveness?
What kind of support can
the team count on (resources, training etc.)?
Logistics
When will the team meet?
How often will the team
meet?
Where will the team meet?
How will the team evaluate
its meetings?
Operations
Has the team established
ground rules (standards of behaviour) for its meetings?
How will the agenda be
developed?
What decision-making techniques will be used (majority vote,
consensus, problem-solving tools, etc)?
Connections
How will the team's work connect with other teams and the rest of
the school?
From where do the team's
issues/tasks come?
How does the team
communicate with the rest of the school community (administrators, teachers, support
staff, parents, community residents, etc.) when necessary?
Time for a coffee break........
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