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School Orgnnizotion

'[']re .'jllccessl'tr l. {'trnc l: i crn lrrg a rrri sus t;A 1 n 1.ng of Llre sclrooJ cleperrris
Lrpon the cooper"atj.ve eIfot'ts ol' t;]rfee vl l;a l. .int,eresLs that lrrake up
t,fre .lit-e ttorly of' Llte school :'T'lte .FacuJ-t,.y, Lhe Roarci of Dlrec Lors .
a.rrcl t;he Paren t s .

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'J.'IItr FACT'T,T'Y

The FacuIt,.y 1s responslb.le,f'or br.lnglng Lo Lhe chj.lrlren a llvtrrg


oYnrrTrl o.no af Lla-lciot"f Edr-rcaf l ort as rvell as overseelng
the cilrecl,ion
of Lhe scl-tooI' Tlre IracuJLy nteebs T'hursday afternoons bo cieepen
the j-r ttnderstandlng of Rurciol-f Stelnerrs peciagoglcal ldeas , to
develop a greater pereepl;1on ol' l,lre chj-lrlren-and their ,-,ouds, anci
t;o r.llscrrss t;he clay bo ria.y .l.l.I'e of t;lre school.
TIIIl BOAND

!.'lte Iloard of Dj.recbors 1s resporrslble I'or i.rrsurlng LSat ,*.A*-S


relna:[ns a WaldoI:f Schoo.l as rve].1 as f'or t;l-re 1-egal ancl J'inanclaI
aspecbs of blte school. ll'hey tneet; pt+e,< a nronLlr bo cllscuss an<j
tnal<e declslons on such toplcs as: Rrrciget;, tulLlon arrd scholarshlp
po) i"c.y, granbs, ttpcomlng scltool everrLs, ancl questlons concernlng
Lhe lr-rbure of' Ll:e sclrool.
TIIII PANENTS

I'lte parenbs provlcle bhe soclal fabrlc bhat surrouncls the sghool.
'i'hey are tlre stlpport grorrp of'the school anrl faculL.y. Vla
parblclpabJ.on 1n crass evenlngs, lecbures, commltbees ancl actlve
ft-tncit"a'ls1ng, tlrey corrbrj-brrte much of theli: b1.rne, energy an<i talent
t,q}te1p{.Lr-l.{.l.l.].Solneofblrcsc}too].'sneec1s./,t.,raza:tsrya4
bs as a clear-rngEtou"u i uJlr"1" ror c.r'"u;J catlon betvreen
";,i , a"Acimtnlsl,rabJ-orr,
ac
Parenb Body, Iractrlt.y, Iloarcl ancl Conrmlt;tees and
as a f'otltttn f'or collcerlrs and ner.J i.rieas. Irleeil.ngs are lre.lcl once a
rrrnn f;lr arrrl a I I pa.rr.rr l;s a I-o ene..trnaRer:l l.o a t. l;errrl
.
C ovwnunic ati on and C ommunity
Clear communicaLi ot.t is vibal bo the lif e of' our. I,laldor'1'
School CommuniLy. Our" conunitnrent at .fi,fr 6, is i;o go clirectly
and solely Lo Lhe per"son to vrhorn we wish to gl.ve informaLion,
offer" suggestions or have a gri.evance. tf satjsfactiorr is noL
obta j.ned, Llten ot,her Facir.l t.y rnerrrirers are available to suppor"1,
Lhe resol.ut j.ott o{' ally i.ssttes. lrolrna l I j nes of cornlnLln j.cat-iotr
]tave be ett esLab-l .i slreri aL ()uI' sclroo-l Lo provirle cornlnurri L.y rnclnl)er.s
r..ri tlr clrannel s {'or irrpir b or led lc;ss; .

IrriIial St;c1t

I'aI'cl) L _ .___ ___ _ -.-----.) C.l iiSS 'l'cache1'

,'lecollrl fil.r:gt, i {' neetlerl


Id rerr L
A I

t_ C.l al;s 'l'eitclrer. __l

'l'hirci fiLep, if necessar.y


P;trert t 1---- ------- ) &ffi4, bfra4fg
t
5u fre21 .t#ctvr6 d*Ol ,fr-1-.9, r%2*
IrourLlr SLep, iI' necessary
Parenl; -- -) e{2fr4 to ---__--) cl'ass'l'eache.
Gfuig7"fitu',uti
;

t
.l.t-t adclifjotr Lo 1;he altove, tlre f'ol-lowirrg forums are avail.-
ab.Le I'ctI'Lhe exchattge o1'Lrieas attrl ol)i)orLurrj.t;.i.es for bet;Lt-.t"
r-rrrclcrsLandln6g oI' one arroLlrer':
Class liveni rrgs f or i'arenLs
Paren t-'l'eacher Conferences
ParenL Associati on iileet ings &
I goar.ci of 'l'r.us1;ees Ir{eebings.
Austin Whldorf School, Inc.
(5t21 288-5942 . 87AZ South View Road, Austin, Texas 78737
Iis tab lishecl ber I 980
Set>tern

POLfCY STATEI'1ENT--JANUARY 9, 1992


VTSITS TO COLLEGE AND FULL FACULTY MEETTNGS

Tho f rntrr l-" has established


eouqu!rrrrEu the
ulls fol-l-owino
!varvwrrry nol recrerdi nn
yvr!!J i cw rgyatulrlg
requesl-s by schoor community lnembers to visit and/or address
either the faculty or the college at their respective meetings.
Anyone wishing to address i-n person a concern with the faculty
or college should present to the pertj-nent body a written request
describing the points of collcern or the issues to be considered;
this l-etter should also include the expected goals or outcomes
of this visit -
A raqn^nqa mav he made in the fOfm Of a felenhone
uu!gyrrvr^g call
vqrr, a !u9u9!
q lcffor- t
and/or an invitation to attend the regularly scheduled meeting
of the college or facuity to discuss the concerns. ff a visit
to a meeting is to be arrrangecl, i't can be expected to occur
two weeks after receiving the request so that faculty members
can acguaj.nt J:hemsel.ves with the issue and so that the visit
can be r"orked into the meeting without interfering with the
ongoing flow of busin.ess. ft is understood that such a visit
is schedul-ed alongside many other agenda items and therefore
must necessarily be sl-ated fo:: a specific amount of time to
l^^ ;^J-^-*; -^,i in each situation.

--l{uckrll'Stcincr.
lrotrrrr.lt'r ol tlrr' \\ orltl \\'ir{c \\'aldoll St ht>ol N{()\'cnrcnt
Austin Waldorf School

The Process for Conflict Resolution

If any group or individual of the Waldorf Community comes to the Board of


TnrsieJs rvith a conflict (not satisfactory worked out in normai school channels
or unusual in nature), the Board will initiate the following plocess:

1st: Board will empower a Board Member, the Investigatrve Bo11d


Member CIBM), to investigate all points of view of the conflict. The IBM is
authorized to listen carefully to ali sides, compile a clear written information
history, and guide group(s) or individual(s) through a positive resolution
process.

2nd: Board sets definite time period for information gatherittg, review,
and resolution.

3th: Investigative Board Member (IBM) meets with different parties in


dispute, objectively gathering information in the designated time period.

4th: Then the IBM, with group(s) or individual(s) in conflict, decide to:

1) Resolve conflict with IBM assistance and/or outside


assistance, then reporting back to the Board on the resolution,
or
2) Meet with Executive Committee of the' Board for review
and resolution @xecufive Cornmitee then reports back to the
full Board on its decision), or
3) Meet with fuli Board for review and resolution.

5th: The Board of Trustees, after hearing the report on a particr-rlar


Resolution of Conflict, review its own procedures as a Board and see rvhat
changes are needed in the Board.

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