The April 2008 meetings had the following topics:
1. Bible School Survey - Every Bible School teacher and helper is asked to fill out a survey. It is available on the church website: www.btxcofc.com. Click on the link on the home page or family page.
2. There are two events coming up I encourage everyone to attend. (1) May 2nd at 6:30 PM at Building C will be the annual Bible Teacher Appreciation Event. This year Jeff Plake will be our entertainer and we will have a catered picnic meal. This is for the whole family. Reservation forms are in the foyer or online at the church website: www.btxcofc.com. Click on the link to print one out. (2) The other event is the annual Central Texas Bible Teacher's Workshop in Austin, TX, July 18-19, 2008. We will have more details later, but go ahead and mark your calendar and reserve these dates.
3. There are several resources for Bible school teachers. Some of the best are listed on special web page. To access this list, go to our Family page on the website and click on "resources". For a couple of them you will need login information. Contact me for this information.
4. We discussed security. Right now we will continue to use the beepers for security in the Nursery. I am working on a plan for the Preschool and a different plan for the primary grades. In the meantime please continue to identify which child goes with which adult by the use of a sign up sheet or some other means.
5. We discussed curriculum. We will be evaluating all our curriculum and plan to have a unified curriculum so we all know what we are teaching in each area of the Bible school. Anyone with curriculum to recommend is welcome to share that with me. The goal is to have everything evaluated and any changes in place by the Fall of 2008.
6. We discussed facility use especially as it relates to Building A. If there are issues please let me know. In Building A, Bible school teachers are to have access to some closet space and one wall.
7. A new Bible School Workers handbook has been printed. Each teacher needs to have a copy. If you do not have one, please contact the church office.
8. Each Bible school worker is asked to fill out a new information sheet. These are available in the church office. If you have questions about any of the questions please contact me.
9. We discussed how to clarify that we only promote in the pre-school once a year. Tammy Cole is working on our signage to help parents and others realize that children in certain date range belong in a certain class. We need to avoid having parents moving their children to a different class on their birthday as it makes a problem when it is time for them to start school.
10. Due to a scheduling issue we were having on Wednesday evening, the bells will now ring at 7:55PM and 8 PM. Please note that parents can still pick up children early but as they get used to the new times, we hope to keep the children for the whole hour each Wednesday evening.
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