In 850 –1000 words (approx. 3-4 double-spaced pages), write a
summary of a meeting you attended. Include a minimum of three citations (each
one from a different course reading or external source). Make sure to use APA
and discuss each of the following sections. Be sure to include Introduction,
Meeting Content, Meeting Power Dynamics, and Meeting Effectiveness as
headings.
Paper Structure
Link to the Meeting: https://fb.watch/rkzkJ1IJ1V/
Meeting Recess from 1:03:28-2:57:49.
Summary of the meeting: A meeting was issued to discuss and
vote on the upcoming fiscal year of the Jersey City Public Schools. The meeting
was held virtually via the Board of Education website and Facebook outlets. The
current President and Vice president were ousted, and a new president and vice
president were elected. The meeting had over 2 hours of community feedback from
parents/ workers who objected to the new budget and proposed that it be adjourned
to the next meeting for April.
Introduction/Meeting Content
·
The meeting date, time,
and place- March 19, 2024
·
The sponsoring
organization- Jersey City Board of Education
·
Purpose of the
meeting/overview of the agenda. Budgeting and Planning for the school
year 2024-2025
·
What policies/issues
were discussed during the meeting?
·
What made you choose
this meeting? (i.e. personal interest, related to your job or field
placement) Personal Interest: My child attends one of the charter schools located in the city.
·
The meeting’s
relationship and importance to social work.
Meeting Power Dynamics
·
Who seemed to define the
agenda? What evidence supports this?
·
Who was doing most of
the talking? Why? Newly appointed Vice President Bicooch
·
Who was doing the least
talking? Why? Ousted President Iofy
·
Who was absent or not
represented? (Give specific consideration to those who are most impacted by the
program and policy discussed or decisions made during the meeting.) All 9
Trustee members
·
What
assumptions/paradigms were operating? (such as reform, radical change, the
status quo as acceptable, racism, gender-normativity, ablism, classism, among
others)
Meeting Effectiveness
·
Was the meeting
effective? How (at what)? Why or why not?
·
Discuss how the use or
absence of relationship-building and inter-professional collaboration impacted
the meeting and communication.
·
Discuss human behavior
(which include management and organizational) theories from this or other
social work classes apparent (at play) during the meeting, if any. Or discuss
at least two theories that could have assisted in the effectiveness or efficiency
of the meeting.
3 External Sources for Citations Only along with Video
