How to keep your desk off your podium

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HOW TO KEEP YOUR DESK OFF YOUR PODIUM Jason Robb – Rouse High School Darcy Vogt Williams – Stiles Middle School TIME DESTROYERS Communication

E-Mail

Conferences

Schedules

Boosters

Lesson Planning

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Inventory

Lessons

Lockers

Fundraisers

Supplies

COMMUNCATION – Largest time stealer of all our daily work. Set boundaries & create systems. •

E-Mail o

Daily Plan

o

Create a Personal Process

Social Media o

Facebook

o

Instagram

o

Twitter

o

Remind

Parent Communication Delegation o

Band Classes

o

Lessons

o

Inventory

o

S&E

o

Fundraisers

Save Materials o

Parent E-Mails

o

Form Letters

o

Meeting Notes

Consistency o

Student

o

Parent

YEAR START UP – Invest time up FRONT to handle things that save you time later •

Middle School Band Classes o

Charms

o

Uniforms

o

Calendar

o

Facebook

o

Instrument Fees

o

Supplies


High School Band Classes o

Fees

o

Charms

o

Time Commitments

o

Calendar

o

Boosters – Volunteers

o

Lessons

BOOSTERS – Setup a structure where your parent organization saves you more time than it takes to operate •

Structure

o

Re-organization

o

Delegate

o

Understand parent experience

PLANNING – Invest time for the team to be on the same page •

Monday AM Meetings o

Lesson Planning

o

Logistics

o

To-Dos

Planners

Google Drive

o

Lesson Plans

o

Students

o

Announcement Sheets

Organizational Tools o

Planners

o

Google Drive

o

Dropbox

o

Wunderlist

LEADERSHIP – Don’t do anything you can have a student successfully doing •

Teaching o

Student led ensembles

o

Marching fundamentals

o

Accountability

o

Procedure

Logistics o

Supplies

o

Lockers

o

Inventory

o

Rehearsal Electronics

o

Copy & Scanning

o

Smart music


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