What is our Team Potential?

"You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and you don't climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident - it has to be intentional." Mark Udall

The best thing about Cooper Upper Elementary has always been the team-aspect of our processes. We are the school we are because of the team potential we created nine years ago and continue to use. We have teams for everything we do, and the teams are responsible to the whole.

We've had a break down of some of these processes with the renovations and the "recovery" from the renovations. The work lately has caused most of us to get into our rooms and get ourselves setup as we get things put back in order. The break down has not stopped all team functions, but it has slowed us down a bit.

Not it's time to renew the team aspects. Our Lighthouse Leaders are rotating out, and we need people to join this leadership group. It's time for new people to take the reigns and lead us as we move forward with our vision of a true Leadership School. The intentionality of our efforts will be the determining factor for our success.

What is your intention for Cooper? How can you help us continue and grow our team processes?

We need to thank all the people who have been on the Lighthouse Team through the first three years.  Eventually, we rotated out some. Nicole, Lauren and Kathy T. have joined. We will need more people to step up as Judy, Robin, and Sandy move over to give more staff leaders the opportunity to make a difference. 

The commitment we make is to each other and to the processes that create and maintain a great school. Please let us know your interest!

Our team potential is only as strong as our team commitment.

Calendar for the Week of September 22, 2014

Monday:  Administrative PD meeting (Terry), 8:00 with CO

Tuesday: 8:00 Center EPT
               8:00 Tech Meeting in LMC
               8:45-9:45 LEAD time
               3:45 Lighthouse Meeting

Wednesday: 8:00 IST meeting in conference room
                    3:45 Planning Team

Thursday: 8:00 Staff Meeting-Leadership Teams
                 EPM 1-4:30

Friday:      ASSET data due
                 Retirement Party for Mary Beth, 4-8:00 pm