SUGGESTEDAGENDAFOREFFECTIVETEAMMEETINGS
SampleAgenda:
Alltimesareapproximateandshouldbeadjustedtoreflecttheneedsoftheteam.
1. Welcomeandoverviewoftheagenda(Teamleader)(3minutes)
• Welcometeammembersandintroduceanynewmembersorvisitors.
• SetthepurposeofthemeetingbyidentifyingtheCFIPstepstobe
accomplished.
2. Questionsordiscussionfromthelastmeeting(Team)(10minutes)
• Quicklyreviewthedecisionsmadeatthelastmeeting.
• Discussissuesremainingfromthelastmeeting(suchasfollow‐uptothe
re‐teachingorscaffoldingdecisionsmadeasaresultofidentifyingclass
needsinCFIPStep3)ornewinformationgatheredaboutquestionsthat
theteamwasunabletoanswerlasttime.
3. Mainactivity(Teamfacilitatedbyteamleader)(35minutes)
CompletetheCFIPstepsappropriatetothepurposeofthemeeting.Inthefirst
severalattemptstouseCFIP,teamsmayonlycompleteSteps1‐4inonesetting.
Asteammembersbecomemorecomfortablewiththeprotocol,dialoguewillbe
smootheranddecisionswillbemademorerapidly.
4. Wrapupandnextsteps(Teamleader)(10minutes)
Teamleadersshouldensurethattimeremainsforthiscrucialstep,evenifit
meansthattheteamisunabletofinishalltheplannedCFIPstepsinonesetting.
Unlessteammembersleavethemeetingwithdefinitiveactionstotakeasaresult
ofthedialogueandcommittofollowup,theyhavewastedtheirtime.
• Brieflyre‐capwhatwasaccomplishedatthedatadialogue,suchaswhat
waslearnedandthequestionsthatremainforfurtherstudy.
• Reviewallagreementsforfollow‐upmadeduringthemeeting,suchas
instructionalstrategiestobetriedandthetimelineinwhichtheywillbe
implemented.
• Reviewassignmentsfornextmeeting,suchasassessmentstobe
administeredandscored,datatobecompiled,etc.
• Setthenextmeetingdateandtime.
• Evaluatethemeeting: