Class Meeting

1. Class Meetings
Ms. Mercer
Fifth Grade
Nicholas Elementary

2. What are class meetings?
•A place where conflicts and
problems can be resolved.
•A place where we can help each
other as a class.
•A place we can plan together as a
class.
•A place where we can thank and
compliment each other.

3. The goal of our meetings is:
•To make our class a better
place -- a simple goal, that will
require work.
•To change “mistaken”
behavior.

4. What are the goals of
“mistaken” behavior?
•To get attention
•To seek revenge or get their way
•To get even with the teacher/adult
or get in a power struggle
•To give up

5. Guidelines for our meeting
•Everyone will show respect for others at all
times.
•We will sit in a circle quietly, with good body
space, facing toward the center. There will be
no side conversations.
•Do not interrupt, speak out of turn, or point.
•Always use the person’s name when speaking
to or about them.
•You will be asked to leave the circle, and then
the class, if you violate the rules.
•If you can’t behave well enough to stay in the
meeting, you won’t be able to speak, or vote,
even if the item is from or about you.

6. The parts of the meeting
•The class will get into a circle quickly,
quietly, and safely
•The meeting starts with compliments or
thanks
–Each student will get the discussion ball in turn
and will give a compliment to someone (or more
than one) in the class.
–The person complimented acknowledges this
by thanking the person by name.
–The ball is then passed on to the next person
–Everyone must participate in this part!

7. The next part is the agenda
•Agenda is where the class can
bring items up at the meeting.
•This is where we discuss problems
or conflicts.

8. Process for getting on the
agenda for the class meeting
•Fill out a Class Meeting Agenda
form and place it in the agenda box
–Everything above the solutions should
be filled out
•When the teacher chooses your
item, you will be asked if there is
still a problem.

9. Process for an agenda item
• You will be given a chance to
present your problem to the class
• Anyone involved in the conflict will
get a chance to speak
Only the person with the
discussion ball can speak!

10. Next steps with Agenda items
•The class will then take turns
making suggestions about
solutions.
–Remember, only the person with the
discussion ball can speak.
•All solutions will be listed on the
agenda sheet.

11. Solutions
•Once there is a list of solutions, the
class votes on them.
•Then class needs to decide which
solutions are:
–Related to the problem
–Reasonable
–Responsible
–Respectful
If it doesn’t meet this criteria, it can’t be
implemented.

12. Follow-up
•The detention monitor will be
responsible for confirming that the
solution is carried out.
•The monitor will then report back to
the teacher by giving her the
agenda sheet with notes on when it
was resolved.

13. In closing…
This process will only work as well as
we work together, so let’s do our
best.