Committees and Structure.

Sorry about the dearth of posting. I know that silence is a good way to kill a blog, but it is summertime, and the livin's easy...

But we haven't been sitting in the sun having an umbrella drink. Rather, over the last two weeks, I, along with Bill Cohen, have had the chance to meet with several of our Vice Presidents as we all plan for 2009-2010. It is terrific to be part of a committed and competent leadership team. Each of these individuals is dedicated to promoting Kadima's welfare, and working to improve the performance of their various portfolios. We've got a great team, and we're working hard to meet a variety of important goals for the school.

One of our priorities is to formalize and improve our committee structure. We want to make sure that we have some active committees. Many of these committees relate to fundraising (unfortunately, that's a painful reality for Kadima and every other school--we need to raise funds), but others involve publicity, volunteer organizing, and building and grounds.

I'll be writing about the committees in the coming days, but the idea behind having strong committees is not only to get work done, but also to be an entry point for people to become involved in the school. People who serve on committees not only assist the school, but also develop their own leadership skills and may move up to Board and Executive Committee positions.

Kadima only works if everyone recognizes that they have an obligation to play an active role in building Kadima's success.