Agenda
You can access the agenda from anywhere on the site by clicking on "Agenda" in the navigation panel (to the left of this one). The agenda lists the topic for each day's discussion, with links to an outline of that topic and messages posted on that topics. Each day's discussion will include two or three sub-topics.

Who Should Participate and How

Everyone who is interested in learning about and discussing the California Master Plan for Education is welcome in the dialogue. We anticipate dynamic and productive discussions with a wide variety of groups and individuals. Interested citizens can join the discussion as active, contributing participants or as active observers who follow the discussion and complete feedback forms. Before you elect to be a contributing participant please review and be sure you are comfortable with the Rules of the Road below.

Register to Join the Discussion

Everyone must register in order to send in comments, receive daily summaries by e-mail and complete feedback forms.

Conversation

Each day, the moderator will initiate the discussion by posing a question to the group. The panelists and participants discuss this issue and respond to each other's questions and comments.

Rules of the Road

We ask participants to adhere to these ground rules of behavior and work with the moderators so that we can have a broad and productive dialogue. This will help to assure a broad and productive dialogue.

• Remember this is a discussion, not a debate.
• Maintain a collaborative open-minded approach: consider others' values, experience, and views; read and respect their ideas and opinions.
• Be willing to respond to questions about your views and ask others to clarify their views.
• Avoid personal attacks on people inside or outside of the discussion.
• Limit your comments to the topics under discussion.
• Make sure your messages contribute a unique point or perspective - read others' comments before you write new ones.
• Messages that are short and to the point get read by more people. (It may be easier to draft your message offline.)
• If you know of relevant online references, please include them in your postings; be sure to provide the complete Web site address (URL) and explain why the material is valuable.
• Do not use this forum to sell your products and services.

Role of the Moderator

• Ensures that all aspects of the topics are considered.
• Does not take an expert/biased role.
• Creates an atmosphere that encourages acceptance of all persons and ideas.
• Keeps the conversation focused on the discussion topics.
• Reminds the group or individuals of ground rules, refocuses the discussion and calls for clarification.
• Encourages everyone to join in the conversation.

Role of the Reporter

• Summarizes the discussion accurately and concisely.
• Communicates with the moderator and participants when clarification is needed to summarize accurately.
• Does not participate in the substance of the discussion.
• Works to clarify and capture the flow of the discussion.

Discussion Summaries

Each day the Reporter will summarize the discussion. Summaries will be e-mailed to registered participants, and the Agenda page will contain links to the Summaries. Summaries do not attempt to provide details of all the subjects discussed, but give a brief overview of the discussion identifying the principal topics discussed. If you get behind in reading comments due to work or travel, use the Summaries to catch up quickly. Summaries also provide synopses that you can share with others.