What's That? A Productive Board Meeting? No Way!

We had one of the most productive board meetings of the year last night! It was phenomenal! Normally, I leave board meetings feeling like I have a million things to do and no time to do them, but last night I left feeling at peace with our goals and decisions. That's the key of it all - we actually made decisions. Usually, we fluctuate back and forth for a long time over basic decisions and our meetings have been known to last up to three hours. Last night, we were focused, we had an agenda, we made the necessary decisions, and we were out of there in an hour and a half! I was impressed.

Since registration didn't go as we had planned, we have teamed up with a marketing professor from a local college (she's a member of the congregation) to develop a marketing plan. We spent the last two months doing research - just trying to find out what the general perception of our preschool is and what the community wants us to offer. We looked over the research last night and did a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis based on what we discovered. When we finished the analysis, we created two solid objectives to be completed by next July.

Our objectives are:
1. Organize and complete at least 10 community events (field trips, charity fundraisers, public appearances, etc.) by July 31, 2012.
2. Apply for and receive a QRS rating by December 31, 2011

I think they are completely achievable objectives which will help us promote our preschool for the positive place it is.

In other news, my husband and I are getting ready to move to a house tomorrow! It's been a crazy week that way. We've been making daily trips up there to move truck-loads of stuff, so we only have to put furniture and big things in the U-haul. I have mixed feelings about the move. I'm excited because it's a house (we have a yard, laundry, a mailbox - all of those good things), it's closer to my job (same travel time for Kyle), and it's in a smaller town, but at the same time, I'm worried about how I'll be received there. I'm afraid of a negative response to my presence, but I'm taking a leap of faith and hoping those concerns aren't real.

Now to get all of this packing done...:(