[IAEP] Back on Task... The 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Walter Bender]

Re SLOB meetings, they are always the first Friday of every month.

Walter

On Apr 28, 2017 12:52 PM, "Caryl Bigenho" <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi...
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> A few things...
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> First... Walter made this motion and it was seconded by several board
> members. Therefore it should be voted on, up or down, before considering
> Laura's substitute motion. I see nothing wrong with this mission statement.
> It is clear and concise and describes exactly what Sugar Labs is all about.
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> Walter's motion:
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> *Revise the Sugar Labs mission statement to "Sugar Labs is a volunteer-run
> project whose mission** is to reach global learners and educators with a
> collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and
> reflect in their local language. Sugar Labs distributes these tools freely
> and encourages its users to appropriate them, taking ownership and
> responsibility for their learning."*
>
>
> Second... when you reply to an email, unless it is private SLOB business,
> please be sure you have included iaep in the addresses. Otherwise your
> messages look blank to everyone who isn't a SLOB member. It is called
> "sunshine."
>
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> Third... After the mission statement  is approved, or a substitute (but I
> hope it is this one), it will be time to consider long term goals for Sugar
> Labs. There should be only 4 or 5 at most. I have copies of 4 of the 5 that
> were proposed earlier. Walter may still have a copy of the 5th one. After
> the mission statement issue is settled, I'll send what I have out so you
> can all work on getting them just the way they should be.
>
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> Please understand, goals are NOT the same as objectives. They are much
> more general. Objectives are designed to help achieve the goals and have a
> definite form... *who* will do *what* by *when*, *how* will it be done
> and *how* will success be measured. Goals do NOT have these elements!
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> Proposals for future use of Sugar Labs funds should be directed to meet
> specific *objectives* and thus our goals and our mission. They are all
> interconnected.
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> Caryl
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> P.S. Shouldn't there be a SLOB meeting today? I didn't see a notice on the
> iaep list.
>
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