Delegation

One question I keep asking during this Montessori inventory project is: which parts need my expertise, and which parts could someone else do with clear information? Putting a label on a box is one task. Identifying a mixed set, figuring out what it asks a child to do, and checking whether it is complete are different tasks. A volunteer can help prepare materials without knowing the entire language sequence. But I need to give that person enough information to return the work to its actual location. The material's name, its inventory number, and its shelf location need to agree. That is one reason I care about the handoff as much as the initial organizing. I do not want the system to depend on me being there to answer every question. Where does a process in your school still depend on one person's memory? …more