Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 18 May 2004 Consult Their Understanding We are “educators.” That is what we do – we educate others in how to do something. When a student comes to us for classes they come with the intention of learning and leaving with an ability to do it – an ability to [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 14 May 2004 Substitute Technical Level I am well aware of the difficulties presented by instructor scheduling. I am aware of the all-too-often emergency situations that come about in the area when an instructor or Program Director calls in sick or otherwise. These situations require immediate and creative solutions. To [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 12 May 2004 Being in "Now" Recently I was asked about what steps I took with a program that was faltering, despite efforts to get it on the move. I had one simple answer to this question. I said “I launch a mission into the school.” What this meant was [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 30 April 2004 Collapsing Staff and Public Classes Staff in training and public students form two distinctly different groups. They do not equal one another simply by the fact that they are both students. One is a public student who is paying to learn how to draw and paint and [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 5 April 2004 Why Bother? I’ll make this as simple as possible. There is a rule that you should heed when managing studios or programs: WHEN SOMEONE OR SOME AREA IS DOING WELL, DON’T DISRUPT THE FLOW! It is a simple principle that can often be overlooked. If you have [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 9 March 2004 Conducting the Studio Image and Studio Evaluation Checklists The original purpose for creating the Studio Evaluation Checklist and the Studio Image Checklist was to train the Director of Studio Services and the Estates Officer on what items they needed to observe each and every time they toured [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 11 December 2003 Office Etiquette I have neglected to write a policy regarding the etiquette expected of those who work in the main office until now. We, in essence, are living under the same roof. If you calculate the number of hours we spend together, within the same space, [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 27 September 2003 Giving Our All in Every Class References: M:R POLICY 11 APRIL 2002 – PROGRAM DIRECTORS: THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE M:R POLICY 23 SEPTEMBER 1993 – ASSISTANTS M:R POLICY 16 APRIL 1998 – THE FIRST ACTION OF THE ADULT ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR M:R POLICY 15 DECEMBER 1997 – WHEN [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 21 September 2003 Program Promotional Actions The term “promotion” is often mistaken to mean just one thing – “advertising.” This is far from the only means of promotional actions that can be done by a person, group, or organization. I have written a number of policies regarding the subject of [...]
Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 3 September 2003 Senior Citizen Discounts So that there is no further confusion in the area of senior citizen discounts, the following is the only applicable policy. a) A senior citizen is defined as someone 65 years of age or older. b) There is NO discount on the tuition paid. [...]
