Rationale: Groups work better when members have a common understanding of the goals and expectations of members of the group. The purpose of this activity is to facilitate your group in setting ground rules and goals. Each group member will have some idea of how a group should operate which may be very different from another group member. This is your opportunity to share our thoughts and ideas to promote optimal group function and prevent future misunderstandings.

Directions: As a group, please complete the charter categories on this document. When finished, have each group member sign the charter. Distribute copies of the charter to all group members.

Group Name$/$Number$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

Ground Rules:

$$ When will the group attempt to meet $($what time, what days, how often, where e$.$g$.,$ Zoom, Skype, Teams, etc.$)$:

$$ How long should the meetings be$?$

$$ When is it OK to skip a meeting?

$$ What does on$-$time really mean?

$$ How do we communicate with each other $($in case someone is running late, etc.$)?$

$$ How will we deal with chronic tardiness or missed meetings?

$$ How do we deal with members who do not participate enough?

$$ How are we going to make decisions?

$$ What will we do if group members$$ work does not hold up to our group$$s standards:

$$ Other:

Group Goals:

$$ What are we trying to accomplish?