Carla,
We've required 1/2 day service each month; however, this can be waived for
individual or family illness.  We've never discussed a minimum for meeting
attendance - several of our docents are working FT and can't meet during the
week.
A few docents have missed this 1/2 day touring minimum, and I believe that
some of it is due to the fact that they don't really want to give tours;
we're trying to find alternative projects for them - as greeters, etc.
Celia Walker, Cheekwood Museum, Nashville
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From: Carla Herling <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 3:15 PM
Subject: Docent requirements


>  Hi Museum-L.
>
>    I am trying to set up a docent policy at our museum.  Currently our
docents
>are considered active regardless of how many tours they give or what
percentage
>of meetings they attend.  I have been having miserable attendance from some
>docents and want to establish a policy of requiring so many tours a year
and so
>many meetings attended.  What is the policy at your museum?  Any
information
>would be greatly appreciated.  I want to be armed with as many examples as
>possible when I bring this up to my docents.  You can either post it to the
>list, or snail mail me copies of your docent policies.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>Carla Herling
>Education Curator
>Westmoreland Museum of American Art
>221 N.  Main Street
>Greensburg, PA 15601
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