[Bestplus] attendance question

[Ellenredmax@aol.com]

Last week I conducted a BEST Plus training that had 22 people  registered.  
It was to start at 9AM.  At 9AM there were 6 people in  the audience, most of 
whom said that traffic was a nightmare on the Pike, Rt 3  and Rt 128.  I was 
torn whether to begin and possibly have to shut out more  than half the class, 
or wait awhile to start.  I started at 9:18 with 13  people present.  By 9:38 3 
more had arrived.  Between 9:45 and  10:10  3 more arrived, and where turned 
away.
My question to all of you is:  should I have waited until 9:18  to begin?  I 
felt badly for the people who arrived on time,  especially since some of them 
told me they had to leave at the scheduled end  time of 4PM.  On the other 
hand, the thought of not training BEST Plus  administrators who were needed by 
their programs made me uneasy.  As it  worked out, we finished by 4PM but I 
shortened the breaks to 10 minutes to  do so.
Ellen
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