School Board Minutes - September 13, 2004
Present: Jeff Thompson, Chair, Jim Grover, Debbie Shah, Marsha Maller, Bill Maurer, John Ross, Lynn Kerkemeyer, Kit Morrissey, Theresa Rendleman, Dale Kobayashi, Sherry Sloger, Liz Hellrung – Teacher Rep., Msgr. Virgil Mank – Canonical Administrator, Jack Holmes – Principal.
Absent: Dave Gebhardt
Guests: Sheri Hodapp, Lyn Lambert, Denise Nanney, Charles Hellrung, Joe Gonet.
Call to Order: Jeff Thompson called the meeting to order.
Opening Prayer: Bill Maurer
Approval of August minutes with changes; Police Apprehension – this policy is mandated by the diocese; *Teacher Rep – we lost some title money because it wasn’t spent. (It has been verified that all but $900 of title money was spent.) Motion made by Marsha Maller; seconded by Debbie Shah; vote taken – yeas – 11; nays – 0; abstentions – 0; motion approved.
No Correnspondence
Assignment of Prayer: Jim Grover
New Business
Athletic Report – Athletic Director Joe Gonet attempting to get our school back into some competition with the Belleville diocese; hosted 8th grade girls soccer tournament; received good cooperation from parents during tournament; we now have a Crusader Café; our incoming sports fees are on track; Crusader café making approximately $35.00 an evening; maybe it’s time to get a permanent structure; we hosted a soccer program over the summer; we have $1,540 plus in the soccer program.
SJN Board In-service – There will be an in-service at St. Anthony’s in Effingham; also an in-service at St. Ambrose in Godfrey on September 28; will try for an October 5 in-service here at SJN.
SJN Emergency Plan – We have booklets with emergency procedures in each classroom; we do have a crisis plan.
Committee Reports
Principal Report - Uniforms – We have been told of a uniform company (Rising Star) with a lesser cost of the price of uniforms; Mrs. Sillery held an election in her classroom; Mrs. Stahlhut’s class is making banners; Mrs. Lambert’s class is adjusting to the Saxon math program and preparing for the Terra Nova testing; Mrs. Nanney’s class played the bells at the all school Mass.
Pastor Report – Msgr. Mank is hearing good information from SJN; some discussion on whether or not there is a curriculum that teaches about elections by placing an emphasis on social responsibility.
Teacher Report – 3rd & 4th grades will be attending field day at Metro East Lutheran High School on September 28.
PTU Report – 1st meeting is scheduled for September 21.
Survey – Handout given; working on graduate survey; committee will meet again on September 20.
Building & Grounds – No handout given.
Faith Formation – October starts the year of the Eucharist; Msgr. Mank will speak to Bishop Lucas about placement of the Blessed Sacrament in chapel; some discussion of public relations in the new Maryville paper, the Maryville Gazette.
Grants – Some discussion of grants applied for; Barb Burris will be here from diocese for meeting on September 20; working on press release for the Feinstein organization; will have a grant writing in-service.
Development – We conducted Annual Fund at all 3 parishes; we received 180 responses last year; no parent spoke of Annual Fund at MPH; the children at MPH passed out the Annual Fund information; need to work on alumni list.
Calendars – There will be a calendar reprint; looking for important dates from all 3 parishes; will have 500 calendars printed this year.
Magazine Fundraiser – Handout given; we need to pay more attention to classroom fundraisers; discussion of 7th grade fundraisers for Space Camp.
Working on a once a year solicitation with all events; we will hopefully be ready in January 2005; discussion of adopt a class; discussion of items in development report; some discussion of Grandparent’s Day during Catholic Schools Week.
Policy – Athletics, Communication of Concern, Police Questioning and Apprehension policies - these are going to the parents for school wide consultation; discussion of sending upcoming policies to teachers first; motion made for Police Questioning and Apprehension to move forward to school wide consultation – motion made by Jim Grover; seconded by Bill Maurer; vote taken – yeas – 11; nays – 0; abstentions – 0; motion approved; classroom capacity policy tabled till next meeting.
Finance – Handout given; discussion of finances; discussion of loan for parking lot; discussion of a “buy a brick” program for $100 each; we need to find out costs of replacing air conditioners and asphalt.
Closing Prayer – Bill Maurer
Next Meeting Date – possibly October 5 for meeting and inservice.