School Board Minutes - August 1, 2005

Present: Jeff Thompson – Chair, Theresa Rendleman, Lynn Kerkemeyer, Brad Sparkman, John Ross, Jim Grover, Julie Keil, Dale Kobayashi, Kit Morrissey, Sheri Hodapp, Jack Holmes, Msgr. Mank, Marsha Maller, Valerie Holdner

Absent: Tim Kusmierczak

Guests: Denise Farnworth, Kathy Parker

Call to Order: Jeff Thompson called the meeting to order.

Opening Prayer: Lynn Kerkemeyer

Introduction of New Board Members: All members of the board introduced themselves to new member Valerie Holdner.

Approval of May minutes with changes: Finance Committee Report: specify health insurance cost to go up in 2005/2006 school year. Motion made to approve minutes with addition by Lynn Kerkemeyer; seconded by Jim Grover; motion carries.

Assignment of Prayer for August: Marsha Maller

Reminder of Inservice: Inservice to be offer by the Diocese, at St. Mary’s in Edwardsville, on September 28, 2005 at 6:30 pm. This inservice is mandatory for all new board members and highly recommended for returning board members.

Policy Review – Non-discrimination Hiring (#4000); no changes recommended by board; motion made by Jim Grover to move to school wide consultation; seconded by Marsha Maller; motion carries. Recruitment and Selection of Teachers and Staff (#4001); recommend addition of “other than the above” in 2^nd sentence, and replacement of “the school board president” with “who may seek consultation with the school board”; motion made by Jim Grover to move to school wide consultation with recommended changes; seconded by Valerie Holdner; motion carries. 1^st reading of Sexual Harassment (#4003); policy based on Dept. of Justice policy; discussion held and suggestions made; revisions to be made.

New Business

Review Committee Goals for 2005-2006 – Goals for Finance, Planning, PR, Building and Grounds, Development, and Policy were distributed and reviewed with the committee reports.

Committee Reports

Principal – School calendar given; information given about class sizes, staffing changes, fast direct, parking lot, lighting project, status of scrip program coordinator, and state review report.

Finance – Handouts given, goals reviewed, no end of year report at this time, still looking for members from St Cecilia and MPH, QuickBooks has been implemented, Marcie continues to get trained.

Building and Grounds – Handouts given, goals reviewed, work day scheduled for August 27^th, investigating drainage problems with new parking lot.

Development – Handouts given, goals reviewed, evaluating current fundraisers, rummage sale made about $3000 and purchased new computer equipment, annual fund weekend at parishes scheduled for September 24^th/25^th, golf tournament scheduled for Sept 9^th is almost full, new Market Day chair is Maxine Murphy, still investigating the Midland Fund Raising program.

PR – Handouts and brochure given, goals reviewed, working on getting policy manual on website, brochures to be finalized soon so get comments to Jim within the next few days.

Planning – Handout given, summary of SJN 5 year plan distributed to board, Technology committee to be invited to school board meeting quarterly to give report, looking at succession plan for school board committees and fundraiser committees.

Grants – Lighting project is completed; working on large IT grant possibilities

Policy – Handouts given and goals reviewed.

Closing Prayer – Lynn Kerkemeyer

Next Meeting – September 6 , 2005