School Board Minutes September 4, 2007

Present: Monsignor Mank, Jack Holmes, Tim Kusmierczak, Steve Kassing, Julie Keil, Brad Sparkman, Joyce Ray, John Ross, Peggy Reeves, Kathi Henderson, Chuck Stowers, Jackie Carlson, & Anne List

Absent: John Felisky, & Simon Griffin

Others present: Mr. Sidwell & Jennifer Finley

Call to order: Steve Kassing called the meeting to order.

Opening prayer: Brad Sparkman

June minutes: Approved with minor modifications. Finance section – last sentence changed to In 2006, we received approximately $700.00 from the above businesses. Policy should state: See old business. Motion made to approve minutes by Julie Keil, seconded by Joyce Ray; motion approved.

Assignment of prayer for October: Kathi Henderson

Corrspondence

None.

Old Business

Standard Operating Procedures

PR Committee #8007– passed out signed policy and requested members to please update the new SOP’s in our binders.
Development Committee #8004 - passed out signed policy and requested members to please update the new SOP’s in our binders.
Grant Writing Committee #8006 - passed out signed policy and requested members to please update the new SOP’s in our binders.

New Business

Steve did give a brief overview of the School Board Workshop which took place in Jerseyville.

Msgr. Mank:

No Report.

Principal's Report

Jack discussed the PR that is appearing in the paper & how positive it has been.
Jack asks that we double check the school board roster for correct phone numbers, etc.
Jack gave a brief introduction of our two new teachers, Mr. Sidwell & Mr. Blair.
Marie Adamick is going to do vision & hearing training for the school free this year.
Jack has increased the number of specials as much as possible with the part time teachers.
All the teachers have written goals and will be evaluated throughout the year.
Enrollment is up to 295 for the year.

Teacher’s Report

Mr. Stowers introduced himself as the new teacher representative.

PTU

First meeting is September 18 at 7:00pm. Mary Jane Petrunich is going to invite new families through fast direct. The meetings are every third Tuesday.

Finance

Goals:

Review actual versus budget financial reports.
Develop a Long Range Capital Maintenance Plan.
Develop an Investment Policy.
Review Salary Structure.
Create & Develop 2008-2009 Budget.
Steve reviewed the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Budget Performance, & Profit & Loss Prev. Year Comparison.

Buildings and Grounds

Goals:

Put together a potential plan to provide financially for future projects.
To create a help wanted ad for various jobs that still need to be done & place on Fastdirect or newsletter.
Eleven people showed up for the Fall Clean-up day, but it was very productive. The people worked very hard.
Tim has also been doing various paint jobs around the school.

Development

Goals:

Meet/exceed annual goals for fundraising income.
Create depth in volunteer efforts per Fundraiser.
Create a cohesive approach to all SJN fund-raisers.

Public Relations

Goals:

To have 2K classes start the 2008-2009 academic year with 20 students per class.
Create promotional program “Why stay at SJN”, targeted at grades 6 and above. With a goal to reduce attrition.
Bring the school closer to the 3 parishes.

Planning Committee

No report.

Grants

Goals

Secure Additional Funding for SJN to either Offset Current Budget Allocations or Acquire Needed Services, Items etc.
Assess Current Needs and Seek Requests for Funding.
Increase Grant Committee Membership to include Non-school Board Representation.
Mentor New Grant Committee Members by Offering Training.
We are getting 100 free newspapers for Constitution Day.
Home Depot has offered approximately $250.00.
Still working on funds for the Mobile Computer Lab.
Trying to put together crews for Scottrade Center Fundraiser.
Waiting to hear about Outdoor classroom Grant.
Raised $2,100.00 form Appleby’s Back-to-School breakfast.
Writing a Grant for Camp Ondessonk Trip

Policy

Goals

Obtain new Diocesan Policy Manual.
Perform a comprehensive review of the Teacher Handbook, Student-Parent Handbook, and Athletic Handbook.
Update Dress Code Policy.
Develop a Paid Time-Off Policy for faculty and staff.
Discussed possible Placement of Policies on the Website or Fastdirect.
Reviewed SOP Chart as to what we are currently working on.

Miscellaneous:

Our strategic plan has been reviewed by the NCEA.
Msgr. asked if anyone had ties or information about the group working towards a new Catholic high school.
Jim Dumont was taking pictures for the yearbook Sunday at MPH. He works for the year book company and donates a portion of the cost of the books so we are able to get it at a reduced rate.

Closing Prayer: Brad Sparkman

Next meeting: Tuesday, October 1, 2007