Holy Name School Advisory Board Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 4, 2010  6:30

Member:  Deb Wendtland, Ryan Gregory, Laurie Ross, Ken Grant, Sharon Deutscher

School Representative:  Principal Colleen Model, Father Ogg

Guest:   Father Rob, and Margaret Klebba

Call to Order:  6:30

Opening Prayer by Father Rob.

GENERAL REPORTS

Superintendent’s Report

a.       Financial Report:

a.       Financial Report (quarterly)

3^rd quarter report was presented by Father Ogg.  The Finance Council will be revisiting the Holy Name School income statement to review some questions.  Father explained the income statement and explained how the monies are being used and distributed into the different funds. 

Finance Council made a motion that the chair of the Finance Council will write a letter to the school board, principal, and pastor to look at this closer and address income and expenses.  A two year window has been given to the board to address this issue of income and expenses.  The letter is in the process of being developed by the financial council to address the issues to the school board.

Some discussions occurred about the lunch program, health care, and day care, and how to reduce these expenses. 

School tuition assistance concerns were brought up by Laurie Ross to see what will be done with the amount of money given to the people in need. 

PRINCIPAL REPORT

Enrollment: 98

Language Art position was offered to a teacher; we are waiting on a reply.

Tiffany West will not be returning next year.  She is moving to the Buffalo to work for the newspaper as a full year time employee. 

Technology News  Good News:  3 new computer labs, 12 stations in the lower grades building, 12 station in the math room, and 4 stations in Mrs. Steele’s room were added to the building.  A new server will be installed this summer.  The switches were replaced, firewall and battery backup, plus adding fiber optic connection were added to replace wireless connection, thanks to Title I, Scott Foundation, Sister of Charity of Leavenworth and the generosity of time and expertise from Coree Kelly, SCSD#2 Director of Technology and Deb Anderson and Diane Hall from SolveIt.  This could not be done without the vision from Ken Grant and Dan Alberghetti. 

Side note:  The computers (NComputing) are not ours, but will be returned in five years to the school district. 

MAP Testing in May:  Results are going good.  With the upcoming grades we will see of the RIT test from the MAP testing on the report cards.  We are a subset of District #2 and hope to see progress of the students across the years.

Priests and Pastors Meeting:  David Johnson (Supt. of Catholic Schools) is retiring; at the present time we do not know if or when this position will be filled.  Gillette will discontinue their upper grades next year, construction on the new school is Casper is moving along, and all Wyoming Catholic schools are struggling financially.  We are among the five of seven schools hiring a principal.  We are the only one who has been able to hire someone. 

Father Ogg talked to Mary L. our new principal, is very excited to be come to our community and school. 

Margaret Klebba (Pre-Kindergarten)  Mrs. Kleeba’s bug collecting right now.  We are happy to report that we have bug free playground.  Students are still learning, and we have to be creative to keep them excited about learning.  Some students are getting the items collected for the fundraiser to the trip to Washington D.C.   The teachers appreciate the new computer lab.  Right now, only six out of seventeen students are currently looking at attending Holy Name School next year. 

OLD BUSINESS

Ryan Gregory and family will not be attending Holy Name School next year.  Therefore, has resigned his position on the school advisory board next year.  We will be losing three wonderful students and two outstanding parents.  Thanks you to the Gregory Family for everything they have done for our school and our Holy Name community.  

Board selection of new member:  We will be losing two board members Ken Grant and Ryan Gregory. 

The process will be done in the following format:

1.       Determine opening

a.       What will balance the group

b.       Speakers or silences in personality

2.       Pray

3.       Qualities needed.

                                                               i.      Younger children in the school

                                                             ii.      Someone from Holy Name parish

                                                            iii.      Love the kids and school

                                                           iv.      Someone who has an interest in the school

                                                             v.      Time to come to the meetings

                                                           vi.      Demonstrated past involvement with the school

1.       Involved in the school:  See how they think, work and feel about the school

                                                          vii.      Both sex

1.       Balance of experience and perspectives from real life experiences.

4.       Pray

5.       Look at applicants forms

6.       Pray

7.       Discern

8.       Father Ogg will notify each of the candidates.

·         Mark Rogoczewski:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

·         Lisa Smith:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Call List:  Please get the list completed by next June.  If you need help, please contact Deb. People can still contact Father Ogg and Colleen Model about issues on the school. Please bring this information back to the meeting in June.

Mayfest Update:  $30,000 was generated from  Mayfest. 

NEW BUSINESS

·         Report to the Parish Council by end of May.

·         We need to say good-bye well, to say hello to the new.

o        Public recognize Colleen Model

·         Welcome plan to help them move into our community.

CLOSING PRAYER:  Laurie Ross

ADJOURNMENT:  8:32