Present:
Absent:
1. Call to Order and Opening Prayer – Kim said our opening prayer.
2. Recommended Actions
a. Routine Matters:
i. The Agenda was accepted.
ii. Minutes for the December 2005 meeting were approved.
iii. Relational meeting – About 10 minutes were spent getting to know our fellow SAC members through a relational question.
b. Old Business Discussion:
i. Town Hall Review – A discussion of the Town Hall occurred. There were many in attendance and it seemed well received.
c. New Business:
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ii. Open House preview: Renee discussed the organization for the upcoming Open House meetings.
iii. Signage: The design is process. It is hoped that we will have tangible progress by the auction.
3. Information/Communication
Reports
a. Pastors Report –
i. The Annual Catholic appeal to run the ministries of the Archdiocese is coming up. 25 people were let go from the archdiocese to support attorney’s fees for the bankruptcy.
ii. This year has begun well for the parish. The new Youth Minister is doing a great job.
b. Principal’s Report – Sr Moe’s report at the Town Hall Meeting is the the bulk of her Principal’s Report for January.
i. Paddle Bid: There was a change in the Paddle Bid since our last meeting due to the intentions of the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Foundation request. The Paddle bid will go toward tuition assistance. As the preschool moves toward meeting the criteria for being a ministry of the parish, one criteria that has been quite challenging is to direct 5% of their budget to tuition assistance. They are struggling to do 2.5% for 06-07. In sharing the wealth from the Paddle Bid, this would be a perfect solution to both the school and preschool’s problem of not having enough tuition assistance to meet the demand of our communities, and to continue to make child care and Catholic education affordable. With the potential of $80,000, we could put ˝ away in a designated account and begin to build a tuition aid fund for the future. A formula is needed to determine how this money will be split. Jennifer Pinder and Nancy Bolton are working on one. All of this, while short notice, was perfect timing to alert our parents to the possibility of tuition aid at the same time they are hearing about an 8% increase in tuition. This donor is also open to announcing the matching funds early which allows us to match every $100 per person given to Adopt-A-Student funds. Mike Marquard will announce this at the end of the month on Adopt-A-Student Sunday.
The Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund is also matching money donated underwrite expenses for the Auction. I’m not sure of the limit on this, but if you know of anyone willing to offset expenses, they should contact Jennifer Pinder.
ii. Open House: Sr. Moe discussed the organization of the upcoming open house sessions.
c. PTC Report – There was no PTC report this month.
d. SAC Committee Reports:
i. Finance Committee Report: The budget is complete for next year.
ii. Marketing and Enrollment Committee Report: This committee discussed the upcoming Open House sessions.
iii. Process and Policy Committee Report: This committee assisted Sr. Moe with the Town Hall meeting schedule. This committee will help plan the upcoming Town Hall meeting in April. We will also work with Sr. Moe on a parent survey to assist with the accreditation process.
iv. Development Committee Report: This committee is working on the following projects.
a. Adopt a Student weekend will occur on January 28 and 29. Mike Marquard will head this up.
b. Science room development- Tom Fitzgerald and Mr. Puccio are working on ideas.
c. Beautification process – This committee will work with Sr. Moe and Fr. Tom to prioritize a list of projects related to beautifying the grounds.
e. Chair Report: No report this month.
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Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,