Saint Theresa School Board of Education Minutes
Minutes – May 19, 2003
Opening Prayer – Msgr.
Richardson
Approval of April Minutes –
Approved by consensus
Chairperson’s Remarks – Dan
Bates
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Deferred due to large
agenda
Academic Update – Postponed
Assistant Principal’s Report
– Mrs. McMullin
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Trinity Band performing
at STS tomorrow for Grades 3-8
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STS band members
performing with them
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Mr. Risser younger
classes performance Friday
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Kindergarten and 8th
grade graduation
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Awards Assembly June 9
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Teacher registration for
summer classes
o Alternative means of assessment within classroom
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Next meeting May 27
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Met with 5 prospective
parents for tour of school
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Some prospective
students shadowed current students
o Included program by Mrs. Chubb’s religion class
o St. Theresa rose bushes planted in Mary garden
o May crowning & living rosary
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Peace Award new this
year for 8th grade boy and girl
o Voted by 8th grade students and faculty
o To be announced at graduation
o Looking for start date in fall 2003
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Also working on safety
issues
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Curriculum Fair well
received and attended
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May Lunch Bunch –
special to all students, gift from Sr. B.
Finance Report – Dan Brown
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No report due to not
having received reports, numbers from parish office
o Currently, $74,000 A/R outstanding
o $40,000 OVER 3 MONTHS in default
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499 students registered as
of last meeting; 539 budgeted
o 47 current families not registered for next year
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Question re
applicability or availability of Newman money
o Probably not – not structured for this purpose
Teacher’s Representative
Report – Mary Forr
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New reading series – K-6
– for next year
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Question re moving some
playground equipment nearer Rod’s house
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so it’s more shady – Ask
AnneMarie to take back to Home School for ideas
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Concern re moving items
in classrooms for cleaning during summer
Home School Association
Report – Anne Marie Vittor
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Teachers’ luncheon May 7
for Teachers’ Appreciation Week
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Working on compiling and
filling Teacher Supply Lists
Committee Reports
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Smart Money Program to
be scheduled
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Golf Tournament moved
from Oct. 3 to Oct. 10
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Grant Writing still
working with Target & Whittaker Center
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Race for Education
committee met this week
o Sept. 26 tentative date
o BJ and Wayne co-chairing
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Database to be created this
year to log donors, amt. of donation, etc. for cross-referencing purposes
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Gala grossed approx.
$75,000; $60,000 net
o At Gala wrap up meeting, discussion to moving from
formal event to Spring Auction/Cocktail Party, with reduced ticket prices
o Date set – May 22
o Need more, new volunteers
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Working toward pilot
implementation of MVP program for
2003-2004 school year; look to make program mandatory for 2004-2005
school year
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Service Directory –
decision to hold that off until fall as well since year so late; want to
distribute with Student Directory in fall
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Senators’ Night Out –
looking to do again in July; weather bad for April event so turnout low
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Good meeting last week
with teachers
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Phone line for teachers
to be installed this summer
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Examining closing off
some windows in 2nd floor wing
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Space needs/utilization
critical – being identified
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Moving items in teacher
classrooms – may be looking for volunteers to help move
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School year winding down
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Registration notice
placed in Catholic Witness last week
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Flyers distributed to
various realtors in area for use in intro packets to new homebuyers
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Registration for
upcoming year – ask permission from admin. for OK for Marketing to contact
current families not yet registered for follow-up
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26 rising
kindergarteners registered for Day Care next year
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Looking at
options/changes necessary to accommodate enrollment next year
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Question re AfterSchool
Program – committee to look into this
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Committee didn’t meet
this month
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R. Emerick and other
committee members investigating IP phone lines for phones in each classroom
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Looking at pulling cable
to wire/integrate new preschool building and daycare
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Concerns re movement of
classrooms and effect on re-installation of computers, systems once moves
complete
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Dan extends thanks of
Board to committee for work this year
Old Business – Dan Bates
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Concerns re WSSD plan
o Contact made with WSSD plan – effort made to change
location point from Washington Heights to Cedar Cliff
o Logistics not feasible
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Looking at possibility
of driving/using STS buses also
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Crisis Management
Committee to be reinstated and to look at this next year
New Business – Dan Bates
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Procedure worked –
68/325 ballots returned
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Certain areas may need
changed for next year. Such as manner of distributing ballots
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7 on ballot – Msgr. to
name 2 as alternates
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5 elected this year:
o Brigid Alford,
o John Ford,
o Steph Kreysar,
o Livvy King,
o Gina McNally
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New alternates:
o Mike Butala,
o Pam Barbush
o Officer elections to be held at that time
Comments from Tom Uhrich
Closing Prayer – Dan Bates