Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Board Members Present: Sr. Zachary, Fr. Bob, Patricia Prodanovich, Jessica Saccameno, Kathy Capra, Karen Jones, Teresa Perez, Tim Presi, Brian Prus

Call to Order: 7:05 p.m.

Opening Prayer: Fr. Bob

Principal’s Report:

Opening School Mass will be on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. followed by our annual Pot Luck Supper in Kyle Hall.
Our 2008-2008 school enrollment as of today is 208 students and a total of 156 families.
Our Special School Collection this past weekend was $1,803.25. The deposits on Book Day were the following: Calendar Sweepstakes $37,370.00 and the Tuition/fees were $33,419.80.
We still need two A.M. arrival parking lot supervisors. Mrs. Zenteno has been helping out temporarily. Next week there will be no supervision in the morning. P.M. dismissal is covered but there are some issues. The arrivals/Dismissals are getting better… we are a 6 on a scale of 1-10 and 10 is the best.
We still need Lunch Supervisors for Kindergarten (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.) and we need another Lunch Supervisor for 4-8 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Our Parent Nights (PARENTS ONLY) is on Tuesday, September 16^th for K-4 and on Thursday, September 18^th for Grades 5-8.
Parent/Teacher Conference sign-ups will be on both Parent Nights… more info later.
The Before/After School Program started today… After School had over 50 students.
School is off to a Great Start!!

Pastor’s Report:

Due to the flooding last year, construction was to begin over the summer to route new sewer lines. As of this date, we have no specific date when construction will begin.
When it does begin, the parking lot in front of the school might be completely torn (which will affect arrival/dismissal) or do a partial tear down.
A meeting will take place in the near future as to when the project will begin and what the costs will be.
Fr. Benedykt has a special mass for the youth of the parish including nearby parishes (St. Ansgar and St. Peter Damian). They will participate in the mass and will later have a party in the Parish Center.

Old Business:

Texas Hold’em:

The Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, October 18^th.
Trish will purchase beer, chips and pizza to sell.
A flyer will go out requesting dealers for the night. Another flyer will also go out to advertise the event at least two weeks prior.

Trivia Night:

We will discuss further at our October meeting. PTC will be invited along with Mrs. Harrison who brought the idea up.

Involvement:

Teresa will meet with Alma to update the records and to print out sign up sheets for all volunteers.

Committee Reports:

PTC

No Report

Market Day

· The month of August had a profit of $324.61 with 52 customers. This was a decrease of $95.96 and a decrease of 7 customers.

· For the SJE school year 2007-2008, we had a profit of $8,031.09 with 820 customers ordering.

· For the Market Day year 2007-2008, we had a profit of $7,935.13 with 813 customers ordering.

· The Freequent Buyer program begins with our September sale. When a customer places a $35 order (before tax) for any 2 months between September and November, they will receive a free box of 4 Chic N Steaks in December with a $35 dollar order (before tax). This will be repeated between February and April with the customer receiving a free insulated bag with their order in May.

· This November we will be holding our 5^th Annual Pie Bonus Days school fundraiser with our 9^th Annual Food Pantry Pie Fundraiser. I will have an information sheet with prizes listed for the October School Board meeting.

· Market Day will also have Cookie Dough Bonus Days in December but that will not be a school wide fundraiser.

There will be an additional bonus days held in March or April. Market Day has not given us any information on that yet. This will also not be a school wide fundraiser.

Sports

Volleyball season has begun. We have two teams: a 5^th grade girls and 6^th/7^th grade girls (listed as 7^th).
The game schedule has just been finalized with the conference, 5^th grade will play 10 games and 7^th grade will play 9 games plus a play-off.
Season ends at the end of October for 5^th grade and early November for 7^th grade.
There will be new uniforms this year. They will have the last names of the players on the back. The cost to the players was $18 and Sports Committee paid $8 for the shorts.
Esteban Rodriguez will contact U46 to confirm practice and game dates at Canton. Practice is currently taking place at Streamwood Park district.
Basketball registration is underway. We have 3 teams for sure and right now just short for a 4^th team. Two girls teams (5^th and 6^th grade girls) and 1 boys team (8^th grade). Between 5^th, 6^th and 7^th grade boys, if we can get two or three more to sign up, we could have a combined 7^th grade team. Right now, we have 5 boys, which would mean no subs, and if one could not make a game, they have to either reschedule or forfeit.
Sports committee meets once a month. Also attend a monthly conference meeting with the AD’s of all the other schools.
Sue Igielski will still be tracking the budget for the committee. Mark LaRue will be the liaison with the Webmaster to ensure an updated sports page.

Computer Lab:

No Report

New Business:

School Goal for 2008-2009:

To strive to develop a deeper understanding of respect, cooperation, and peace with and among the staff, students and parents.
To improve writing skills through the effective use of available technology.
Genesis – Catholic Identity: To expand the competencies of principals, school boards, faculties and staff through ongoing development of professional knowledge and skills, spiritual formation and faith practice, and leadership, by implementing the theology courses for utilization by principals and teachers.
Genesis – Academic Excellence. To utilize interactive teaching and learning strategies to optimize all student-learning experiences, by integrating and articulation research-based instructional strategies in instructional planning.
Genesis goal – Academic Excellence. To utilize a variety of assessments as a means of developing more effective instructional programs to enhance student learning, by using assessments that address learning differences and are developmentally appropriate.

Adjourned: 8:10 p.m.

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