In Attendance:
Lisa Horan, John Grossman, Sally
Knasel, Crissy Wakefield, Ellen Yeck, Julie Kaminski, Mary Freimark,
Nancy Wygle, Maria Gasaway, Phil Marr, Missy Lodge, Cheryl Costello,
Jennifer Wallace, Carolyn Smith
Opening prayer: Chrissy Wakefield
gave the opening prayer.
Treasurer's Report:
Lisa Horan presented the YTD summary budget
which shows $17,145.17 cash available as of October 10. Collecting
Home and School dues at the school supply sale was very successful
and Lisa recommended doing this in future years. We have received
$2,640 in dues for the year. The school supply sale profit was
about $1,300.
Principal report:
John Grossman asked for feedback on the curriculum nights. He
indicated that next year parents of middle school students
would return to following their child’s daily schedule.
Board members noted that some parents indicated they missed
the ice cream social and that some incoming kindergarten
and first grade parents felt somewhat confused. There was
discussion about hosting an ice cream social just for families
of in-coming kindergarten, first-graders, and students new
to the school. This will be decided at a later date.
The
YES program will be continued again this year and expanded
to include grades 1-3. Grief sessions were made available
for students in grades 3 and 7 to help them cope with the
recent tragedy in the school and parish family. Counselors
were also available for adults. As part of the requirements
for lock-down safety, classroom windows into the hallway
must be able to be covered. One option is cloth that could
be held in place by Velcro—anyone with crafting abilities
should contact John.
Julia Bell and Sue Ritter have made
a proposal for a school speaker, a Russian immigrant who
could speak to the older grades about her immigrant experience
and to the younger grades about her books. Cost is $1450.
The Board suggested using either the Art from the Heart budget
or the Library budget should the program be pursued.
Parish Report:
Carolyn Smith gave the parish report. One
of the fundraisers of the Women’s Club is to sell Entertainment
Books. They approached Carolyn about selling the books at the
Christmas Boutique.
The Board will let Carolyn know their decision
to relay to the Woman’s Club. Carolyn thanked H&S for
their continued support of the tuition assistance program. A
line item of $3,000 for tuition assistance is once again in the
H&S budget and the same requirements will apply. A new parish
initiative has been launched whose goal is to strengthen communication
and involvement within the parish and school community.
Old Business:
Christmas Boutique: Nancy Wygle will be contacting the folks
who agreed to act as sub-committee chairs with the intent of
meeting in the next week or two. We need someone to chair the
decorating committee. It was decided not to have a raffle this
year. The few items that have been purchased will be held for
later events.
Barnes and Noble Date: The date for the
Barnes and Noble fundraiser is the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
There is the possibility that the 8th graders could read stories
and/or the children’s
choir could perform. Community service hours would count for
such events. Although the actual certificates will not be sent
home until closer to the event, publicity will start soon, in
both the Friday folders and in the church bulletin.
Scrip Program: To date 85 families have
signed up for the Scrip program and the H&S profit is currently $200. The enrollment
form is on the website and Phil will add the vendor list. The
success of the program will lie in promotion – not just
for use as gift certificates but for families to use for day-to-day
purchases.
New Business :
Kitchen/Hot Lunch Needs: Margie Hughes thanked
H&S for the
freezer. She then discussed the wish list for the kitchen. Top
priority is another freezer. One has been located for $2,195.
It was noted that H&S has a line item in the budget of $2,500
for hot lunch needs. After discussion it was decided that John
Grossman, Carolyn Smith, and Margie need to meet to discuss a
master plan for the kitchen facility. After that meeting Margie
will return and talk to the Board.
Committee Chairs/Duties Project: Crissy
Wakefield and Ellen Yeck discussed a project they felt would
be beneficial to H&S.
When looking for Committee Chairs this year it was often difficult
to answer some of the questions asked. They proposed preparing
a job description for each committee, including such information
as description of duties, time requirements and how often, desired
number of volunteers needed and so on. Sally Knasel volunteered
to contact current Committee Chairs to begin to collect the information.
Mats for Gym: Although on the H&S agenda,
Mr. Grossman said that the mats had been purchased from one
of the school fund accounts.
Opening Agenda:
Phil Marr mentioned missionfish.org, en eBay
like site, where sellers can donate a portion of the price to a charitable
organization or school. He will bring more information next month.
Next Meeting: November
14th,
2006 at 7 p.m. in the school office. All are Welcome!
Meeting Adjourned,
Respectfully submitted,
Missy Lodge , ICH&SA Secretary
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