Annunciation School Board Meeting Minutes

Tuesday November 10, 2003

Principal, Mary Jane Liszewski attended meeting. Mary Kay Schaub attended meeting

Absent: Dave Muench –sick

Pat Griffin, Mark Phillips – Absent

Meeting called to order at 6:30 pm

Elaine Ruszczyk opened the meeting with a prayer.

October 2003 minutes correction - Paula was absent – personal.

Motion was made by Jim Serafin to accept October 2003 minutes. Accepted by Jean Sobczak and Mary Beth Mann

Finance:

• Robin Bartnik presented the 2003-2004 budget (see attached). School deficit is $214,601.00. Parish subsidy is 37.8%. Father is happy with budget as it stands now.
• As per Robin and Mary Jane, they don’t believe that a 2004-2005 budget will be ready for the December meeting. There are many outstanding issues that are being reviewed by the consortium. Members are trying to standardize tuition, teacher’s salaries etc.

Mary Jane outlined the schools that are in the consortium; Annunciation, OLBS, St. Mary’s, St. Barnabas, St. John’s, Pompeii. Mary Jane as a 2 hour meeting on November 13, 2003 with member schools that will discuss how to market your school follow by a consortium meeting.

Development:

• See the attached outline presented by Tom Discipio on how we will be going forward, goals etc. There will be a development meeting this Wednesday 11/13/03 at 1:00pm at Our Lady of Pompeii on how to market Catholic Schools. Mary Jane invited Tom to come if he is available.

Education:

• Nothing to Report

• Fr. Emil was pleased will goals presented. Mary Jane is to forward to Mark Phillips the Diocesan risk management report.
• Mary Jane will be meeting with Debbie Wirth’s son, Tim. He is working on his Eagle Scout Badge. On Wednesday he will outline for Cub Scouts what he will be doing at the school to earn his badge. If approved, he will be doing some of the following, planting new trees, repairing/refinishing picnic tables and possibly make more.

Mission:

• "Showing the Chris in us to others" was presented as a possible suggestion for the mission statement.

100^th Anniversary:

• Paula Penepent presented a three-page letter to Father Emil that indicated that she would be heading up the 100^th anniversary only for the school not the church. Paula outlined several ideas. See attached. Father Emil liked all of the ideas. Father pasted this on to the pastoral council.

• Father Emil wants to see the Alumni committee get off the ground and grow.
• The teachers have gone through the sexual abuse presentation provided by the Dioceses. Training will continue for the next 3 years. This will include on line teaching and support. If anyone doesn’t have a computer for follow up, Mary Jane will allow those people to work at the computer lab.
• Kelly Bettinger, Debbie Doyle and Mary Jane went to Target to receive the grant. Twenty-eight grants were issued and 3 went to Catholic Schools. Target sponsors another grant that is coming up. It is tied in with Jr. achievement.
• Ask and you shall receive program is going to be reviewed by Mary Jane prior to being sent home in the yellow envelopes.
• Our policy when it comes to sports is that academics come first. No good grades, no sports. Our athletic sponsors and coaches support this policy. It was brought up that we should recognize children who excel at both academics and sports.

• List is on going
• Tom Discipio is going to develop a publicity calendar.
• Mary Jane has discussed with the Eight Grade Parents several concerns that were brought to her attention regarding school dances.
• She will be getting new DJ’s.
• There is going to be a dress code in place.
• Provocative dancing, low lights.

• Our goal is to provide a healthy and fun environment that is coincides with our Catholic beliefs.
• Mary Jane will also ask the DJ’s if they will play Christian pop music.
• The Gala needs to be put on the calendar.
• We are tabling the discussion on the constitution until the next meeting due to time constraints. One noted difference between the diocesan requirements and our constitution is that every thing goes through the pastor. Ours indicates that it goes through the chairperson.

• Voting on the board name change. Jim Serafin and a motion to change the name from Board to Council. 5 yes, 1 no, 1 obstain.

The next meeting is December 9, 2003 at 6:30pm in Selbert Hall.

Paula Penepent closed the meeting with a prayer.

Meeting closed at 8:40pm.