Tuesday, March 6, 2001

Attendees: Barb Ryan, James Serafin, Otto Wieand, Judy Eckam, Janet Shanahan, Dave Muench, Sharon Winkler, Robin Bartnik, Ann Przybylski, Mike Pepe, Elaine Ruszczyk

Excused: Bernadette Bookmiller, Mike Sobczak, John Fitzgerald

No Teacher Representative was present.

Motion was made to approve February minutes by Robin Bartnik and seconded by Judy Eckam.

Development: The development committee is sending postcards out to families inviting them to Lenten Vespers.

Tuition: Nothing to Report

Computer: Ann Przybylski attended a Title III Workshop - Only one or two schools are able to afford the ISDN lines. We are asking to substitute the video conferencing equipment for equipment we can use in the amount of approximately $6,300.

Budget: Some tentative budget numbers were submitted to the board for consideration. The board discussed many options to handle the budget issues.

A five-year plan will be discussed next meeting.

Policy and Planning: The committee will begin working on a policy for computers. The policy will cover areas such as: what's allowed to be loaded, who does it, do's and don'ts, passwords, etc.

Mission Statement: Chris Hanley has joined the committee.

Education: Nothing to Report

Building and Grounds: Eight chalkboards were donated and will be installed.

The new cleaning contract will be more specific.

Safety issues are being taken care of.

Unfinished Business: Board eligibility was discussed. It was agreed that the policy and planning formulate a statement that will in essence maintain the board's objectivity and handle any conflicts of interest with regard to membership and their families.

Principal Issues: None

New Business: The condition of the gym floor was discussed. It will cost approx. $20,000 to replace with a durable rubber floor. The board agreed that first we should look into better gym floor care and maintenance. A non-skid wax was recommended.

Several board members asked that resource guidelines be drawn up to prevent research projects done by the students being open ended or having them hunt down obscure facts. It was brought up that children are spending many hours searching on the Internet for facts that may not be able to be found only to come up empty and not be able to complete their assignment.

The meeting was adjourned after a prayer by Barb Ryan.

James A. Serafin

Secretary