School Board Minutes

School Advisory Board Meeting
January 7, 2019, 7:00-9:00 pm

St. John Brebeuf room 2

 

MEETING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this meeting, participants will:

• Approve minutes from December meeting
• Debrief the work of the sub-committees

 

TO PREPARE FOR THIS MEETING, PLEASE:

• Read minutes from December

 

MEETING NORMS

• Take an inquiry position: ask “why” questions
• Ground statements in evidence: “Give me an example”; define, identify, explain; and data, observations, and evidence are used
• Assume positive intentions
• Start and end on time
• Be here now- manage your devices
• No sidebar conversation

 

Call to order- Joe

Opening Prayer

 

Roll Call- Yes

 

Approval of December minutes  

Motion to approve: Mari; Second Alison

 

Guests - SJB Teachers Amy DuMez and Cathy VanTreese are participating in a leadership internship; shared details regarding their internship projects. Mrs. DuMez is helping facilitate the bullying prevention program; Mrs. VanTreese is facilitating the streamlining of our middle school discipline process.

New Marketing and Enrollment Director Michael Giordano was introduced; harnessing the power of social media and alumni  relations

 

Pastor’s Report- Fr. Samborski:  

Focus on Christmas

Archdiocese had Bishop meeting- national Bishop meeting held in Mundelein

Our grouping (SJB, St. Martha’s, St. Isaac Jogues) will not be activated in the immediate future

 

Principal’s Report- Mary Maloney:

Catholic Schools Week

 

Old Business

Marketing – P/SA is on board to facilitate a resource/directory of families,

Create documents/booklet about why parents volunteer for SAB, P/SA, and Athletic Board. Pictures and testimonies. Work on it for the start of the school year 2019/2020.

 

Spring fundraiser:

Joe and John Jekot looking into a Queen of Hearts raffle; we have the licensing that allows us to do so. Joe C. will have a bar in Edison Park (the Point) and Chasers are willing to sell tickets. Look into an additional bar as a backup.

 

Tuition for FY20- submitted

New Business

• Catholic Schools Week January 27-February 1
• Gala funds overall
• Calendar- Joe- Have coordination with Kathleen and Athletic Board
• Sub-Committee Updates
• Enrichment Programs- coordinate dates with Kathleen; send out an interest survey to teachers to see what they would like to teach; schedule between sports 3/21- 4/12
• Mention to teachers about what do they want to do for programs

    Close

• Motion; Mari
• 2nd : Jenny and Alison
• Pass