Kevin Campbell– President
Mari Bangayen Chen--Vice President
Ed Mallon
Jenny Schmidt
Dani Nguyen
School Board Minutes
School Advisory Board Meeting
April 23, 2020 10:00-11:00
Zoom
Attendees: Kevin Campbell, Fr. Meany, Jenny Schmidt, Joe Walsh, Ed Mallon, Michael Giordano, Adam Taylor, Mary Maloney
MEETING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this meeting, participants will:
- approve minutes from the March meeting
- review Gala plus/delta feedback
- Discuss FY21 Calendar
Call to order
Opening Prayer
Roll Call-
Approval of March minutes
Motion to approve: Joe, Ed
Pastor’s Report- Fr. Meany
- Thank you all for your support- parents, staff, Adam, Michael- e_learng going well
- First Communion and Confirmation have been postponed per the Archdiocese. There will be directives following. We have to take one thing at a tie.
- Thank people for their continued support- masses, prayes, holy week; Uncle Pete (limited people) and St. VIncent DePaul are serving those in need. Helping police and fire with the meals- received thank you from them.
- School- e-Learning; we are keeping all groups engaged, spoke with all leadership groups and asked them to reach out to their constituents. We have 3500 families in parish
- Budget- we are averaging $7000 per Sunday, and Easter was $25,000. Collections are down but are picking up.
- We applied for the loan (PPP) 325,000 for 2 and a half months- salary and benefits for school and parish. Went through Parkway. We did not receive the first time around but we are applying again. We are continuing to pay everyone’s salaries.
- Fr. P and Fr. C have been selected by Arch to annouint the Covid victims. They have a special protocol and safety measures they follow. Lutheren General and Resurrection hospital.
- Mike Platt is a seminarian who is staying with us during this time.
- Drive-bys are discouraged No gatherings are allowed.
- We are working with Niles Family Services and Catholic Charities as well.
- Once the all clear comes, we can talk about gatherings
Principal’s Report- Mary Maloney
- e-Learning- going well
- 8th grade-working with staff, students and parents to have virtual graduation
- process for families to retrieve items from school
- registration push- still registering, evaluating ideas as we move forward
- Can teachers send an agenda for the week to kids and parents with time that meetings are happening?
Marketing Report- Michael Giordano
- car magnets
- yard signs- “Prepare for an extraordinary life”, blue, black and white
- posting continuously on social media, getting a lot of engagement
- Had a marketing Zoom meeting, feedback is that we are ahead with the e-Learning- we are looking for parent testimonials regarding the success of e-Learning
- Let's get an article in the paper
Adam: Chrome remote desktop is available. Adam can log in to students Chromebooks to fix some problems
Kevin- what else can we do for outreach?
Old Business
- Need to recruit 4 more members
- Revamp/update the websites for the parish and school
New Business
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