School Board Minutes

School Advisory Board Meeting
May 13, 2019 7:00-9:00 pm

St. John Brebeuf room 2

 

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

• Approve minutes from April meeting
• Debrief the work of the sub-committees
• Review marketing strategies and progress
• Make decisions regarding fundraising for FY2020

 

TO PREPARE FOR THIS MEETING, PLEASE:

• Read minutes from April
• Read the detailed DRAFT of Proposed Fundraising for SJB School

 

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

Opening Prayer

 

Roll Call- Yes

• Approval of April minutes
• Motion to approve: Kevin; 2^nd: Maribe; Passed

Guests - Ed Mallon; Dan Kosiba (discussed Queen of Hearts Raffle

Pastor’s Report- Fr. Meany

• -Prayer Cards
• -Bulletin – Congrats to 1^st Communicants; New priest; Church Tower;
• -Farewell to Fr. Pete, June 15

 

Principal’s Report- Mary Maloney:

• 8^th grade trip to Chicago - May 15
• May Crowning - May 17
• Awards Day – May 23
• 8^th Grade Dance – May 24
• 8^th Grade Graduation – May 29
• Preschool Celebration – May 29
• Kindergarten Celebration – May 30
• Friday, June 7 – Last day of school. Noon dismissal

-Thank you gift to Joe for serving as School Board President.

Michael Giordano– Marketing

• Open house for Preschool and Kindergarten;
• WSJB on the radio this morning. They seemed impressed with the student run media.  Invited students go to their studio.
• Showed SJB Instagram page videos and spoke on the outreach it is having with students.
• Joe- Do we still do President’s Fitness Award? Joe will look into it.
• Draft of business plan for proposed fundraising for SJB
• Draft of goals and objectives.  Will be presented to Finance Committee

Oktoberfest

• September Fundraiser

GALA – Theme Mardi Gras

• Change the date from fall to February 22. 

 

-Kevin - Investigate professional fundraiser to see if there are missed opportunities to raise additional funds. 

• -Work of subcommittees to ask questions, partners and opportunities
• -Add column “Sponsorship”
• Motion to submit proposals to Finance Committee: Kevin; 2^nd: Maribe.  Passed

 

Old Business

Fundraisers

• Football fundraiser – possibly 2021 school year. 

Recruiting additional SAB members

• Need to recruit 4 more

New Business

 

• New Members
• Ed Mallon being considered for school board.
• Ms. Ries Retiring – plans to do acknowledge and recognize. Outreach to alumni (Mike G) to make them aware and include them.
• 201 students enrolled for 2019/2020 school year.
• New Family Reception prior to Parents’ Night to introduce families to all the activities SJB offers
• Math Coaches – exploring funds available (internal and title funds)
• Next Meeting: At Moretti’s, Monday June 3, 7pm.  Elections will be held.

    Close

• Motion;Kevin
• 2nd : Maribe
• Pass