REVISED May 20, 2008

 

 

St. Leonard School Committee Meeting Minutes April 15, 2008

 

 

Present:    Mike Kampe, Denise Cushaney, Beth Lukas, Diane McDonald, Fr. McQuaid,

                  Charlie Poindexter, Larry White

 

                  Guest in attendance – Toby Vistine

 

Approval of minutes:  Larry White, Denise Cushaney

 

Pastor’s Report:         The new superintendent of Catholic Schools, Sr. Paul McCaughey, came to visit St. Leonard.  It went very well.  A lot was accomplished.  Fr. Tom and Larry spoke to her about some of the challenges our school is dealing with.  What our school has to work with.  The visit was a very positive one. 

 

                                    14 staff members from our school worked at PADS – the homeless shelter.  Fr. McQuaid is very pleased with the spirit of our school community.

 

                                    Fr.McQuaid is requesting $25,000 from the school capital improvement fund to be set aside for tuck-pointing.  The board needs to approve this.

                                     

Principal’s Report:     Report submitted and in addition:

·        Contracts have been offered to current faculty

·        Berwyn City Council has approved to allow Clarence Ave. to be closed off the day of the school picnic, May 30th.

·        Confirmation for 8th grade was held Friday, April 11th.  It was a wonderful celebration. 

·        New this school year a second parent/teacher conference will be held Thursday, April 14th. There will be an 11:00 dismissal and students will be off Friday, April 15th.

·        The staff and faculty have put together a “money tree” for the parish Chance to Believe a value of approx. $500.

·        8th grade class trip is Monday, April 21st. to Springfield.

·        5th and 7th grade will be taking a joint field trip to the Art Institute. 

·        Pay it Forward winners will be announce at the all school Mass, Friday, May 9th.

 

 

Tuition Fundraising:        

·        Bedding plant sale pick up is May 4th.  Total in sales this year is $10,716 – over $300 from last year.  This is the last fundraiser of the school year.  Families who participate in this fundraiser receive 35% of their purchase back to their fundraising obligation.

·        Manna – As of today, no one has offered to take over Manna.  I am requesting that we suspend Manna for the summer and resume at the start of school in August.

·        Candy – Maryann Plenys will take care of candy sales for us again next school year.  

 

Athletic Committee:    Boys basketball season is coming to an end.  Track and Field, girl’s volleyball and coed softball will be starting.

 

Treasurer’s Report:             No report

                        

Finance:                      No Msgr. Farrell applications

 

SLPA:                         No Report       

 

Marketing:    

·        Diane has put together a new parent mentor form to go home.   She will have SLPA take a look at it.  The idea is to have those who sign up to be a new parent mentor to get everyone together sometime in May to go over everything.

·        A newsletter will go home end of school year to wrap up all/any news of the school year.

·        Ad for Nazareth was placed congratulating all St. Leonard Alumni.

Alumni:                      

 

Other:                        

·        Children’s resale made approximately $4,200 total.  Committee is still putting together numbers.  Checks to consigners should go home by end of April.

·        Chance to Believer – raffle ticket sales are down this year.  Dinner ticket sales count is about 200 but responses are still coming in.  Fast Track auction will be - 2 Southwest Airlines tickets, A Galina weekend, Money Tree.

·        Technology committee is looking at upgrading computers and changing over to some new equipment.

                                   

                                    We are still in need of new board members.

 

Closing prayer:          Fr. McQuaid   

 

Submitted by:             Beth Lukas