Sacred Heart School Commission

September 12 , 2007 Meeting

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• Staffing:
  • There are many wonderful new teachers at SHS
  • Many returning teachers are in new roles
  • ESS is still in need of additional staff
  • Renee Doyle has moved to Development Administrator
  • Julie Noll is the new School Administrative Assistant
  
  
• WASL:
  • Scores from last spring’s WASL test have been received
  • Again this year there are scoring errors
  • Initial review of SHS scores are good
  
  
• Open House:
  • SHS Open Houses for elementary and middle school parents are next week.
  • Parents may sign up for parent-teacher-student conferences at that time
  • Parents may also sign up for parent-administration-student conferences
  
  
• Accreditation:
  • SHS will undergo accreditation this year
  • Last SHS accreditation was in 2002
  • Accreditation visit will last four days:
    • January 11, 2008
    • February 20, 21, 22, 2008
  • Accreditation team members will review the evidence binder prepared by teachers, staff, school commission and parents’ club
  • Accreditation team members will also meet with teachers, staff, school commission members, parents’ club members, and parents
  
  
• Finance:
  • John Carrosino reported SHS has accumulated some savings because of cost-consciousness
  • Additional unanticipated income from ESS due to more efficient computer check-in system
  • Efforts to increase teacher salaries continue
  • Decreased enrollment, increased need for financial aid, and increases in teacher salaries/benefits will impact budget.
  
  
• Parents’ Club:
  • Stephanie Casey reported that the annual back-to-school coffee was well attended
  • New families have been paired with “buddy” families to help with transition
  • New fundraising chair is Ellen Tobin
  • Fundraising requirements this year are $3000 in SCRIP purchases OR $500 in magazine &/or wrapping paper purchases
  • Auction is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Westin
  
  
• Facilities:
  • Fr. Pat reported about the SH School and Parish Campus Master Plan
  • Steering Committee met several times over the summer to refine the Master Plan
  • Rather than “phases”, the Steering Committee has established “priorities” to determine which projects will be undertaken first
  • First “Priority” is Safety and Security of all who come to SH
  • First “Priorities” of Safety and Security are:
    • Replace the School’s aging boiler with a modern heating and ventilation system. The current boiler is over 55 years old.
    • Move School offices to the School entrance so each guest is greeted.
    • Move two middle school classrooms out of the Parish Center and into the School. This will enable the school to conduct a security “lock down” with all students in one building.
    • Replace the aging Parish Administration/Pastoral Services building with a safe, modern building that will ensure continuous operations and safety of personnel, visitors and records. This will require that the existing Administration/Pastoral Services building be torn down. The new building will be slightly to the East of the current Administration/Pastoral Services building where the current garages are situated. The driveway will be moved to the West to accommodate this change.
• Policy and Procedure Manual:
  • SHS Policy and Procedure manual is being revised
  • Changes in “bullying” policies being drafted