St. Joseph School
School Advisory Committee (SAC)
Meeting Minutes
January 7, 2004
Committee
Members
Sr. Christina Marie Luczynski, Principal
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George
Hebert, Chair
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Mike
Malone, Chair Development
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Laurie
Donofrio, Vice Chair
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Carolann
Manno, Chair Welcoming
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Peggy
Knauf, Secretary
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Dane
Overfield, Chair Technology
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Lisa
King, Treasurer
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Beth
Sabik, Chair Enrichment
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Jennifer
Caccavale, Chair Special Events
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Debbie
Waidl, PreK - Member-at-Large
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Kelley
Callahan, Chair Fundraising
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Open,
PreK - Member-at-Large
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Donna
Dedee Doyle, Chair Public Relations
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Attendees:
Sr. Christina Marie, G. Hebert, L. Donofrio, P. Knauf, L.
King, J. Caccavale, K. Callahan, D. Dedee Doyle, M. Malone, D.
Overfield, B. Sabik
The meeting
was called to order. Sr.
Christina opened with a prayer.
November
SAC Minutes
No changes. D.
Overfield moved to approve; seconded by B. Sabik; unanimous
approval.
Budget
Review The
current year budget was reviewed.
No significant issues were noted.
There have been no requests for SAC funding.
Committee
Reports
Principals Report
Approximately ten faculty members have expressed interest in
attending the NCEA conference in Boston this spring.
Bus transportation will be provided.
A
meeting for parents of prospective kindergarteners will be held
Thursday, January 8. This
meeting was rescheduled from December.
Catholic Schools Week (CSW) will be held the week beginning
Sunday, February 8. Celebrations
are planned throughout the week:
Monday roller-skating in the gym (Please note:
Helmets will be REQUIRED
if a child wishes to skate).
Ice Cream Social 12:00-1:30; Tuesday appreciation will
be shown to our vendors; Wednesday walkthroughs for
prospective families; Thursday Open House; Friday a
storyteller will entertain the children.
Learning
celebrations will begin Thursday, January 15.
State ELA testing for the fourth graders will be held
February 3 5.
Development
Mike Malone is looking for Post-1975 class pictures. older
pictures of the school building, and any candid photos to make a
collage and scrapbook. Copies
will be made and all photos will be returned promptly and
unharmed. Any alumni
with photos to share should contact Mike.
The
Development committee will have a table or booth set up at the
Open House held during CSW.
Enrichment
The booklet outlining the extracurricular activities for the
second semester was sent home in the January 7th
Wednesday envelope. There
are 15 sessions being offered.
The applications, for the most part, are due on Wednesday,
January 27. A
sign-out sheet (similar to that used by after-school care) will be
developed for activity facilitators to use to ensure that children
are being released after the activity appropriately.
This is already done for certain activities.
Fundraising
Silent Auction/Hockey Game will be held on March 6 at Webster
Ice Arena. Volunteers
have been contacted. K.
Callahan has reconfirmed the date with the rink and the players. Auction items are being solicited currently.
Anyone wishing to donate an item should contact Kelley
Callahan or Mary Jo Lorenzo.
Public Relations
Items of interest continue to be submitted to local media.
Room mothers/teachers should feel free to contact the
committee regarding events that might be of interest to the larger
community.
Recent
new stories have included Project Discovery Lego Robotics,
Scout service project and Second grade Thanksgiving pie baking for
the Open Door Mission.
Special Events
Ice Cream Social will be held Monday, February 9.
Letters have been sent to various vendors soliciting
donations. The Winter
Carnival will be held on Friday, March 26.
Technology
Lego Robotics will be displayed at the Open House during CSW.
J. Pratt is working with several Project Discovery students
on projects for the event.
Technology
Night will be held in conjunction with the Open House during
Catholic Schools Week. A
small number of vendors will be present as well.
Eight
new IBM computers and 1 laptop have been donated to the school.
The eight desktop computers will be added to the computer
lab. Replaced
machines will be used to update older classroom computers. Two Business-class color printers have been installed for
classroom usage. One
is located in the Religious Education room next to the existing
laser printer. The
second is located downstairs in the Supply Room next to the
existing laser printer. All classrooms have been configured to use these new
printers.
The
diocese will be setting up a server to host email for all
Teachers/Aides in the diocese.
It is hoped to be up and running in February.
Welcoming
No report.
Other
Topics/Discussion
PreK Member-at-Large Positions
A PreK Member-at-Large position is open.
Anyone interested in the other at-large position is asked
to contact Sr. Christina or G. Hebert.
Registration/Tuition
The Monroe County Catholic Schools will be holding
Re-registration of existing Catholic school families concurrently
with Open Registration. This
is a change from previous years.
There has been nothing communicated regarding the proposed
tuition increase discussed last year that would have begun being
phased in for the 2004-05 school year.
School Activities Handbook
E. Sabik noted that other area schools have School Activities
Handbooks located on their website for easy access.
These handbooks contain information about various
activities held throughout the school year. Parents of current and prospective students might find this
information useful. D.
Overfield stated that this information could be added to the
website by providing the webmaster with original PDF documents.
2003-04 SAC Meetings
SAC would like to
emphasize that ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN to any parent/guardian
who wishes to attend. Prior
notification of attendance is NOT necessary and participation in
any discussions is encouraged.
The next
scheduled meeting is Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 7:00 pm.
Meetings are generally held in either Meeting Room 1 or the
school library depending on room availability.
Adjournment
L. King moved for adjournment; J. Caccavale seconded.
All approved.
