St.
Joseph School
School Advisory Committee (SAC)
Meeting Minutes
March 10, 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. Overfield, K. Lechner, M. Lorenzo
The meeting
was called to order. Sr.
Christina opened with a prayer.
February
SAC Minutes
– No changes. L. King moved to approve; seconded by L.
Donofrio; unanimous approval.
Budget
Review – The
current year budget was reviewed.
No significant issues were noted. J.
Caccavale has requested SAC funding to cover the costs of renting
incubators and obtaining fertilized chicken eggs for the
kindergarten classes. The
approximate cost will be $200.
Committee
Reports
Principal’s Report
– The Diocesan Code of Conduct mandates that all parent
volunteers participate in a training session and have a background
check. This
requirement is for ALL parent volunteers including, but not
limited to: Room Mothers, Field Trip Drivers, Lunch Mothers, Classroom
Volunteers (party helpers, classroom/library readers, helpers for
centers, etc.), Magazine Drive Prize Patrol, volunteers at Special
Events (Picnic, Halloween Dance, Winter Carnival, Ice Cream
Social), Extracurricular Activity Facilitators.
Sr. Christina will facilitate a training meeting in the
school gym on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 7:00pm. to begin this
process. Volunteers
for ANY event occurring after May 31, 2004 will need to be trained
and approved. Any
questions regarding this procedure should be addressed to Sr.
Christina.
The
blessing and donation of the quilts made by the 3rd/6th
graders will be held on Monday, March 15.
The Lenten soup lunch will be held Monday, March 15 at
lunchtime. St. Joseph
Day prayer service will be held Friday, March 19 at 1:00 in the
church. D.E.A.R. will
conclude Wednesday, March 24. The science fair will be held Thursday, March 25 in the gym.
The Winter Carnival will be held Friday evening, March 26
in the gym. The drama
club will present their play on April 7.
Enrollment
for next school year is good.
There are currently 4 openings for Kindergarten.
Both preschool classes are full.
Sr.
Christina is asking for two volunteers to represent St. Joseph’s
at the annual Catholic School golf tournament.
Profits from this event are used for tuition assistance –
a percentage of which goes to St. Joseph families.
Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Sr.
Christina.
The
NCEA conference will be held in Boston the week of April 12-16.
Nine St. Joseph teachers will be attending.
Development
– No report.
Enrichment
– The spring semester activities are running smoothly.
Fundraising
– The Silent Auction/Amerk Alumni Hockey Game was held on
Saturday, March 6. The
final accounting for the event will be completed shortly. Feedback from Amerks/Media players and attendees was very
positive. Thank
you to the players for their continued support of this event.
Thanks also go to Dane Overfield for developing a
spreadsheet that made finalizing and tallying winners at the end
of the evening more efficient.
Public Relations
– Beginning April 1, the Catholic Courier will be changing from
a weekly publication to a monthly publication.
Special Events
– The Winter Carnival will be held on Friday, March 26.
Volunteers are being contacted currently.
McQuaid and Mercy students will also be assisting the
evening of the event.
Technology
– The computer lab and all classrooms are now using IBM PC’s.
Project
Discovery participated in the Challenger Video Conference.
A short video of the event will be put onto the school
website. Click
here.
All
teachers have been configured with web sites at www.SchoolNotes.com
and have had a link placed on the school
website. Teachers
will be instructed at the next faculty meeting how to use their
sites.
Welcoming
– No report.
Other Topics/Discussion
Safety/Security – Sr. Christina has contacted the Center for Missing and Exploited
Children regarding educating parents how to teach/remind their
children about stranger danger.
As he has done in the past, Officer Fred will talk to the
children in their individual classrooms.
The buddy
system for students in the hallways has been re-emphasized.
This has been the rule since last school year, however,
recently, it had not been being strictly enforced.
It is merely a safety measure, not the result of any
specific occurrence.
As a result of
the events of 9/11, from time to time, schools, including St.
Joseph’s, are asked by the Diocese and the Sheriff’s
Department to participate in practice emergency procedures.
One such emergency procedure is a building lock-down where
all entrances and egresses from the school building are locked.
A practice of the lock-down procedures was done at St.
Joseph School during the week of March 1st.
SAC
Survey – The annual survey of parents is being revised for distribution next
week. Results should
be tallied and distributed in May.
SAC
Opening for Next Year
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Certain SAC positions will be opening for next school year. Anyone interested in the position of Vice Chair, Secretary,
Development Chair should contact Sr. Christina Marie, G. Hebert or
L. Donofrio.
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, May 5, 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; D. Overfield seconded.
All approved.
