St. Agnes School Board Minutes - May

St. Agnes School Advisory Council Minutes

May 20, 2014

6:30 p.m.

 

Roll Call:  The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m.  Present:  Layne Schulz, Jessica Preister, Wes Christensen, Deb Gapp, Matt Knutson, Becky Thomas, Kris Gregoire, Fr. John Fischer and Darla Hamm.

Approval of the Agenda:   Wes moved to approve the agenda, Matt seconded.

Approval of the Minutes:  Darla will send out the April minutes later.

Principal Report:  Mrs. Hamm reported that there is one day of school remaining for students.  The teachers will have a work day on Thursday to finish packing and moving their classrooms for the renovations.  Darla will be attending the South Dakota Administrators Conference in Deadwood on June 4th, 5th and 6th.

 

Teacher Report:  Highlights from Mrs. Gregoire’s report were:  Everyone is excited for the last day of school tomorrow.  Teachers have a workday on the 22nd; they will be busy packing up their stuff and moving it to the inside wall of their classrooms, getting ready for the construction to begin.

Red & Gold Report:  Mrs. Thomas reported that enrollment is up for next fall.  Summer planning is ongoing, they will set up on Thursday.  The first day is May 27th.  Summer enrollment is at 75, will average about 60 kids a day.  Applied for a grant for the ProCare software and other materials.

PTSA Report:  PTSA hosted the End of the Year Dance tonight.  Darla Tassler was nominated co-president and elected.  Darla Hamm will make sure that she is willing to accept the position.  Their first meeting next year will be Tuesday, September 2nd.   

Financial Report:  April financial statements were reviewed.  Jessica was concerned with the tuition line item, so she had Mary print a report to see where we were at.  There is still about $20,000 left to come in.  The tuition assistance line item is lower than the amount awarded.  We may need to transfer from endowments if we fall short on income.

Old Business: 

·        St. Agnes School Classic Report:  Expenses are still coming in, so we do not have a final number yet.  We will need to transfer funds to #3142 prior to the end of June.

·        Contracts:  Everyone has signed and returned

·        USD Student Teacher:  Stacie Kjelden will be in 2nd grade with Mrs. Koppang until December and Minji Cho will be in kindergarten with Mrs. Crowley until October 17.

New Business:

·        Proposed Budget for 2014-15:  Wes motioned to approve the budget with no amendments.  Matt seconded, everyone was in favor. 

·        Thank you to Layne Schulz:  Layne shared his resignation letter with the School Advisory Council.  Layne moved to nominate Wes Christensen as the new President of the Council; he accepted and was elected.

Executive Session:  There was not a need for executive session.

Adjournment:  The meeting was moved to adjourn by Jessica, seconded by at 7:15.

There will not be a June meeting.  The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at 6:30 p.m, in the Parish Hall.

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