Approved/Official May 2017 PCS Board Minutes

June 26, 2017

Approved/Official Piqua Catholic School Board Minutes:
May 4, 2017

Call to Order:
1. Roll call: Joyce Thornberry, Matthew Schieltz, Andrea Karn, Joanne Detter, Georgia Hertenstein, Ellen Jay, Bob Termuhlen (arrived later), Fr. Bolte (arrived later)
Prayer: Opening prayer was led by Georgia
Approval of minutes: Joanne motioned to approve minutes from the month of March as the minutes could not be approved last month due to the lack of a quorum at April's meeting, and no minutes for April were recorded for that same reason. Joyce seconded the motion. All board members in attendance agreed, none opposed.
Hearing of the Public: No guests in attendance at this Board meeting.
Principal report: The principal's report was distributed at the beginning of the meeting and reviewed by attending Board members and then summarized by Georgia. A few of the highlights of this report include that current registration for this year stands at about 114 (a family with a kindergarten student recently moved out of state). Currently 83 students total have registered for next year; 20 of them applied for EdChoice (19 now that the kindergarten student left). Twenty kindergarteners registered for screening. Students are done with testing for this year. The 4^th grade wax museum had a great turnout and the students did an excellent job!
Committee reports :
1. Governance: no report
2. Finance: no report
3. Marketing: Though not in attendance, Cori Knapke provided a summary of community events for the school
4. Strategic planning: no report
Comments from other members:
1. Andrea, Joanne and Bob all will no longer be on the Board and the Board thanks them for their service. This creates 3 vacancies. Fr. Bolte reported that George Atkinson and Sarah Kemmer have volunteered for the PCS Board, which leaves one position open.
2. Fr. Bolte also talked about upcoming parish and school activities in honor of the 100^th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima's appearance. Our Lady of Fatima videos will be shown to students. Rosary next Saturday at noon on the square. Bicycle blessing next Wednesday for students.
3. Fr. Bolte also discussed possibilities for the $40k that was received from an estate, that the school could potentially receive some of it for outstanding unpaid tuition.
4. Georgia discussed the proposed school calendar for next year. Georgia clarified that October 6th on the calendar currently shows as being no school, although this "no school" date has been moved to October 13th.
Unfinished business :
1. Wellness Policy - Continuation of discussion/approval until next meeting due to questions for Heather regarding tracking student's BMI, weight, etc. and federal requirements.
New business:
1. Review of 2017-18 draft budget – the proposed budget was distributed to Board members, but Ellen stated that the budget is not usually voted on until July or August
Next meeting: set for June 29 at 6:30pm.
Conclusion: Joyce motioned to adjourn the meeting. Joanne seconded the motion. All in agreement, none opposed.
Concluding prayer: Led by Fr. Bolte and all joined in the recitation of the Hail Mary.