St. Robert's School Board
Minutes
September 25, 2003

7:40p.m.

Meeting called to order

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Approval:

May minutes approved.

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Attendees:

Father Ring, Mrs. Bordin, John Compton, Caroline Uniacke, Maureen Wallace, John Grealish, John Marty, Terri Murray and Jim Shick

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Pastors Comments:

  • Father welcomed the new board members, John Grealish & Jim Shick.
  • Father reminded the board that the WASC evaluation of St Roberts is scheduled for March 9th, 10th & 11th of 2004. This is an important event for the school and will be a main focus of the staff & faculty.
  • The population of children on the Peninsula has decreased by 15%. This, and current economic times have resulted in a decrease in enrollment. St Robert School needs to be able to market itself effectively in order to keep recruiting new families. Father used St Dunstan's marketing tools as an example.

Action Items:

  • Mrs. Bordin will issue a clarification on the length of the school socks.
  • John Grealish will contact Michelle Blumenthal to get more information on the home work web sites that some schools are currently using.
  • The parking lot problems will be addressed again in the Wednesday envelope.
  • Jim Shick will research costs for putting in a middle railing on the front steps to the school.
  • The School Board was asked to review the current school pamphlet and give feedback by the next meeting.
  • The Kindergarten pick up will be updated in the 2004-2005 handbook to reflect the current process. The website will be updated shortly.
  • Gary DeMartini will create a link from the school website to the PPSL website.

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Guests:

None

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Guest Issues:

None

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Mailed in
Guest Issues:

  • Nancy O'Mahony wrote in about the after school parking lot & how she is constantly blocked in. Mrs. Bordin will address the issue in the next Wednesday envelope.
  • Michelle Blumenthal inquired about the possibility of adding a homework web site. John Grealish will research.
  • Donna McGuigan inquired about the sock issue. Mrs. Bordin will issue a clarification on the length requirements of school socks.

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Old Business:

  • A new play structure in the upper yard. Father Ring addressed the issue. When the few remaining bills for the new building & remodel are in, Father will be able to access the feasibility of putting a new play structure into the upper yard. He will have an answer within a month.
  • Afternoon pickup continues to be a problem. Mrs. Bordin will address the issue again in the Wednesday envelope.

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New Business:

  • Resource teachers are being interviewed. Mrs. Bordin will have a new resource teacher in place by October.

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Closed Session:

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Meeting Adjourn:

9:20 p.m.

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