Meeting Minutes

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School - Parent Teacher Unit

Principal Colleen Schager, Honorary President

Amy Stoessel, Co-President

Amanda Szczepanski, Co-President

Michael Marquis, Treasurer

Mary Dugan Baird, Secretary

Official Minutes – April 12, 2018

Opening Prayer – (7:05 pm) All in Attendance 

Welcome and Thank-You’s

• Thank you to Mr. Bob Schuler and his employees from Schuler Painting LLC for painting the school foyer, bathrooms and gymnasium over Easter break.
• Thank you to Mrs. Amanda Szczepanski for a successful Mother-Son bowling event.
• Sister Thomas, Mrs. Timmons, Mrs. Heinzmann and Mrs. Arnold sent PTU thank you notes for their birthday treats from PTU.
• 8^th Grader Adam Belhouane sent PTU a thank you note for the Bible given to him for Confirmation.

Approve minutes from March 1, 2018 meeting

• Colleen Schager (1^st), Amanda Szczepanski (2^nd).

Treasurer Report

• Revenue of $5557.53 has been taken in for 2017-2018.
• Expenses are down $11,678.30 from last school year.
• Proposal to carry over at least $10,000.00 for next year for school renovations will be put to a vote at the May PTU meeting.

Principal Post

• 5^th Grader Antonio Sidoti and 7^th Grader Lauren Millard both won their divisions in the LifeWorks Ohio essay contest. Lauren Millard also advanced to the Power of the Pen State Finals on May 25^th.
• XSTREAM Games are Saturday, April 14^th at Magnificat HS from 9 AM – Noon. Each grade has someone representing a category.
• Kindergarten screening will be Monday, April 16^th and Tuesday, April 17th. No school for current Kindergarteners. Currently 20 Kindergarteners registered for next year. Seven current St. Mary families have not yet registered for the upcoming school year.
• Dress down fundraiser for Sarcoidosis Awareness is Tuesday, April 17^th. Students may dress down in purple if they donate $1 or more.
• MAP testing begins April 23^rd and will last 3 weeks.
• The Walkathon will be May 16th. Information on fundraising will go home next week. This will also be a community service project. Students will pick up garbage along the way. LCCC will come in that day to do a presentation on healthy habits. They will take the children’s pulses/heart rates. There will be different stations for the students to visit. Mr. Haley will get the students’ heart rates up with activities.

Committee Reports

• Field Day – Amanda Szczepanski will be in charge of ordering student t-shirts. Mary Baird will organize volunteers and Amy Stoessel will order food.                       

Save The Dates

May

4    –  First Friday Mass – Dress Uniform

5    –  First Holy Communion 10 AM & 1 PM

8    –  Kindergarten Field Trip to Lake Erie Nature Center 

10  –  Grades 7 & 8 Field Trip to Congregation Shaarey Tikvah

11  –  May Crowning Ceremony – Dress Uniform

14  –  Grade 4 Field Trip on Goodtime III

15  –  Grades 1 & 2 Field Trip to Lake Erie Nature Center

16  –  STEM Walk-a-thon

19  –  Drama Play 2 PM & 6 PM in gymnasium

23  –  Spelling Bee & Art Show

24  –  Band Concert 1:15 PM

25  –  Grade 1 Field Trip to Cleveland Zoo; Rosary Prayer Service 1 PM

28  –  Memorial Day – No school

30  –  Field Day

June

1   –  8^th Grade Ribbon Ceremony Mass & Breakfast

4   –  Kindergarten Graduation 10 AM & their last day of school

5   –  8^th Grade Graduation 7 PM; all students bring brown bag lunches today

6   –  Awards Assembly & Early Dismissal 11:30 AM – Last Day of School

Announcements 

• Zoup fundraiser earned $116.88 for the school. 
• Painting with a Purpose fundraiser will be held on Sunday, May 6^th from 1 – 4 PM at Painting with a Twist in Avon. St. Mary will receive $22.00 for each person in attendance.
• Request for nominations for next year’s PTU board will go out later this month.

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Teacher Needs/Requests

• Mrs. Schager will meet with Father Tom to find out if the school can use the architect currently planning parish renovations. Once the architect completes the school plans, we will be charged for our portion of his work.
• Mrs. Schager requested a lump sum check of $1500.00 from the treasurer for teacher stipends that were previously approved.    

Parent Requests

• Money was set aside last year for the Great Lakes Theater to come in for a presentation, but a date was never booked. Will look into dates available for 2018-2019 school year.
• Discussed having socials for PTU meetings to increase attendance – have a yoga night or have a florist attend and instruct us how to create centerpieces that would be given away as prizes.

Adjourn Meeting – 7:50 pm- Amy Stoessel (1st), Mike Marquis (2^nd)

In Attendance