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Father DiMaria began the
meeting with prayer.
Mary Mooney mentioned the
success of the 11/07 Open House, held after Sunday Masses. On 11/23, PREP
students are invited to spend the day at Sacred Heart, shadowing students.
Parents are asked to encourage PREP student visits. Also, parents could
participate in the uniform exchange, after the meeting.
Bernadette Harvey noted
that this and future meetings will be paperless. All slides and notes can be
viewed on the school website.
Fundraiser Updates
· Thanks
to all who attended the Irish Variety Show and purchased Yankee Candles.
· Tuition
credits can be earned when Shopping with Scrip.
· Box
Tops winners were first grade and third grade. Those classes are awarded a
dress-down day, chosen by their teachers. $315 was raised.
Jean McMenamin gave the
Treasurer's Report and listed the following:
$89.43 Capri Sun
$1500 Grant from the Phoenixville Community
Health Foundation
$2258.21 Irish Variety Show
$1760 Target
approximately $3000 from Yankee Candles
Andy McKeon mentioned that
donors will be invited to tour the school and he listed the following
Grants:
$10,000 Connelly Foundation
$3,000 Bard Foundation
$1500 Phoenixville Community Health Foundation
$1000 Best Buy
$2000 CBS/KYW
$17,500 total
Andrea Maneval spoke about
Market Day. $207 earned from Pie Month. Sales are down this year, so
please purchase items. Help is needed on delivery days. Next sale pick-up is
11/29, at 7PM.
B. Harvey talked about
upcoming events:
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11/12 Basket Raffle
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present - 11/29 Wreath
Sale
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11/19 4th and 5th Grade
Social
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11/22 Craft Night. Snacks
provided.
Parish Finances were presented by Bill Carroll and Bill
Breslawski. There are no plans to close the school. There is a decline in
enrollment at SHS as well as throughout the diocese. The registered parish
population is up, but Baptisms are down and household contributions are down
from 5 years ago. 176 students are presently enrolled at SHS.
The Archdiocese recommends
that the parish finance committee should reduce the parish subsidy, which is
presently 33%. To increase revenue, steps are taken to increase enrollment
and tithing will be re-introduced. A tuition increase is likely. Also, a
pre-school will be added provided the demand for the service makes sense
financially.
Cost-saving measures have
been implemented such as deferring unnecessary projects, freezing salaries,
layoffs, reducing printing, re-negotiating the cleaning contract.
Other tuitions from area
schools were presented and SHS has the lowest tuition. SHS offers one of the
best discounts families with more than one child (10% for 2 kids, 17% for 3
kids, 24% for 4 kids).
Parishoners and parents can
help by volunteering, marketing the school, encouraging others to attend
Mass, offering cost-saving ideas, and supporting fundraisers. Use Scrip as
often as possible with daily personal shopping.
Winners of Shop with Scrip
gift cards are Mary Shields and Theresa McKeon.
Next meeting is 01/24/2011.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10
PM.
Minutes compiled by Lauren
Machita. |
