St. Mary Assumption
School Board Meeting Minutes Fr. Mark Vyverman, Angela Johnston, Erin Ware, Susanne Frost, Jeremy Bir, Patrick Hoelscher, Jen Hoelscher
Guest: Stan Welch The minutes were reviewed and approved for the October meeting. Stan Welch presented the financial report. He stated that SMA is currently $7,000 over budget right now, which is typical. He reported that the school seems to be operating on track to this date. Principal Angela Johnston presented her report.
·         Angela will be setting up a date for the Michigan Attorney General’s office to present OK2SAY
·         Pet Blessing was wonderful and we had a great turnout.
·         The Bishop was here last Friday for Mass and he walked around to visit each classroom. Our Diocesan Superintendent was here for Mass as well and she said it was great to see a happy school.
·         Easy Money can now be ordered on-line with financial credit going toward tuition. Angela will send out an invite to each family.
·         NWEA testing is complete and most students did well.
·         The cross country team worked hard and had a great season.
·         We have 23 students participating in soccer. We are using the Coldwater soccer field for games.
·         Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 1 ^st
·         All fall paperwork is turned in to the Diocese and all MDE paperwork is complete and submitted.
·         We had 6-8 citations needing attention from the Michigan State Police audit. All have been resolved. ·         Fr. Mark announced the great news of the “Joe Losinski Scholarship Fund”.  A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Joe Losinski, in which $13,000 have been donated. This is a renewable investment fund at the diocese. We are working out the details of the application process. This is can be a valuable long term solution for scholarships.
·         Susanne reported that everything is coming together for the Big Raffle Dinner, on November 3 ^rd.
·         Building Healthy Communities- the kids are loving the cart full of equipment. Angela gives healthy tips daily to the students and there will be an assembly soon about healthy choices. November 15, 2018  -  Staff Lounge