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HSA
Meeting - January 29, 2003
Mother
Catherine Spalding
Home &
School Association (HSA) Meeting
2002 –
2003 School Year
On 29 January, President, Bill Smith
called the third HSA meeting for the 2002
– 2003 school year to order and lead the
HSA in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Principal Cresce gave the invocation.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- President, Smith, facilitated the
meeting. Regular business was postponed
to the end of the meeting to allow the
School Advisory Board and Principal Cresce
the opportunity to address questions
regarding the school’s financial position
statement and tuition increases.
HSA TREASURY REPORT
- Treasurers report was given, a break
down of the earnings from Casino Night and
the Schools Financial position as of
December 2002. Copies were provided to
HSA members who attended the meeting.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
- Mrs. Cresce provided a short slide show
presentation to the HSA outlining all of
the capital projects that have been
completed, making our school a more
welcoming institution.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Casino Night
– The next Casino Night is scheduled for
21 February 2003 at the Hollywood Fire
Department, starting at 6:00p.m.
Donnie needs volunteers to deals cards for
the Poker and Black Jack tables.
Again, this is a joint venture with Father
Andrew White and Holy Angels. Please
come support our schools.
Candy
– The Candy drive was officially kicked
off and will run through 18 February
2003. If anyone needs information
regarding the candy drive please contact
the Eisele family through the school.
B I N G O!
Please keep up the good work in working
your scheduled bingo’s! Remember, if you
cannot make your scheduled bingo use
subs! Mr. Smith made a plea to the HSA,
if you are a team captain, please, please,
please make phone calls to remind parents
of their scheduled nights/afternoons. We
cannot function without the income that
bingo generates.
GOOD OF
THE ORDER
Financial Discussion
- There were several questions to the
school board regarding line items in the
Capital Projects statement. Two specific
areas of discussion were:
1.
Estate of Thomas Johnson Inheritance Money
(received, $45,000).
2.
Insurance Settlement for the Simms Case
($239,000).
Inheritance Money
- The HSA parents voiced a concern on how
this money was listed on the financial
statement. The school board reported that
the money was earmarked for installation
of the air conditioners with a portion of
that money being made available for
tuition assistance. The HSA would like to
see the two line items broken down into
estimated dollar figures and a new report
provided to the HSA.
Insurance Settlement
- Mrs. Cresce reported that $239,000 was
recovered from the Simms Case. However,
the Archdioceses will only allow the
school to put the money into savings and
use the money earned yearly from interest
(approximately 10K yearly). The parents
of the HSA were outraged over this
decision. The intention of the HSA is to
take this issue to the School Advisory
Board for resolution. More information
will be provided to the HSA as it is
available.
Air Conditioner Installation Project
- Vice President Burch updated the HSA on
the status of the project. Currently the
project is out for bid. All bids are due
back to the school by 19 February 2003 and
the bid will be awarded. The goal is to
have the bulk of the installation work
completed during Easter break. Vice
President Burch will keep the HSA posted,
as new information is available.
HSA Financial Obligation to the School
- A motion was made and accepted to pay
the school the remaining $15K of the $45K
yearly commitment. This money will be
signed over to the school where it will be
kept in a savings account and earmarked as
additional funds for the air conditioning
installation project, should it be needed.
WRAP UP -
The next Home and School meeting will be
held Wednesday, 19 March 2003 at 7:00p.m.
You can make a difference, please make
every effort to attend
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