We should have an exciting close to the week tonight with the Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the class of 2011 pizza party in the cafeteria during halftime of the girls basketball game. It is a huge year for the Wall of Fame, with 22 athletes and 17 teams being inducted this evening. We started hosting the “class reunion” pizza party on this evening several years ago, and it has been a great opportunity for me to keep in touch with our young alums.
Monday I assisted Linda with an Embracing Our Future presentation. After spending a lot of time on the numbers over the last several weeks, it is great to see how the Family Tuition Plan has helped our local schools remain a viable option for area families. While we have changed the pattern of decreasing enrollment with the EOF and STO, there is still a lot of work to be done and challenges ahead. Also, remember that in order to receive the 65% tax credit on your Iowa taxes this year, donations to the STO need to be made before January 1st.
I had a fun opportunity this week to speak with some religion classes about the history of Assumption. They are currently learning about the history of some Catholic colleges and universities, and Coach Barrer asked me to speak briefly on Assumption’s beginnings. It was fun to talk about Saint Ambrose Academy and Immaculate Conception Academy’s importance in the history of Assumption. I also spoke about the first year of Assumption and some of the all priest school board discussions including:
• Tuition was set at $125 for Catholic students, $250 for Non-Catholic students
• The decision that both principals would receive the same salary
• First talks regarding tuition assistance
• Concern over paving of West Central Park
• Providing a pension plan.
• Lay teacher salary was set at $3,700 per year
• Hourly pay was $1.73 per hour
• First discussions of parish assessment
The finance committee met Friday morning to go over our annual audit, which will be presented to the board on Monday. Once again, things look good for Assumption and we were complemented by the auditor for strong fiscal management. The meeting ended with the committee voting to recommend a subsidy and tuition for next year. Both of these issues will be brought before the board for a vote on Monday.
The Scott County Catholic School Principals met on Friday and discussed the following topics: 5th grade band festival, non-parishioner/non-Catholic tuition rates and board action, career fair, summer math for teachers, and algebra.
I hope to see everyone tonight at the game and Wall of Fame Induction and 2011 alumni reunion!
Have a great weekend.
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