Friday, March 15, 2013

Weekly Update 3/15/2013



Let me begin by saying congratulations to Leslie, Melanie, Jessica, the Assumption Knight Players, and everyone else involved in the spring musical, Camelot.  They put on  a wonderful performance last night - our performing arts students consistently do an incredible job..  I am amazed every year at the broad range of talent we have at Assumption..  If you haven’t had the chance to attend an AHS play or musical in the last few years, I encourage you to attend either Friday night at 7:00 pm, or Saturday at 1:30 pm or 7:00 pm in Sunderbruch Auditorium.

Speaking of fine arts and our auditorium, we have begun exploring the options for replacing some of the seating in the auditorium.  This project has been discussed for several years, and we’re looking forward to finding out what a project like this would entail.  

Much of this week was spent on budget preparation for the Finance Committee meeting, to be held next Friday, and our Board meeting on the 25th.  Once again, Carey has done a tremendous job putting together all of the information we need to make educated decisions on our budget.  There are some exciting things coming up that will have an impact on education next year.  It should make for a great Board meeting on the 25th.

The Scott County Catholic Schools Advisory Board met Monday We discussed the AEA’s plan for analyzing their internet services.  Kevin Murphy, our tech consultant, and I will be on the committee representing our Catholic schools.  We also talked about School Advocacy days in Des Moines, the Iowa education reform, teacher salaries and retention, and pre-school funding.

The Scott Principal Meeting was held Tuesday, and while the agenda was rather light, we had some great discussion.  Items discussed included Algebra testing, ITBS item analysis, and K-12 marketing initiatives.

We received a grant to place an AED (automated external defibrillator ) machine at AHS, and we are waiting on information for training of our teachers.

Big news on the daycare front!  We had our certification visit this week form DHS and passed with flying colors.  Congrats and thanks to Jessica Billings at the daycare for all of her hard work to make sure everything is up to code.  Our compliance official, Heidi, commended Jessica for everything she has done to make our daycare successful.  

If you are traveling next week enjoy the break, if not feel free to stop by the Business Office and say hello.

Have a great weekend!

No comments:

Post a Comment