Our Lady of Lourdes Education Commission Minutes
Monday, February 11, 2008
Nancy Jamison ‘08
Terri Brown ‘08
Ed Woelfel ’08
Julie Balzano ‘09
Lynn Breidenstein ‘09 PMT Representatives:
Scott Liesch ’09 Marcia Kluesener
Lynda Sexton ’10 Amy Osterfeld
Angela Hautman ‘10 Teacher Representatives:
Craig Maliborski ’10 Terry Etter
Karen Rusche Eileen Bennett
a. Ms. Rusche thanked the Education Commission members for their help with the Open
House. She reports that there was a good response from those who participated.
Commission members suggested an information sheet for those giving tours. Also, a
suggestion to incorporate a Sunday Mass (perhaps led by students) into the Open
House was favorably received.
b. Twenty-three of the science fair projects received a superior rating and are invited to
the Regional Science Fair. Thirteen have accepted the invitation.
c. Bussing for next year will continue; however, parents must request transportation
service from CPS annually. The “Request for Transportation Service” will be
required for all students that do not ride the bus during the spring count week (May 5-
9, 2008). Students riding the bus during that week will be automatically registered
for bus service; however, this count will take place only with the morning riders. So,
if parents drive a child to school, they cannot expect a ride home on the bus. Mary
Henninger from CPS Board of Education recommends that parents watch the
newspaper for details regarding the allowable distance for bus riders for the ‘08-‘09
school year.
d. There are 19 fourth and fifth grade girls registered for the Tech Corps Girls Club.
e. OLL will be hosting two meetings for neighboring school teachers with personnel
from the Cincinnati Zoo to find out how they can better serve the schools.
f. PTO is sponsoring a meeting on February 19 to explain the process for receiving
tuition assistance from the parish and the Elder District Scholars Assistance Program
(EDSAP). The Lowdown says February 20 which is a mistake.
g. Registration for new families will take place on February 26 and 27.
h. The school calendar will need to be set by March 14, 2008. School will start on
August 21 and end on June 2 or 5. We must have 178 school days, 2 conference
days, and 3 faculty inservice days.
a. Lunch Issues
The survey regarding hot lunches is being tabulated. The discussion was tabled until
the next meeting.
b. Discipline Issues
A subcommittee of the Education Commission met with faculty regarding the revision
of the Handbook concerning discipline issues. A summary of the results of this
meeting will be given at the March Education Commission meeting.
c. Volunteerism Committee
Angela Hautman used the results from Sr. Maria’s survey to look specifically at
school families. She found that roughly 36 percent do not volunteer (without counting
festival workers). A suggestion was made to have a list of families to call when help
is needed and track who is volunteering and who is not. A challenging piece of this is
to track volunteer activities throughout the entire parish. The PMT has started an
initiative to increase the Sunday Mass participation. The question, “How can a
statement of volunteerism be part of the parish definition of “active member”?” was
raised.
ACTION ITEM: Angela Hautman will create a volunteer information sheet and
forward a copy to Terri Brown.
d. Election Committee
Terri Brown will be the contact person to the PMT for the election of new Education
Commission members. Ms. Rusche indicated that she has names of people who may
be willing to serve on the Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
Craig Maliborski
Secretary