St. John Lutheran School Board Minutes

January 8th, 2008

Visitor Comments

• No visitor’s comments

Approval of Minutes

• Motion to approve November minutes. M/S/C

PTF

• Written report presented.

Publicity Sub-Committee

• Written report presented
• Met with Whitford Consultants 1-7-08 seeking direction for marketing of the school.
• Stationary – Chuck Martin in he process of printing new stationery.
• Signage – Waiting for quote from American Dowell on a marquee for the school.

Principal’s Report

• Written report presented.
• New website is up and running with a wealth of useful information. www.stjohnls.com
• Glen Goeres Visit – Glenn Geores is visiting January 17th to attend classrooms and meet with Principal Leffler and the pastors.
• Chocolate Night – Scheduled for January 31st. For St. John kindergarten students and students who will be kindergarteners next year. Attendance sheets will be completed.
• Tuition Statements – Tuition statements mailed out on October 26th, 2007, and they indicated November and December were the last two payments.
• Staffing – Tiffany Bauer has agreed to come and teach at St. John and assume Mr. Bailey’s responsibilities. Monday (1-14) will be her first day. She is a mid-year graduate from Concordia River Forest. She has a major in history with a minor in mathematics. We will contract her for this year.

Old Business

• Tuition Schedule – Finance board will be discussing the new proposed schedule from the School Board.
• Accreditation
  • Takes 1 to 1.5 years to do a self study for NLSA accreditation.
  • After self study is completed, it is passed on to a visiting team.
  • The team will make a recommendation to a national board for final approval.
  • Currently our accreditation has lapsed, which Glen stated is not uncommon.
• Athletic Conference – No action can be taken this time. Need more input from Jeff Miller regarding this subject.
• Computer – The board feels that this is a decision for the computer committee to handle.

New Business

• No new business

Adjourn to Executive Session

• Motion made to contract Martina Miranda-Lugo for the Spanish teacher position for the remainder of the 2007/2008 school year. M/S/C