St. Joseph SchoolSt. Joseph SchoolSchool/Community MeetingSchool/Community Meeting

October 1, 2009October 1, 2009

Current Financial Status…Current Financial Status… $5,165 Cost per student to educate$5,165 Cost per student to educate

$2,070 Tuition paid for 1 child$2,070 Tuition paid for 1 child

$10,230 Cost for 2 students to $10,230 Cost for 2 students to educateeducate

$ 2,160 Tuition paid for 2 children $ 2,160 Tuition paid for 2 children

$15,495 Cost for 3 students to $15,495 Cost for 3 students to educateeducate

$ 2,160 Tuition paid for 3 children$ 2,160 Tuition paid for 3 children

*Church pays 63% of the cost to *Church pays 63% of the cost to

educate our students educate our students

Accomplished to date…Accomplished to date…

Cost cutting measures that have Cost cutting measures that have already been implemented. already been implemented.

Teachers’ salaries frozen for the Teachers’ salaries frozen for the 2009 – 2010 school year 2009 – 2010 school year

Cut back on teaching suppliesCut back on teaching suppliesSwitched from PowerSchool to Switched from PowerSchool to RenWebRenWeb

Accomplished to date…Accomplished to date… Meitler Study implementation by Diocese – Long Meitler Study implementation by Diocese – Long

Range Strategic Plan that has recommendations for Range Strategic Plan that has recommendations for each schooleach school

Consideration should be given to including Consideration should be given to including members who are not current school parents on members who are not current school parents on the Commissionthe Commission

Financial component should include a plan to Financial component should include a plan to increase tuition to a greater portion of the per increase tuition to a greater portion of the per pupil cost and make the school less dependent pupil cost and make the school less dependent on parish support for operationson parish support for operations

Marketing component should include updating Marketing component should include updating the school brochure, strategies to retain students the school brochure, strategies to retain students from 6from 6thth to 7 to 7thth grade and ways to promote the grade and ways to promote the value of the school to parishioners and parents. value of the school to parishioners and parents. Strategies to attract students from the East Strategies to attract students from the East Peoria and Creve Coeur areas should be Peoria and Creve Coeur areas should be identifiedidentified

Current Management Current Management Structure…Structure…

Diocese - BishopBishop Bishop

Vicar GeneralVicar General

Pastor Pastor Trustees Trustees

FinanceFinance CommitteeCommittee

PrincipalPrincipal

Education Education CommissionCommission

Advisory GroupsAdvisory Groups

Decision Making Decision Making AuthorityAuthority

New Fundraiser Structure…New Fundraiser Structure…

Structure developed to Structure developed to organize/manage fundraising through organize/manage fundraising through the Education Commissionthe Education Commission 1. Tuition/Fees1. Tuition/Fees

2. Enhance current fundraising2. Enhance current fundraising

3. New Revenue Sources3. New Revenue Sources

4. Marketing4. Marketing

Options to move forward…Options to move forward…

1. Tuition/Fees Committee – 1. Tuition/Fees Committee – Recommendations from Finance Recommendations from Finance Committee and Education Committee and Education Commission with Pastor and Principal Commission with Pastor and Principal concurrenceconcurrence

Committee chairs – Brian Geier Committee chairs – Brian Geier and and

Tom TesarTom Tesar Compare costs of other local schoolsCompare costs of other local schools

Compare other local schools’ Compare other local schools’ tuition…tuition…

2009 - 2010 St. Joseph

Tuition - 1 child 2,070

Fees 330

Total 2,400

 

 

Tuition - 2 children 2,160

Fees 405

Total 2,565

 

 

Tuition - 3 children 2,160

Fees 405

Total 2,565

St. Edwards

2,467

456

2,923

2,694

672

3,366

2,823

888

3,711

St. Marks St. Vincent St. Thomas

3,500 3,500 3,604

100 188 298

3,600 3,688 3,902

     

     

4,400 4,200 4,314

200 277 458

4,600 4,477 4,772

     

     

4,900 4,650 4,696

300 366 623

5,200 5,016 5,319

Proposed new committees Proposed new committees cont…cont…

2. Enhance current fundraising – 2. Enhance current fundraising – Golf/Dinner/Auction, Scrip and Market Golf/Dinner/Auction, Scrip and Market Day Day

Ed. Committee chair – Beth Ed. Committee chair – Beth MartinMartin

Proposed new committees Proposed new committees cont…cont…

3. New revenue sources – i.e. Sponsor a 3. New revenue sources – i.e. Sponsor a Child, Rivermen Games, Chief games, Child, Rivermen Games, Chief games, Culver’s nightCulver’s night

Ed. Committee chair – Michael HonanEd. Committee chair – Michael Honan

4. Marketing/Publicity – i.e. Brochures, 4. Marketing/Publicity – i.e. Brochures, Newspaper articles/pictures, Community Newspaper articles/pictures, Community service projects, Promotional videoservice projects, Promotional video

Ed. Committee chair – Gregg Ed. Committee chair – Gregg BradshawBradshaw

What are the goals?What are the goals?

Decrease subsidy to 50% by raising Decrease subsidy to 50% by raising approximately an additional approximately an additional $150,000 annually$150,000 annually

Education commission will Education commission will summarize progress to share with summarize progress to share with the finance committee and with the finance committee and with parents through the blue foldersparents through the blue folders

What happens if we don’tWhat happens if we don’t reach the goal? reach the goal?

Progress will be monitored throughout the Progress will be monitored throughout the school year and additional action plans school year and additional action plans will be developed as necessary. will be developed as necessary.

Any further steps will be reviewed through Any further steps will be reviewed through the administrative team (Trustees, Pastor, the administrative team (Trustees, Pastor, Principal, Education Commission members Principal, Education Commission members and Finance Committee) and shared with and Finance Committee) and shared with the parish/school as necessary.the parish/school as necessary.

How can you help…How can you help…

Volunteer time for a committeeVolunteer time for a committee Provide ideas for additional revenue. Provide ideas for additional revenue.

(Please forward through one of (Please forward through one of

the committees chairs)the committees chairs) Continue financial support of Continue financial support of

Church and school Church and school

Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

Closing Remarks by Father Closing Remarks by Father TimTim

with Closing Prayerwith Closing Prayer