February PEP Club meeting highlights

DATE: 2/15/23

Thank you to everyone who attended the PEP Club meeting last Wednesday. Highlights included:

• Scrip report- January sales were $63,419 and year-to-date sales are at $735,450.

• Thank you to Micky Scott for providing food for the teachers during conferences, we really appreciated it!

• The next coffee & donuts is Sunday, March 5th- 3rd grade is hosting, Youth Group is hosting coffee & donuts on Sun., March 19th

• Please put May 6th on your calendar for the St. Phil at the Mariners. Tickets are $15.00 each and go on sale at the end of March

• Book Fair sales were $3,696.87 and cash profit for the library ws $924.22

• Father Woodland gave a wonderful presentation on the three entities of Lent which include prayer, almsgiving and sacrifice. His hope is that more families attend Mass during Lent

• The Development Team gave a Splash auction update. The online event is March 16th-18th and the in-person event is Saturday, March 25th. Tickets are $60.00 per person. The event will be held in the parish hall. Tickets will be available next week

• The principal’s report included the accreditation Action Plan goals which are:

Domain #1

• Be more intentional about living the Catholic Social Teachings through additional classroom instruction, retreats, and connections with charitable organizations and service projects.

Domain 2

• Additional PLC time and professional development that will focus on more common planning, the use of common formative assessments, and analysis of data to better meet students’ needs and create a protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of the PLCs.

Domain #3

• To continue the professional development in the area of equity and diversity to better understand and teach our students and to reach and partner with the entire school parent community.

Domain #4

• To create an updated strategic plan that will include a salary plan, technology plan, facilities plan, and stewardship monitoring.

We started working in the Technology Plan by gathering parent input on the questions:

• Are there any other types of technology devices you would like to see your child use at St. Philomena School? If so, which ones.

• What would you like your child to create using technology in addition to presentation slides, videos and coding opportunities?

• What do you need as a parent when it comes to technology education to help your child or to protect your child?

• What is a concern you have when it comes to your child’s use of technology?

Our next PEP Club Meeting is Wednesday, April 19th, 2023. There is a Parent Contract

meeting on Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 PM.