Our Lady of the Prairie
School Board Minnutes
11-15-11 (Approved)
Present: Dan Gardner, Father Michael, Joan Brueggemeier, Mary Fischer, Maureen Daly,
Dallas Giles, Dawn Skluzacek, Sarah Vizecky – Liason
Guests – Sandy Schroers & Paula Covington
Absent: Pat Kane
 New OLP Board Members were welcomed, and Mary Fischer nominated Dallas Giles as the
new Chair. Maureen Second. Passed.
 Motion to approve previous minutes from 9-20-11 & 10-18-11. Passed
 Additions to Agenda – Mary wanted to add Alumni Appeal, Alumni Lunch, Seminarian Prayer,
and Marketing Strategy. Maureen motioned to add these and Mary Second. Added.
 Tuition update as of Nov 7th - $20,154.64 still to collect. $4,169.70 in collection. $2,436.72 a
notice was sent, still waiting payment. $13,548.22 currently making payments.
 Role of the OLP Board – Dan will look for the Green Binders. Each of us should head a
committee ( Technology, Marketing, Alumni, Fundraising) and make monthly reports. Our
focus for the next several months will be marketing, and we will all commit to this. Workshop
was suggested as an opportunity to get this ball rolling. Dec. 6th at 6:30pm. Dan will spring for
pizza.
 Principal’s Report – Handout highlights – Reaccreditation in underway and Nicki Notermann is
our lead teacher. We have a big project ahead of us and we will need some minimal help from
the OLP Board. Monthly lesson plans that are turned into me by our teachers are going to help
our progress towards reaccreditation. Starts March 2012
 Catholic Schools Week – Jan. 29th - Feb.4th The Alumni Lunch is also this week. Georgine
Gansen has offered to make pizza with the sixth grade. Maureen will confirm the date that
works for her for the next meeting. The teachers staff meeting next Monday will cover their
plans for CSW. Maureen will go and give some OLP Board ideas which should tie into our
marketing focus. We also talked about CSW Mass on Jan 29th . Maureen is the Parish Special
Liturgist and will make herslef available for any prep work for this Mass. We all agreed that we
need full attendance in their uniforms. Mary suggested a service project for this week (Food
Shelf, Trip to Lutheran Home/Kings Way for Mass so they could sing)
 Marketing will be our focus and we will have an extra meeting in December on the 6 th to start
planning out goals and objectives.
 Alumni Appeal – include and invite to the Alumni Lunch.
 Seminarians – We need a picture of Aaron Schroers and Tyler. They should be passed around
to each class each week. As they are displayed in each class the teacher would lead the
students in praying for them. Hopefully we can have them come during CSW to visit.
 Motion to adjurn meeting was made by Dawn and Mary second. Passed.