{"id":12,"date":"2017-02-08T22:24:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T22:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kickstartmedia.info\/clientn7\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:43:56","slug":"school-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/about-our-school\/school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comprised of school and parish volunteers,&nbsp;the Leadership Council works closely with the principal and pastor in the areas of faith, academics, community-building and fundraising to support the mission of the school.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leadership Council will be structured as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Membership comprised of the pastor, principal and volunteers invited to serve by the pastor&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership Council Officers &#8211; Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer &#8211; to be named by the pastor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committees led by Committee Chairs:&nbsp;Academic\/SIAC\/Wellness, Faith and Service, Fundraising and Community and Social<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meetings are held throughout the year and are open to the public<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual meeting with Regional President and Board of Directors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please attend a meeting to learn more and support the committee work we will be doing. Contact a Council Officer or Committee Chair below to get involved.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>We ask our community for patience and prayers as we embark on this new structure. We look forward to our community\u2019s feedback throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024-2025 Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Committee meetings and full Leadership Council meetings will be held back-to-back on the same night each month in the school.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6:00-6:30&nbsp;pm \u2013 Committee Meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6:30-7:00&nbsp;pm \u2013 Leadership Council Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting Schedule and Minutes (subject to change)<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STCS-Leadership-Council-Minutes-4-3-25.docx.pdf\">April 2025 Minutes<\/a><br>March 2025 Minutes<br>February 2025 Minutes<br><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STCS-Leadership-Council-Minutes-1-9-25.docx.pdf\">January 2025 Minutes<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STCS-Leadership-Council-Minutes-12-7-24.docx.pdf\">December 2024 Minutes<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STCS-Leadership-Council-Minutes-11-7-24.docx.pdf\">November 2024 Minutes<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STCS-Leadership-Council-Minutes-10-3-24.docx.pdf\">October 2024 Minutes<br><\/a>September 2024 Minutes<br>August 2024 Minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. Theresa Catholic School Leadership Council 2024-2025 Officers and Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor \u2013 Fr. Raphael&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Principal \u2013 Gretchen Watznauer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair \u2013 Amanda Dvorak&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice Chair \u2013 &nbsp;Theresa Welch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary \u2013 Sarah Brown&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treasurer \u2013 Vicki Nolan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic\/SIAC\/Wellness \u2013 Allison Archambo&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith and Service \u2013 Jill Dimon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fundraising \u2013 Vicki Nolan\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community and Social \u2013 Christine Giberson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leadership Council Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*The bullet points below the following committees are examples of the types of works each committee may do based on past activities.&nbsp; This is a fluid list of ideas for our work together.&nbsp; We will build our work from these ideas.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Academic\/SIAC\/Wellness<\/strong>  <br>\u00b7&nbsp;Identify educational needs <br>\u00b7&nbsp;Identify student learning goals\/desired levels of student performance<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Review data on progress toward goals<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Review staff professional development plan<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Review of extracurricular programs<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Distribute parent survey and staff survey<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Create and monitor Wellness Plan that aligns with the school lunch program  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faith and Service<\/strong><br>\u00b7&nbsp;Prayer and spiritual growth events, coordination with Parish<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Assist with availability and communication of service hours for middle school students<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Assist with Catholic Schools Week\/Social Justice Week plans<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Faith formation opportunities for teachers<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Other potential ideas:<br>o&nbsp;Prayer Angels (praying for our students, teachers, staff and families through the year<br>o&nbsp;Saint of the Month bulletin board in the school  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fundraising<\/strong><br>\u00b7&nbsp;Manage budget<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Annual Gala &amp; Auction<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Fall mum sale<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Coordination with other fundraiser traditions, examples:<br>o&nbsp;Daddy Daughter Dance (7th Grade)<br>o&nbsp;Dodgeball Tournament (8th Grade)<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Other potential ideas:<br>o&nbsp;Garage Sale  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community and Social<\/strong>  <br>\u00b7&nbsp;Homeroom Parents<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Assist with parent communication in coordination with School Office<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Teacher appreciation<br>\u00b7 Teacher\/Staff meals (Fall\/Spring conferences)<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Book Fair<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Community building events, examples:<br>o&nbsp;Trunk or Treat<br>o&nbsp;Easter Egg Hunt<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Assist with Used Uniform Sale<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Assist with marketing<br>\u00b7&nbsp;Other potential ideas:<br>o&nbsp;Parent Ambassadors<br>o&nbsp;Welcoming Committee <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comprised of school and parish volunteers,&nbsp;the Leadership Council works closely with the principal and pastor in the areas of faith, academics, community-building and fundraising to support the mission of the school.&nbsp; The Leadership Council will be structured as follows: Please attend a meeting to learn more and support the committee work we will be doing. 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