ASSUMPTION FOUNDATION BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING September 18, 2012

Present: Bill Barrett, Ed Carroll, Deb Cassel, Tom Daniel, Dan DeVries, Pat Doyle, Eleonor Gonzales, Tom Sunderbruch, Dan Timmons, Andy Craig, Linda Duffy, Carey Jones & Bridget Murphy.

Lunch was served at 11:45 a.m. and Bill Barrett offered a prayer of thanksgiving.

Andy Craig reported the following in his update on Assumption:

• Bridget Murphy is Assumption’s new principal. She is an alumnus and has been a mathematics teacher at the school for the past 11 years.
• Assumption is distributing computers to juniors and seniors this week. The 1:1 (computer) Project has been three years in the making - requiring significant planning along with significant funding.
• St. Ambrose continues to plan for improvements to the former Diocese property. The football stadium was scheduled for that property but cannot pass the noise study. An alternate site that is partially on AHS property would pass.  We are in the discussion phase.

Carey Jones shared investment transaction information for the “Old Foundation Trust” and Embracing Our Future beginning January 2011 and running through August 2012. The Old Foundation has seen considerable gains while EOF is slightly down.

Linda gave a report on Iowa Legislative initiatives. Two strategies are being laid out depending on which party controls the Iowa Senate after the November election.  

Andy and Bridget mentioned Chris Young, the new religion teacher that recently joined the AHS faculty.  He is a former Episcopalian priest who converted to Catholicism several years ago. He has been working in the business world and, in recent years, has also been studying for the Catholic priesthood. His selection by Assumption has been endorsed and encouraged by Bishop Amos.

Linda shared a K-12 enrollment report from the first week of school. At that point, K-8 enrollment was up by 26 students, and Assumption was up by 15 students.  This preliminary report will be replaced by the official enrollment report, which will be filed stating enrollment as of the first Monday in October.   Scott County K-12 enrollment has been trending upward for the past five years – increasing by 138 students over that time period. This increase is attributed to positive marketing, adequate tuition assistance, free 4 year old preschool, attractive programs, and encouraging pastors.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Submitted by Linda Duffy