St. Mary’s High School St. Mary’s High School Town Hall Meeting September 17, 2015 A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18851

St. Mary’s High School Agenda  President Transition -> Questions?  Finance Update -> Questions?  Campaign/Annual Fund -> Questions?  School Update -> Questions? A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18852

St. Mary’s High School President Transition  SMHS President John Kraus  Served as public facing leader of SMHS  Nurtured and Strengthened our relationship with the diocese and Catholic schools  Manage Resources and Budgets  Led development/fund raising and supported admissions/recruiting  Over the last year, it became clearer that the main focus of our president needs to development  Bringing in financial support from our Catholic community.  We Believe Campaign  John’s strength and interest were not in this area  Resignation Sept 30, 2015 A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18853

St. Mary’s High School Going Forward  Steve Bodnar and I will be acting “co-presidents”  Jim Felice will cover all aspects of school operations (students, faculty, facilities)  Board Focus – Enrollment, Development, Marketing  Recruit  Full-Time Admissions Director  Full-Time Development Director  Continue to build our relationship with our diocese and parishes  No immediate plans to search for a new president. Will look at model further down the line A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18854

St. Mary’s High School Finance Update  Budgeted revenue  Budgeted expenses  Debt  Opportunities for increased revenue A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18855

St. Mary’s High School Finance Update A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18856

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Debt A Catholic, College Prep Family since New Building Added classrooms Remodeled basement Cafeteria Gym 04 Gym Upgrades 06 Grace Center

St. Mary’s High School Debt Reduction  15% of our budget  $38,643 per month  $463,620 per year A Catholic, College Prep Family since 18859

Every month, the full tuition of 4 of our 256 Pirates is used to pay down our bond.

This year, the full tuition of nearly 52 of our Pirates will be used to pay down our bond.

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St. Mary’s High School Opportunities for increased revenue  More Students (Admissions)  More Fundraising (Development) A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School Other opportunities for increased revenue  Bingo  Scrip  Grocery Cards  Kohl’s  Target  Ranch Direct  Amazon Smile A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School Annual Fund  Support yearly operations of the school  Makes up the difference between tuition and actual cost to educate a SMHS student  ~$2500  School Budget = $3M  Kickoff in October  We need your support to continue to provide a quality Catholic education to our children A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School “We Believe” Capital Campaign  We Believe…Our Faith, Our Family, Our Future  3 Year Campaign  Provide for longer term needs of SMHS  Identified $10M in needs in order of priority:  Debt Reduction ($2.5M)  Science Classroom and Facility Improvements ($3.5M)  Tuition Endowment ($2.5M)  Finish off Locker Rooms at Grace Center ($1.5M)  We won’t be able to fund all these needs with this campaign  First focus is the debt reduction. We will not go deeper in debt!  We have already raised $1.3M during the silent phase.  Public phase will start next month. A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School Combined Annual Fund/Capital Campaign  Both are critical for the success of SMHS  Both campaigns kick off in October with a combined information packet/pledge card.  Review your finances, pray, and be generous with the treasure God has given you.  We need everyone to support the short term annual fund and longer term Capital Campaign.  Campaign Video A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School School Update  Everyday Mass  Community Night of Prayer  Staff development - Nurturing spirituality in the classroom  Wednesday morning classes  Choir and Digital Media  ACT  College preparedness  Drama  Forensics A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School Student/Parent Feedback/Concerns  Student – Teacher  Student – Parent – Teacher  Student – Parent – Teacher – Dean/ Student Life  Student – Parent – Teacher – Dean/ Student Life – Dean/AD  Student – Parent – Teacher – Dean/ Student Life – Dean/AD – Principal  Counseling center serves as facilitators as needed A Catholic, College Prep Family since

St. Mary’s High School Other Topics  Upcoming Survey A Catholic, College Prep Family since

QUESTIONS? A Catholic, College Prep Family since