1.  The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori

2. Parents Children Board of Directors God Staff

3.  Public Schools $10,685/pupil  Catholic Schools $7,000/student  The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori $5,000 o School Budget $362,000 o 5 Full Time Salaried Employees o 2 Full Time Hourly Employees o 5 Part Time Employees o Mortgage o Instructional and Testing Supplies, Professional Development (Some District Funds) o Everything Else!

4.  Finding committed Catholic trained Montessori guides  Salary and benefits package to attract and retain these guides  Paying our employees on time  Budgeting and funding our expenses  Living “paycheck” to “paycheck”  Tuition not covering payroll; program fee not covering program fees

5.  Financial Management Task Force o Consider serving on this committee o Recommendations regarding Cash Flow, Enrollment and Covenant Tuition processes, and Pricing  Finishing Enrollment Process  Paying Tuition on Time as outlined on the WOS Contract  Contributing School Supplies o Building Inventory o Knowledge of Supply Use for Future Budgets o Every Family Contributes a Little  Following Policies in the Student Parent Handbook

6.  Attendance and Tardy Policy o Drop off at 7:45 AM; Tardy at 8:00 AM o School determines excused or unexcused absences and days tardy o After 6 reported days tardy, the district will be contacted  Admissions Policy  Playground Policy  Board of Directors is responsible for approving policies in the Student Parent Handbook  See Tricia Menzhuber with any questions regarding policies and practices in the Student Parent Handbook.

7.  Attendance  Arrival/Drop Off  Pick-Up  Busing  Uniform  Full Uniform  Lunches  Forms

8.  Electronic “Weekly” Newsletter o Biweekly o Other week will have special reminders of events and news o Allow Mail Chimp to be accepted in your inbox o Let Ann Tellander know if you do not have an email address  Electronic School Calendar o Google Calendar on our website o Feed it into other electronic calendars  Hard Copy Calendar o Here tonight o Online with color

9.  Children’s House or Elementary Classroom Issue—Your Child’s Guide (teacher) o Shannon Alinder—Children’s House o Fran Erling—Children’s House o Sara Feinberg—Lower Elementary (E1) o Jaclyn Gehrke—Upper Elementary (E2)  Atrium—Carolyn Kohlhass (Lead Catechist)  Forms and Business Pieces—Ann Tellander (Business Manager)  Volunteer Hours—Linda Olson (Volunteer Coordinator)  Anything School Wide—Tricia Menzhuber (Head of School)

10.  Network with other families o During Phase in next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00-10:30 AM o Day of Reflection on Friday, August 30 th from 9:00-10:30 AM  Complete 30 hours of service with other families  Find a voice on the Home and School Committee  Parent Education Nights o Monday, Sept 23 rd 6:30-8:00 PM Montessori 101—Independence and Nutrition o Thursday, October 24 th Prayer in the Home o Monday, January 27 th Montessori Geometry o Thursday, March 20 th Parent Business Meeting o Thursday, April 24 th Atrium Lessons  Parent Book Study o Second Tuesday of the month from 8:30-10:00 AM at WOS o Montessori Madness: A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education by Trevor Eissler

11.  Home and School Committee—Elizabeth Wickoren  Volunteer Policies and Hours—Linda Olson  Fundraising and Development—John Buchmann  Please report to your child’s (children’s) learning environment(s) to learn specific information from the Guide  Be sure to stop by the Volunteer Table and the Development Station! Enjoy some light refreshments!

12. For supporting The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori!