Family TimesF A L L 2 0 1 2 ANNUAL REPORT EDITION n 2011–2012 in Review n Class Notes n Donor Honor Roll A Message From the Chief Administrator Driven By Our Vision Greetings from Holy Family Catholic Schools! Holy Family Catholic Schools As I reflect on my first year as chief administrator, I’m pleased to look back at a year 2011–2012 filled with major accomplishments for our system. I invite you to take a few minutes to review this annual report, a compilation of our 2011–2012 highlights and Carol Trueg Chief Administrator a reflection of the hard work and generosity of our staff, students, parents and Catholic community. Board of Education While I’m very proud of all of our accomplishments, I’m not satisfied. My mother’s Arnie Honkamp St. Columbkille Parish constant refrain as we were growing up was, “Whatever is worth doing is worth doing Board President well,” and that statement continues to drive me to find ways we can better deliver an Tom Flogel outstanding Catholic education to the students who walk through our doors each day. St. Joseph Key West Parish Board Vice President Julie Neebel To that end, we are now one year into the ambitious goal I set at the start of the At-Large | St. Joseph the Worker Parish 2011–2012 school year: make Holy Family the top academic system in the state of Board Secretary Carol Gebhart Iowa within five years, while ensuring that the Catholic faith is at the center of all Holy Spirit Pastorate that we do. We will measure our achievement of that standard in a number of ways, Gina Moran including analyzing results from a variety of standardized tests, evaluating how Resurrection Parish and what our students do after graduating from Wahlert Catholic, and assessing the Donna Schmidt St. Anthony & Nativity Parishes innovative programs we offer. Kathy Wuertzer Cathedral of St. Raphael & We began our work toward that goal with a noticeable increase in expectations for our St. Patrick Parish students throughout the system in 2011–2012. We continue to build on that foundation David Becker At-Large | St. Columbkille Parish as the 2012–2013 school year rolls on with new programs and assessments. Your generosity has helped us lay a solid foundation for the future of our system, Parish Deanery and we are grateful. We invite you to travel with us on our journey to becoming the Representatives best academic program in the state of Iowa, monitoring with us that whatever we are The Rev. Mark Ressler doing, we are doing well. The Rev. Joseph Hauer Sincerely, Archdiocese of Dubuque Jeff Henderson Superintendent of Schools Carol S. Trueg Chief Administrator 2 What You’ll Find Inside Administration 2011–2012 Enrollment & Staff Figures.......................................................4 Ron Meyers Wahlert Catholic High School Principal 2011–2012 Academic Reports and Highlights......................................5–9 Kim Hermsen Mazzuchelli Catholic Class of 2012: Where Are They Now?.........................................8–9 Middle School Principal Denise Grant 2011–2012 in Review (February–June)....................................................10 Holy Ghost Elementary Principal Dave Gross Resurrection Elementary Principal Statement of Financial Position.......................................................................11 Lori Apel St. Anthony/Our Lady of Guadalupe Elementary Campus Principal 2011–2012 Fiscal Year Donor Gifts.............................................................12–23 Barb Roling Ways to Give.............................................................................................12 St. Columbkille Elementary Principal Friends, Parents, Family and Foundation Gifts..........................13–15 Joann O’Connell Early Childhood Coordinator Alumni by Class........................................................................................15–23 Gifts in Kind..................................................................................................23 Central Office Matching Gift Companies.....................................................................23 Kathy Abba Chief Financial Officer Deb Massey Class Notes................................................................................................................24 Controller Ann Flick Office Manager Connie Tully On the Cover THANK YOU Tuition Coordinator Deb Shurts Top left: The Class of 2012 Supporting Parishes Accounts Payable celebrates their graduation. Mary Sulentic (Photo by Jolesch Photography) Administrative Assistant These 13 parishes are the pillars of Todd Wessels Top right: Mazzuchelli Catholic a faith community that provides vital Director of Curriculum & Technology support for our schools. Kelly Mussehl Middle School students perform a Information Technology mime rendition of the Passion for Church of the Nativity Jim Nuti Resurrection Elementary students Information Technology Church of the Resurrection Cory Clough during Holy Week. Information Technology & Holy Family New Melleray Web Development Bottom left: The Wahlert Catholic Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) Marie Miller High School theater department Director of Food Service Holy Trinity (Holy Spirit) Ron Smyth performs Xanadu, an 80s musical Director of Maintenance comedy. Sacred Heart (Holy Spirit) (Photo by Sandra Gaul) St. Anthony Development Office St. Catherine Chris McCarville Bottom right: The Holy Ghost Director of Institutional Advancement St. Columbkille Jessica Rolwes Elementary fifth-grade book Director of Communications club implemented the addition St. Joseph Key West and Marketing of e-readers into the school’s Stephanie Ludovissy St. Joseph the Worker Director of Constituent Relations technology resources thanks to a St. Patrick Tina Hasken grant from the Dubuque Racing Recruitment Coordinator Association. St. Raphael Cathedral Enrollment & Staff Figures 2011–2012 Enrollment Mission Holy Family Catholic Wahlert Catholic High School - 556 Schools, a vibrant A Look at Tuition learning community, Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School - 420 provides families in Elementary: $2,375 the tri-state area with Holy Ghost Elementary School - 109 Catholic education, Middle School: $2,515 preschool through 12th grade and infant/ Resurrection Elementary School - 247 High School: $5,250 childcare. We commit St. Anthony Elementary School - 138 to teaching a rigorous During the 2011–2012 school year, academic curriculum the board of education began studying Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish while nurturing the ways to minimize future price increases Immersion Program - 143 gifts of each child and and the disparity in cost between middle fostering a community and high school. of faith. Partnering with St. Columbkille Elementary School - 213 parents and parishes, we promote personal Total: 1,826 excellence through faith formation, lifelong learning, stewardship and THANK YOU civic responsibility. We Retiring Staff embrace peace, justice 2011–2012 Staff and service in the name of Jesus Christ. Wahlert Catholic High School - 69 These 11 staff members served a combined 251 years at Holy Family Student Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School - 51 Catholic Schools. The location they Attributes retired from is listed. Holy Ghost Elementary School - 18 Holy Family Catholic Marilyn Skahill - 5 years, Wahlert Schools strives to develop Resurrection Elementary School - 37 citizens who are: Marian Furst - 9 years, Resurrection • Persons of faith. St. Anthony Elementary School -21 Byron Lange - 15 years, Holy Family • Moral decision makers. Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Sara Murphy - 17 years, St. Columbkille Immersion Program - 16 • Critical thinkers. Linda Ronek - 22 years, Wahlert • Productive workers. St. Columbkille Elementary School - 30 Raymond Payne - 22 years, Holy Family • Effective Phyllis Czarnecki - 26 years, Resurrection communicators Holy Family Catholic Schools - 19 Tom Horton - 26 years, Wahlert • Creative. Total: 261 Ginny Darby - 29 years, Wahlert * These figures do not include temporary employees, coaches or substitute teachers. Joann Watters - 39 years, St. Joseph the Worker and St. Columbkille Over $1.3 million in tuition assistance was Jim Heinle- 41 years, Wahlert provided to our families in 2011–2012! Academics At the start of the 2011–2012 school year, Chief Administrator Carol Trueg challenged every member of the Holy Family staff to contribute to one goal: help make Holy Family Catholic Schools the top academic system in the state in five years. With a renewed laser-like focus on faith and academics, the entire system set out with a plan to increase expectations immediately and also each year following for pre-K through 12th-grade students. With a curriculum aligned with the Iowa Core and expectations set by the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Holy Family helps students achieve at their highest potential and better prepares them for an ever-changing, competitive marketplace. The Vision: Become the Top Academic System in Iowa in 5 Years WHY TEST? Each year, students in grades three through 11 take the Iowa THE ACT Assessments, formerly known as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. In 12th The Class of 2011: grade, students can take the ACT test as an indication of college Highest Achieving in Five Years readiness. These tests are one Wahlert Catholic Composite...............23.5 way to measure the success of Dubuque Schools........................................................... 22.3 our academic programs, telling us: State........................................................................................22.3 National................................................................................21.1