School Board
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Cedar Valley Catholic Schools Board of Education
The board is comprised of nine dedicated individuals who want the best educational experience for our students. Voting board members include two pastors, one as a pastoral coordinator and one as an appointed pastor, one parish member who is elected as representative from each of our supporting parishes: Blessed Sacrament, Queen of Peace, Sacred Heart, St. Edward and St. Patrick. In addition, two additional parish members are appointed by the pastor representatives. Board membership is voluntary.
The Chief Administrator, Controller, Advancement Director, Human Resources Director, Building Administrators and a representative from the Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation are ad-hoc members.The board typically meets the third Thursday of each month at 5:30pm; sometimes there are special meetings and/or meetings scheduled at different times. Board meetings are held at Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Middle School in the art room (first floor). The room has easy access by the middle school gymnasium.
Visitors are welcome at the meetings. Guests requesting to address the board need to contact the CVCS Office at 319-232-1422 or Tom Novotney at [email protected]. Guests will need to provide their name and topic for discussion to be added to the agenda. Addressing the board will be limited to 2 minutes per guest. There will be a 30 minute maximum time allowance per meeting. The board will not respond and will take all comments under advisement.
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Membership
Nine elected voting members include:
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Parish Representation (5): One representative from each parish: Blessed Sacrament, Sacred Heart, Saint Edward, Saint Patrick (H.S. program only), and Queen of Peace.
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Pastoral Representation (2): * Pastoral Coordinator * One (1) representative named by supporting parish pastors
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Appointed Members (2): * Two (2) appointed representatives
Executive Board consists of: President, Vice President, Secretary, Pastoral Coordinator and the Chief Administrator.
Members are elected annually at Board’ s first meeting, which is held after July 1. Membership in the parish is required for membership on the Board.
Terms of Membership: Members are elected to the Board by their respective parish for a term of three years. -
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Board Members
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Fr. Scott BullockDBQ210dbqarch.orgWaterloo Pastoral Coordinate (Saint Edward) -
Fr. Tony KruseDBQ208dbqarch.orgPastoral Appointment (Blessed Sacrament) -
Jake Schaeferschaefjakegmail.comAt Large #1/President (St. Edward) -
Bill Rhombergbillrhomberggmail.comElected/Vice President (Saint Patrick) -
Jeff Fitzpatrickjfitzpatricknewyorklife.comElected/Secretary (Queen of Peace) -
Brian Holthausholthausbrianegmail.comAt Large #2 (Blessed Sacrament) -
Ki Parkki.h.parkgmail.comElected (Saint Edward) -
Eileen Salkowskieileen.salkowskigmail.comElected (Sacred Heart) -
Greg Stammeyergstammeyerhotmail.comElected (Blessed Sacrament)
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Strategic Planning Committee
In September 2019, Cedar Valley Catholic Schools partnered with Catholic School Management (CSM) to assist in the strategic planning process. A Strategic Planning Committee was formed. With support from the consultants at CSM and the Archdiocese of Dubuque, the planning committee conducted an in-depth evaluation of Cedar Valley Catholic Schools in areas of Mission & Catholic Identity, Governance & Leadership, Academic Excellence, and Operational Vitality. In April 2021, the planning committee, with support from CSM, drafted goals and objectives for a strategic plan. The plan was presented to the Cedar Valley Catholic Schools Board in June 2021. The plan was given approval and support from all board members and the CVCS Administrative leaders.
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Addressing the School Board
Any member of the CVCS community is welcome to address the Board of Education at a regularly scheduled meeting. To address or make comments at a Board meeting, you must first be added to the agenda. Please contact Tom Novotney at 319.232.1422; or by email [email protected] to be added to the agenda. The deadline to be added to the agenda for comments is 3 p.m. the Friday prior to each meeting. If the reason for addressing the Board pertains to a concern, it must first be addressed with the CVCS staff member and also administrator most closely related to the situation. Under no circumstances will someone be allowed to address the Board regarding a concern if this step is not first completed. Comments are limited to two minutes per guest. 30 minutes is the maximum amount of time allotted for guest comments.
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