Committees

DEVELOPMENT

• Contact: Anna Moore (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission:
  • The SJV Development Committee seeks to build our community into a place alumni can call home, increase the public image of the school, raise capital funds, and assist in student and staff recruitment.

• Goals:
  • To increase awareness of the St. John Vianney Sister Joan Marie Scholarship Fund and assist in raising capital funds for improvements to the school facility
  • To increase awareness of the Alumni Association

• Objectives:
  • Develop a Development Committee/Board
  • Develop an Annual Campaign
  • Research & implement Matching Gifts Campaign
  • Develop a SJV School Newsletter Committee
  • Maintain school data bases, Grandparent/VIP Database, Alumni Database
  • Build Donors/Sponsors Database
  • Coordinate collection of donor/sponsor names, gifts given, date of donations, etc. from all school committees and administrators
  • Build past Faculty & Priests Database
  • Coordinate appreciation events for Grandparents, Parents, Alumni, and Donors
  • Submit Press Releases to local neighborhood newspapers and the Valley Catholic
  • Invite alumni back to SJV for a class reunion before going to college
  • Admission of graduates to the SJV Alumni Association with presentation of Certificates and Alumni T-Shirts

FACILITIES

• Contacts:   John Lawrence (Co-Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Goals:
  • To establish an active, energetic committee of faithful members
  • To identify short term improvements to the existing school infrastructure
  • To identify long term improvements to the school infrastructure

FINANCE

• Contact: Van Pham (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission:
  • The SJV School finance committee shall act in a financial advisory capacity to the school administration for the support of short and long term goals and plans. Additionally, the Finance Committee shall review financial practices and procedures with the administration and all committees.

• Goals:
  • School Database: Find or create a comprehensive tool or database for any and all accounting or tracking activities (i.e. tuition, family hours, extended care, attendance, family reporting, fundraising, etc.).
  • Credit Card Machine Plan: Research and investigate cost alternatives and determine long-term plan and uses for a credit card machine at SJVS.
  • Cash Control and Reporting: Review and evaluate cash control processes at SJVSand set up a consistent reporting process for fundraisers. Recommend any changes to SJVS administration.Multi-Year Budget and Forecast: Review the budget process and develop a forecast model to help project needs and goals for the current year + 3-yr, 5-yr and 10-yr projections.
  • SJVS Scholarship Fund: Review current position of the SJVS scholarship fund and develop time-line to increase the fund by a determined amount in 5- and 10- years.
  • Tuition Plan Alternatives: Evaluate SJVS tuition structure against other local private schools and make recommendations to SJVS administration based on analysis
  • Financial Reporting Enhancement: Review, evaluate and recommend improvement areas and enhancements to the current financial reports and budgets currently in use.

FUNDRAISING

• Contact: Michelle Czech (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission:
  • To develop a fundraising program so the school will meet its operating budget and families will meet their fundraising commitment.

• Responsibilities:
  • Attend monthly meetings
  • Create fundraising calendar for the school year
  • Support all fundraising events
  • Recruit Chairpersons for events if needed

• Goals:
  • Exceed budget set by the Finance Committee
  • Open communication between fundraising committee, event chairpersons and finance committee
  • Update SJV Families on Fundraising Progress
  • Recruitment

• Objectives:
  • Promote Scrip, E-Scrip, School Pop, Gift wrap Sale, Candy Sale, Magazines & all other Social Fundraisers to the fullest
  • Create an effective fundraising calendar for the school year, as well as, keeping families interested
  • Meet with all fundraising chairs 2 times a year
  • Forward minutes to chairpersons
  • Update a Chairperson Guideline Folder and Obtain Budget numbers from Finance
  • Publish Fundraising Updates in Communication Envelope
  • Update “New Family” Fundraising Packet
  • Distribute Packet at New Family Orientation
  • Update Website
  • Recruit through the volunteer sheets
  • Advertise in communication envelope

HEALTH & SAFETY

• Contacts: Nathan Vasquez (Co-Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it & Suzanne Ousey (Co-Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Goals:
  • Develop and implement safety plan for new parking lot
  • Investigate signage to assist traffic routines
  • Ask for periodic traffic control by police at drop-off and pick-up times.
  • Increase committee membership
  • Increase awareness of Health and Safety Committee, and promote ties between committee members and volunteers
  • Keep contact information for Health and Safety Committee current on the website
  • Post monthly meeting agenda and minutes to the web site
  • Publish health and/or safety information for families in weekly communication letter
  • Work with school (staff) safety officer(s) to ensure safe practices for emergency drills: fire, earthquake and disaster
  • Keep aware of current information about proper procedures for emergencies
  • Check first-aid supplies and classroom first aid bags. Check and/or replace contents annually
  • Check Emergency Shed to make sure supplies are adequate, in tact and not outdated

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP (PSG)

• Contact: Rosie Ramirez & Paula Erazo (Co-Chairpersons) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Goals:
  • Plan and update short and long term goals
  • Coordinate events
  • Maximize PSG visibility
  • File all event documentation

SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)

• Contact: Gabe Navarrete (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission: The SAC views Catholic education as a ministry within the Church and therefore, takes these ideals into consideration with each decision and recommendation it makes. The SAC serves the administration, faculty, parents and students of St. John Vianney School. The SAC’s purpose is to:
  • Assist with the review, development and communication of school policies
  • Assist with short and long range planning
  • Act as a liaison within existing school committees
  • Provide a link between SJV school and parish communities

• Goals:
  • Ensure that the school mission statement, student learning expectations, and policies are kept as the focus in all decision making
  • Develop long-range plans for identified critical resources (qualified applicants, respected and service oriented student body, engaged and motivated faculty and staff, quality physical plant, committed and involved parents), which are essential to the successful operation of the school
  • Support the long-term operational effectiveness of the school in achieving its stated mission

• Objectives:
  • In collaboration with appropriate committees, review school policies, handbook, budget allocations, tuition criteria, and volunteer program and make recommendations to the administration
  • Review current Volunteer program at SJV and research best practices for volunteerism. Recommend improvements to attract, align and deploy volunteers more effectively at SJV
  • Work with the administration to improve the Athletics and After-school sports program with a focus on policy, leadership, school uniforms and equipment and overall communication
  • Improve the effectiveness of SJV School committees using liaison role and SJV School Committee Operations Guide
  • Work with the faculty, staff, and technology committee to operationalize the SJV Parent Survey. Focus will be on targeted actions to improve the school as a result of the survey
  • Continue progress on academic performance metrics to measure and communicate progress in critical academic areas

TECHNOLOGY

• Contact: Tony Petronelli (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Goals:
  • To assist the Technology Coordinator in making recommendations to the school administration relative to the purchase of new personal computers, peripherals, and networking infrastructure
  • To assist in the installation, maintenance and upgrade of computers, peripherals and networking equipment
  • To assist in the teaching of staff at St. John Vianney School in furthering the use of technology in the classroom
  • To assist the administrative staff at St. John Vianney School in furthering the use of technology in the office
  • To support the school in keeping pace with the rapid advancements in technology

YEAR BOOK

• Contact: Anabella Estrada (Chairperson) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission:
  • The Yearbook Committee is responsible for creating and publishing the SJV Yearbook each year.This includes generating the photos, graphics, collages and page layouts for the yearbook. If you have an interest in graphic arts or photography, and would be willing to contribute to next year's yearbook, please contact the chairperson for further information.