The Catalyst Board of Directors' will have their scheduled September 28, 2015 meeting at Catalyst Cirlce Rock Charter School, located at 5608 W. Washington Blvd. All Catalyst Board meetings are open to the public.  The agenda for this meeting is:

*Welcome and Mission Moment

*Review and approval of June 22, 2015 Board of Directors’ meeting’s minutes

*Proposal for renewal of Steve Brown, Rick Hurd, Colleen Reardon to the Board for a three year terms.  Proposal for renewal of Amy Soudan to the Board for one-year term

*Academic Committee

• Network SY15-16 Initiatives

*Development Committee

• FY16 Development Budget
• December Education Celebration Logistics

*Finance Committee

• Review of YTD Financials
• Update on SY15 Compliance/Finance Audit
• Auditorium and potential real estate transactions

*Expansion update

*Adjournment

This morning, dozens of Catalyst Circle Rock fathers greeted the scholars as they arrived to school as part of the school's participation in the Million Father March campaign.  Check out the picture below, which can be used to access a link to a video of today's events!

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Catalyst participates in this important initiative. At Catalyst Maria, the Social Work Team’s Suicide Prevention Month initiative includes getting scholars, teachers and staff members to sign up to walk or donate to “The Chicagoland Out of the Darkness Walk” (suicide prevention walk), which takes place September 26th.  If you would like to donate to this intiative, please find the fundraising link here.

Please join the Catalyt Maria Parent Group for Title I meetings on the following dates and topics:

September	09/24/15	Introduction to PowerSchool/Goodle Doc(keeping a line of communication with teachers)
October	10/22/15	Cyber Bullying Prevention and Tips on safety using social media technology
November	11/19/15	Literacy Night
December	12/17/15	Parent Involvement = Student Success
January	01/21/16	10 Tips for Successful Parent - Teacher Conferences
February	02/25/16	Help your Student Get the Most out of Homework
March	03/24/16	Health and Nutrition Night
April	04/14/16	Harold Washington Library ( Educational Resources)
May	05/26/16	Technology Workshop
June	06/09/16	Study Skills

Catalyst Maria is a proud partner school of the National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS).  Please see below for some upcoming events and timeline for these organizations at Catalyst Maria:

 

Application Timeline for NHS and NJHS:

Applications for the 2015-2016 will open the week of September 21^st.

Applications are due October 1, 2015

Decisions will be released on October 6, 2015

NJHS and NHS Induction will be on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, and families are invited to attend induction.

 

Other events:

Saturday, September 26, 2015- NHJS Special Olympic Bake Sale

Organized by 8^th Grade Scholar, Sofia

McGuane Park- 2901 S Poplar Ave, Chicago, IL 60608- 8:00 AM

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

NHS and NHJS Special Olympics Floor Hockey Skills Challenge

5:00-8:00PM

Marquette Park