John Ireland Parent Advisory Committee (JIPAC)
A Note from Your JIPAC Chair:
At our Annual Meeting in August the committee reviewed our new bylaws. These new guidelines will help everyone better understand what JIPAC’s role in the school and parish will be. As a committee we welcome these new rules and more clearly defined roles so that we can better serve parents, students, staff, the school, and the parish. Rachel Dirks was chosen as Chair of JIPAC. This will be her second year in this position. Ann Johnson was chosen as Vice-Chair. This will be her first year in this position. The position of Secretary has not been filled at this point.
Discussion was also had about our current Security Improvement Plan. This is something that was recommended by MNSAA which is our school’s accreditation team. A plan and timeline have been developed for this project. It is our hope that everything will be ready to present to the appropriate diocesan committees so that it can be part of JI’s Luck of the Irish Fund a Need. We also plan on looking into possible grants to help financially. If this is an area you have experience with please contact one of the committee members, Principal Wenner, or Fr. Denny.
We look forward to serving you and this school during the 2019-20 school year. It’s going to be a great year!
Rachel Dirks
