Board of Trustees
Sacred Heart Schools
SHS welcomes new Board members
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he Schools welcomed nine new members to the Board of Trustees for the 2014-15 school year. Amy Andrews has been
a parent volunteer at SHS for the last six years and is a past Co-Chair of the Schools’ successful dinner dance and auction, L’Esprit de Sacré Coeur. She is the mother of George H8 and Eleanor A5. Andrews holds a JD from University of Michigan Law School and a BA from Kenyon College. “I am delighted to join the Board of Trustees this year. I’ve been deeply involved with Sacred Heart Schools as a parent volunteer and look forward to using that knowledge, along with my background as a lawyer, to support the Schools in a new role.” Sr.
Donna
Collins,
RSCJ is the Principal at Sacred Heart Network school Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill. Sr. Collins has been a Catholic educator for 40 years, serving at Sacred Heart schools in Australia, New Zealand, Uganda and the U.S. She holds an M. Ed in Administration and BS from Boston College, as well as a Diploma of Teaching from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. “I hope in returning to Sheridan Road as a Board member that I might be able to contribute my experience and knowledge of Sacred Heart education at the international level.” Patrick Collins is Part-
ner at Perkins Coie LLP. Collins is also founder of Horizons for Youth, a scholarship and mentoring program for low-income Chicago children. He holds a JD from University of Chicago Law School and a BA from University of Notre Dame. He is the father of Luke H7, Gabrielle A5, Nicola A3 and Quinn K. “As a parent to four SHS children, I feel both an obligation and privilege to participate in making the school the best place it can be.”
Fr. Manny Dorantes
is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Assistant to the Director of the Holy See Press Office and MBA candidate at Northwestern University. For his first major assignment with the Holy See, Fr. Dorantes traveled to Rome for the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, where he translated press briefings from Italian to Spanish. Timothy Devine is Managing Director in Investment Banking at Credit Suisse, focused on providing advisory and capital raising services to financial institutions. He is the father of Maxwell H3 and Timothy H6. Devine holds a JD from New York University School of Law and a BBA from University of Michigan. “Sacred Heart is an important institution to our family and the broader community. I believe I can help the Board evaluate strategic issues in an evolving environment, especially as it relates to financial issues.” Vicki Ginn is President
of Parents of the Heart. She is the mother of three daughters, Maya A6, Kate A4 and Tess K. Ginn has volunteered in many roles at Sacred Heart, and she and her husband Tyler feel very fortunate to be part of the outstanding Sacred Heart community. “I am honored to be President of Parents of the Heart this year and look forward to working with our talented and dedicated Board of Trustees.” Wenche Haverkamp
taught 6th grade language arts at SHS for 23 years before retiring in 2013. She holds a BA from Hope College and has completed graduate work in French and literature at Kent State University. She is the mother of Heidi Haverkamp ASH’94. “I have taught under the leadership of several Principals and Middle School Heads and have spent
more than 40 years in various classrooms, and I believe I have gained more knowledge from my students and colleagues than I have passed on to them.” Patricia O’Neil is Trea-
surer and Chief Investment Officer of Rush University Medical Center. She is also an Assistant Professor in the College of Health Sciences at Rush. O’Neil holds both a BA and an MS from University of Michigan. She is the mother of three SHS alumni, Jennifer A’07, Margaret A’09 and Teddy H’14. “I work for a non-profit hospital so I understand the importance of mission-driven decision making. I endeavor to provide the best stewardship of Sacred Heart’s assets.” Phillip Rhodes is Senior
Vice President, Financial Lines, at AIG Property Casualty. He holds an MBA from University of Chicago and a BA from Tulane University. He is the father of Henry H6, and the husband of Tracy Rhodes, alum of SHS Network school, Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT. “Our family’s experience at Sacred Heart has been excellent over the last seven years. I am very pleased to be able to contribute to the Schools by serving on the Board of Trustees, as well as the Audit and Risk Management Committee.”
On Board! A newsletter published for Trustees, Leaders & Lifelong Friends of SHS. Editor
Diane Fallon
6250 N. Sheridan Rd Chicago, IL 60660 773-262-4446 www.shschicago.org
On Board!
A Newsletter for Trustees, Leaders & Lifelong Friends of SHS
Annual Fund raises record $1 million-plus
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hanks to outstanding donor Driehaus Center on September 11. contributions and the yearlong Contributions to the 2013-14 Annual dedication and guidance of the Fund were key in maintaining the Schools’ Annual Fund Leadership Council, the operating budget and used to offset expens2013-14 Annual Fund was the most suc- es vital to a Sacred Heart education. In adcessful annual campaign in the Schools’ dition to upholding the 9:1 student-teacher history! ratio, contributions enabled SHS students With 775 donors participating (92% to take part in 5,745 community service of new families, 100% hours, faculty/staff to of Trustees and 98% of utilize professional defaculty/staff) the 2013velopment programs, the 14 Annual Fund raised a offering of 72 extracurrecord $1,072,701! ricular programs and the Gifts ranged from $1 purchase of 535 library to $40,000, and 23 combooks, to name a few. panies matched their emThe 2014-15 Annual ployees’ contributions for Fund campaign is now a total of nearly $60,000. underway with hopes to Alumni participation in exceed last year’s total. the Annual Fund ranged With K.K. and Aric Clefrom the classes of 1937 land as Chairpersons and to 2014, representing Anne and Kelly Ryan 7% of all Sheridan Road 2013-14 Annual Fund Chairs Lynn H’87 as Co-Chairs, Saalumni. To support the and Dustan Beier were honored at the cred Heart’s Annual legacy of Sacred Heart Cor Unum Reception. Fund Leadership Couneducation, 9% of parents of alumni made a gift to their children’s alma mater as well. Nearly 180 donors contributed to the Annual Fund at the leadership level, which is a gift from current parents of $3,000 or greater, or $1,000 or more from alumni, parents of alumni and friends. These donors were honored at 2013-14 by the numbers... the Cor Unum Reception held at the
Fall 2014
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Faculty/staff sharpen skills during summer Campus sports new look Board of Trustees welcomes new members cil includes 13 families who are helping Sacred Heart raise critical funds to support current programs, curriculum enhancements, scholarships and preserving the Schools’ historic properties. Integral to the oversight of the Annual Fund, Alexandra Voigt joined Sacred Heart Schools as Development Director in early September. “I am very honored to join the Sacred Heart family and thank everyone for making me feel so welcomed,” Voigt said. “I look forward to continuing the standard of excellence in generosity and participation for which Sheridan Road is so well known.” Gifts or pledges can be made online at www.shschicago.org/donate.
• a record $1 million-plus raised • a record 775 total donors • largest gift: $40,000 • 98% faculty/staff participation • 100% Trustee participation • $60,000 in employee matching gifts
The evolution of
SHS technology
Faculty/staff spend summer sharpening skills
Campus gets summer facelift
What did you do on your summer vacation?
ctivity at Sacred Heart doesn’t stop during the summer. The SHS maintenance crew was hard at work ensuring that the grounds were in tip-top shape for the new school year. Some of the improvements focused on security, such as the five external doors that utilize key fobs to gain entry. New LED security lighting was added on Rosemont and on the interior playground. The aluminum fence surrounding the Sheridan Road playground was replaced with a much stronger steel fence and a similar steel Replacement of the aluminum fence surrounding fence was erected around the Driehaus Sheridan Road playground with a steel fence was Center lawn creating another secure one of the many summer upgrades. outdoor area. In addition to the 4-foot Driehaus Center fence, there is a new monument sign on the corner of Granville and Sheridan. It was designed by , Paul Kraemer, and the plaques are being created by another past parent, Jandra Fraire of Perfect Sign, Inc. The parking lots were all repaired, recoated and restriped. The Sheridan Road playground was resurfaced with a tennis court top. The gym floor was rescreened and refinished, and all interior floors received their annual deep clean and polish. Also, all walls were either repainted or touched up, as they are every year. The maintenance team creatively used existing spaces to build new offices for the Technology Department, educational coaches, as well as Matt Manley, Coordinator of Athletics and Student Life, and Sue Heybach, Middle School Counselor. The Student Life office of Brenda Asare and Casey O’Donovan also received an update. The phone system was also updated with a combination analog and digital (Voiceover-Internet Protocol [VoIP]) system. Each classroom now has a line, which resulted in adding or replacing nearly 200 phones throughout the Schools’ five buildings. Some lines were kept analog to ensure that there will always be working phone lines. Without the terrific maintenance staff working diligently throughout the summer, the school year would not have started so smoothly. Thank you!
S Kristin Alexander (A6) logs onto her Chromebook during the first day of school. Sixth grade is 1:1 with Chromebooks, and 7th and 8th grade are 1:1 with iPads.
acred Heart teachers and staff can answer with a resounding “plenty!” Whether it was conferences in Boston, Atlanta or Toronto, or classes on campus, SHS personnel spent vacation time learning to be better at what they do. When teachers sit on the other side of the desk, they not only enhance their instructional technique but also model lifelong learning for students. “There are great benefits for students when teachers are trained to improve instruction, learn new strategies and approaches and be-
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rom chalkboards to iPads, classroom technology has come a long way—especially over the last 10 years. Sacred Heart’s Technology Department has done an outstanding job keeping up with these advancements for the benefit of students, teachers and staff. Traveling back to 2004, you would find the beginnings of a laptop program in the Middle School and everyone learning how to communicate via email. But, when stepping into a classroom today, you see 7th and 8th graders accessing apps on their iPads, 6th graders logging onto their Chromebooks and everyone learning how to best utilize social media tools, apps and Google Docs. This year alone, the Tech Department purchased 20 desktops, 65 laptops, 150 Chromebooks, 105 iPads and three interactive projectors. They also installed a new phone system, upgraded the bandwidth and readied all equipment for the new school year—all while the technology offices were getting a major facelift! The Tech Department also added two new members to its team to help with operations, support and classroom integration. Sacred Heart welcomed Inez Woody, Assistant Systems Administrator, in March and Kristin Lagerquist ASH’92 (former SHS PE teacher), Technology Integration Specialist, in August. Thanks to the entire Technology Department for all their hard work!
Caitlin Murphy Tobin and Meghan Donahue join renowned educator Alan November during a conference in Boston.
tional weeklong conference in Boston on Buildcome students themselves during the suming Learning Communities. The conference was mer months,” said Mary Ann Ligon, Head hosted by Alan November, an internationally of the Lower School. “Effective and strategic renowned leader in education technology. Priprofessional development helps educators mary School teachers Caitlin Murphy Tobin improve their practice and accelerates acaand Meghan Donahue spent a week immersed demic achievement for students.” in creative ideas for learning. The Schools benefit from Nancy Jones, “Summer professional development opporTechnology Integration Specialist, coorditunities allow teachers to choose targeted areas of nating government Title Funds. In the last study that benefit their teaching and ultimately five years, she has scheduled professional destudent learning,” noted velopment cost‘The devotion and passion of our teachers Stephen Puricelli, Head ing in excess of to stay current with the world of their of the Middle School. $200,000, all students is truly admirable.’ ...Nancy Jones, One targeted area for paid for by U.S. Tech Integration Specialist summer study is religion. Department Jackie Beale-DelVecchio, Middle School reliof Education Title Funds. These funds are gion teacher, spent a week in July at the Univerprovided to both public and private schools, sity of Toronto at “Exploring World Religions.” and Sacred Heart works diligently to secure She plans to incorporate parts of the seminar as much funding as possible. Last school into the 7th grade religion curriculum. year alone, $58,000 in Title Funds went toFinally, several all-day workshops were ofward faculty enrichment. fered on the SHS campus in August. Shawn Lower School teachers Julie Reinhardt McCusker of EdTech Teacher presented four and Betsy Simpson were accepted to attend sessions of effective iPad use as well as Google a selective one-week workshop on writing Chrome topics. In addition, 20 teachers attendat Columbia University Teachers College ed two full days of Strategic Instruction Model in New York City. Primary School teachers training presented by teacher coaches from the Betsy Fallon and Jill Renn traveled to AtlanUniversity of Kansas. ta for a “Daily 5” conference on structuring “The devotion and passion of our teachers literacy time so students may develop lifeto stay current with the world of their students, long habits of reading, writing and working and give up their summer time, is truly admiindependently. rable,” said Nancy Jones. Read the full article at In addition, for the third year, the www.shschicago.org/profdev. Schools sent representatives to an interna-
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Answering the call to service
SHS welcomes new Curriculum Coordinator
ane Steinfels, Campus Minister, along with 10 students and four faculty members from nine Sacred Heart Network schools, spent a week learning about the Chicago Juvenile Justice System. This is Steinfels’ 13th year working with the Sacred Heart Juvenile and Advocacy project. The group met with the Founder and President of the Juvenile Justice Initiative, a social worker from the University of Chicago Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, staff members at Cook County Juvenile Court and countless others who work in the Juvenile Justice System. To complete the project, students created presentations to help them be advocates at their schools and in their communities.
arjie Murphy joined Sacred Heart Schools on Sheridan Road this fall in the newly-created full-time position of Curriculum Coordinator. She holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Oregon, as well as an MA in Private School Administration from the University of San Francisco. Before coming to Sheridan Road, Murphy held a variety of roles ranging from curriculum mapping coordinator to new teacher mentor to department chair. Murphy has also taught at Sacred Heart Network school, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco (Broadway). Murphy sees her new role on Sheridan Road as a “real resource for the faculty and Division Heads—assisting and evaluating instructional materials, finding opportunities for professional development and looking at best practices.” Some of the things Murphy is looking forward to her first year back at a Sacred Heart school include “Congé, Goûter, Mater and most importantly, being part of this wonderful community where you ‘come as you are and are cared for with great love’.”
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asey O’Donovan, Student Life Assistant, returned to Uganda this summer for a second time to volunteer with Pangea Educational Development (PED). PED empowers schools to become self-sufficient with the capacity to develop on their own. O’Donovan spent two weeks cleaning and painting a classroom/testing center at Tooro High School and building a stage at Awach Secondary School in Gulu. While working at Tooro, O’Donovan was touched by how we are all much more similar than our surroundings might suggest. “Each time I visit Uganda, I am surprised at the connectedness of life; at the core, we are all much more similar than we may think.” Read the full article at www.shschicago.org/ uganda.
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Casey O’Donovan spends quality time with Ugandan primary school students.