rcs foundation newsletter october 2011

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October, 2011 Volume 1 - Issue 3

Our MomentOur Time

www.RegisCatholicSchoolsFoundation.com

Living Faith, Inspiring Leadership

I have been able to a end Regis Catholic Schools all mylife. I realize how lucky I am to be in this situa on. Thanyou for your support; without help this would not havebeen possible. I appreciate all that Regis has done for meand will use my educa on to pay this forward.

-RCS Student awarded a St. Benedict Scholarship,Class of 2011

Fall has tradi onally been a me for re ec oand celebra on of thanksgiving for Godsblessings. I am reminded how God gave us thegi of the Holy Spirit to walk with us and inspireall that we do.

As you read this newsle er, I am con dent yowill be inspired by how the Regis Catholic Schools Founda on issuppor ng our Catholic schools e ff orts.

One example of success, the RCS founda on provided asubstan al increase in the number of needs based andachievement scholarships. This has allowed RCS to help over 90students a end our schools. In this newsle er, you will learnabout other exci ng things happening within Regis CatholicSchools and the RCS Founda on.

I am inspired and grateful for the leadership and sta ff at RegisCatholic Schools. I am grateful for all of the e ff orts RCS is makinto strive for con nuous improvement and what those e ff ortsprovide to my son and all the students who a end our schools.

I hope you too are inspired by the greatness that is ahead of us.This is Our MomentOur Time!

Todd Hehli, ChairmanRegis Catholic Schools Founda on715 579 5732

[email protected]

Chairman Todd Hehli

Regis Catholic Schools President Joe Eisenhuth

Founda on Board Members Tom Anibas Mark Beck eldRon Farley John Folstad

Linda Geraghty Joan HamblinBernie Hull Mona MathewsAndrew Pankratz John Sacke Mark Seyer

Associates Luke Kempen Mandy MannAnna Sizer Bill Uelmen

Comprehensive Advancement Model...2 Summary of our recently implementedsuccessful Catholic school business model

Advancement Model Funding Ini a ves.3 Summary of the three giving programs

The Regis Fund..4 Descrip on of our annual giving program forAlumni and Friends of RCS

Cost of Educa on Partnership....5 Descrip on of our annual giving program forCurrent Families

Targeted Major Gi s.......6 Descrip on of our $10,000+ giving program

RCS Teaching and Learning Ini a ve....7 Descrip on of our process to improvecurriculum, programs, faculty and sta ff development, and system communica ons

Inside This Issue

Foundation Leadership


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Comprehensive Advancement Model -The Regis Catholic Schools Business Plan-

To respond to the nancial challenges that most Catholic schools face today, in January 2011, the RegisCatholic Schools Founda on engaged The Advancement Counsel (TAC). TAC provided an assessment of thecurrent RCS development e ff orts and programs. Since that ini al assessment nine months ago much hasbeen accomplished!

The top priority of Regis Catholic Schools is, and always has been,our students. We support the student learning environment byincorpora ng our Core Values into all aspects of RCS, and bymaking sure we have the resources necessary to prepare thestudents for leadership in church and society.

With the support of our pastors, families, and other stakeholders,we began implemen ng the Comprehensive Advancement Model . The Comprehensive Advancement Model is a provensuccessful Catholic school business plan.

Based on our Comprehensive Advancement Model, we have 10goals that we are focusing on today.

1. Establishing a metable for Non Revenue and Revenueprogram implementa on

2. Aligning personnel by core func on and advancementresponsibili es

3. Hos ng Targeted Major Gi Awareness Sessions4. Cra ing a Communica ons Plan5. Enhancing a Volunteer Leadership program and

opportuni es

6. Enhancing stakeholder rela onships7. Enhancing Enrollment Management prac ces8. Establishing Special Event guidelines and best prac ces9. Invigora ng the Regis Fund10. Celebra ng successes and thanking stakeholders

Accomplishments since January 2011 include progress onimplemen ng the Comprehensive Advancement Model, securing$122,000 in commitments to the Cost of Educa on Partnershipprogram, receiving commitments for $1.7 million from thePacese er Phase of the Targeted Major Gi s program, and

seeing enrollment increases for 2011 2012.Thanks to all of you who have taken ac on and provided RCS withthis wonderful start! In accordance with the RCS Core Values, we respond to challenges and pursuecon nuous improvement we owe it to our students because we ask them to do the same.

The RCS leadership team is professional and mo vated. Their willingness to provide allrequested informa on and to implement new, progressive e ff orts for our Catholic schools hasallowed the level of trust within the pastoral leadership to grow exceedingly. We are truly blessed.

-Father Konopa, RCS Pastoral Dean St. Olaf Parish

The Comprehensive Advancement

Model is an integrated system that thrives with clear communica ons and a

sense of shared responsibility.

Living Accep ng Promo ng Achieving

Inspiring

FaithResponsibilityTeamworkExcellenceLeadership

Our Core Values


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Advancement Model Funding Initiatives -Three Giving Programs-

We believe that everyone can help RegisCatholic Schools with a growing sense of shared responsibility.

Whether it is your prayers, spirit of

volunteerism, words in support of our Catholic schools, or your generous dona ons each of us has the ability to help shape the future of RCS.

For nancial support, RCS has establishedthree tax deduc ble giving programs. Thethree giving programs are as follows:

Regis Fund (Annual Fund) The Regis Fund is an annual giving program seeking contribu onsfrom Friends and Alumni who are not current families of RCS. TheRegis Fund was set up to help preserve the legacy of our Catholicschools, and keep Regis Catholic Schools thriving for the futureleaders of tomorrow. Charitable gi s, typically ranging from $20 to$10,000, made to the Regis Fund are considered unrestricted andenhance curriculum, materials, and programs for our students thatwe are unable to fund through other revenue sources.

Cost of Educa on Partnership Program (COEP) The Cost of Educa on Partnership is an annual giving programseeking contribu ons from Current RCS Families. The COEP

program informs and educates all RCS families about the actual costof educa on to a end Regis Catholic Schools. We hope eachcurrent RCS family will consider making a charitable commitmentabove and beyond the stated tui on to help meet the actual cost of their childs educa on. For 2011 2012, the COEP program receivedgi s ranging from $20 to $10,412. Whether your family can o ff er a$20 commitment or a $10,000 commitment, we thank you forpartnering with RCS in support of your childs educa on. Charitablegi s made to the COEP program are considered unrestricted andenhance curriculum, materials, and programs for our students thatwe are unable to fund through other revenue sources.

Targeted Major Gi s (TMG) The Regis Catholic Schools Founda on, in partnership with RCS, isinvolved in a Targeted Major Gi s program. The Targeted MajorGi s program is a giving program that seeks major gi s, typically$10,000 to $25,000 and more, that can be paid over a period of three to ve years. The charitable commitments realized from theTMG program will be recorded as either non restricted gi s to enhance the Founda ons nancial standing tosupport Regis Catholic Schools or restricted gi s in support of speci c Regis Catholic Schools programs orprojects as iden ed by donor(s) and approved by the System Administra on.

As I have go en older, I have realizedthat my Regis Catholic Schools

educa on has helped me to excel notonly academically but spiritually aswell.

-RCS Student, Class of 2013

Whether it is your prayers, spirit of

volunteerism, words in support of our Catholic schools, or your generous dona ons each of us has the ability to help shape the future of Regis Catholic Schools.


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In the past, RCS has had an Annual Appeal program. While good e ff ort and work was done to promote theannual appeal, the fund had limited success. As part of the Comprehensive Advancement Model and with thesupport of the RCS Founda on, we are introducing the Regis Fund to reinvigorate our prior annual fund e ff ort.

The Regis Fund is designed to engage alumni, past families, and other friends of RCS with a spirit of shared

commitment to keep our Catholic schools thriving for the future leaders of tomorrow. Current families

will

not

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solicited for the Regis Fund because they are asked to give to the Cost of Educa on Partnership Program.

As the funding of Catholic schools con nues to evolve, the overall cost of educa ng our children goes beyond themeans of our parishes and many of our families. The Regis Fund is an opportunity for you to help share theresponsibility within our Catholic community, to help educate our children, and to live our Core Values.

Why reinvigorate the Annual Fund? Last year the e ff orts of the Annual Fund generated$31,500 in revenue for RCS. This included generousdona ons from 250 alumni. While RCS is verygrateful to these past donors, we also realize there is

poten al for more alumni to be engaged andcommi ed in support of our schools.

Regis High School alone has nearly 5,000 alumni.Imagine if half or more of these alumni each gave$100 annually to the Regis Fund. This wouldgenerate $250,000 or more in addi onal and muchneeded revenue for our Catholic schools.

Where does the money go? Revenue from The Regis Fund enhances curriculum,materials, and programs for our students that we are

unable to fund through other revenue sources. Thishelps with all school improvement ini a ves.According to Joe Eisenhuth, Regis Catholic SchoolsPresident, The Regis Fund is a vital part of ourComprehensive Advancement Model and serves as acollec ve call to ac on for our alumni and friends. Asuccessful Regis Fund will help RCS respond to themoment in support of our students, sta ff and thefuture of our Catholic schools.

Bill Uelmen, Regis Fund Director

Bill Uelmen, past teacher, principal, and coach is thenew Regis Fund Director. Bill commented, Today Icon nue my devo on and service to Regis CatholicSchools as the Regis Fund Director by reaching outand asking alumni to support our Catholic schoolswith a charitable contribu on.

Contribute Today! Look for informa on in the mail about the RegisFund. To contribute to the Regis Fund, contact BillUelmen at 715 830 2273 ext 7 or contribute atwww.RegisCatholicSchoolsFounda on.com.

Regis Fund -Alumni and Friends Annual Giving Program, $20 through $10,000-

The pleasure of your company is requested at

The 19th Annual

Regis Charity Auction Join us for an evening of fun, an

expression of community, and a commitment to the future of Regis Catholic Schools.

Friday, October 28, 2011The Florian Gardens

Reservations $75 per personPlease Reply by October 14 th

Contact: Jan Pickard at 715.830.2271 x 1019


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The Cost of Educa on Partnership (COEP) programwas launched in April of 2011 as an annual givingprogram for current families. Gi s can range from$20 through $10,000 for this program.

COEP Program: Two Purposes The COEP program is an annual program forcurrent families with two purposes. The rstpurpose serves to inform and educate familiesthat the tui on families are asked to pay issigni cantly less than the actual cost to educatetheir child. Regis Catholic Schools relies oncontribu ons by its suppor ng parishes, and othersources of revenue, to make up the real costdiff erence. The second purpose of the COEPprogram is to ask families to re ect on their own nancial situa on and if possible, consider acharitable contribu on to the COEP, as a means tomore fully partner with Regis Catholic Schools inthe cost of educa ng their child.

80 Families: $122,000 As of September 8th, we are pleased to announcethat 80 families so far have commi ed over$122,000 in charitable contribu ons to the COEP

program for the 2011 2012 school year, with gi sranging from $20 to $10,412. Thank you to all whohave responded, especially those of you whohave commi ed to more fully partner with RCS inthe cost of educa ng your child by choosing tomake a charitable contribu on.

Where is the money going? Revenue from the COEP program enhancescurriculum, materials, and programs for our

students that we are unable to fund through otherrevenue sources. We have already put yourinvestment in our COEP program to use, withsome of the money going towards technologyenhancements throughout all of the RCS schools.

Cost of Education Partnership -Current Families Annual Giving Program, $20 through $10,000-

Thank You to the 80 families listed below whom have

already commi ed to the COEP program for 2012:

Becky & Sco AlexanderKatrina & Dennis Auth

Shannon & James BauerDawn & Earl BenningCorinne & Troy BergRobyn & Michael BergumErin & Troy BetcherKris n & Jeff BlockLaurel & Richard BoehmRichard BourgetTina & Tony BourgetPamela & Robert BrantnerJolene & Todd Brost

Lisa BushbeckLisa & Donald ByrneMary Lou & Sco CameronAnne e & Eric CaporussoRenee & Cory CarlsonMary & David CiresiMary & Denny ClarkSusan & David CullinanAmelia & Rick DanielsMichele & Mathew DenialBeth & Kevin DeRosierJulie & Bill EklundLillian & Leonard EzenaguBobbi & Ron FarleyBarbara & Michael FialkowskiMary Lee Freeman &Deborah RaehlValerie & Mark GilbertsonJeff Goe lCarol & Chris GorzekTammie & Todd HehliMera & Brian HoeschenRoxanne & Kyle JohnsonApril & Eric KitelingerKaren & Kevin Kla Kathy & Perry KuznarDean LichtJane & Mark Lindsay

Melissa & Andy MadsonSusan & James Maenner

Rebecca & Sean McCarthyLaurel & Marcus McEllistremMary & Jim McMenomyFay MenardPeggy & David MickelsonMary & Timothy MyersPage & Peter MyersOlivia & Adam NelsonBrandie & Andrew NieseLaurie & Gary NowakZaida & Jose Or z

Gina & Michael OstrowskiChris ne & David O Lori & Andrew PankratzWendy & Bradley PaysonAimee & MichaelPernsteinerJulie & Michael PireAnn & Kurt RadantDiane & Jack RamageAnn & Tony ReindersAmber & Robert RidenourKris ne & Joseph RuckerFadi & Samar SabbaghHeidi & Daniel SchabertTheresa Scha erJennifer & Steve SchlitzJoanna & Stan SetlaSusan & Patrick ShinnersAnna & John SizerGeri & Randy SlugaHolly & Reid SollbergerHazel & Kamal ThaparDaniella & Arturo ValverdeNicky & Damian WalkerEmily & Daniel WalkerAngela & Tim WhitesideAshley & Geoff Wolterstorf Rebecca & David Wood

S ll an Opportunity to Par cipate! There is s ll an opportunity for families to par cipate in this year's Cost of Educa on Partnership program. For COEPques ons, please contact Luke Kempen, Business Manager, Regis Catholic Schools by phone at715 830 2273 ext 8 or email [email protected] .


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Targeted Major Gifts Program -Large Donations, $10,000+ over a 3 to 5 Year Period -

The RCS Founda on has established aTargeted Major Gi s (TMG) program.Unlike a major capital campaign, the TMGprogram is a focused e ff ort in whichfamilies, alumni, and friends o ff ertargeted gi s to Regis Catholic Schools of typically $10,000 to $25,000 and more.O en these gi s are spread in paymentsover a period of three to ve years.

RCS has iden ed the following uses forTargeted Major Gi s:

Building a ComprehensiveAdvancement ProgramTui on Scholarship Program

Staff and Curriculum DevelopmentTechnology and Teaching MaterialsBuilding and Facility Improvements

The rst phase of the Targeted MajorGi s Program was the Pacese er Phase which was recently completed. This phasespanned from January through June 2011.RCS and RCS Founda on representa vesmet with donors individually and securedcommitments of $1.7 million primarily for

unrestricted use by RCS.The second phase of the Targeted MajorGi s program is the Leadership Phase. The Leadership Phase started in July 2011and will run through December 31, 2011.During this phase, RCS representa veswill meet with 50 or more poten aldonors seeking further support for ourTMG program.

The Bourgets and The Daniels Families

Co Chairs of the Targeted Major Gi s Program

As CoChairs of the Targeted Major Gi s Program, the Bourgets andthe Daniels are working with the RCS Founda on and the RCSAdvancement Team. They are currently mee ng with poten alcontributors seeking support for the TMG program.

Tina and Tony Bourget havefour children at Regis CatholicSchools. An alum of RegisCatholic Schools (83), Tonyappreciates rst hand that

RCS provides students withan ideal environment for preparing for college and beyond. Having beena bene ciary of the gi s that RCS o ff ers, Tony and Tina are commi edto ensuring that RCS con nues to provide excellent faith basededuca on, available and a ff ordable to all.

Amelia and Rick Daniels comefrom Catholic families that hadli le means. They were the kidswhose parents could not a ff ord

to send all the children in thefamily to Catholic schoolswithout assistance. They weregiven the opportunity to a endby the generosity of anonymousstrangers. Being shaped andblessed by that generosity and sacri ce, they came to RCS with acommitment to help RCS and other families.

A Note From the Bourgets and Daniels:

Through Gods grace, we lay a founda on as wise builders and each

of us should build with care. This verse from 1 Corinthians chapter 3verse 10 has been food for thought and a prayer for the four of us as weassist with the implementa on of the advancement program. Itreminds us of the sacri ces made by the sisters and parishes toestablish our schools, and the responsibility we have to build upon thatfounda on. This verse, together with our Core Values, will be ourguiding principles as we move forward.

You are Invited To Contribute to the TMG

Program. Please Contact Us! If you are interested, please contact Joe orTodd to discuss the opportunity to contributeto the Targeted Major Gi s program.Joe Eisenhuth RCS President, Chief Advancement O ffi cer(715)830 2273 ext 4 [email protected] Todd Hehli RCS Founda on Chairman(715)579 [email protected]


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RCS Teaching & Learning Initiative -Process to Improve Curriculum, Programs, Staff Development, & Communications-

Our Teaching and Learning Ini a ve is designed to help RCSimprove curriculum, programs, faculty and sta ff developmentopportuni es, and system communica ons. Would you like to play a role in what Regis Catholic Schools looks like in the year 2020? We would like your help in our e ff orts to pursuecon nuous improvement and to nurture a love of learning thatwill last a life me.

Over the past three months, many RCS parents, faculty and sta ff met during our Teaching & Learning Planning Sessions totranslate our Core Values into ac ons. More than 100 peoplepar cipated in these planning mee ngs facilitated by Be eLang, Ed.D. of Improving Educa on, LLC and Linda Nor er, Ed.D.,of George Williams College. Be y and Linda draw fromsigni cant and prac cal experience in helping schools make datadriven decisions while ensuring that student achievement

remains the highest priority.The rst public session in this process asked par cipants to express concerns, thoughts and ideas about ourschools, and at the same me, imagine the ideal Catholic school system. They listed the ac vi es necessary toaccomplish the vision. At the second public session, the par cipants further developed the plan by establishingpriori es, objec ves, evidence, and a meline to chart our progress. Many thanks to the people who par cipatedfor their remarkable insights and contribu ons!

The outcomes of the Teaching and Learning Ini a ve and the RCS System Accredita on process will havesigni cant short term and long term impact on the overall quality of educa on received at Regis Catholic Schools.Implemen ng the ac ons necessary to reach our goals and outcomes will require addi onal nancialcommitments. We con nue to make progress and work towards genera ng addi onal revenue to make sure the

ac vi es iden ed through the Teaching and Learning Ini a ve can be implemented in the near future.Please Apply for a Teaching and Learning Commi ee Posi on. Contact Anna Sizer at 715 830 2273 ext 6 [email protected] to receive an applica on or more informa on.

Regis Catholic Schools System WorksToward System Accreditation

As a part of our Teaching and Learning Ini a ve, we are now working on the RCS System Accredita on through the AdvancED organiza on. The accredita on process provides a framework for how we improve allareas of our school system and is a review of the quality of our school system. It is how many students,families, college recruiters, and government groups know with certainty that educa onal ins tu ons and

school systems provide a quality educa on.

AdvancED serves the worlds largest educa on community, including more than 27,000 public and privateschools and districts across the United States and in 69 countries that educate over 15 million students. Asthe global leader in advancing educa on excellence through accredita on and school improvement,AdvancED brings together more than 100 years of experience and the exper se of the two largest US basedaccredita on agencies. AdvancED will provide an e ff ec ve engine for systema zing and maximizing districtimprovement e ff orts. A districts accredita on recognizes that increasing student achievement involvesmore than improving instruc on. It is a result of how well all the parts of the educa on system the district,school, and classroom work together to meet the needs of students. www.advanc ed.org


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