St. Philip the Apostle School

Principal Notes

June 7, 2021

Dear Parents,

The Class of 2021 graduates on Friday. We are so happy that they are having a graduation celebration and that they were able to be back on campus this year. We have loved every minute that they have been back with us.

Friday there is no school but be sure to watch the Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation on our YouTube channel. We know that you will join us in spirit in wishing the very best to the 93rd graduating class of St. Philip the Apostle School. They are heading to high schools all over the city and will represent us well as they further their education and follow their dreams. Congratulations to them!

Best wishes,

Jennifer

A Message from our School Board President

Did you know St. Philip the Apostle School has a Strategic Plan? Every six years in conjunction with our school accreditation renewal process, a group of parents, teachers and administrators gathers to create a Strategic Plan. Three years ago, this group of 20 people, led by professional strategic planner (who donated all of her time), spent nearly 50 hours refining the school’s mission statement and philosophy and created long-term strategic goals focused on five different areas.
 
SPA School’s Strategic Goals:
1. We will develop and implement a plan to create long-term financial stability and eliminate our reliance on current-use fundraising.
2. We will develop and implement a master communications plan for internal and external audiences.
3. We will develop and implement a facilities use, maintenance, and expansion plan.
4. We will competitively compensate and support our faculty and staff.
5. We will maintain and expand our excellent curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular programs.

Each one of these goals is broken down into annual action steps which serve as a road map to accomplish the goal. It is the job of one or more school board committees to work on these action steps. For example, the Finance, Endowments and Advancement committees are responsible for working on Goal 1.  These three committees where instrumental in the creation of the Father Joe Fund, a first step toward building our endowment.
 
Several times a year, the school board’s Policy and Planning committee reviews the progress of each goal.  The chair of the committee responsible for the goal provides Policy and Planning committee with a status update on each of the action item and suggest any necessary changes. All of this is done to ensure we stay on plan.

This is a high-level overview of our school’s Strategic Plan. If you are interested in learning more about the Strategic Plan, email me your questions at SaraAlexanderVanis@gmail.com. If you want to join a school board committee to work on one of the goals above, please email our Board Affairs Chair Tara Martin at spasboardaffairs@gmail.com.

Fr. Joe Moniz Educational Fund

Fr. Joe Moniz Educational Fund

Fr. Joe served St. Philip the Apostle Parish for 20 years as our pastor. To honor his legacy of supporting Catholic education, we established an endowment in his name at the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles to support tuition assistance and the educational needs of all St. Philip the Apostle School students. As this fund grows, our school will greatly benefit from financial stability in the future years. 

If you did not have a chance to donate during last Saturday's virtual Red Tie Ball, you can still contribute today! We understand that not everyone is in a position to donate, but we greatly appreciate your prayers that this fund continues to receive support. You can donate by mailing a check to the school office or by going HERE
 

CCF-LA Link:

Father Joe Moniz St. Philip the Apostle School Educational Fund

https://ccfla.iphiview.com/ccfla/ClientsFundAdvisers/MakeaGift/tabid/464/dispatch/givingopportunities/Default.aspx#dispatch=GivingOpportunities

The Last Week!

This is the last week for our 8th Graders! They have been a fantastic class.  We are so sad to see them go.  But we are also so happy we get to celebrate them with their 8th grade retreat and their graduation ceremony!

This is a photo of them getting ready and practicing for graduation.

Thank you 8th Grade!