FVL REPORT TO THE FEDERATION
February 2011

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS:
Mr. Julie Detjen has accepted the English call to FVL. Miss Detjen taught at FVL from 1991-1999. She currently serves at Minnesota Valley Lutheran H.S. in New Ulm, MN. She will replace Mr. Paul Grubbs, who accepted a Call to Martin Luther College to serve as an English professor. He will finish this year at FVL and move to New Ulm in the summer of 2011.

Mr. Joel Kramer has received and is considering a Call to serve as principal and athletic director at St. John Lutheran School, Watertown, WI.

Mr. Alan Wrobel, Mr. Steven Gauger, and Mr. John Roekle have all announced their retirements at the end of this school year. The board will call to replace Mr. Wrobel (science) at their February meeting. Both Mr. Gauger (English) and Mr. Roekle (Tech. Ed.) are teaching part time this year to accommodate the decrease in enrollment, and their positions will be absorbed by the current staff and some possible part time instructors next year.

OTHER SCHOOL NEWS:
STEM Academy – 35 applications were received and the selection process has begun. 20-24 students will be admitted into the first year class. The current graphic arts room is being retrofitted with cabinets, counter space, and other furnishings to prepare the room for the classes. We are grateful to the Bargain Garden for donating $10,000 towards furnishing this room.

The new 2010 FVL cookbook O Give Thanks is available in the FVL School Office. The cost is $20, and the funds raised from this book are used towards Debt Retirement.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday, Feb. 28 – 7:00 PM – General Board budget meeting
Thursday, March 3 – afternoon – Discover FVL Day for Federation 7th grade students – all invited

FINANCIAL UPDATE:
January Federation commitments for operations improved over the past few months and are at about $90,000 with a few days to go. Total Federation support for the fiscal year is $440,000. Currently the total is about $50,000 behind the amount needed per month.

Growing in Grace gifts for January to date are about $21,000. The seven-month total is about $170,000 towards the $300,000 annual goal. FVL thanks the many faithful supporters for their year-end gifts, which allowed us to get "caught up" to our goal.