School Commission Mission
The School Commission is made up the principal, the pastoral life director, the school financial officer, the president of the Parent's Club and the elected committee members.
Those elected committee members are chosen to serve on the committee are unpaid volunteers. They come from the school and parish communities. The election takes place each spring for the open positions in the following school year. Each elected member agrees to a three year commitment.
The job of the School Commission is to advise the school principal and the parish pastoral life director on school matters in the areas of administration and policy. They also act as advocates for the school community as a whole, but it is not their job to act as a grievance committee.
The overall purpose of the School Commission is to advise and support the pastor and the principal as they form policy and direct the ongoing development of the school. The Commission's role is to make the principal as effective as possible, giving him or her the benefit of the Commission's collective wisdom.
Specifically School Commission is responsible for:
- Establishing a mission statement, strategic plan and objective. Together with the principal and pastor, the School Commission works toward implementing the objectives.
- Recommending and defending policy
- Offering financial advice
- Providing optimal public relations
- Providing optimal public relations
- Evaluating their own effectiveness
- Participating in the selection of the principal
For additional details, please refer to the School Commission Handbook.