Home & School Association

The purpose of the Home & School Association is to be of service to St. Mary's School and to foster a spirit of cooperation and understanding between faculty and parents, to unite parents in a common effort to maintain a high spiritual and intellectual standard for the school, and to inform parents of all aspects of school and student activities. provide a better understanding between home and school.

The standing committees of the organization are: Home Room Coordinators, Teacher Appreciation, Grocery Receipts, Lost & Found, Educational Promotions, St. Mary's School Fall Festival and Annual Auction. The Home & School Association is solely supported by the volunteer efforts of its membership.

There are monthly Board planning meetings and several General Membership (evening) meetings per year. Anyone wishing to address the general membership should contact a member of the Executive Committee two (2) weeks prior to the meeting. Elections for positions on the board of the Home & School Association are held at the end of each school year. Thank you for taking an active role in your child's education. St. Mary's School proudly introduces you to the SY2005-06 Home & School Officers:

			School Board

The School Board is established by the pastor, in accordance with Diocesan Policy, to advise him and the Principal on the governance of the parish school. The objectives of the School Board are Planning, Policy Development, Development (Public Relations/Marketing), Finance, Public Policy, Principal Search Committee, and Evaluation of Board Goals. The School Board is consultative in nature.

The Board is comprised of six voting members elected to serve three year staggered terms. Three voting lay members are appointed by the pastor in consultation with the Principal and the Board Chair based on the recommendations of the nominating committee.

The School Board meets monthly. Non-members wishing to address the Board should submit a written, signed petition setting forth the matter to be addressed to the Principal or Chair fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting. Speeches shall be limited to five (5) minutes. Matters of the moment may be placed on the agenda immediately with the approval of the Chair. 

Our current School Board members are: