The School Advisory Boards represent the educational institutions of the Diocese of Bridgeport and are under the authority of the Office for Education of the Diocese of Bridgeport. The School Advisory Boards will provide the leadership to foster an environment which provides underlying Catholic values, long-term strategic planning and financial stability. This role of the School Advisory Boards complements the school’s mission which is to nurture and foster the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and social growth of the student through its religious and academic curriculum and extracurricular programs.
While the school Principal remains directly responsible for his/her school’s curriculum, programs and personnel, reporting directly to the Superintendent of Schools with respect to those matters, the school Principal will work interactively with his/her School Advisory Board to fulfill the School Advisory Board’s responsibilities in the school’s strategic planning, finance, facilities, marketing and development activities.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD
- Expends most of its time and energy in providing the resources to accomplish an excellent spiritual and academic program for the students as designed by the local school administration.
- Proposes a budget that balances the educational needs of the students with the resources that are available
- Works with the principal and finance committee to develop a budget which the principal submits to the business manager for additional input. The proposed budget after it is reviewed by the advisory board, principal and business manager will be submitted to the Office for Education. The Office for Education will set the date for submittal of the final budget.
- Helps to provide leadership to the local school administration in giving witness to the value of Catholic education, seeking and responding to different forms of participation by the school and broader Catholic community.
- Formally evaluates the School Advisory Board’s goals and accomplishments on an annual basis.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD
- Participating in the strategic planning and goal setting for finance, facilities, marketing and development which should complement the curriculum and instructional strategic plan developed by the local school administration.
- Receiving, reviewing and revising, if necessary, the annual operating budget prepared by the local school administration, the principal and the business manager, and send to the Office for Education for approval.
- Overseeing school operations concerning students and facilities.
- Establishing and maintaining effective marketing and development programs.
2011-2012 Advisory Board Members:
- Msgr. Sabia – Pastor
- Katherin Sniffin – Principal
- Victor Eng – Chair
- Christopher Wrenn
- Christopher Hottois
- Susan Laveneziana
- Joseph Marconi
- Cathy Yaworowski
- William Stronge
- Patrick O’Keefe
- Thomas Gillespie – HSA President
