The St. Peter Parish School Board is a non-voting board whose primary function is to advise and consult with the pastor and school principal on various policies for the day school. Many of St. Peter School policies are adopted from the Archdiocesan Board of Catholic Education. If these policies do not adequately address the specific needs of St. Peter School, the School Board, principal and pastor will collaboratively write and adopt policy.
Another important role of School Board members is to understand and support the long-term strategic goals of the School Improvement Plan. Board members are assigned to the specific areas of School Improvement: Catholic Identity, Educational Issues and Institutional Issues.
Each spring, notice is sent out to the parish regarding nominations for the School Board. School parents and non-school parents are encouraged to nominate people who they believe would be good candidates. Self-nominations are also accepted. Once the nominations are selected, the nominees are contacted and go through a discernment process. Nominees are then selected at random through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
The Board usually meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Westhoff Room in Ursuline Hall. Meetings are open to the parish community to listen to the discussion. The Board has an open forum for the first 10 minutes of each meeting to allow guests to freely express issues of concern about the school programs they may have. Please send your request to the Board President no later than 1 week prior to the meeting.
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