The School Governance is comprised of two levels:

 

The Trustees have three classes: Permanent, Founder, and Regular.  The sole Permanent Trustee is the current Abbot of St. Michael's Abbey.  The Founder Trustees are currently Timothy R. Busch, Frank Darras, Thomas H. Parr, and Marc Spizzirri.  The Regular Trustees are the current Chairperson, and Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The Trustees have sole right on the removal of Directors,  the consent of the Board's election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Board, and retain authority over the Articles, By-Laws, Mission and Philosophy.

 

The Board of Directors consists predominantly of St. Anne Parents. A minimum of 60% of the directors are required to be St. Anne School parents and 60% of the Directors and the Chairperson must be Catholic.  The Board is responsible for the adoption and approval of all School policies pertaining to programs, expenditures, facilities, and operational issues. The Board of Directors volunteer their time and are required to make or secure an annual financial contribution to the School.

 

 

The Board is governed by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and its Directors. The Directors are expected to be actively involved in the committees of the Board and the self-improvement process.

 

In order to make educated decisions about all the matters before them, the Board receives reports from the Head of School (CEO), CFO, Director of Operations, Principals, Directors, Board Committees, Staff Representatives, and the St. Anne Parent Association (SAPA).

 

Standing committees of the Board include Religion (spiritual guidance), Academic (curriculum and programs), Student Life (extracurricular, sports, and community), Development (fundraising, grants, endowment, and non-tuition revenue sources), Marketing (full enrollment and community presence), Finance (budgeting, financial management , facilities (oversight and investment), Executive (operational issues, Head of School consultation, compensation), Audit (monitoring of finance, audit, safety and key assets), and Governance (Board of Directors composition, self-assessment, development).

 

Committee Chairs must be directors or key administrative leadership. Committees are encouraged to include individuals with the vision and expertise as needed to carry out the Mission of the School. Active Committee members are seen as a pool for membership on the Governing Board.