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| GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
| Parent-Student Handbook and Family Directory 2008-2009 |
RELATIONSHIP OF SCHOOL TO PARISH
Good Shepherd School is an integral part of Good Shepherd Parish. The pastor and principal encourage parents, parishioners and community members
in sharing responsibility and support of the parish elementary school. Good Shepherd School is located approximately four blocks from the Church.
Students walk to Church a few times during the school year for Mass.
CONSULTATIVE SCHOOL BOARDS AND PARENT ORGANIZATION
It is expected that each Catholic elementary school will establish a Parent Teacher Organization and a Consultative School Board. Both groups exist to
support the school and are critical to the school’s viability, but they have very different functions.
Parent Organizations
The main functions of the Parent Teacher Organization are to raise funds for the school’s current operational expenses, to promote parental support for
the school program, and to increase mutual understanding between school and parents. The membership of the parent teacher organization shall
include the pastor, the principal, the parents or legal guardians, and the faculty of the school.
Financial operation of a parent teacher organization shall be governed by the regulations for financial operations as found in the Parent Teacher
Organization Bylaws (see Administrative Handbook).
Consultative School Boards
The general responsibilities of the Consultative School Board are in the following areas: strategic planning; policy development; resource development;
institutional advancement; advice and counsel with regard to financial planning, management and reporting; marketing of the school and evaluation of
the board’s goals and activities.
The membership of the Consultative School Board should include the pastor, principal, parents (no more than one-third of the total membership), alumni
parents, parishioners, members of the civic and local business community, and area educators. Under Canon Law and Archdiocesan guidelines (see
Administrative Handbook for Bylaws), the members advise the administrative team (pastor and principal) and cannot make decisions binding for the
parish education program without the approval of the administrative team (A Primer on Educational Governance in the Catholic Church, the CACE/NABE
Governance Task Force, NCEA, 1998).
The regional supervisor at the Department of Catholic Schools is available to assist and guide schools in the implementation of a Consultative School
Board.
School Hours
Good Shepherd School is an integral part of Good Shepherd Parish. The pastor and principal encourage parents, parishioners and community members
in sharing responsibility and support of the parish elementary school. Good Shepherd School is located approximately four blocks from the Church.
Students walk to Church a few times during the school year for Mass.
CONSULTATIVE SCHOOL BOARDS AND PARENT ORGANIZATION
It is expected that each Catholic elementary school will establish a Parent Teacher Organization and a Consultative School Board. Both groups exist to
support the school and are critical to the school’s viability, but they have very different functions.
Parent Organizations
The main functions of the Parent Teacher Organization are to raise funds for the school’s current operational expenses, to promote parental support for
the school program, and to increase mutual understanding between school and parents. The membership of the parent teacher organization shall
include the pastor, the principal, the parents or legal guardians, and the faculty of the school.
Financial operation of a parent teacher organization shall be governed by the regulations for financial operations as found in the Parent Teacher
Organization Bylaws (see Administrative Handbook).
Consultative School Boards
The general responsibilities of the Consultative School Board are in the following areas: strategic planning; policy development; resource development;
institutional advancement; advice and counsel with regard to financial planning, management and reporting; marketing of the school and evaluation of
the board’s goals and activities.
The membership of the Consultative School Board should include the pastor, principal, parents (no more than one-third of the total membership), alumni
parents, parishioners, members of the civic and local business community, and area educators. Under Canon Law and Archdiocesan guidelines (see
Administrative Handbook for Bylaws), the members advise the administrative team (pastor and principal) and cannot make decisions binding for the
parish education program without the approval of the administrative team (A Primer on Educational Governance in the Catholic Church, the CACE/NABE
Governance Task Force, NCEA, 1998).
The regional supervisor at the Department of Catholic Schools is available to assist and guide schools in the implementation of a Consultative School
Board.
School Hours
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