School Advisory Committee

The school has a board which helps facilitate growth and improvement of the program. The board consists of various committees which meet as needed throughout the school year. The meetings of the board are open to all parents; the times and date are advertised well in advance via the Tuesday Folder. Meetings are on the 3rd Thursday. of each month at 5:30PM and occur once a month throughout the year. Members of the board consist of chairs from the various School Advisory Board committees, along with the Pastor, faculty representative, and Principal.

St. Ann School Advisory Committee 2009-2010

Annual Fund Committee

The primary purpose of this committee is to plan and execute the annual fund. Duties include: creating all materials, mailing out the Annual Fund Brochure, planning development activities, and, coordinating volunteers. Meetings typically occur during the evening and in the first half of the school year.

Finance Committee

Every year the School Advisory Board’s Finance Committee creates a school budget for approval by the Parish Finance Committee. This must be done prior to 15 January of each year. The committee also explores issues such as endowments, financial aid and expense/revenue trends. The meetings occur during October through January, during the evening hours. Though these meetings are open to anyone, parents with budgeting or accounting backgrounds would best serve this committee.

Strategic Planning Committee

It is essential that the school is always looking forward with a vision into the future as a way of improving the educational offerings at Saint Ann School. This group meets in the evening, 4-6 times per year to evaluate the school’s progress in implementing the school’s Strategic Plan. Meeting dates are established by the committee chair.

Marketing Committee

PUBLICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE - Members of this committee produce the St. Ann School “Eagle’s Eye” newsletter 3 times per year. This includes initial planning, writing articles, follow-up, gathering photos, editing, printer communication, and delivery.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE - The purpose of this committee is to bridge the relationship between St. Ann School, St. Ann Church, and the local community. Past activities have included participation in the Sylvan Park tour of homes, family movie night, keeping announcements and school information present at St. Ann Church, distribution of school information to other area Catholic churches without schools, having a presence at local school fairs and picnics, and school participation in other community events.

GENERAL MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE - This committee is responsible for the St. Ann “brand” and all of the materials and information used for marketing. Projects also include marketing via direct mail, to relocating families through real estate agents, at area preschools, to employers of area employers. In addition, this committee helps to keep ties with families who contact St. Ann for information and tours.

ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE - Members of this committee arrange for the placement of ads in local publications and with public relations within the local community.