School Advisory Council Membership

Council Composition

Members of the School Advisory Council:

The pastor as ex-officio member of the Council.

The parochial school principal, as executive officer of the Council, shall be responsible to the Council for carrying out its policies and be responsible administratively to the Diocesan Superintendent of Education. The principal is an ex-officio member of the Council.

The Council is made up of a minimum of 7 members; and a maximum of 10 members total.

At least 4 of the Council members shall be representatives of committees, standing or special, with balance of Council members appointed by the Pastor.

Each appointed member shall serve a term of three years.

Qualifications of the Council

All members must be at least 18 years of age, registered in, and contributing to All Saints Parish

Members and immediate families must be free of any financial commitments through service, such as paid employees or those on a retainer fee for the Diocese or the local level

Representatives must be free to serve without conflict of interest or vested interest

Members must be unrelated by blood or marriage to any other seated Council member

Any member, other than an ex-officio member, will cease to be a member of the Council if they are absent from three regular meetings in any one year. The Council shall have the power, by vote, to excuse a member for failure to attend any meeting.

The Council may remove a member from the Council membership for cause. Actions for removal must pass by at least three/fourths of the voting members of the Council.

Vacancies of lay membership on the Council occurring in the period between elections shall be filled, upon recommendation from the Council, by appointment by the pastor. Said appointment shall pertain only until the next election.

Terms of Office

Term of office is three years

No member may serve more than two consecutive terms

The call for new members shall be published in the parish Sunday bulletin for 4 consecutive weeks prior to the appointment by the Pastor.

The newly appointed members take their seats on the Council on August 1, enjoying no power until that date.