School Commission

School Commission Eligibility

To be eligible for the Commission, an individual should:

• Have a genuine interest in Catholic education
• Be a parent of one of the school children, a parent of an Alumni of St. Monica Catholic School, or a Parishioner for an At-Large position or meet the criteria of the designated positions outlined in Article II Section C of the Bylaws.
• Be able to remain objective, but influence public opinion when necessary
• Be able to maintain group confidentiality
• Be willing to support Commission decisions-even if they don’t completely agree
• Support the Archdiocesan, parish, and School philosophy and mission
• Work as a group member in a spirit of cooperation and consensus
• Deliberate with justice and charity, serve willingly, and contribute your talents and expertise

Commission Selection Process

Persons interested in the Commission will be asked to submit a Self-Nomination Form to the School Principal identifying their interest in joining the Commission and their background and skills.

The Discernment Committee will discuss all Commission candidates at a subsequent meeting and provide recommendations to the Commission and the Principal. The Principal may interview candidates if the Principal deems such interviews necessary. Based on the Candidate submissions, the Discernment Committee comments, and Candidate interviews, the Principal will determine which Candidates to invite onto the Commission and notify such Candidates before the end of the academic year.

The St. Monica School Commission welcomes attendance from the parents and parishioner community at our meetings. Please note though that the Commission's agenda is planned far in advance and is very full. To ensure that all meetings are conducted in a fair, orderly and expeditious manner, we'd like to remind you of the procedures for participating at or attending the school commission meetings. Visitors are asked to note the following protocols: 

• Visitors are welcome in a non-participatory role without prior communication. 
• Visitors are asked to sit in the seats provided which are positioned separately from the working table of the Commission. 
• Any visitor who would like to speak or comment on an agenda item needs to communicate their desire to speak before the meeting begins. Visitor comments are limited to a five-minute presentation. The forum for visitor presentations will be scheduled after regular commission agenda items are completed. 
• Any visitor who would like to suggest an item to be added to the meeting agenda needs to do so in writing by submitting an agenda request to info@stmonicasea.org. Submissions must be received no later than (7) days prior to the School Commission meeting for consideration on that agenda. The School Commission chairperson or school principal will inform the submitter of the date and time their proposal will be on the agenda. All items must relate to commission business. Submit requests via email to the school commission chairperson. 
• At times, a closed session is called due to confidential items under discussion. Visitors are asked to respect the call for a closed session. 

The St. Monica School Commission thanks you in advance for your respect of these procedures.