St. Leonard School Board (SLSB)

The Advisory Board of St. Leonard Catholic School is consistent with policies, procedures, and guidelines promulgated by the Archdiocese’s Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) and is operated in conformity with the policies of the Archdiocese of Chicago, under the guidance of the Archdiocese’s Office of Catholic Schools, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools, and the Pastor and Principal of St. Leonard Catholic School.

Working in close collaboration with the Principal and the Pastor, the St. Leonard Catholic School Advisory Board works in an advisory capacity to enable the school to reach its goals. The school’s goals are consistent with, but not limited to, the overall goals established by the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic Schools.
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The Board is established to assist the Principal and the Pastor by providing advice and counsel in the following areas, as directed by the Principal and Pastor.
 

1. Strategic Planning: To provide advice and counsel in formulating goals for the long-term direction of the school, including participating in strategic planning process for mission effectiveness, academic programming enhancements (e.g., 1:1 technology study), fundraising initiatives, facilities studies, and sustaining and growing enrollment through marketing initiatives.
2. New Initiative Formulation: To provide advice and counsel with regard to school initiatives in areas determined by and/or directed by the Principal and Pastor, including but not limited to: exploratory programs (e.g., blended learning models), and/or operational issues (e.g., playground, start/end time to school day, uniform options).
3. Institutional Advancement/Development/Marketing: To provide advice and counsel with regard to the establishment and maintenance of development, fundraising and marketing initiatives to promote the long-term sustainability and vitality of the school.
4. Financial Planning and Financial Management: To provide advice and counsel with regard to long-range financial planning, budget monitoring, and financial reporting to the school community.
5. Communication: To provide advice and counsel with regard to communicating school activities as directed by the Principal to the various school constituencies and to actively promote the school’s activities.
6. Mission Enhancement: To provide advice and counsel with regard to mission effectiveness and mission enhancement (e.g., student service projects, adult formation for school board members and school parents/guardians), opportunities to share religious and sacramental experiences (e.g., prayer services, family Masses).

 
The current standing committees for the School Board are (One does not need to be a member of the School Board in order to be in a committee):

1. Executive Committee – Determines the agenda items and monitors the progress and effectiveness of the Board.
2. Mission Effectiveness and Evangelization Spiritual Development Committee – Ensures that Catholic mission/identity, vision, and faith-based core values are present.
3. Safety Committee – Assist the Principal and Pastor to develop short and long term-range improvements plan and planning model, prioritizing such plans and projects with the safety of the students, faculty, and school community at first priority.
4. Institutional Advancement – Promotes development, communication, marketing, and enrollment management.
5. Fundraising and Development Committee – Provides advice regarding long range plans to ensure the sustainability and vitality of the school.  This committee shall assume the primary responsibility for assisting the fundraising efforts for the school, support the School in execution of a fundraising and development strategy.

 
Regular meetings of the Board shall be held bi-monthly, at least six (6) times per year.

Voting Members:

Alice Solis, President
Michelle Calva, Vice President
Lakishia Partridge, Secretary
 
Annie Hostetter, Board Member and SLPA President
Ozzie Jaime, Board Member
Gina Micele, Board Member
Jen Depakakibo, Board Member
Rudy Renteria, Board Member
Oliver Solis, Board Member
Lisa Sullivan, Board Member
Crystal Rojas, Board Member


Non-Voting Members and Participants:

Father Bobby Krueger, Pastor
Scott DeCaluwe, Principal
Lauren DeLonjay, Coordinator of Marketing and Tuition
Becky Cornacchia, Director of Operations
David Munoz, Athletic Director

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