School Advisory Board
Mission:
We believe Saint Gilbert Catholic School is called by God and by the Catholic Community of this parish to provide a quality Catholic education for the children of this parish. We commit our school to providing a strong, challenging, academic, and religious program that fosters the development of each child’s unique talents, complements the role of the family in nurturing a strong sense of self-worth in each child to enable the child to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, and encourages positive spiritual, moral, aesthetic, ethical and social sensibilities within the fabric of family, school, and parish. The educational experience at St. Gilbert School is to be available to all those who seek it. Therefore, we hold ourselves accountable to the children, their families, and the other members of the parish to fulfill our mission as we have defined it.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Board is to advise the Pastor and Principal by assisting in the development of programs and policies that guide the administration of Saint Gilbert Catholic School. The Board works to maintain and increase our Catholic identity, reviews the annual School budget, conceives and implements marketing and fundraising objectives, as well as formulating the School’s strategic plan with the guidance of the Pastor and Principal, consistent with the policies and guidelines of the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools.
Contact us at: sab@stgilbertschool.org
2019-2020 School Advisory Board Members
Father John Chrzan
Pastor
Mrs. Kristine Buckley
Principal
Michael Starzec
President
Robert Crowe
Vice-President
Board Members & Committee Assignments
Shanda Bremer
Institutional Effectiveness
Robert Crowe
Mission Effectiveness Chairperson
Kenny Idstein
Finance Committee Chairperson
Kathryn Kalivoda
Institutional Effectiveness
Norie Bochenek-Kouba
Strategic Planning Co-Chairperson
Brigid Martin
Mission Effectiveness
Annah Stith
Strategic Planning Co-Chairperson
Emily Webber
Strategic Planning
Committee Contact Information:
Fiscal Management Committee:
Institutional Effectiveness Committee: institution@stgilbertschool.org
Mission Effectiveness Committee: mission@stgilbertschool.org
Meetings for 2020-2021:
August 25, 2020
October 20, 2020
December 15, 2020
February 16, 2021
April 20, 2021
School Board meetings take place the 3rd Tuesday of even-numbered months beginning in August. Meetings begin at 6:30PM and are currently being held via Google Meet. School families will receive an email from the Principal supplying the link to log in and observe the meeting. In ordinary circumstances, meetings are held in the Multipurpose Room. Occasionally, an Executive Session is needed in place of a regular meeting or as part of a regular meeting. Executive Sessions are closed to the public and only open to Board Members.
Our committees meet September, November, January, March and May. Meetings times are determined by committee members. You do not need to be on the board to participate on a committee.
Email sab@stgilbertschool.org if you are interested in joining a committee.
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