The bulk of SAC’s work is accomplished through its various committees. Committees convene as needed but tend to meet once per month. The seven current committees are listed below.
Communication/Public Relations/Marketing
Our mission is to increase awareness of St. Mary’s Catholic School within the Parish, the Diocese and the surrounding public communities. Through various media outlets, we work to inform all communities about the spiritual, educational and enrichment activities and accomplishments of the School. We also have the responsibility to establish relationships between St. Mary’s Catholic School, the Parish and the local communities in order to carry out various civic and community service related projects.
Development
Our mission is to produce resources and funds for our School to effectively carry out its mission of providing a quality education through annual Special Events. Our development program is one of planned growth flowing from the School's strategic plan. The plan includes inviting our Parish family and corporate community to invest in our current and long-range goals over the next several years.
Enrollment
Our mission is to ensure that the recruitment and admission process at St. Mary's Catholic School is consistent, equitable and transparent. We seek to assist in recruiting sufficient numbers of qualified students. The enrollment committee's function shall also include the collection and interpretation of admissions data with an eye to discerning trends.
Facilities
Our mission is to identify and address issues/concerns regarding the physical structure, surrounding grounds and cleanliness of St. Mary’s Catholic School. As well as, ensuring a safe environment and developing new ideas to best utilize space for our staff, students and visitors.
Finance
Our mission is to insure the financial stability of St. Mary’s Catholic School by assisting and advising the School administration in any and all financial matters. The committee’s specific tasks include but are not limited to long range planning, budgeting, ensuring the availability of student financial assistance, revenue/expense and other financial analysis, accounting procedures review, and capital planning. In addition the committee will assume, at the request of the administration, any additional tasks that relate to the finances of the School.
Legislative
Our mission is to educate the St. Mary’s Catholic School community about the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE) organization and the public policy matters, as prioritized by PACE, that impact their families, teachers, and schools.
Strategic Planning
Our mission is to identify, evaluate, and address the long-term needs of St. Mary’s Catholic School so that it may continue to provide an excellent educational, spiritual and social atmosphere for the children of the School. We will assist the administration with all matters regarding the development of long-term goals for St. Mary’s Catholic School. This includes, but is not limited to, the development and annual review of the five-year, long-range, strategic plan document, development and review of the strategic planning process, and assisting administration with matters related to achieving and maintaining accreditation.