School Commission Membership Qualifications

Commission members serve on behalf of the entire membership of the parish. They do not serve on the commission to advocate a single issue or set of issues.

• Commission members are registered adult members of the parish who are practicing Catholics.
  
  
• They are persons of integrity who have a genuine interest in and a strong commitment to the vision of the ministry.
  

The commission chair is a member of the parish who also meets the requirements for parish pastoral council membership (i.e., must be an active parishioner).

The pastor and the administrator are non-voting, ex-officio members of the commission and its committees. The pastor ratifies (or vetoes) all formal actions of the commission.

Members are either elected by the parish or appointed by the pastor.

The term of office is three years with no more than two consecutive terms allowed.

Approximately one-third of the members' terms expire each year.

The commission is a working group of five (5) to fifteen (15) members (an odd number).

Other persons may serve on subcommittees and task forces of the commission.

Members are appointed or nominated for election based upon the skills, interests and expertise they can bring to the commission.

Membership also reflects equitable representation of parish membership (i.e., gender, race, age, occupation, etc.)