This documents provides a rationale and process that schools and churches should adopt when determining and allocating shared expenses. It explores: revenue and expense sources in church and school budgets; the benefits of allocation as opposed to undifferentiated lump sum payments; optimal church and school governance structures necessary for the process; implementation suggestions and instructions; and lists of key budget areas for consideration.
This article offers some key considerations to keep in mind when reviewing or evaluating your school board's composition.
The calling and welcoming of a new rector is a time of deep reflection that ushers in a period of change for both the church and school. These eight key considerations can help church and school leaders navigate a smooth transition.
The goal of any board orientation is to provide new board members with baseline information about the school. Here is a sample agenda for the content of such an orientation.
Schools sponsored by a parish or cathedral live in relationship to their sponsoring organization and to the vestry, the parish's governing body. Incorporating the school into new vestry orientation can get church-school relations off to a good start. Here are some suggestions.
Your work on the school board will shape the institution and the people in it far beyond the term of your individual service. We asked some experienced school leaders about what might be important for trustees of Episcopal schools of all kinds and sizes to keep in mind. Here are four themes that emerged from those conversations.
Whether a parish, cathedral, diocesan, or independent school, every Episcopal school should have a set of up-to-date bylaws that outline the structure, responsibilities, and authority of the school’s board which, in a parish or cathedral school, includes its relationship to a vestry or similar governing body. Here are three important questions to ask about your school’s bylaws.
A sample list of typical standing commitments and tasks of the rector in a parish day school. This document reflects recommended best practices. It is intended as a draft document for discussion and for the creation of a list unique in each church and school.
A sample list of typical duties and responsibilities of the head of a parish day school. This document reflects recommended best practices. It is intended as a draft document for discussion and for the creation of a list unique in each church and school.
A sample list of typical duties and responsibilities of the director of a parish Early Childhood program. This document reflects recommended best practices. It is intended as a draft document for discussion and for the creation of a list unique in each church and school.
