PARENT RESOURCES : HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

The Home and School Association of Sacred Heart Cathedral School is composed of parents of students at SHCS, faculty members, and other interested parishioners. The officers of the organization include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President and Faculty Representative. Ex-officio members include:

• The Principal
• The Pastor
• The Associate Pastor(s)

Requests for nominations are solicited from the membership in March by a letter to all members of the Association. All nominees are placed on the ballot. The members then elect officers from the nominees in April by ballot to the general membership.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the Association is to be of service to SHCS and to provide a better understanding between home and school. To accomplish this, the Association has set the following objectives:

• To promote open communication among the parents, faculty, and administration.
• To promote clearer understanding of the mutual educational responsibilities of parents and teachers.
• To encourage families in the involvement and participation of spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical programs of the parish and school.
• To be available to offer support, assistance, and advice to the Pastor, Principal, and the school board members on policies and improvements designed for the enrichment of school life.
• To offer through well-planned programs, information and entertainment of particular interest to parents.
• To encourage and cultivate high standards of Catholic family life.
• To engender a greater appreciation of Catholic School education.
• To foster the political action of parents as advocates regarding na¬tional, state, and local legislation that affects Catholic schools as well as the lives of students and parents.

Committees

The standing committees of the organization are:

The Home and School Association also provides a representative to the School Committee and Development Committee. The Home and School Association is solely supported by the volunteer efforts of its membership. Please, take an active role in your child's education.

There are monthly Board planning meetings and several General Membership meetings per year. Anyone wishing to address the general membership should contact a member of the Executive Committee two weeks prior to the meeting. Unless exempted by the presiding officer, member’s speeches shall be limited to three minutes.