Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Join a board Committee - Contribute to the long term success of Great River School!

Dear GRS families,


The next two years are going to be an exciting and pivotal period in the work of Great River School. We embark on several vital strategic goals to meet the Mission and Vision of the school.  In order to do meet our goals, we need your support through participation on GRS Board Committees.  Our school board makes all decisions regarding the long term strategic direction of the school, and our committees inform our board! Do you have time, passion, and energy to support the work? Might you have a skill that our committee needs? If you answer either question with "yes", then we need YOU!

Below is a summary of each Committee.  If you are also interested in participating in a Board Committee work without a regular long-term committee commitment, please still contact us to participate in more specific working groups.  Please e-mail opsboard@greatriverschool.org if you are interested in joining or learning more!


Committee
Overview
Commitment
Skills Needed
Resources Committee
The Resource Committee is responsible for financial oversight, funds and partnership development,  and oversight for future facility strategy.  
Meets once a month on Monday from 4:15-5:15 with 2-4 hours of work outside of meetings
  • legal
  • real estate
  • procurement
  • bonding,
  • fundraising
  • donor development
  • real estate development
  • project management
Student Experience Committee
A committee made up of faculty, parents, community members and Great River's pedagogical director, responsible for studying and assessing the student experience at Great River in terms of its academics, goal setting, and Montessori implementation.
one 90 minute meeting per month, with outside readings/research and preparation..
  • Interest in the lived student experience and how to measure
  • a certain love of data (with support from some real data geniuses),
  • a passion for community
  • a passion for Montessori!
Board Operations Committee
The Board Operations Committee is responsible for board governance, board training, board and school compliance and policy.
Meets once a month on Monday from 5:15-6:15 with 2-4 hours of work outside of meetings
  • board governance
  • legal, compliance
  • policy development
  • training and development
  • strategic planning
  • project management
  • human resources


Please e-mail opsboard@greatriverschool.org if you are able to contribute your much-needed expertise to our committees - help us meet our future strategic goals!!!