The 9 elected members and 3 ex-officio members of this school council work hard on behalf of the kindergarten through grade 8 school. They accomplish their goals through the following: prayer; following the teamwork motto of "Together everyone achieves more," emphasizing communication through monthly meetings and frequent emails and telephone calls to help them stay on target; conducting an annual self-assessment to evaluate strengths and areas of growth; and dedication. Each member commits to serving on the council for a three-year term to help with continuity and effective implementation of long-range planning.

 

This council has been in existence since the inception of the school in 1998. In its early years, the council’s primary mission was to construct a state-of-the-art school building, which was dedicated in August 2003. The council then turned to applying for accreditation, which was accomplished in September 2006 when the school received an exemplary rating from the Texas Catholic Conference Accreditation Education Department. In only nine years, the council has helped build an elementary school, taken enrollment from 56 to 305, received accreditation, and won the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award as one of the top 50 private schools in the U.S.

 

This has taken a substantial commitment of time and talent, which was no small task.