2008 Outstanding Board Awards
The following boards, councils, and commissions were honored at the NCEA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 26, 2008. The "Best Practices" link may provide ideas or possibilities for your own board.
Best Practices of 2008 Outstanding Boards
Holy Infant School Board
248 New Ballwin Road
Ballwin, MO 63021
(636) 227-0802
(636) 227-9184 (fax)
Sr. Rosario Delaney
(An advisory board for a 50-year-old K-8 parish school.)
Our Lady of Providence Junior-Senior High School Board of Trustees
707 Providence Way
Clarksville, IN 47129
(812) 944-9382
(812) 945-3460 (fax)
Joan Hurley, President
(A board of limited jurisdiction that has authority to set policy.)
Incarnate Word Academy Board
2920 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 883-0857
Sr. Anna Marie Espinosa
(A board of limited jurisdiction operates this pre-K to 12th-grade school sponsored by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament.)
Father Lopez Catholic High School Board of Education
960 Madison Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 253-5213
(386) 252-6101 (fax)
George Pressey, Principal
(A 48-year-old advisory board.)
Catholic School Board of the Archdiocese of Hartford
467 Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 242-4362
(860) 242-8683 (fax)
Dale R. Hoyt, Superintendent
(A very active diocesan schools advisory board develops consistent procedures for all its schools.)
St. Luke School Commission
7650 North Illinois Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 255-3912
(317) 254-3210 (fax)
Stephen Weber, Principal
(A 30-year-old commission of limited jurisdiction for a K-8 parish school.)
St. Vincent DePaul School Advisory Council
5557 Daugherty Road
Long Beach, MS 39560
(228) 863-6876
(228) 863-9537 (fax)
Elizabeth Fortenberry, Principal
(An advisory council provides strong leadership for a single new pre-K to grade-8 school that replaced two parish schools destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.)
Diocese of Orlando School Board
P.O. Box 1800
Orlando, FL 32802-1800
(407) 246-4905
(407) 246-4940 (fax)
Harry V. Purpur, Superintendent
(A 40-year-old diocesan consultative board.)
St. James Catholic School Board
8412 Whitfield Avenue
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 355-3132
(912) 355-1996 (fax)
Sr. Cecelia DiDonato
(A consultative board for a K-8 parish school.)
Notre Dame – Bishop Gibbons Board of Trustees
2600 Albany Street
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 393-3131
(518) 370-3817 (fax)
Michael W. Piatek, Principal
(A board of trustees for a grade 6-12 school that transitioned from a consultative board to a board of limited jurisdiction over the last 3 years and expanded its responsibilities.)