School Advisory Council

The Role, Purpose, and Function of a Parish or Local School Advisory Council

A Catholic School Advisory Council is a body whose members are selected and/or elected to participate in decision-making in designated areas of responsibility. A parish school is part of the educational mission of the parish for which the pastor/parish administrator is the canonical administrator. He delegates, according to archdiocesan policy, administrative responsibilities to the school principal, who is accountable to him.

In the Archdiocese of Portland, all local School Advisory Councils are advisory in nature. An Advisory Council operates in the policy-making process by formulating and adopting, but never enacting policy. This type of Advisory Council is in keeping with shared decision-making in the Catholic Church because of the advisory status of the archdiocesan presbyteral council and the archdiocesan finance council. The constituting authority (i.e., Pastor) establishes those areas where the Advisory Council is to be consulted. 

2022-2023 School Advisory Council
Father Amalanathan Irudayaraj, Pastor
Ms. Denise Gonzalez, Principal
Mr. William O'Sullivan, Chairperson
Mrs. Candace Brogren, Marketing
Mrs. Jade Priest-Maoz, Endowment/Tuition Assistance
Mr. B.J. Park, Social Media Safety
Sarah Jordan, Advisor
Erica Hass, PSO Chair