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Buffalo Diocesan Federation of Home and School Associations. An exploration. Boards. Board: recommends policy responsible for strategic plan designs marketing budget. Home-School Assns:. meet needs of strategic plan help with regulations, procedures under policy implement marketing
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Buffalo Diocesan Federation of Home and School Associations • An exploration
Boards • Board: • recommends policy • responsible for strategic plan • designs marketing • budget
Home-School Assns: • meet needs of strategic plan • help with regulations, procedures under policy • implement marketing • fundraising, fun-raising • support for staff • education/training for parents
Rationale for Parental Involvement • Parents: primary educators • Expertise • Mutual support • Focused promotion • Accountability
Primary Educators • Partner with the Catholic school • Support school program • First teachers about God
Expertise • Educated, experienced generation of parents • Gifts in various areas • Connections in various areas
Mutual Support • Relationships with other collegial groups • Strong ties with administrators, teachers • Support for other parents • Good marketing/Public relations
Focused Promotion • Satisfied customers • Word of mouth • Marketing • Recruitment • Public advocacy
Accountability • Stewardship of resources • Reporting of results • Shared use of resources
A Buffalo Diocesan Federation • Focus the strength and efforts of individual HSA's • Create a consortium to share ideas and expertise • Unify efforts on behalf of Catholic schools • Help schools to establish effective HSA's
Next Steps • Suggest other issues • Consult with principals • Take this to Executive Council • Look at by-laws • Meet again