What are the main responsibilities of the Board of Directors?
Ultimately, the Board of Directors is responsible for all aspects of the school the excellence of its educational program, its financial health, maintenance of the building, and strategic planning, to name a few. In practice, the Board members do not do the day-to-day work of running Hillel; that is the responsibility of the Head of School and his administration. What the Board does do directly is: · Supervise the Head of School by negotiating his contract, annually defining his goals and reviewing his performance, and auditing his adherence to school policies. · Maintain the financial health of the school by setting the annual budget, and regularly reviewing and auditing the school’s books; · Foster leadership by identifying and cultivating promising candidates to serve on the Board and its committees, and by running elections; · Communicate with the Membership by holding Annual and special meetings, publishing the Annual Report, and hearing (and responding to) Membership concerns; ·
