School Board 

 

William J. Behrendt

 

Mission Statement

 

Mount Michael Benedictine School is a Catholic college preparatory residential / day school for young men committed to academic excellence. The school's mission is to integrate a life of spirituality, scholarship, and the formation of Christian Community by following the charism of the Gospels and the Rule of Saint Benedict.

 

Mount Michael Board of Directors' Vision Statement

 

Ensure that:

 

• Mount Michael is on solid financial footing and generating enough revenue to repay monies loaned from the monks' retirement funds

 

• Mount Michael always embodies, and incorporates into the lives of each student attending Mount Michael, the Rule of Saint Benedict

 

• Mount Michael's facilities are on par with peer institute facilities

 

• Mount Michael's average standard achievement test results continue to be the highest among its peer institutes

 

• The Board operates as a high performing, highly ethical team and is staffed by professionals who actively participate in, and contribute to, Mount Michael's success

 

• The Board follows a strategic plan that is constantly reviewed and altered as the environment changes

 

 

Mount Michael Board of Directors' Role and Responsibilities

 

• Create Board and School operating policies

 

• Carry out Mount Michael's mission of educating young men

 

• Contribute to Mount Michael's bottom line by:

           Contributing time and expertise

           Identifying outside funding sources

           Providing direct financial support

 

• Attend and be prepared for board and committee meetings

 

• Argue positions, not personalities

 

• Share 'left hand column' thoughts

 

• Maintain confidentiality

 

• Avoid conflicts of interest

 

• Communicate activities to appropriate leaders

 

• Enhance Mount Michael's public image

 

• Recruit other volunteer members