Purpose

• to promote interest and support of our Lutheran school and teaching staff
  
• to offer educational and special interest topics to CES members (speakers, video tapes, etc.)
  
• to identify and support a special school project (preferably a non-budgeted item)
  
• to encourage parental involvement and awareness in school activities and educational programming

Supervision

The CES is under the supervision of the Church Council and Board of Education. The pastor(s) provide spiritual guidance and additional WELS resources as necessary.

Membership

• CES membership includes all St. Mark school and church families, school faculty and the Executive Committee.
• CES committees and activities will seek to include all members to serve as chairpersons and committee members.

Meetings

• The CES will meet quarterly in the months of September, November, February and April at a date and time determined by the Executive Committee.
  
• Additional CES meetings will be arranged as necessary through the President.
  
• The Executive Committee will meet as necessary to plan CES meetings and activities
• Attendance records will be maintained for all CES meetings

Order of Business

• call to order by the President
• opening devotion
• Secretary report
• Treasurer report
• Principal report
• Board of Education update
• business activities -old and new business
• education and special interest topics
• announcements
• closing prayer
• social time with refreshments

Executive Committee

• The Executive Committee is composed of elected officials of CES which includes a President, Secretary and Treasurer.
• The pastor(s), principal and Board of Education Committee are considered ancillary members