Process:

• Any person associated with the school is encouraged to send an e-mail to sms.advisory@comcast.net with questions, suggestions or concerns.
• E-mail will be checked frequently for new activity by one of the Advisory Council Officers.
• Only the Advisory Council Officers (President, Vice President and Secretary) will have access to read incoming messages.
• Items submitted will be reviewed by the Advisory Council Officers to ensure the guidelines, listed below, have been followed.
• If the guidelines are followed, the item will be distributed to all members for review and discussed at next Advisory Council monthly meeting.
• Items that require resolution will be determined by a majority count of the voting Council members.
• If requested, a reply will be sent to the original e-mail.

Guidelines:

• E-mails are expected to be written in a constructive and respectful manner.
• We encourage you to identify yourself in the e-mail to so we can properly thank you for your suggestions or respond to your concern. All e-mails will remain confidential.
• Any message containing derogatory comments or profanity will be immediately deleted.
• Any message interpreted as a direct threat to any person or facility will immediately be turned over to the Griffith Police Department.
• We would also like to receive constructive criticism and positive feedback to promote growth in our school.
• If you do not have e-mail, or prefer not to use e-mail, you may send your suggestion to the school office via child's folder or hand delivered. Please address the envelope to the St. Mary Advisory Council.

Meetings:

Home and School meets four times a year. Following is the schedule for the 2011-2012 school year:

September 29, 2011 - 6:30 p.m. - Home and School Meeting/Open House
November 16, 2011 - 6:30 p.m. - Home and School Meeting/Fun Fair
February 1, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. - Academic Awards/Open House
April 25, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. - Home and School Meeting

Officers:

Officers for the 2011-2012 school year are as follows:

Tricia Wichlinski - President
Yvonne Tucker - Vice President
Linda Ruby - Treasurer
Kristin Krajnik - Secretary