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Brian Sweeney
President of the Board of Trustees |
The Board of Trustees of an independent school establishes policy and assesses institutional performance in accordance with the school’s mission. The by-laws of East Woods School provide that the “property and affairs of the [School] shall be managed, controlled and administered by the Board of Trustees.”
The Board hires and evaluates the Headmaster and sets the policy guidelines within which the Headmaster will operate the school. The Board of Trustees recognizes that its role is one of policymaking and of financial oversight of the school. The Board does not involve itself in the day to day operations of the school or in carrying out policy unless asked by the Headmaster to assist him in some manner.
The Board has a fiduciary responsibility for the financial state of the school and adopts financial policies, approves the annual budget, sets tuition and approves the amount to be allocated to financial aid each year. The Board is charged with oversight of all institutional advancement efforts.
Another of the primary roles of the Board is to plan for the future of the school. The 2005-2010 Strategic Plan resulted in the construction of the new Upper School building and significantly increasing the school’s endowment among many other things. The Board is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of important areas the school needs to focus on over the next five to ten years and expects to publish an updated Strategic Plan shortly.
The Board of Trustees is very focused on gender, diversity and multicultural issues. The Mission Statement, which is short and concise by design, notes that East Woods is a community that celebrates the differences among us.
The Board of Trustees holds monthly meetings from September – June. The Board of Trustees communicates its role to the community and invites their input by holding one open meeting each year and by holding an annual State of the School meeting for all members of the school community.
The Board depends upon the active participation and support of all trustees. The current Committees of the Board are: Building and Grounds; Diversity; Education; Executive; Finance; Institutional Advancement; Marketing; Technology; and Trustees.
The Committee on Trustees is charged annually with nominating new Board members, evaluating individual trustees and evaluating the Board’s performance relative to the Board’s established goals.
East Woods trustees serve for a term of three years and may be elected to an additional two year term.
Board of Trustees 2011 – 2012
Brian Sweeney, President
Maureen Brennan, Vice President
Stephen Benjamin, Treasurer
Frances DeMonte, Secretary
Nathaniel W. Peirce, Ed.D., Headmaster
Members:
David Adelhardt, Dean Bennett '81, Christopher Bragoli, Marisa DeMarzo, Michael Glen, Tracy Hamilton, Deborah Hauser, Lindsey Hefter, Kenneth Kelly, Benedetta Kliger, Ora Kriegstein, Frank Leone, Joseph Macy, Darlene Mays, Mia Ramirez, Gemma Toner