Saint Paul School Board

Board Members
Dick Dodson - Chair
Fr. Thomas Tully
Fr. Robert Schmid
Dr. Bert L'Homme (Deacon)
Richard Doran
Marta Espinoza
Lynn Hagan
​Cheryl Reed
Joshua Walker
​Debbie Hall
​Jill Thompson

Mission and Catholic Identity​

The Church’s teaching mission includes inviting young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ or deepening an existing relationship with Jesus, inserting young people into the life of the Church, and assisting young people to see and understand the role of faith in one’s daily life and in the larger society. “This unique Catholic identity makes our Catholic elementary and secondary schools ‘schools for the human person’ and allows them to fill a critical role in the future life of our Church, our country and our world.
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Academic Excellence​

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops affirms the message of the Congregation on Catholic Education that intellectual development of the person and growth as a Christian go forward hand in hand. Rooted in the mission of the
Church, the Catholic school brings faith, culture and life together in harmony. In 2005, the bishops noted that “young people of the third millennium must be a source of energy and leadership in our Church and our nation. And, therefore, we must provide young people with an academically rigorous and doctrinally sound program of education.

Governance and Leadership​

Central to the mission of the Church is the work of Catholic school education.  The success of this mission depends on the key components of effective governance, which provides direction or authority, and leadership, which ensures effective operations. Catholic school governance and leadership can be seen as a ministry that promotes and protects the responsibilities and rights of the school community. Governance and leadership based on the principles and practices of excellence are essential to insuring the Catholic identity, academic excellence, and operational vitality of the school.

Operational Vitality​

Catholic schools are temporal organizations committed to the Church and the mission of Catholic education  including a commitment to a culture of excellence and rigor. These schools exist in a milieu of constant socioeconomic challenges grounded in continuous need for sustainable financial planning, human resource/personnel management and professional formation,
facilities maintenance and enhancement, and the requirement for institutional advancement and contemporary communication.