Board Nominations
A Letter from the President
Sr. Judy Schaefer, O.P., PhD
August 31, 2020
Dear Cotter Community,
Cotter Schools is an amazing learning community of faith and excellence for young persons in grades 5 through 12. With over 500 students from our local Winona area and around the world, Cotter Schools offers students a challenging curriculum in a faith-based culture of respect and dignity. The Cotter Board of Directors has as the primary responsibility to maintain the standards, direction, and mission of the school. No work could be more important.
The Cotter Board of Directors is a governing board with full authority to direct the mission of the school. It currently consists of eight (8) at-large members, three (3) voting ex-officio members who are the Pastors from the local Winona parishes, and one (1) non-voting ex-officio member who is appointed as the President/CEO of Cotter Schools. The stated purpose of the Board is described in the Bylaws:
The Board of Directors shall manage and govern the affairs of the Corporation; exercise its power and control its property; determine compliance with the Corporation’s stated purpose; appoint, delegate, or elect Corporate Officers; and have the power and authority to do and perform all acts or functions that are consistent with the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws. (Bylaws, Cotter Schools, sec. 2.1)
The Directors are a voluntary board and are self-perpetuating. Directors serve three-year terms, renewable twice. The Board meets at least four times a year, and each Director serves on or chairs a standing committee. Other community members serve on the standing committees as well, and often move on to become full Board members.
Periodically, the Board is looking for potential Board members. The attached forms provide a brief role description of the position and a nomination form. Anyone may nominate themselves or another person whom they see as a good candidate. Please consider nominating yourself or someone else after asking their permission.
As President of Cotter Schools, I work closely with the Cotter Board of Directors and I cannot express strongly enough how important their work is to the successful operation and viability of our school. The Board of Directors serves a significant role in our school’s life and we need dedicated and caring members to help us function effectively.
We have been richly blessed by God and others. May the work and service of our Board of Directors steward those blessings to fullness.
Sister Judith Schaefer, O.P., PhD