St. Mary's Visitation School has a consultative/advisory board made up of school parents/parishioners. Our school board is called the Local Consultative Advisory Board (LCAB). The concept of the LCAB is based on a belief in the importance and power of shared leadership. Parents, faculty, administration and the community work together to provide advice regarding school policies in accordance with the mission of the school and the policies of the Diocese of Kalamazoo.
The primary function of the advisory board is to provide advice and assistance to the school's leadership team (canonical administrator/pastor and the principal).
Board members offer their experience and expertise to strengthen the decision making process. The assistance is provided in the following ways: planning policy development, finance, public relations/marketing, curriculum assessment and evaluation of the principal.
It is through the work of such advisory board committees that recommendations are made, direction is set and policy is developed. Currently, our LCAB has 6 members.