​​​​The St. Giles School Board helps ensures the School’s short and long-term success

The St. Giles School Board acts in an advisory role to the Pastor and Principal. The Board develops, proposes and adopts policies that govern the operation of the School in accordance with guidelines set by the Office of Catholic Schools. The Board collaborates with the Pastor in hiring and evaluating the Principal, preparing the School budget and promoting the School. Membership on the Board consists of at least nine appointed adult members who are appointed for a term of three years.

​​In 2007, upon recommendation from the Archdiocese of Chicago, St. Giles School elected to move from a traditional, advisory School Board to a new model called a Board of Specified Jurisdiction (BSJ). The purpose of the change was to engage the expertise of members of the wider community, the majority of which do not have children in the school, in order to further the mission and long-term viability of St. Giles School. The BSJ is empowered to cooperate and collaborate with the principal and to support the work of administering and leading the school.   Board members are appointed by the Pastor and are given decision-making authority in the following areas:

​   •  Ministry Effectiveness (Mission, Vision, Faith-based Core Values)
   •  Member Development
   •  Planning and Policy
   •  Fiscal Management (Finances and Facilities)
   •  Institutional Advancement (Communication, Development, Marketing,
      Enrollment/Recruitment and Retention)