Board of Trustees

Position Title:  Member of the Board of Trustees

Length of Term:  Three years (three term limit)

Reports To:  Entire Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is legally and ethically responsible for all activities of the organization. To that end it:

• Determines how the organization will carry out its mission through long and short-range planning
• Adopts an annual budget and provides fiscal oversight
• Recruits, orients, and develops board members
• Hires and evaluates the performance of the head of school
• Evaluates its performance and overall performance of the organization in achieving the mission
• Establishes policies for the effective management of the organization

Responsibilities

• Understand and promote the organization’s mission
• Be familiar with the organization’s programs, policies, and operations
• Attend board meetings and appropriate committee meetings
• Actively serve on at least one committee (Trustee, Finance, Development, Head’s Advisory) and offer to take on special assignments
• Review agenda and supporting documents prior to meetings
• Make an annual contribution to the organization commensurate with ability
• Participate in fundraising activities and special events
• Strictly adhere to conflict of interest policies
• Strictly adhere to confidentiality policies
• Participate in an annual Head of School evaluation and Board evaluation 

Time Demands (approximate)

• Attend and actively participate in board meetings (10 monthly board meetings, approximately two hours in length, on the third Monday of each month, except July and August)
• Attend and actively participate in committee meetings and related work (one to three hours per month as determined by the committee)
• Attend and actively participate in the annual planning retreat (one weekend day)
• Attend special events such as fundraisers and ground breaking ceremonies (two fundraisers per year recommended)
• Attend new board member orientation (approx. one hour)

Financial and Resource Development Expectations

• Make an annual gift “commensurate or significant according to your circumstance” to TMS (in order to achieve 100% board giving)
• Recruit sponsors, as needed
• Identify and cultivate potential donors