TCWS Governance

Three Cedars Waldorf School's Board of Trustees is committed to using the principles of Policy Governance developed by John Carver. Through a set of Board policies, the Board defines the strategic direction of the school and entrusts the implementation of the strategic plan to the Executive Director, who is responsible for all aspects of school operations. Through the school's organizational structure, aligned with Waldorf Educational fundamental principles, the Executive Director engages the teaching faculty, office staff members, and parents in the implementation of the strategic plan.

TCWS Board of Trustees 2011-12

• Lisa Conaghan, President
• Tom Doggett, Vice-President
• John Tinker, Secretary
• Kelly Anderson, Treasurer
• Kari Kailamaki
• Javier Rodriguez

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From the Nat​ional Association of I​ndependent Schools' Trustee Handbook (sixth ed.), page one:

The Board of an independent school has the ultimate responsibility for the institution. School heads and trustees come and go: only the Board is permanent. The Board is responsible for the integrity of the school, the standing and reputation built by its founders and those who have labored over the years. The Board holds in trust the school's future as well as its present; the board's collective judgment will affect how the institution can serve constituencies to come...

Policy Governance Resources

• PolicyGovernance.com - the authoritative website for the Carver Policy Governance Model

Mission Resources: Waldorf Education, Independent Schooling

• Anthroposophical Society in America
• Association of Waldorf Schools of North America -AWSNA
• International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education
• National Association of Independent Schools - NAIS
• Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools - PNAIS
• RoSE – Research on Steiner Education
• Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America - WECAN
• Washington Federation of Independent Schools - WFIS