Reflections of Havergal: 1994-2019

OVERVIEW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STRATEGIC PLANS

The Board of Governors

In fall 1994, Renie Chow, an enterprising Havergal student reporter, was curious about how tuition fees were allocated, and so she interviewed Havergal’s Controller Peter Lewis. Her findings were published in BTI that December, at the end of Havergal’s centennial year. Were a similar investigation to be carried out today, the figures would, of course, look very different, but, as in the past, they all would have been rigorously examined by the impressive women and men who, as Governors on Havergal’s Board, generously devote time and energy to ensure the welfare of the school, convening regularly as a group and taking on the tasks of its committees (Advancement, Finance and Audit, Governance, Marketing and Master Planning). The Board’s mandate reveals that the responsibilities they assume and the challenges they face are not for the faint of heart: The Board of Governors is responsible for the overall stewardship of Havergal College. The Board sets broad policy directions through strategic planning and goal-setting and ensures the financial sustainability of the school. The Board is responsible for appointing the Principal, to whom it delegates authority over the administration of the school and matters of curriculum and staffing. The Board oversees the school and remains at arm’s length from the administration. Two other bodies have also attracted the expertise and goodwill of volunteers: The Havergal College

A plaque of The Board of Governors since 1894.

Foundation, which receives and invests donations intended for Havergal College infrastructure, student assistance and other program, and The Havergal College Educational Foundation Inc., which was incorporated in 1977 to allow U.S. donors to make gifts to Havergal. The role of Board Chairs comes with its own responsibilities, but it is clear from a sampling of their responses that the work they have done for the school has been satisfying indeed.

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