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TAGS: Governance, Board of Trustees, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Kentucky, school charters, governance, financial management, laws, policies, oversight

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GOVERNANCE Board of Trustees

STATEMENT OF GOVERNANCE

Governance refers to the activities of the governing Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Governance is the act of framing laws, policies, and missions for the Administration of the institution.  The Administration (ADMIN) is concerned with the implementation of the products of Governance and is centered on the duties of the Executive Director of Pine Mountain Settlement School. Management is the coordination of activities to achieve goals and objectives undertaken by the Administration and framed by the laws, policies, and mission of the institution as outlined by the Governance of the Board of Trustees.

Governance establishes the mission and the strategic plan with the Administration which then sets the goals and objectives. Governance (BOT) ensures that all the processes of Administration and Management are compliant. 

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GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS

The Governance Documents of Pine Mountain Settlement School span the 100+-year history of the institution. They include important papers such as Origin documents, e.g., Articles of Incorporation, the multiple Mission Statements that have been drafted as the mission of the institution evolved.  Also included are the institutional Bylaws and their amendments, and other documents that are central to the Origin of the institution and that continue to guide the governance of the institution.

The GOVERNANCE Guide  may be used to identify PMSS origin documents and governance documents with their dates and associated trustees   [if known].  

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See:
GOVERNANCE Guide
GOVERNANCE BOT Alphabetical Guide
GOVERNANCE BOT Chronological GUIDE

See Also:
ADMINISTRATION General and Financial
DIRECTORS Guide

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