Governance
Tamarack Waldorf School, like most Waldorf schools, is not directed by a principal or headmaster, but rather a three-fold structure, including:
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Tamarack Waldorf School is composed of current parents, faculty, and friends of the school from the Milwaukee community. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the legal and financial affairs of the school and seeks to make tangible the vision of the school expressed by the Faculty and Parents.
- President: Susie Dacquisto-Ralston
- Vice President: Tim Randall
- Committee membership: Site Committee
- Treasurer: Mary Anne Revolinski
- Committee membership: Finance Committee-Chair, Enrollment Committee
- Secretary: Cathy Ryan
- Faculty: Sondra Salgado-Reyes
- Committee membership: Festivals Committee
- Faculty: Michele Peterson
- Committee membership: Assessment & Accreditation Committee
- Administrator: Jean Kacanek
- Committee membership: Site Committee, Enrollment Committee, Finance Committee
- Enrollment Coordinator: Sarah Stokes
- Committee membership: Enrollment Committee
- Parent: Mary Triggiano
- Committee membership: Finance Committee
- Parent: Mary Reilly
- Committee membership: Enrollment Committee
- Parent: Bela Roongta Eitel
Faculty and Administration
The faculty is comprised of individuals working in the school who have chosen a destiny linked to the growth and development of Tamarack Waldorf School. The faculty includes class teachers, part-time specialists, and the administrator. The faculty is dedicated to the creation and implementation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum based on Rudolf Steiner's indications as well as their own body of research. The faculty is also primarily responsible for school administration, including policies, procedures, and program development. The work of the faculty is carried out in cooperation with and with support from the board and the parents. Full-time faculty members meet weekly, working together and striving to bring unity and cohesion to the educational experience of each child.
The administrator, bookkeeper, and office staff help form a communication link between major groups of the school and with agencies outside the school. They have day-to-day responsibility for the business, facility management, enrollment, and daily outreach activities of the school. The faculty oversees and coordinates all administrative functions of the school while the administrator coordinates and communicates practical and pedagogical needs of the various school bodies - faculty, board and parents. The bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining financial records and implementing and overseeing the school's budget as directed by board and faculty.
- Chair: Nancy Price
- Kindergarten Chair: Rose Wessel
Parents
- TPA-CC
Serves as a vital link between the parent body and the other bodies of the school. (Board and Faculty) The Tamarack Parent Association holds monthly Community Circles with the intention of acting as both voice and ears for the parent body. It is the committee's goal that parents feel both informed and able to take part in school activities and decisions.
- Chair: Liz Roepke
- Secretary: Liz Fransee
- Treasurer: Denise Lubotsky
- Enrollment Committee
- Chair: Mary Reilly
- Finance Committee
- Chair: Mary Anne Revolinski
- Fund Development Committee
- Chair: Sandra Gines
- Site Committee
- Chair: Liz Falkowski
- Secretary: Tim Randall