School Governance
As is standard in private educational institutions, the Board of Trustees is the governing body of Community High School. It is responsible for the financial well-being of the school, for setting policy and for hiring the Directors of the school in accordance with the By-Laws of Community High School. CHS is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. The Directors serve at the pleasure of the Board and are evaluated annually by the Chair. It is the Board Members’ duty to support and stand behind their chosen Directors. The Directors in turn are charged with the task of hiring faculty and staff in accordance with their mission, policies and financial guidelines set forth by the Board of Trustees. It is the Director’s job to manage, support, encourage, help and discipline their faculty and staff. Parents are considered active stakeholders in the school. Should they have concerns regarding their children’s education, they should not hesitate to speak either to the appropriate teacher or to either of the Directors. Should the issue involve policy or governance, the concern should be brought to an appropriate member of the Board.
The 2025-2026 Board of Trustees
Executive Committee
John McBroom – Chair of the Board
Linda Thornton – Treasurer
Kenneth Sosnowski – Secretary
Cassie Hunt – Member-at-Large
Josh Chapman – Academic Director
Meg Snow – Administrative Director
At-Large Members
Leanne Cline – Faculty Representative
Katrina Hill – Community School (CS) Director
Remington Beard (CHS ’08)
Bonnie Bowers
Katie Brown
Peter Coogan
John Eure
Rachael McBroom (CHS ’07)
Jonathan Pait
Jonathan Richardson
Dan Summerlin
Jacinda Williams
Pam Winchell
The Board of Trustees meets four times each school year. The meetings are open to the CHS Community at large. However, non-members may only address the board if they have made a previous request to the Chair to be placed on the agenda.
John McBroom: Chair of the Board
John McBroom has taught Music Performance, Algebra and Geometry since the early days of Community High. He now serves on the board, where his responsibilities primarily focus on development and fundraising in order to ensure a sustainable future for Community High School. John has also been a touring and recording musician for more than a decade, playing in jam bands, bluegrass and jazz ensembles. He has been involved in more than a dozen CD projects as a musician, producer and executive producer. John also serves as the CFO of FloydFest, the region’s largest contemporary music festival.
