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student health concerns will find this committee to be open to receiving, in confidence, information
related to such concerns.
The Scheduling Committee meets weekly and, as the name suggests, is the body charged with approving
the yearly School calendar and the scheduling of nearly all events at Miller School of Albemarle.
Because we are a small community, every scheduling decision has implications beyond the person(s)
most immediately involved. It is the Scheduling Committee’s job to understand that, for almost every
scheduling decision, there are potential “ripple effects” in other areas of school life, ripple effects that
must be minimized in order to promote efficient and harmonious school operations.
The Management Committee meets weekly. It is the job of this committee to look into the future and to
develop policies and make decisions that may not be of immediate importance in the day-to-day
operations of the School but which are very important to the School’s mission, its longer range program,
and its faculty members, administrators, and students.
The Financial Aid Committee does exactly what the name implies. It is the job of this committee to
analyze and rule on all applications for financial aid. As financial aid does not automatically continue
from year to year for students, this committee reviews the file for each financial aid applicant each year.
All financial aid applications begin with an analysis of family financial need provided to this committee
by the School’s New Jersey-based independent consultant. Then, the Financial Aid Committee considers
this independent analysis, together with other factors that may be relevant, in coming to a decision
about each financial aid application.
The Admissions Committee meets regularly to review all applications for admission to Miller School.
This committee does not meet until an application for admission is, in the opinion of the Director of
Admission, complete. The Admissions Committee also meets to discuss matters of enrollment
management and for the purpose of developing school policies relating to student recruitment and
retention.
The Safety Committee meets at least once per month to review practices, policies, and procedures
designed to keep students safe as well the School’s preparedness for emergencies. The Safety
Committee schedules a number of drills during the year to help the entire school community know what
to do in the event of any emergency, such as weather, threat, or fire.
HISTORY AND OTHER THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN
• Miller School of Albemarle is the oldest coeducational boarding school in Virginia, as we begin
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our 135 year with the 2012-2013 school year!
• Opening in 1878 with all boarders from the Albemarle County/Charlottesville area, Miller School
of Albemarle has evolved through the years, including many years (1928-1992) in the late
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