Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Principals, Deans and Directors, please share the CSW video with your teachers and staff. We appreciate all you do!

CSW Thank You Video

VIRTUS

Thank you to all of you who have made sure that all your school employees are compliant with VIRTUS. This needs to be done ASAP.

Workman Comp Paperwork

If you have a workman comp situation in your building, before you give the employee any paperwork to complete, please contact Monica Adams at 816-714-2316 so she can help you complete the paperwork correctly!

Climate Leadership Surveys

Principals, Deans and Directors please email the appropriate version of the Climate/Leadership Survey Link to your parents, teachers, and board members. We use the information from the surveys to help complete the Principal, Dean, and Director evaluation. Surveys can be found in the links below. We would like to have this survey completed by mid-February. 

Climate/Leadership Survey 2022-2023

Climate/Leadership Survey 2022-2023 - Spanish version

Diploma Order

It's hard to believe that we are already thinking of Graduation. If you have not yet let Kerry know how many Diplomas you will need please do so right away. The order needs to be placed as soon as possible.

NCEA Attendance

Please let Kerry know if you and any of your teachers plan to attend NCEA.

Franciscan At Home

All Schools/Teachers should have completed one class by now and working on your 2^nd class for the year. Remember to log into FAH and indicate if your teachers completed a course all together!  

Blessed Carlo Acutis and Saint Manuel Gonzalez Garcia and the Eucharistic Revival

Please read and share the attached letter from Bishop Johnston regarding the Eucharistic revival and the relics that will be visiting our high school campuses in May. 

In preparation for the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Saint Manuel Gonzalez Garcia in May, the Bishop has purchased the book Blessed Carlo Acutis: 5 Steps to Being a Saint for all high school students. In addition, all K-8 schools should have a copy of this book to share with teachers and middle school students. To help our teachers prepare to teach about Blessed Carlo Acutis the following link has been provided to a Resource Pack full of videos and activities to enhance lesson planning for middle school and high school teachers. Go to https://waterfordlismore.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ascend-YM_Blessed-Carlo-Acutis-Resource-Pack.pdf to print and save the Resource Pack.

World Day for Consecrated Life

On behalf of the Serra Clubs in our Diocese this message is to express their appreciation for helping to spread the message about the purpose of Serra International and service of the four Serra Clubs in the diocese, and their mission to help promote a more positive culture for Church Vocations in our diocese, parishes/parish schools and families. There are four World or National Church Vocation Appreciation Events each year. 

This message shares information about the first one for this year: World Day for Consecrated Life.   The resources in the message are a collection from the USCCB, National Religious Vocations Conference, and the US Council of Serra International Vocations Committee. There are several links to videos that provide insights to help share why Consecrated Life is a great value and how the whole Church can celebrate this annual event.  All of the mentioned information and links can be found here.

SEEDTIME - A Diocesan Day of Prayer -Saturday, February 4th.

Mass with Bishop Johnston is at 10:00 am on February 24th at the Cathedral! We would love to have schools represented! This would be a good service project for a class or grade at your school.  

Educator Day at Main Event

Main Event loves our Educators! 🍎 🎉

Nobody deserves a little more FUN than YOU- which is why Main Event is throwing a complimentary appreciation party!

We’re calling all Teachers, Administrators, and Coaches to attend this FREE event in honor of your hard work and dedication to your Students!

This celebration is our way of saying thank you for all you do and your positive impact on the community.

Here are the details: 📋

When?: Thursday, February 16th, 2023, from 4 to 7 PM

Where?: 8081 NW Roanridge Rd. Kansas City, MO 64151

How?: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/educator-appreciation-event-tickets-513437855447

This event is for adults 18+ who are Educators, Teachers, Paras, Admins, Instructors, and Facilitators.

Please pass this info along to your peers, coworkers, teachers.

RSVP TODAY!! 

Faith Formation Opportunity

St Therese Church is offering a free talk by nationally known speaker, Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, OP of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. She will give a lively, media rich talk, on "Why God Allows us to Suffer." Suffering is an inevitable part of each of our lives and often the experience of suffering can leave us with questions about your faith, and make us search more deeply to find peace. Join us to hear this moving talk by Sr. Jane Dominic, Friday, February 17th, 6:30- 8:30 pm at St Therese Church. 

Inclusion in Action

The FIRE Foundation is hosting an Inclusion in Action Conference Feb. 16th and 17th here in Kansas City. More information can be found in the attached flyer. 

Iowa Assessments

The window for administering the Iowa Assessments is May 20th- April 28th. Please plan accordingly. Make sure you have the correct books/answer sheets for the right test. All 4th-7th graders will take the CogAT assessment as well as the Iowa Assessments.   Please let Karen H. know if your school is taking the test with paper/pencil this year.  

CSLT Meeting

HS POD Meeting

Northland POD Meeting

Rural POD Meeting

Southeast POD Meeting

Southwest POD Meeting

Early Ed Meeting

New Principal Meeting



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February 21 - 9:00 am

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