Good morning, Kristin,

I hope this finds you well and enjoying time with family and friends during this summer respite.

We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks as we begin our year at Kickstart. If you haven’t already registered, please do so here. This year, we will be at Seattle University and Day 2 of Kickstart will be part of the Inspire Conference.

Please read the updates regarding Federal Title Programs below in Pam’s section.

Have a great week.

With gratitude,

NICHOLAS FORD | Superintendent

Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle

OPERATIONS CALENDAR & MONTHLY TASK LIST

Click here & log into mycatholicschool.org

Principal Weekly Meetings

09/11/2025 - Welcome/Welcome Back with Superintendent Nicholas Ford

09/17-19/2025 - Christ in the Classroom Leadership Retreat at the Seabeck Conference Center. Register HERE!

09/25/2025 - Christ in the Classroom Toolkit with Connor Geraghty

10/02/2025 - GRACE with Justyna King

Upcoming Events

August 1, 2025

New Principal and Pastor Retreat

9:00am-3:00pm

Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center

August 4, 2025

New Principal Orientation

8:00am-3:00pm

Seattle University

August 5, 2025

Kickstart Day 1

8:30am-3:00pm

Seattle University

Click here for agenda.

August 6, 2025

Kickstart Day 2/INSPIRE Day 1

Seattle University

Registration Opens at 7:30am

Campion Hall

August 7, 2025

INSPIRE Day 2

Seattle University

Registration Opens at 7:30am

Campion Hall

August 12, 2025

New School Employee Orientation (South)

8:00am-3:00am

St. Charles Borromeo School

MISSION & CATHOLIC IDENTITY

Serving Our Diversified Learners

Please read this article from Our Sunday Visitor and published in Northwest Catholic, which examines how students with disabilities are being served in our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle and throughout our nation.

CIC Leadership Retreat Registration

If you have yet to do so, please register here for the 2025 Christ in the Classroom Leadership Retreat at the Seabeck Conference Center from September 17-19, 2025.

2025-26 Missionary Discipleship Institute

All 7th grade teachers are invited to participate in the Missionary Discipleship Institute for the upcoming school year! MDI Teacher Formation Day is scheduled for August 18th from 9am-2pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Learn more and register here.

WSCC Catholic Advocacy Bulletin

Please see the July WSCC Catholic Advocacy Bulletin here.

GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP

Personnel & Policy Notes for the Week of 07/21/25

Included this week: Update on funding for federal programs and reminders about new employee orientation sessions.

Click here to read more.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

GRACE Registration for 2025-26

Please register your GRACE teacher leaders for the 2025-26 school year NOW!

Curriculum Committees for 2025-26

Social Studies, Science and new Artificial Intelligence committee will be formed this year. We meet four times (in person) throughout the year. Learn more here.

NWEA MAP Testing Dates & Information

Check out our NWEA MAP testing page to learn more about our assessment dates and expectations.

WCEA Accreditation Information

The WCEA has updated their webpage with current resources for schools who are engaged in the self-study process and those who are hosting visiting teams this year.

OPERATIONAL VITALITY

Innovative Housing Rooms

Rooms are still available at our Innovative Housing sites in Ballard and Maple Leaf! See the form or contact Kelly Surapaneni. (kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org)

Multi-Year Budget Template

Standard 10 of the NSBECS advise us to have a three to five year portion of our Budget Plan each year. Where does your school stand? Questions - ask John Sullivan. (sullivanj@seattlearch.org)

2025/2026 Salary Scale

Each school develops its own Salary Scale for the 2025/2026 school year. Please share your Scale with assumptions to John Sullivan.

School Staff Changes

Please email Synthiea Kaldi (synthiea.kaldi@seattlearch.org) staffing changes so we can get them set up in Frontline. For new employees, please send name, email and phone number!

Update Job Postings

Please make sure your job postings are current. Synthiea Kaldi can close jobs for you.

Fulcrum Foundation News & Updates

The Fulcrum Point Podcast Episode 6: Understanding Education Marketing

In this episode, host Brian Callanan talks with Kristin Moore, Director of Marketing for the Office for Catholic Schools within the Archdiocese of Seattle. The discussion covers a wide range of topics, from how Catholic schools are employing new programs like ALMA (Advanced Latino Multilingual Achievement) to reach out to a quickly-growing Latino and Hispanic population to INSPIRE, a nationally-recognized conference for Catholic school leaders and staff that's drawing participants from around the country. Click here to learn more and listen!

Summer Planned Giving Webinar

Have you ever considered how your legacy could help the future of Catholic education?

We invite you to join the Fulcrum Foundation and the Archdiocese of Seattle for a special Planned Giving Webinar, where you'll learn how thoughtful estate planning can support the mission of Catholic schools for generations to come.

During this lunchtime session, you'll hear from estate planning experts about how planned giving options-such as bequests, charitable gift annuities, and beneficiary designations-can make a lasting impact while also supporting your personal financial goals.

There is no obligation-just an opportunity to explore how you can make a meaningful difference well into the future. Please register here.

For more information, please email Amy Hall. (hall.amy@fulcrumfoundation.org)

News & Resources

FREE Science Tables and Chairs!

Sacred Heart school has fifteen 5 ft x 2 1/2 ft science tables, three 4 ft x 2 ft science tables, thirty navy stacking chairs and three black stacking chairs up for grabs! Please contact Val Bromfield if you are interested or have any questions. (vbromfield@sacredheart.org)

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