Please take a moment, if you haven't already, and send Kerry your wishes for Fr. Tom's Blessings Basket. We'd like to get this basket sent to him in the next few days.
It has also come to our attention that Pat Burbach could use some prayers and greetings as well. Why not drop Pat an email at her new email address: Burbachpat@gmail.com or pop a cheery card in the mail: 5317 NW 84th Place, Kansas City, MO 64154.
Challenge your students to embrace a Carlo Acutis Lent. See the link below:
The CSO plans to recognize all teachers/staff who have met the milestone years of 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years and 30+ years of service in the Diocese at our Convocation in August 2023. Please ask all your teachers/aides/ECC employees to complete the following google form for us so we can collect accurate information on all school employees. The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyS3guqI8A8N7-aLZcqSOAAkfT9UHGv7ZXJVN-LN4RB0vmZA/viewform?usp=pp_url
Mark your calendars for a change in date for the April CSLT Meeting. The meeting has been moved to April 25th.
Contracts will be sent to Business Managers this week.
Important note about IowaFlex and Iowa Assessments. The CSO will create the Test Events – please do not have anyone at your site create the Test Event for either of these tests. The CSO will create them and assign them to your school.
Note a change in the IowaFlex Testing Window – With our February 15th Holiday and several of the schools attending the FIRE conference on the 16th and 17th, we will extend the testing window until March 1st. The dates can't be adjusted until after this window closes (2/24) but Karen Hopson will go in on the 25th of February and reopen it until March 1st.
All Principals, Deans and Directors need to complete your proposed school calendar for 2023-24 by February 28th. Proposed Calendars can be found in your school/center folder. Here you can find the directions for completing your school calendar. After February 28th the CSO will let you know if your calendar has been approved.
Mark your calendars for Principal Lunch and Learn- The Mo Leadership Development System (MLDS) has worked with Karen Hopson to create a Lunch and Learn for the Catholic School Principals, Deans and Directors on March 3, 2023, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. We will meet here at the Chancery in the Glennon Room. MLDS will be providing lunch for all attendees and the topic of conversation will be 30 second feedback. We would love to have all who can attend this free session! Please RSVP to Karen H by this Friday February 24th if you can attend!
Principals, please be sure that you are checking your Nonpublic Registration LEA Verification.. This is on-going until February 28th, so be sure to check regularly so you can address any issues promptly. You should have provided all LEAs that are listed with a list of students from their district. Information should include – student grade and address. Names need not be provided. LEAs should be verifying and accepting your information. If they have declined something, there should be notes on the registration to guide you in fixing the problem.
