It's time to order Diplomas! Please let Kerry know how many you will need as soon as possible.
Sherri will be promoting your Open Houses on Social Media. In order to help her with this, please fill out this google form.
This is your last chance to let Kerry know if you have a special event planned for Catholic Schools Week that you would like the CSO to be a part of.
EMF Day is quickly approaching. Please let Kerry know if you or anyone on your staff would want to be a Lector or Gift Bearer for Mass with the Bishop on that day. Although we love having our Principals take on these tasks, it would be nice to see some teachers fill those roles. Please invite your staff and have them reach out to me if they are interested. Kerry: eckart@diocesekcsj.org.
Franciscan’s Catechetical Institute is announcing their FREE and fantastic webinar series in 2023 to support catechists, teachers, and leaders. They are offering 40 webinars over the coming year on relevant topics to help support you in ministry. Please see the attached document for webinars and registration information. Each webinar has a different registration link and webinars start today!
Please go to the Survey Monkey Link for the Climate/Leadership Survey highlighted in red and provide your feedback. Your responses are requested by mid February. Climate/Leadership Survey 2022-2023
Mark your calendars for the third and final round of Iowa Flex for this school year. Iowa Flex will be administered Feb.13 - Feb. 24 for 3rd -8th graders for reading and math.
Please join Bishop Johnston for the Seedtime Mass on February 4, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Your school/parish is invited to bring packets of seeds for a blessing before they are planted this spring! If you would like to hold your own prayer service to bless seeds during Catholic Schools Week – you can find a service guide here. A parish bulletin announcement for your use can be found here. More information for this special day can be found here.
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.
