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Tuesday Tasks
Your weekly update from the
Catholic Schools Office

July 18, 2023
Response Needed/To Do Tasks
August 1, 2023, is our New Employee Meeting for all new school/center employees in the Diocese. We will be meeting in the Baum Room from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm here at the Catholic Center. Then from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm, there will be a training session for Protecting God’s Children – so every employee will have completed this training before walking on your campus. The Catholic Schools Office will provide lunch for those new employees staying for the Protecting God’s Children presentation in the afternoon. 

The Catholic Schools Office needs each principal/director to complete the form below with information on all your new school employees by Monday, July 24, 2023.

We ask that you pass along the date and time for the meeting to each of your new employees. The CSO will also email them the information on the training and provide directions to the building and how to find the room once they get here! 
 
There is the link to the form that needs to be completed by Monday, July 24, 2023: https://forms.gle/SRyxFAHgMcthzKgY9

If you have no new employees, please email Sherri Hennen at hennen@diocesekcsj.org and let her know that you have no new employees who need to attend the New Employee Meeting.

As you plan for the upcoming school year, it is very important that ALL 1st and 2nd-year-certified teachers are enrolled in the Missouri Teacher Development Program (MTDP) through your local Regional Professional Development Center. If a teacher is in their 1st or 2nd year of teaching in Missouri (no matter how many years of experience they have) they need to participate in MTDP.

The RPDC offers a variety of free/low-cost training for teacher development: 

  • MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program A (BTAP A):  Five-day program designed specifically for the first-year teacher. Upon completion, this program meets all certification requirements.
 
  • MTDS Beginning Teacher Assistance Program B (BTAP B): Five-day program designed for teachers who need or desire additional support. Includes a one-day training session with Dr. Mike Rutherford.
 
  • MTDS Teacher Academy (TA): Started in 1995, the Teacher Academy is DESE's premier teacher development opportunity. In TA, teachers will engage in action research centered around their personal classroom with guidance from Dr. John Antonetti. TA is an eight-day program including two state-wide meeting days with Dr. Antonetti.
 
  • MTDS Mastering: Foundations of Coaching and Mentoring: Five-day program for teachers who will be mentoring/coaching first-year teachers.
 
Here is the link to register for each of the programs - MTDS Program Registration. 
Giving the Basics' mission is to bring improved health, hope, and dignity to struggling children and adults through the procurement, fulfillment, and distribution of hygiene products. If you are a school that participates please complete the Giving the Basics Google Form no later than August 4th. If you would like more information on if this program is right for your school, please email hennen@diocesekcsj.org.
Meeting Reminders
Upcoming Meetings

New Employee Meeting
August 1 - 8:00 am - Baum Room (located off the main floor lobby of the Diocese)

Principal and Directors Meeting
August 7 - 8:30 am - Baum Room (located off the main floor lobby of the Diocese)

Convocation
August 11- 9:00 am - St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Stewart Rd, Liberty, MO 64068