Good morning, Kristin,

Thank you all for your participation, presence, and fellowship during our retreat last week in Seabeck. Though I was unable to attend, in speaking with our team and a few other attendees, it seems that the days away together bore great fruit. We look forward to continuing to support you as you now prepare to lead this retreat for your own faculty and staff.

I wish to extend my gratitude to Joanne Cecchini and Monica Wingard for boldly sharing their witness during the retreat and for their contributions in making this year’s retreat a success. I would also like to thank Matt Barmore and Fr. Gary Lazzeroni for assisting in the facilitation of the retreat and for presiding in the celebration of the Eucharist.

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If you have not already, please take time in the next few days to complete our fall data collection, which opened last week. As a best practice, we suggest you first complete the Excel spreadsheet Fall Data Collection Spreadsheet – Elementary and/or Secondary.

We aim to have all data collected and submitted by the end of this week, September 27. Thank you for taking the time to complete this essential task.

With gratitude, 

NICHOLAS FORD | Superintendent

Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle

Fulcrum Tuition Assistance Survey

The Fulcrum Foundation is seeking information to learn about financial aid practices at your school, your satisfaction with TAP as it currently exists, and gather any other feedback about tuition assistance you are open to sharing.

Please complete the survey by clicking this link: https://forms.office.com/r/1s6BfG3GtM.

Contact Susan Ocoma with any questions.

Fulcrum Impact Day

We are excited to introduce a new initiative we are launching this fall on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29: Fulcrum’s Impact Day(s). 

Over the course of these two days, a Fulcrum staff member, board member, or ambassador will visit each of your schools to personally present a summary of Fulcrum’s support provided to your individual school along with an oversized ‘faux’ check showcasing the amount of tuition assistance Fulcrum donors are providing families this year. The check will be delivered to the principal by the Fulcrum rep, we will take a couple photos for social media posts, and we hope you will hang the ‘check’ in your school for the fall. Our hope is to showcase our support locally at each school and make the impact more relevant within your community. 

All arrangements will be made by our staff team, and we will provide you with the name/s of the persons visiting your school, the date, and the approximate time of their arrival. The visit should take approximately 10-15 minutes as we do not intend to disrupt your busy school day. 

More details will follow in the Keystone and via email. Thank you for noting these dates on your calendar. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Hall at hall.amy@fulcrumfoundation.org or 206.226.5679.

Assign a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Coordinator Today

Please use this linked form to designate a TAP Coordinator as the main contact for all questions related to the Fulcrum's Tuition Assistance Program for the 24-25 school year. For inquiries, email Susan Ocoma or call 206.748.7988.