Catholic Schools always....REACHING HIGHER
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From the Superintendent... |
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Greetings!
“They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers” (Acts 2:42).
One of my favorite things about the Easter season is reading from the Acts of the Apostles, and this verse from yesterday’s readings highlights this interest. I appreciate seeing how the first disciples responded in those early days, and I admire the simplicity in the focus: teach, relate, share, pray.
I think to our tasks in the Catholic school. We can easily lose sight of our focus in the day-to-day. Even the four domains of the NSBECS can, at times, distract us from the nine defining characteristics of Catholic schools that set the foundation for the rest of the document.
In this Easter season, we can ground ourselves in these practices of the earliest disciples, devoted to teaching, forming community, breaking bread together, and, above all, prayer, all centered in the person of Jesus Christ.
With gratitude,
NICHOLAS FORD | Superintendent
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle
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4/18 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM
Finances/Taxes Best Practices by John Sullivan.
MM #981: More Applications for ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models
4/20 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM
Subcommittees for Assessments, Curriculum Review/Textbook Adoption Process and others coming in 2023-24 with Justyna King
MM #982: An overview of the week's most relevant research
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ACTION ITEMS (items below have clickable links)
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(Click links next to dates for more information)
4/27(2-3pm) Spring Accreditation Meeting. This is a required online meeting for all school leaders finishing up their self-study writing year to prepare for Fall/Spring visits in 2023-24 Meeting ID: 247 212 864 418
Passcode: WeyMRS
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Catholic Lifesaver Corps Annual Report |
The attached report details the development of the Catholic Lifesaver Corps (CLC) through this school year. Generously funded by the Fulcrum Foundation, the CLC is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program now active in four of our high schools.
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Parent Ambassador Model (PAM) |
The Office of Catholic Schools and St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) of Seattle and King County have formed a partnership to advance Catholic education and position our schools as accessible and welcoming to Latino/Hispanic families through the Parent Ambassador Model (PAM). PAM is driven by SVdP’s Centro Rendu special works program that exists to protect, support, and empower Latino/Hispanic immigrant families through education, social services, and leadership development. Please watch the following video to learn more and contact PAM@svdpseattle.org to build a parent ambassador team at your school.
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Cultivating Skills for Non-violent Communications |
Led by Deacon Kevin McCarthy (teacher, catechist, and outreach director for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers), this workshop builds skills for peaceful living in the family, the parish, and the larger community. Click below for more information and to register for this event from 10am-3pm on April 25 at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center.
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Click below for the WSCC Catholic Advocacy Bulletin for April 14th,2023.
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Schwartz Newsletter - April 3, 2023
In this edition: New W4 information from H.R., EANS I information, and emergency response resources. Also included are important upcoming deadlines/due dates.
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Educational Leadership Partners Program
The deadline for the Fulcrum Educational Leadership Grant is Thursday, April 6th. For more information contact Kelly Surapaneni, kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org
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New Pace Director!
The University of Portland hired for the PACE Director. Ryan Darmody, darmody@up.edu . See the link for request form and information about the PACE program. If you have any questions, please contact Ryan.
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Clock Hours must be claimed within 90 days of attending a PD opportunity- please remember to claim clock hours after you finish PD.
It is an Archdiocesan best practice to ensure that teachers and those who need to claim clock hours do so as soon as possible. We cannot grant clock hours for PD attended prior to 2021; please remind your teachers to claim clock hours ASAP.
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New Teacher Monthly Meet UPs, sponsored by the CCSSCC
May's the final New Teacher meet up - the topic will be "preparing for the end of the school year." Send this to your new teachers and please register and join us along with other new Catholic educators throughout CA and OR on the second Thursday of May from 3-4pm via ZOOM.
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Screening of "My Disability Roadmap" strongly endorsed by the Haring Center for Inclusionary Education (University of Washington)
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Early Leaning Newsletter- Week of April 17th
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, upcoming meetings and more.
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Save the Date! August 10th is the 2023 INSPIRE Conference
INSPIRE is a conference for Office Managers, Finance Managers, Admissions, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, and Early Learning staff hosted by Kristin Moore & Dave Mayer. It will at Seattle University this year. More details coming soon. Please have your staff save the date- it is going to be a great day for them!
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Timely Review and Approval of Substitute Time Sheets |
Substitutes are paid on a semi-monthly basis (from the 1rst to the 15th is paid on the 25th and the 16th through the end of the month is paid on the 10th of the following month). Please make sure that your Primary Payroll Processor reviews and approves the time sheets for days Substitutes work at your school by the first day after the end of these Pay Periods (the 16th and the 1rst). Any time input into Paycom time sheets will be paid even if not approved, but it is important that charges to your School are correct and appropriate. Please help us address this. |
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2023/2024 Operating Budgets |
We are in that time of year when our individual Annual School Operating Budgets are at very different stages of completion. Some Schools are complete and some have much left to complete. Once you have completed your 2023/2024 Operating Budget, we would ask that you send it to John Sullivan with answers to four questions: (1) One broad, single percentage change of Tuition. (2) One broad single percentage change of Salaries. (3) How do your planned 2023/2024 Salaries compare to your local School District - also one percentage. (4) Do you plan to do a Multi-year Operating Budget? So far we have one such response. Thank you. |
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New Approach to Update Sub Pool Billing Rate for your School |
Each School has its own pay rate for those who work for them through the Substitute Pool. Principals set this rate. In the past we have asked that you send requests for changing these rates through the folks in the Payroll Services Office. Going forward we are asking that you send requests for such changes to our new teammate at OCS, Synthiea Kaldi. Synthiea will monitor the process of getting these rates changed. We hope this transition will insure your requests are accomplished timely and we can effectively address the status of such changes. |
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Resumes on the Principal Trello Board |
We posted resumes that have come to our office virtually or in the in-person events on the Principal Trello Board. Make sure to have your Frontline postings up-to-date! There is a new WSU in-person event happening next month.
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Fulcrum Tuition Assistance Grant Program (TAP) 2024-25 Timeline |
The TAP application window for the 2024-2025 school year will open on October 1, 2023, and close December 31, 2023. We will continue using FACTS Grant and Aid. Please contact Susan Ocoma at susan.ocoma@fulcrmfoundation.org with any questions.
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