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Greetings!,
I look forward to gathering with our school leaders later this week for our annual retreat. In addition to preparing for our retreat, we have also launched our fall data collection.
The Fall Data Collection is similar to last year, except a minor change:
- To ensure accuracy, elementary schools who enrolled students using FinalSite last spring will be asked to input specific grade enrollment and capacity; however, they do not need to enter race and ethnicity data for students. Enrollment should be based on your student count on September 12, 2025.
We previously sent out the Spring Data Collection, and there are still some schools who have yet to complete it. We hope that those schools who have not completed the Spring Data Collection will complete it in conjunction with the Fall Data Collection. It can be found here: https://mycatholicschool.org/2025-spring-data-collection/
This essential data is used primarily for our required report to NCEA. It is also used to compile our databook. We are asking that you complete these two online tasks by Friday, September 26, 2025. This task is not optional; if you are delegating this task to someone else, please forward this to them immediately.
As a best practice, we suggest you first complete the Excel spreadsheet Fall Data Collection Spreadsheet – Elementary and/or Secondary. The NCEA enrollment data must be equal in two different ways. For example, the total sum of enrollment by grade must be the same as the total sum of students by race. These Total calculations are made for you in the attached spreadsheet.
Once all the data is correctly entered, you can go online and enter it efficiently.
If you have questions or problems related to OCS data collection, please contact Synthiea Kaldi (synthiea.kaldi@seattlearch.org). We appreciate your work on this essential annual task.
With gratitude,
NICHOLAS FORD | Superintendent
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle
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