ALWAYS....REACHING HIGHER
From the Superintendent...
Greetings!

I extend my gratitude to each of you and your pastors and parish leaders who were able to join us last Thursday at St. Thomas. I recognize these days away from your school buildings add another layer to your work, and yet I also hope that these meetings together add value to that work upon your return. Your feedback from last Thursday was helpful and will allow us to continue to improve our delivery and will also guide our follow up in the next couple of weeks. 

This week as we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, we are reminded that we all belong to the Communion of Saints. Like Zaccheus, we are neither fully formed nor perfect in our discipleship, and yet each is called to serve the Lord. As you celebrate in your communities, I pray that the charism of your patrons fills your classrooms with inspiration. 

With gratitude, 
Nicholas 

NICHOLAS FORD |  Superintendent
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle

Principal
Morning Meetings
11/1 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM
Budget Calendar, Long Term Budgeting and Capital Budgeting with John Sullivan
MM #958 - Leaders Conducting Regular One on One Meetings

11/3 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM
22-23 Diversified Learners Overview and Update with Connor Geraghty
MM #958: The Debate about Effective Preschool Curriculum
ACTION ITEMS (clickable links below)
CALENDAR EVENTS
NOVEMBER
(Click links next to dates for more information)

10/31 Safe environment lessons and reporting form due.

11/3 Saint Martin's School Administrator Programs Open House-click link to RSVP-virtual
11/8 New Teacher Monthly Meetup- Connect with new teachers on teacher wellness and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) via Zoom. See link to register.
11/8 Fulcrum School Partnership Grant Due- click the link to access the grant application
11/15 High School Leaders Monthly Meeting (no registration required) - online 1:00 PM
11/15 Due date for principal/pastor meeting to review self-assessment and goals
11/18 GRACE Teacher Leader Virtual Meeting & Workshop - registration opens Nov. 1st - online 12:30 PM

Calling all School Counselors
We are establishing a network of our archdiocesan counselors for this 2022-2023 school year. Please submit the contact information of your school counselor at the following link.
MDI November Meeting
All 7th grade religion teachers are invited to implement the Maryknoll MDI program and journey with other educators through our monthly teacher formation meetings. Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 1 at 3:45PM on Zoom and recurring the first Tuesday of every month at the same time. Please invite both your new and returning 7th grade religion teachers to attend. Teachers may register through this link.
Governance & Leadership
Schwartz Newsletter - October 31, 2022
New topics this week include: DOH Covid update, Workers Compensation update, Chancery communications.
Educational Leadership
We have 8 Catholic University partners that offer programs in Educational Leadership. Click here to learn about these programs. Saint Martin's has their Virtual Open House on Thursday. For more information about these programs, contact Kelly Surapaneni at kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org
Academic Excellence
Early Learning Newsletter - October 31, 2022
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, upcoming meetings and more!
Annual Progress Report 2022-23 Information
All Catholic schools are required to complete the annual progress report; schools in WCEA must complete all sections. Schools in different accreditation systems must complete the Catholic identity portion of the progress report.
GRACE Teacher Leader November Meeting Registration
GRACE will be meeting virtually on Friday, 11/18 from 12:30pm-2:30pm - the Haring Center for Inclusionary Learning will help facilitate the majority of this session. Please make sure GRACE teacher leaders register ASAP. Principals are welcome to join as well!
Curriculum Subcommittee - Participation by School Leaders Opportunity
Please read about our curriculum subcommittee - we will be meeting four times this year to discuss a protocol for curriculum adoption. School leaders are invited to be a part of the committee!
Operational Vitality
Frontline Absence Management System Updates
Please send John Sullivan your School's Teacher and Campus User (Supervisor) updates to the Frontline Absence Management System this week by email. Thank you to all who have done so already.
Make sure the Timesheets of your Sub-Pool Teachers are being Approved!
Please make sure the timesheets of those Sub-Pool Substitute Teachers' that work for your school are addressed and approved timely (at least twice a month) by you or your primary payroll processor. Their Pay Periods are the 1rst to the 15th (paid the 25th) and 16th to the end of the month (paid the following 10th). If you do not address these, they will be charged by default to your School.
TAP Application Window for 2023-2024 is now Open
Applications (and all supporting documentation like tax forms) are due by no later than January 6, 2023 to be considered for Fulcrum funding.
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