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

As I make visits to schools across the Archdiocese, prayerful treasures have crossed my path. The following prayer from St. Vincent De Paul School. This Tuesday, St. Vincent’s will formally begin to share their pastor, Fr. Schuster, with all of us as he will be ordained as our next Auxiliary Bishop! We keep Bishop Schuster in our prayers of gratitude and joy as he embarks on this new chapter.

Sweetest Jesus, help me to see you in everyone I meet and in all things you created, in joys and in sorrows,
so that I may grow in your grace and your love. 
Help me continue to learn to think, act and love like you do. 
Amen.

Simplest of prayers says it all. 

As always, you remain in our prayers of great gratitude,

KRISTIN DIXON |  Superintendent
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle

Principal
Morning Meetings
May 3 - No Meeting Today - Chancery Closed for Ordination
May 4 - Dropping Wednesday meetings, unless we see the need to keep it
May 5 - 11 am - Mental Health with Sandy Barton Smith
Marshall Memo #933 - Strategies for Overcoming Implicit Bias
CALENDAR EVENTS
MAY
ACTION ITEMS (click links for more information)
Please Register -
May 17th Principal/Pastor meeting with Archbishop Etienne
Archbishop Etienne is inviting all Presidents, Heads of school, Principals, and Pastors or Parish leader to Mass and a meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
We will begin with Mass at 8 AM and then spend some time with Archbishop as he walks us through his discernment relative to the Covenant Taskforce recommendations.
Celebration of Light
May 20,2022
T-Mobile Park 5:30PM
20th Anniversary Celebration of Light Registration Deadline – Friday, May 6, 2022
Registration for both the Banquet at the Ballpark and the Faculty & Staff Lounge has been extended to Friday, May 6! All guests will gather together for the cocktail reception before going to either the Banquet at the Ballpark or the Faculty & Staff Lounge. Please register for only one event by Friday!
  • Banquet at the Ballpark – Register online here
  • Faculty & Staff Lounge – Register online here
WA State Mental Health Summit - University of Washington
Our SEL Counselors can learn state-wide advancements to better serve our people. Free: 8:30-4:30PM
May is Mental Health month
This link contains an updated parish/school MH tookit for your use.
2021-2022 Grade 7 MDI Capstone week
Pray for our 7th grade MDI communities as they begin their reflections of their year-long journey as a missionary disciples.
Sponsoring Ukrainian Refugees
Individuals, community groups, parishes can sponsor Ukrainian refugees coming to the US. Questions? Chris.Koehler@seattlearch.org
Governance & Leadership
Schwartz Newsletter
The link will take you to the new landing page which will house the regular communications from Pam Schwartz.
Academic Excellence
GRACE Newsletter Volume 5
Check out the work that has been done so far in the GRACE program this year and what is to come for the rest of 2022!
Early Learning Newsletter - May 5, 2022
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, new health department info and more
PD - Accreditation team Members for 2022-2023
Consider serving on an accreditation team for our Archdiocese next year. Please sign up on mycatholicschools.org and Janeal Grosinger will reach out to you with more details this summer!
pdEnroller and Clock Hour Important Information
Please complete any final PD opportunities for clock hours - all submissions must be submitted no later than 10 days before your event(s).
MAP Spring Testing Information
MAP Testing Dates, updates from NWEA and other important links can be found here
Follett Destiny Annual Renewal
If your school is part of the Destiny Consortium, please complete the annual renewal registration form.
Operational Vitality
Benefits Open Enrollment
Last week information was sent to all principals about the upcoming Benefits re-enrollment period. Please contact Benefit Services for more information.
Make sure your Paycom Issues, new and old, are being addressed
Your Paycom issues are important to the implementation process. Note in the 4/22/22 Weekly Paycom Update that one more issue was added to the issues system in the last week and a backlog of two issues remain to be addressed. It is critical to make sure that your Paycom issues are being addressed ! Have you heard back that your issue(s) are being addressed ?
Paycom Updates 4/29/22
This week's Paycom Update includes: Open Enrollment, EDIs, and Lay Pension.
Chancery Paycom Updates
Weekly Paycom Updates have been posted on the Archdiocesan Website since 12/17/21 and are available here.
Salary Percentage of your Local School District
We have discussed calculating the percentage your Teachers' annual base pay to their peers in your local School District (one percentage for your School). Please send that percentage for 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 (budget) to John Sullivan by email.
Mid-Year School Financial Report
Please send your YTD 12/31/21 Financial results and Budget for the 2021/2022 School year to John Sullivan at john.sullivan@seattlearch.org
Covenant Teacher Pay Period
The 2022/2023 Covenant year for Teachers will follow immediately after the 2021/2022 Covenant year for Teachers.
Teacher Recruitment - Resumes, Events, and Recommendations
Contact kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org with questions.
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