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

We welcome Bishop-Elect Schuster in his new role! I admit, I am a little late in this welcome, but it is none-the-less a hearty one. As a first year principal, I recall phoning a friend during one of my challenging times, and that friend was Bishop-Elect Frank’s dad, Jack Schuster who was principal at Kennedy Catholic for many years. Catholic education was/is so important to the Schuster family. I encourage you to read the article in the Northwest Catholic Magazine, as it gives you an insight into Bishop-Elect Frank’s personality – humorous, graciousness, and a servant for Jesus. Just ask Wanda, the principal at St. Vincent DePaul, where Bishop-Elect has been pastor for close to a year! He is so affirming and celebrates the goodness of our Catholic education. We welcome you Bishop!

We have planned our final meeting of the year for all principals and presidents, and it will be in person! Archbishop Etienne is also inviting all pastors to the meeting. Please register for the meeting here.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 17th from 8:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. We will begin with Mass with Archbishop as the main celebrant, and then spend some time with Archbishop as he walks us through his discernment relative to the Covenant Taskforce recommendations. Time for prayer, connecting with colleagues, and celebrating an amazing year! Janeal will be sending out an invite within the next week.

Meeting registration - click here. Principals, please forward this link to your pastors also.

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

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

Principal
Morning Meetings
April 12 - 11 am - TBD
April 13 - 11 am - Open Mic
April 14 - 11 am - TBD
CALENDAR EVENTS
APRIL
4/12 Executive Principal Meeting 9:00 AM
4/15 Good Friday - Chancery offices are closed
4/15 Celebration of Light Slideshow Picture Deadline (see Keystone for details)
4/18 Easter Monday - Chancery offices are closed
4/19-21 No principal morning meetings this week
4/19-21 2022 NCEA Convention- Virtual or In-person

5/3 Bishop Shuster's Ordination - All Chancery Offices are Closed
ACTION ITEMS (click links for more information)
Celebration of Light
May 20,2022
T-Mobile Park 5:30PM
Registration for Celebration of Light is now open! Click the link to register and learn more about the exciting plans for Fulcrum's 20th Anniversary event.
Celebration of Light
Faculty and Staff Lounge Reservations
All teachers, staff and administrators will be invited to join us in the Faculty and Staff Lounge on the club level. Space is limited, please register.
May 19-21: Building a Culture of Community: Equipping Leaders for Mental Health Ministry- Virtual or in-person Conference
Keynote speakers include: Bishop John Dolan, Father Ron Rolheiser, Maribel Laguna and Laura Lewis.
ACRE Assessment Results - How to break open the data with your Faculty
If you are now securing your ACRE results, here are some helpful tools to align the data with our Religion standards.
Catholic Lifesavers Corps - Cohort 1 Success!
Read about the brave suicide prevention work that 2 high schools are achieving!
Final Legislative Updates from WSCC
Synodal Process Survey Open until April 30th
Archbishop invites all voices to share with the Holy Father
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 - April 11, 2022
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, new health department info and more
PD - Accreditation team Members for 2022-2023
Please sign up to sit on an accreditation team for 2022-23; all schools are going through the SE protocol. Please forward this opportunity to your teachers too!
Catholic School Staff Service Awards 2021-2022
VERY IMPORTANT: The absolute drop dead date for ordering all years of service and 7th grade awards is now April 14th. Please use the online form in the link to order your awards today. Thank you!
Operational Vitality
Paycom Updates 4/8/22
This week's Paycom Update includes: A reminder about W2/W-2C Distribution and Security, Benefits systems, Payroll Approvals, Benefits EDI, CASHWP, Issues Backlog and Help Features.
Make sure your Paycom Issues, new and old, are being addressed
Your Paycom issues are important to the implementation process. Note in the 4/8/22 Weekly Paycom Update that 3 issues were added to the issues system in the last week and a backlog of 13 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 ?
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
Chancery Paycom Updates
Weekly Paycom Updates have been posted on the Archdiocesan Website since 12/17/21 and are available here.
Teacher Recruitment - Resumes, Events, and Recommendations
Contact kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org with questions.
Free Supplies Available for Schools
  • Assumption-St. Bridget recently acquired new microscopes and have 12 free microscopes up for grabs for any schools that would like them. Please contact Kathleen Conklin for more information - (206) 524-7452

  • Our Lady of Fatima is looking for a new home for 8 black lab tables. They are in good shape except for a scratch or two on top. Please contact Chris Smith for more information - (206) 283-7031
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