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

For those of you who could make it to our Principal/Pastor Meeting, thank you! I know how busy the end of the year is for us all, and yet you made time to gather. Thank you, too, for leaning to listen to the Archbishop’s message about the covenant, as well as recognizing the importance of the discernment process he took to get to his decisions. Official communication regarding this topic from the Archbishop to the schools will be coming soon.

Thank you, too, for the recognition for Sandy and me. We are both humbled and so very grateful for the opportunity to have served our schools. We both look forward to the good work of the OCS team, and we wish all the best to our new superintendent, Nicholas Ford, as well as the most recent hire for Mission and Catholic Identity, Connor Geraghty. 

We continue to hold all of you in our prayers of gratitude,

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

Principal
Morning Meetings
May 24 - Open Mic
May 26 - Graduation Ideas / Celebrating end-of-the-year
ACTION ITEMS (click links for more information)
CALENDAR EVENTS
MAY
(Click links next to dates for more information)
5/24 Executive Principal Meeting via ZOOM
5/30 Memorial Day - All Chancery Offices are Closed
Congratulations!
Sr. Mary Taylor Award Winner
Congratulations to Sandra Barton Smith on your selection as the 2022 recipient of the Sr. Mary Taylor Award. The Sister Mary Taylor Award was established by the Archdiocesan School Board in January 1986 to recognize distinguished service to Catholic education by teachers, staff, administrators and those who have made outstanding gifts of their time, talent and resources in the service of Catholic schools. The award is named in honor of Sister Mary Taylor, SNJM, a well-respected teacher, administrator and Assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Archbishop Brunett Award Winner
Congratulations to Fr. John Madigan of Sacred Heart Parish on your selection as the 2022 recipient of the Archbishop Brunett Award. This recognition was established in 2004 by the Archdiocesan School Board to honor persons who have given themselves generously and with distinction to support Catholic school education.
Summer School Slingerland Program - August 1-19
Our Lady of the Lake School is offering a 3 week summer school for students entering Grade 2-5.
Mental Health Ministry Network Luncheon Video
Father John Madigan and national leaders share how to provide pastoral care to survivors of suicide.
Catholic Lifesavers Corp- Cohort 2
We invite interested High Schools to apply by May 31st!
This youth suicide-prevention leadership training registration is now open and we are looking for 2-4 High schools to join for this Fall.
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
Early Learning Newsletter - May 23, 2022
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, new health department info and more
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
Accreditation Team Sign-up for 2022-2023 Teams
Consider serving on an accreditation team for our Archdicoese next year. Please sign up on mycatholicschools.org and Janeal Grosinger will reach out to you with more details this summer!
Registration for GRACE meeting
All are welcome to join in on our last official GRACE meeting of 2022-23. Please register here
Operational Vitality
Fulcrum Gala raises a record $2.8 million for Catholic Schools
The Fulcrum Foundation held the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Light at T-Mobile Park on Friday, May 20, and it was an spectacular success, with donors gathering to contribute an astounding $2.8 million for the students, educators, and schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
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 5/20/22
Please reveiew this week's Paycom update: Note the Lay Pension Update
2022-2023 School Budgets
(1) If your 2022/2023 Budget is complete - email to John Sullivan (2) What is keeping you from completion - email to John Sullivan (3) Completed or not what have been your two largest challenges this year - email to John Sullivan
Covenant Teacher Pay Period
The 2022/2023 Covenant year for Teachers will follow immediately after the 2021/2022 Covenant year for Teachers.
Chancery Paycom Updates
Weekly Paycom Updates have been posted on the Archdiocesan Website since 12/17/21 and are available here.
Do you have an aspiring administrator you would like to recommend for the 2022-23 Leadership Academy?
Fill out the gravity form or send them to Kelly Surapaneni, Coordinator of Leadership Development, at kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org
Fulcrum’s New Student Tuition Assistance Program for 2022-23 is now open
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