Catholic Schools always....REACHING HIGHER
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From the Superintendent... |
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Greetings!
The disciples on the road to Emmaus remind us of the journey we each walk. It reminds us of the importance of accompaniment — being genuinely present, listening and supporting another person with the goal of helping them hear God’s call for them.
As Catholic educators, we have a privileged role in accompanying the communities we serve. When we walk alongside our students, their families, and our colleagues, we hold an opportunity to be illuminative, allowing others to recognize Christ in their daily lives.
Beyond our individual efforts, our schools create space for our students, teachers, and staff to accompany each other. Like the disciples on the road, by sharing Christ’s love in these experiences of accompaniment, we can deepen the call to discipleship in each other.
With gratitude,
NICHOLAS FORD | Superintendent
Office for Catholic Schools | Archdiocese of Seattle
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4/25 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM (Cancelled)
Meeting cancelled due to Intercultural Competency Training for the Chancery.
4/26- New Principal Huddle
4/27 Principal Morning Meeting 11:00 AM
Catholic Lifesaver Corps Suicide Prevention by Connor Geraghty and Joe Cotton
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ACTION ITEMS (items below have clickable links)
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(Click links next to dates for more information)
4/27(2-3pm) Spring Accreditation Meeting. This is a required online meeting for all school leaders finishing up their self-study writing year to prepare for Fall/Spring visits in 2023-24 Meeting ID: 247 212 864 418
Passcode: WeyMRS
5/24 (3:30-5:00pm) Current Reality Report Presentation related to Partners of the Gospel. All school employees are invited to attend. Please share the date and time with your staff. A Zoom link will follow as we approach the date.
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Catholic Lifesaver Corps Annual Report |
The attached report details the development of the Catholic Lifesaver Corps (CLC) through this school year. Generously funded by the Fulcrum Foundation, the CLC is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program now active in four of our high schools.
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Parent Ambassador Model (PAM) |
The Office of Catholic Schools and St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) of Seattle and King County have formed a partnership to advance Catholic education and position our schools as accessible and welcoming to Latino/Hispanic families through the Parent Ambassador Model (PAM). PAM is driven by SVdP’s Centro Rendu special works program that exists to protect, support, and empower Latino/Hispanic immigrant families through education, social services, and leadership development. Please watch the following video to learn more and contact PAM@svdpseattle.org to build a parent ambassador team at your school.
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NAMI Mental Health First Aid Class |
NAMI Seattle is hosting a free online mental health first aid class on Wednesday May 17, 2023 from 9:00am-4:30pm. The course teaches how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care if necessary. Learn more and register at the link below.
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Click below for the WSCC Catholic Advocacy Bulletin for April 14th ,2023.
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Schwartz Newsletter - April 24, 2023
In this edition: Important update on benefit package and rate information; Deadline for private school approval application extended to April 28th; Seattle Public School annual equitable shares meeting on May 11th - all our Seattle area schools should attend; Reminder on covenant deadline for May 15th.
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Educational Leadership Partners Program
The deadline for the Fulcrum Educational Leadership Grant is Thursday, April 6th. For more information contact Kelly Surapaneni, kelly.surapaneni@seattlearch.org
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New Pace Director!
The University of Portland hired for the PACE Director. Ryan Darmody, darmody@up.edu . See the link for request form and information about the PACE program. If you have any questions, please contact Ryan.
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MAP Spring Testing May 1-26
Please roster now to prepare for MAP Spring testing beginning on May 1st.
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New Teacher Monthly Meetups-sponsored by the CCSSCC
May's the final New Teacher meet up - the topic will be "preparing for the end of the school year." Send this to your new teachers and please register and join us along with other new Catholic educators throughout CA and OR on the second Thursday of May from 3-4pm via ZOOM.
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Catholic Telemedia Network can help consolidate and cohort curriculum needs.
Please check out this presentation from CTN regarding ways to cohort schools who use the same curriculum supports - contact them today!
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Screening of "My Disability Roadmap" strongly endorsed by the Haring Center for Inclusionary Education (UW)
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Early Learning Newsletter- Week of April 24th
Weekly Newsletter will cover resources, professional development, upcoming meetings and more.
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Save the Date! August 10th is the 2023 INSPIRE Conference
INSPIRE is a conference for Office Managers, Finance Managers, Admissions, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, and Early Learning staff hosted by Kristin Moore & Dave Mayer. It will at Seattle University this year. More details coming soon. Please have your staff save the date- it is going to be a great day for them!
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Timely Review and Approval of Substitute Time Sheets |
Substitutes are paid on a semi-monthly basis (from the 1rst to the 15th is paid on the 25th and the 16th through the end of the month is paid on the 10th of the following month). Please make sure that your Primary Payroll Processor reviews and approves the time sheets for days Substitutes work at your school by the first day after the end of these Pay Periods (the 16th and the 1rst). Any time input into Paycom time sheets will be paid even if not approved, but it is important that charges to your School are correct and appropriate. Please help us address this. |
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2023/2024 Operating Budgets |
We are in that time of year when our individual Annual School Operating Budgets are at very different stages of completion. Some Schools are complete and some have much left to complete. Once you have completed your 2023/2024 Operating Budget, we would ask that you send it to John Sullivan with answers to four questions: (1) One broad, single percentage change of Tuition. (2) One broad single percentage change of Salaries. (3) How do your planned 2023/2024 Salaries compare to your local School District - also one percentage. (4) Do you plan to do a Multi-year Operating Budget? So far we have one such response. Thank you. |
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New Approach to Update Sub Pool Billing Rate |
Each school has its own pay rate for those who work for them through the Substitute Pool. Principals set this rate. In the past we have asked that you send requests for changing these rates through the folks in the Payroll Services Office. Going forward we are asking that you send requests for such changes to our new teammate at OCS, Synthiea Kaldi. Synthiea will monitor the process of getting these rates changed. We hope this transition will insure your requests are accomplished timely and we can effectively address the status of such changes. |
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Resumes on Principal Trello Board
We posted resumes that have come to our office virtually or in the in-person events on the Principal Trello Board. Make sure to have your Frontline postings up-to-date! There is a new WSU in-person event happening next month.
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Pre-Budget Letter 2023/2024 (Dec. 2022) |
Each Parish is being provided three booklets to facilitate the best Parish and School Budgets for the 2023/2024 Fiscal year.
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Budget Guides (Feb. 2023) |
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Supplemental Appendix (April 2023) |
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Fulcrum Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) 2024-2025 |
The TAP application window for the 2024-2025 school year will open on October 1, 2023, and close December 31, 2023. We will continue using FACTS Grant and Aid. Please contact Susan Ocoma at susan.ocoma@fulcrmfoundation.org with any questions.
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