Middle School Encounter

Students in grades 6-8 are invited to attend the annual archdiocesan Middle School Encounter. This year’s theme is "Saints in the Making" and this day-long retreat will be held at Kennedy Catholic High School on March 21. Click here for more information.

Winter CIC Retreat Toolkit

The toolkit for our winter CIC retreat is linked here and ready to be adapted for your local retreat on March 6.

Lenten Resources

As we begin our Lenten journeys this week, we have compiled these resources to help you guide your community throughout the season.

ICE Enforcement Webinar for Parishes

Staff from parishes and schools are welcome to join us to hear from legal and immigration experts about recent changes in immigration enforcement and what they mean for parishes and schools. There will be time for questions and answers. Click here for more information and the Zoom link. It will held on February 26 at 1pm.

Personnel & Policy Notes for the Week of 02/23/26

New IT Policy - Please read!

Click here to read more.

University BLC Program Applications

Apply Now! Deadlines are approaching for Our University partners opportunities. See the list with areas for teachers, leaders, pastors and more. PACE and CSTC included. Click here!

GRACE Resources and Drive

Check out our shared Google Drive of GRACE resources for this year.

MAP Data Analyst Training #3 and #4

Save the date - Join us for the continuation of our MAP Data Analysts training on Monday, March 2nd and Friday, March 20th in person at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Tukwila, WA - please register for each session separately.

Early Learning Newsletter

Important resources and reminders for Early Learning Program. Click here for more information!

NWEA Winter MAP Virtual Training 2/25

Join Katie Doyle online for the Winter MAP post-testing report review and support for utilizing Winter data at 3:30-4:30pm. Register here!

Progress Reports Due March 2nd, 2026

Annual Progress Reports are DUE on March 2nd. You can now access them through the shared file link you were provided from the past. Every school leader will be receiving a unique email with that information as well, no later than 01/12/2026. Click here!

NCEA Schools of Distinction Program 2026

The NCEA Catholic School of Distinction Program will recognize schools that set the national standard for excellence in Catholic education as demonstrated through the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS). Eligibility screening is DUE THIS FRIDAY on 2/27. Click here for more information.

Archdiocesan Amazon Prime Program

At least 35 of our schools used this program in the last 12 months. Please share your success stories and challenges with John Sullivan (sullivanj@seattlearch.org).

A Powerful Act of Solidarity

We invite all 74 Catholic schools- students, faculty, family, staff, alumni, and parish communities to join us for our first-ever Move Your Feet 5K. Click here for more information!

2026 2027 Archdiocesan Budget Letter

The 2026 2027 Archdiocesan Budget Letter was shared with Parishes last week. Click here to read.

OCS Teacher Request Initiatives

Three Big Educator Events at the beginning of March - University of Portland (3/5), Western Washington University (3/6), and Seattle University (3/7). Click here for more information.

26/27 Academic Calendar

Here is the link to the approved academic calendar for the 2026–27 school year. Your calendars are due by March 1, *please email the excel spreadsheet to 2026_27.tv1b5jb9q3nrq86b@u.box.com! We are having technical difficulties receiving them, and this will streamline our approval process. Please use this naming convention: SchoolName_City 26-27 Academic Calendar. Thank you for getting these in!

Bring a National Speaker to Your School!

Sign up for a school visit from Dr. Knight (April) and/or Friendzy (February). $500 per presentation. Click here for more information.

CSTC Teacher Request Form

Fill out the form to request a Seattle University CSTC teacher for the 2026-27 school year. Contact Chris Smith, smithc31@seattleu.edu with questions.

PACE Teacher Request Form

Fill out the form to request a University of Portland PACE teacher for the 2026-27 school year. Contact Ryan Darmody, darmody@up.edu with questions.