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P ATHWAYS TO F AITH Unlocking Access to Christ through Springfield’s Catholic Schools May 20, 2019 D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

“C ATHOLIC S CHOOL OLS IN IN COLLABORA BORATION TION WI WITH PARENT NTS AND AND GUARDIA IANS NS AS AS THE PRIMAR MARY RS , , SEEK TO EDUCATORS TO EDUCATE THE WH WHOLE CHILD BY BY PROVIDI DING NG AN AN EXCELLEN ENT EDUCATIO ION IN G OSPEL VALUES . S INCE THE ROOTED IN OF THE FIRST C ATHOLIC SCHOOL , , THE FOUNDIN ING OF U NITED S TATES C ATHOLIC B ISHOPS SPEAKING ING IN IN TED C ATHOLIC CONFEREN RENCE CE HAVE SUPPOR ORTED SCHOOL OLS AS AS FOUNDA DATIO IONAL NAL TO TO THE MISSI SION ON OF OF THE C HURCH .” – C ENTER FOR FOR C ATHOLIC S CHOOL E FFECTI ESS , , 201 012 ECTIVEN ENESS

EV ANGELIZING MISSION Possess strong Catholic identities that support missionary discipleship Encourage teachers to share the joy of the Gospel in their words and lives Provide formation for school leaders in understanding and living the mission D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

EV EVANGEL ELIZI ZING MISSI SION RE RECO COMMEN ENDATI TIONS Create a comprehensive faith formation program Develop standards and a review process for Catholic identity Support education in the Catholic intellectual tradition Provide increased pastoral presence in our schools D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

EXCELLENT IN ALL WAYS Develop and update our own unique curriculum framework Form authentically Catholic school leaders and teachers Create processes and structures to ensure excellence D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

EX EXCE CELL LLEN ENT IN ALL LL WAYS RE RECO COMMEN ENDATI TIONS Create a comprehensive professional development plan Develop standards and a review process for institutional effectiveness Develop a common 21 st century curriculum framework that is authentically Catholic Expand the range of students we can serve D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE Better serve and reflect the cultural diversity of our regions Find ways to engage Latino communities, and other underserved populations Increase access for middle-income and low-income families Increase geographic access D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

ACC CCES ESSIBL BLE E TO EV EVER ERYONE E RE RECO COMMEN ENDATI TIONS Develop an understanding and respond to the diverse needs of our community Ensure a Catholic education is available in all regions of the Diocese Increase affordability for all who desire a Catholic education D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

GOOD STEWARDS - FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE Improve financial management of our schools Increase an understanding of stewardship to support the schools Increase financial accessibility of our schools D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

GOOD STEW ARDS / FINANCIALL Y SUSTAINABLE RECOMMENDA TIONS Improve our overall financial management of our Catholic schools and Catholic school system Increase stewardship to support the ministry of Catholic education Design a discounted tuition model to make Catholic education more D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD financially accessible diospringfield.org

GOVERNANCE: ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY Implement new school models with boards of limited jurisdiction Restructure the Catholic Schools Office to better meet the needs of the Catholic school system Create structures and processes designed to define and communicate the D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD value of a Catholic education diospringfield.org

GOVER ERNANCE CE RE RECO COMMEN ENDATI TIONS Empower pastors and priests to exercise their roles as Spiritual leaders Empower school boards to make decisions Communicate the mission of the Catholic schools more effectively Clarify the roles and responsibilities of all who work in Catholic education Improve institutional communication internally and externally D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

THREE TH REE SC SCHOOL HOOL MO MODELS DELS Parish School Regional School Diocesan School One parish has responsibility over A group of parishes support one The school is an extension of the the Catholic school school or network of schools mission of the Diocese and not any one parish or group of parishes  Diocese will create vitality  Pastors of the network are measures with clear targets for responsible for Catholic identity,  Full-time chaplain acts as the enrollment, finances, and mission-effectiveness, and pastoral “pastor” to the school programs presence community, reports directly to the Bishop, and has pastoral  Pastor is responsible for Catholic  Parishes support the facilities duties over the school identity, mission-effectiveness, costs through a share of the including Catholic identity, and pastoral presence Education Assessment mission effectiveness, and  Parish supports the facilities  School board and superintendent pastoral presence participate in hiring, firing, and  School board and  Superintendent is a voting evaluation of principal superintendent participate in member of the School Board hiring, firing, and evaluation of  School board jurisdictions include  Bishop delegates all principal finances, strategic planning, operational school decisions to facilities, and policy  School board jurisdictions a School Board including hiring recommendations include finances, strategic and evaluating the leadership planning, and policy team. recommendations D IOCESE OF S PRINGFIELD diospringfield.org

Immediate Recommendations Engagement • Gather the pastors, principals, and priests of the Diocese to collaborate toward renewing our commitment to Catholic schools, • Engage with the priests and parish communities already serving underrepresented populations to reach those families who desire a Catholic education right now and invite them to our Catholic schools at a discounted cost, Access • Research opening a system of Catholic schools in Franklin County coinciding with the opening of St. Thomas Aquinas College, • Encourage parishes with growing populations to consider opening a Pre-K program, • Communicate aggressively what we have for financial assistance opportunities to our families and the community, Personnel • Hire an Associate Superintendent, Financial Manager, and a Development Director to support the Catholic schools,

Immediate Recommendations Finances • Identity areas where pooled funding and shared resources could bring cost savings and efficiency to the Catholic schools as a system, • Redirect and reallocate financial resources designated for Catholic schools from the Education Assessment and Annual Catholic Appeal on a more equitable basis to help in achieving the recommendations of the Pathways Commission, Professional Development • Partner with Ems College to provide professional development for school boards regarding limited jurisdiction, the different models, and the nature of a school board • Target professional development to meet specific school needs, Governance • Set up a process to ensure that every school in the Diocese, including the high schools, function within one of the three models, • Create and populate the Bishop’s Commission for Catholic School Education, • Develop and publicize the organizational chart for the Catholic Schools.

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