Office of
Catholic Schools
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God of love and mercy, help me awaken to the needs of all I meet, and help me remain faithful to my call to serve others.
Pope Francis.
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Mark Your Calendar
September 24, 2020 - All Schools Mass for grades 3-12 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help.
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Dates at a Glance (articles below or *in previous edition*):
- Nov. 1 School photo DUE
- Nov. 5 Safe Environment Summit
- Nov. 9 EdCamp Denmark High School
- Nov 17-23 Discover Catholic Schools Week
- Dec 8 Green Bay Youth Conference
- Dec. 10 Administrator meeting (Chancery)
- Dec. 31 Meemic Grant for classroom makeover DUE
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Hopefully everyone survived the 18-19 Financial Audits! We will be meeting with the auditing firms as there were some challenges this first year with how the timing of when the audits were submitted. If you have any feedback, please let Dean Gerondale know. Upcoming Choice Dates:
November 30, 2019:
DPI will process the November state aid payments to eligible schools by direct deposit, based on each school’s eligible applications and corresponding class list submitted to the DPI in OAS on the Third Friday September Count Report by October 1.
December 10, 2019:
All Choice schools must report 2019-20 Third Friday in September Enrollment in WISEdata. All schools that participated in the Choice program in the 2018-19 school year must also complete 2018-19 Attendance reporting and Completion/Exit and Dropout reporting in WISEdata.
December 15, 2019:
All Choice schools must submit to the DPI the September 2019 Enrollment Audit and the Fiscal and Internal Control Practices Report from its auditor.
The signed reports can be scanned and emailed as a pdf document to dpichoiceauditreports@dpi.wi.gov or mailed to the DPI.
If you
HAVE NOT
been scheduled by your auditor for this review and report, please notify Dean Gerondale immediately.
Please make sure you are actively checking the portals provided by your auditor. This is where all data is sent and/or requested. Failure to timely respond to the requests can cause a delay in your audit.
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Contacted by Local Public School?
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Some of our schools participating in CHOICE have been contacted by their local public school asking for student information. According to DPI
“There is not a requirement under Wisconsin state statute for private schools participating in the Private School Choice Program to provide the information requested to the public school district.”
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Wondering How Many Choice Seats are Available in Your Area?
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DPI has released the number of CHOICE program seats that are available by school district along with the number currently being used. You can find it
HERE.
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019
National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
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This day was envisioned for creating a deeper awareness of the challenges as well as positive ways forward in protecting the vulnerable in our care and promoting healing for those who have been harmed. Anyone providing ministry to children, youth, and individuals-at-risk,including Volunteers, Employees and Clergy involved in Care Ministry, Faith Formation, Youth Ministry, and Education, are encouraged to attend. The Summit is free to attend, but registration is required, and lunch will be provided. Capacity is limited to the first 300 attendees, so sign up now!
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Topics Include:
Human Sex Trafficking (5 Stones), Individuals at Risk (Aging and Disability Resource Center), an Art-Therapy Experience, and More.
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For More Information, please call the Office of Safe Environment at 920-272-8198
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December 10 Administrator Meeting
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Originally we had planned to invite pastors to the meeting on December 10. However, due to the timing, we are going to hold off inviting pastors.
The meeting will be just for principals. Please register for the meeting even if you are unable to attend.
Click on the button:
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Our profile for our current principals is complete and can be found
here
! This is a great resource to get to know the specialties of our team and find a mentor if you are struggling with a particular challenge in your school!
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Mission: Healthy Kids, a partnership of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Kohl’s Cares, is offering 25 Healthy School Grants for this school year. Each grant is $2000. These grants focus on helping schools to make policy, systems and environmental changes in the area of nutrition, physical activity and mindfulness. The application period is open until December 13th. To learn more and apply click
HERE.
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December 3, 2019
Powerschool 101 for Administrators - Session 2 at Bona Hall Room 39. Please RSVP to Lori Paul if you plan on attending. Remember - this is geared toward new administrator users.
There is a great quick reference card available for Powerschool users! Click on the button:
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Just a reminder that if you need to use the IT help desk, submit a request on-line at
gbhelpdesk@gbdioc.org
. The tickets are tracked and a report given to Deacon Conrad, IT Director, each week on what issues schools and parishes are having. If you email a staff person, Deacon Conrad will not see that and cannot track frequency of issues.
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As many of you know, NCEA will be having its 24 Hour Many Gifts-One Nation event on January 28, 2020, as part of Catholic Schools Week. We are excited about this opportunity to tell our story and invite families to learn about Catholic Schools. As you consider your participation, please know that in our Diocese the timing of a giving day during Catholic Schools Week does not work well. The following week, all families across our Diocese will be receiving a letter from Bishop Ricken asking to support the Bishop’s Appeal.
If you are going to host a giving day, we respectfully request that you focus your efforts on your alumni and do not include the parish as part of that day. As always, the Bishop’s Appeal supports the Office of Catholic Schools in a significant way to provide tools and resources to all of our schools and their work.
If you are going to do the giving day to your alumni, NCEA requests that you
Fill out this quick interest form
for schools to create their own customized alumni giving pages. You can also find out more at the NCEA site at
https://ncea.org/csw/manygifts.
Please let Lori Paul know if you plan on participating in this event and thank you for all you do to promote your school!
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If you will be hosting
ANY Open Houses
from November 17 through January 31, please let Lori Paul know by Friday, November 8th as we will be including a listing in the Compass. Thank you!
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As part of Discover Catholic Schools Week, November 17-23, the Office of Catholic Schools will have a special insert in the Compass listing all our schools.
If you would like to place an ad, we are offering a special reduced rate of $50
. Details are included on the special rate sheet. Please contact Amy Kawula at 920-272-8212 for more information.
Click to see the PDF to learn more.
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Meemic Foundation Grant - PK-5
We're giving away
12 Complete Classrooms®
from Lakeshore valued up to $10,000 each! From design to installation, winners will work with design experts from Lakeshore to create a customized classroom to meet the needs of PreK-5 grade teachers.
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Apply for yourself or nominate a colleague.
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Super easy - no application to complete.
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Entries must be received by
December 31, 2019
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We are in the process of creating a video that will be part of a media campaign to promote Catholic schools throughout the Diocese. We would like to see all our schools represented and are requesting that you send ONE HIGH QUALITY PHOTO of your school/students/etc. It is up to you to decide what image you want to represent your school. Please send to Lori Paul at
lpaul@gbdioc.org
by
Friday, November 1st
to be included.
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The Official Catholic Directory, 2020 Edition
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Within the last week, your parish or school has received an email from the publishers of the Official Catholic Directory (OCD) requesting that you update your parish and/or school listing. To ensure that your listing in the directory is current and accurate, would you kindly access the portal and update the information? This year the publishers have added a video tutorial to familiarize you with the process. There is also a helpdesk phone number to call if you have any questions or technical issues. The number is toll-free at 844-592-4197 option 3 or
ocdedits@nrpdirect.com.
Here is the main information from the original email you should have received:
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Online updating starts October 1, 2019
- Please visit
ocdedits.com/login
on or after October 1, 2019 to review and update your organization's information. Can’t remember your password? There is a password reset button which will send a link to your email so you can change your password.
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Why is it important to review and update?
The Official Catholic Directory is the best way for donors and granting bodies to verify your entity's inclusion in the IRS/USCCB's Group Ruling Exemption.
• There will be brief
video tutorials
posted on the site to guide new users on how to access, navigate, and utilize the system.
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Online updating is FREE.
• The
Deadline
for completing your updates and submitting your information is
November 4, 2019
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Join in this teacher directed day of learning.
Saturday, November 9 from 8:30 am to 2:00
pm at Denmark High School. Typically, the topics during the schedule building session are around technology, but people can also suggest others. This is a fun way to network with other teachers and get new ideas for your teaching.
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Grant Application Process Opens October 1st
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The Catholic Foundation Grant Application Process will be available from October 1 to December 1, 2019 for
Advancing the Mission - Evangelization, Leadership Development and Lifelong Catechesis; Lumen Christi
and the
Catholic Foundation Areas of Interest
. To apply, see the
Catholic Foundation website
after
October 1, 2019.
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NCEA Catholic Schools Week:
November 17-23
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NCEA will be launching Discover Catholic Schools Week November 17 - 23! The Diocese will be sponsoring a full page ad in the Compass listing all our schools. But now is the time to get a team together and to start planning the event. Here are the themes and some ideas for each day!
Then . . .
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Green Bay Youth Conference (GBYC) : Save the Date!
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DATE: Sunday, December 8, 2019
TIME: 8:30am - 5:45pm
PLACE: National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion, WI
SCHEDULED SPEAKERS:
Patrick Reis, Director of Encounter Ministries
Sr. Ann Immaculee, Sisters of Life
Music by Sonar
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Haven't Had Enough Yet?
There's More!
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NCEA webinars cover trending and need-to-know topics relevant to your career in Catholic education. All participants will receive the recorded webinar and presentation files for reference and inclusion among other professional learning resources.
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And more . . .
Click on icon below to read the latest issue of
Catholic School Matters
Newsletter from NCEA and Dr. Tim Uhl.
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