Office of
Catholic Schools
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Dates at a Glance (articles below):
- Aug 1: Choice verification due
- Aug 1: Kohl Applications open
- Aug 2: Last day to order prayer books
- Aug 6: Choice Admin WISE data training
- Aug 6: New Administrator orientation
- Aug 7: Discipleship Formation II (Neenah)
- Aug 13: Powerschool user group training
- Aug 14: New Teacher orientation (Neenah)
- Aug 14: Powerschool admin training
- Aug 14: Pres/Principal Mtg w/Bishop
- Aug 14-15: Scott Hahn at the Shrine
- Aug 15: New Teacher orientation (GB)
- Aug 15: Choice Auditor Authorization due
- Aug 15: Powerschool training
- Aug 19: Pre-school Standards Grading training (Powerschool)
- Aug 23: Discipleship Formation II (Shrine)
- Sept 1: Choice Prelim Enrollment Report
- Sept 1: Choice School Directory Application
- Sept 9: Fall MAP window open (till Oct 4)
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Last Call: Prayer Books 2019-2020 Order Form
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Click here
to order Children's Daily Prayer and Daily Prayer books by
August 2, 2019
. No additional order will be placed after this date.
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New Administrators Orientation
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August 6
, 9:00- noon. Diocesan campus, 1825 Riverside Dr. Green Bay. (if using GPS, put Allouez as the city) We will meet in the Families and Schools of Discipleship conference room. Please e-mail
jschueller@gbdioc.org
to RSVP; thanks!
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Did Your Teachers Register?
Once again there will be two options for the Discipleship II seminars for teachers and administrators this summer.
August 7
will be at St. Mary Catholic High School - Neenah
This day will feature Bishop Ricken and national speaker Katie Prejean author of
Room 24, Adventures of a New Evangelist
The focus of the day is on “Follow Jesus” helping us identify moments we’ve encountered Christ, how that changes our lives and how to bring it to our students.
August 23
will be at The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help - Champion
This day will feature Bishop Ricken and other speakers who will focus on “Follow Jesus” It will be similar to August 7, although Katie Prejean can only be with us on the 7th.
Please share this link with your staff to have them register for the day they would like to attend.
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New Teacher Orientation
The New Teacher Orientation is planned for Wednesday,
August 14
(9-11:30) at St. Mary High School in Neenah. VIRTUS training (12:30-3:30) will be available in the afternoon. The session will be repeated on
August 15
(9-11:30) at the Diocesan office, mass will be available this day as it is a Holy Day. VIRTUS will be (12:30-3:30). Forward invitation to others, or go directly to online registration below:
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Change President and Principal Meeting
with Bishop Ricken
August 14, 2019
8 am - 12 pm
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Due to a meeting that came up for Bishop with the USCCB, he has rescheduled the August 21st meeting to
August 14.
The meeting will be held from 8:00-12:00 at the Chancery. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Looking for Textbooks . . . Can You Help?
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Due to increased enrollment, Mike Cattani, Principal, St Thomas Aquinas Academy in Marinette is looking for any extra copies of:
FOLLOWING CHRIST, revised edition, 2010 reprint, Faith and Life Series, Book (grade) 6, Ignatius Press ISDN: 978-0-89870-909-4.
Please e-mail
Mike
if you can spare/donate any copies of this text.
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Dr. Scott Hahn at the Shrine
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Dr. Scott Hahn,
popular speaker, teacher and best-selling author,
will be at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help on August 14 & 15, for the Feast of the Assumption and will give powerful presentations on The Holy Family, Our Lady and St. Joseph.
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Choice Updates
To review last month's update:
- There is nothing preventing a school from having a form letter available for parents to complete if they desire to opt out of the state tests.
- DPI does have the authority to change the way they handle testing opt-outs for purposes of the report card.
- Page 7 of DPI’s Report Card FAQ explains that federal ESSA guidelines require test participation rates be reported, but Choice schools are only subject the state guidelines. DPI could choose at any time to reinstate a penalty for opt outs in the report card calculation.
Now, for the latest:
- By the first day of school:
- Private schools participating in the Choice Program must conduct background checks for their employees if not already completed within the five years prior to 2018-19. Please complete this prior to the employee start date or first day with students.
- Schools must ensure all staff have appropriate credentials.
- If the school has new board member(s) to the school’s governing board please fill out, scan and email the School Information Update form to the DPI Choice Team.
- September 1st:
- Submit in OAS the Preliminary Enrollment Report to generate a September state aid payment for those students.
- School Directory application, which allows private schools to update their contact information, reopens. If your school makes any updates using the School Directory application they must also update the Choice program information using the School Information Update form.
- Voucher Amounts Released:
- The Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released the official voucher amounts for the 2019-21 Choice Program and the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) (see Page 6).
- For the 2019-20 School Year:
- K – 8 = $8,046
- 9 – 12 = $8,692
- SNSP = $12,723
- For the 2020-21 School Year:
- K – 8 = $8,300
- 9 – 12 = $8,946
- SNSP = $12,997
UPCOMING CHOICE AND SNSP DATES
August 1
- Accreditation verification must be submitted by an authorized member of the accrediting agency.
August 15
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This summer, the non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) will survey Wisconsin’s public school districts, independent charter schools, tribal schools, and private schools to hear their perspectives on the school safety grant program.
The LAB will email your school a survey.
WCRIS urges you to provide feedback.
This will inform the Legislature about how the school safety law affected private K-12 schools.
The LAB’s report will be sent to the Legislature sometime this Fall. It’s important that private K-12 schools’ experience be included.
That will not happen unless private schools complete their surveys.
If you have questions about the survey or the audit in general, please contact the LAB at (608) 266 2818 or email it at AskLab@legis.wisconsin.gov.
Please include “school safety” in the subject line of your message
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As you schedule or receive materials from Book Fairs, please be aware of the books and content. We have had some of our administrators comment on the books they do not make available for selection as the content is not in keeping with our Church teachings.
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Looking for a Sub or an Aide?
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Sister Martina,from Ghana, would like to work in a school as an aide or a sub. She is a certified teacher in Ghana and is here studying Educational Leadership at UW Oshkosh as well as courses in Theological Studies. Please contact
Jane Schueller
if you would like to get in touch with her.
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Accreditation Teams Members Needed for 2019-2020
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We are looking for team members for St. Anthony School in Oconto Falls
October 21-23
. If you or a teacher are able to be on a team for those days, please email
Jschueller@gbdioc.org
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MAP Windows Change
In order to have more accurate Diocesan-wide data, the Fall MAP window will be open September 9-October 4. Please plan your schedule to complete the assessment in this timeframe.
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PowerSchool Training Dates
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- August 6- 1:00-3:00 Choice Administrator WISE data
- August 13- 8:30-10:00 - PowerSchool User Group - Diocesan campus - Families and Schools of Discipleship Conference Rm. (in person or online)
- August 14- 1:00-3:00 - St. Mary Catholic High School - Admin Training (for Administrative Assistants, Principals, IT, Counselors)
- August 15- 1:00 - 3:00 - Diocese of Green Bay - Families and Schools of Discipleship Conference Rm.
- August 19- 2:00-3:00 - Preschool Teachers - Standards Grading (in person or online)
Please RSVP to all dates below; thank you!
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FACTS: Billing & Tuition Collection Services
Links to a few webinars that your schools might find helpful. Register for the “On-Demand” versions. All are available at
www.factsmgt.com/webinars
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- No cost to the school for the service. Annual charge to parents.
- Billing options.
- Choice Voucher or Full Payment
- ACH Billed
- Credit Card
- Everything handled by FACTS (invoices, contacting unpaid parents, tax docs, more)
- Want to learn more? Contact Matt McLean, Regional Vice President, FACTS (WI and IL) 612-226-4150
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- For schools looking for a new website.
- One-time "quick flip" charge of $350 for current site along w/monthly hosting package
- Can accommodate online payment from families through CardConnect (or your own methods i.e. FACTS, PayPal, etc).
- Special promo for all our schools: free website hosting for 3 months (visit https://eCatholic.com/gb Click on the CLAIM OFFER button, fill in information. You'll be contacted by a member of e-Catholic regarding your site.
- Parish interested, too? Contact Lori Paul.
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Rycor-Point of Sale and Fee Assessment Program
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We have investigated a product for Point of Sale and Fee Assessment. This product, Rycor is a partner with PowerSchool. If you would like more information, please contact Becky Krahn,
bkrahn@gbdioc.org
and the Rycor rep., Steve Rutledge,
steve.rutledge@rycor.net
RYCOR can consolidate several applications/resources into one platform.
- Forms - Home Language, Social Communication, Transportation, etc.
- Email & Text sign up
- Online store - uniform purchase and other merchandise
- Fee Management
- Donations
- Registration
- Parking Permits
- Tuition with payment plans
- Course fees
- Online/onsite payments
- Athletic registration and forms
- and more
Please be aware that those of you that use or are switching to E-Catholic it will also have access to the same services.
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We're Updating Our Google Site
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We are updating the Google Site for the Office of Catholic Schools. If you are having trouble finding it, please try one of these links:
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Kohl Applications Open August 1
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The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation will open its application process for students, teachers and principals on
August 1, 2019
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In order for teachers and principals to apply, they must be nominated first. Students, however, do not need nominations in order to apply.
By nominating a teacher or principal, you give them the opportunity to apply for the competitive Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership Awards equal to $6,000 per winner and $6,000 per their school.
This is a great way to honor and recognize outstanding educators and leaders in your school.Fellow teachers, school leaders, parents, community members, and even students can nominate a teacher or principal.
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Scott Vanderloop, principal at St. Nicholas in Freedom is in the process of hiring a Spanish teacher. The person would like full time but Scott would only need 2 days a week. Is anyone looking for a Spanish teacher 3 days a week. Please contact Scott,
svanerloop@stnicholasfreedom.org
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Summer Greetings from the Office of Safe Environment
Please keep in mind the diocesan Safe Environment Requirements. All employees (paid personal regardless of position/job title) and all adult volunteers who have contact with minors as part of their volunteer duties are required to:
1) Have a Diocese of Green Bay approved background check,
2) Complete a VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children" Adult Awareness session,
3) Review and sign either
Our Promise to Protect
(employees) or
Diocesan Code of Pastoral Conduct for Volunteers
(volunteers).
Instructions on how to complete each step can be found by following this
LINK
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Early Childhood Standards
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A team of early childhood educators worked over the past months on standards and benchmarks for PK 3 and PK4 and reporting to parents. They were put on the test server in May (we know...poor timing). Based on feedback a couple ‘tweaks” were made. The plan is to “go live” the beginning of August. There will be an online training on using PowerTeacher Pro on
August 19
, 2:00-3:00. More details on the training and follow up training video will be made available at the end of July.
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From the Vatican: Vatican document on gender:
Yes to dialogue, no to ideology
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The Congregation for Catholic Education has published “Male and Female He Created Them: Towards a path of dialogue on the question of gender theory in education”. The new document is intended as an instrument to help guide Catholic contributions to the ongoing debate about human sexuality, and to address the challenges that emerge from gender ideology.
Read More. . .
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