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Tuesday Tasks Your weekly update from the Catholic Schools Office March 22, 2022

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Principal Opening As Dr. Hopson prepares to transition to her new position as Associate Superintendent, we are left with an open principal position to fill. If you know of someone who would be a good match for this position, please share this opportunity with them.   The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is seeking a principal for St. Charles Borremeo Academy in Gladstone, MO. The principal will be supervising a preschool through 8th grade school with more than 250 students. As principal you would administer a liberal arts curriculum and faith formation in a Catholic school setting, while supervising other programs and services provided at the school such as the preschool program and after school care. A perfect candidate would relate well with students, teachers, parents, parish and general public. For more information regarding this position or to apply for this position, go to https://kcsjcatholic.org/start/job-openings/ and then click on the button labeled “Click here to view and apply for current openings”.

“A Vision of Hope” Art Show The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Office of Child and Youth Protection in support of Child Abuse Awareness Month invites Catholic School students in our diocese to participate in the 1st annual Art Show! The theme for this year's show is “a Vision of Hope”. It is open for K-12 students in the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph! The theme of HOPE should be the vision of the student artist! Schools can select one piece from each grade and those pieces may be brought or sent to the Chancery for an Art Show to showcase their piece at the “Vision of Hope Art Show” on April 27, 2022. Some select pieces may be chosen for various publications, websites, and projects such as cards the Office of Child and Youth Protection may send out to inspire Hope. Schools can also submit digital photos of all the art for our digital display slideshow! Please share this opportunity with your Art Teachers. Rules for the show can be found here. If you have questions, please contact: Don Stubbings Safe Environment Program Coordinator Office of Child and Youth Protection Phone: 816-714-2394 Fax: 816-817-7219 stubbings@diocesekcsj.org

Ruah Woods – Theology of the Body Curriculum Just a reminder, Bishop Johnston has asked ALL schools in our Diocese to adopt the Ruah Woods – Theology of the Body curriculum K-12 beginning the 2022-23 school year. The Ruah Woods – Theology of the Body curriculum will supplement your religion curriculum. This resource does not replace the current religion curriculum for any grade level. For more information about the curriculum and to order your school’s materials go to www.RuahWoodsPress.com. REVEALED                         K-5 curriculum ROOTED                            6-8 curriculum Called to be More           High School

Spring Benchmark Assessments Thank you to all the schools that have already implemented the IOWAflex to use for benchmark assessments. I appreciate all the positive feedback from both teachers and administrators. The IOWAflex benchmark assessments will be a critical piece of a streamlined assessment process we will all begin next fall in grades 3-8.  We will end each school year with the summative IOWA assessment. Since we are moving toward a streamlined assessment process the spring benchmark assessments, which are scheduled to take place after the IOWA Assessments are canceled this year. All elementary schools will begin the new assessment process in the fall of 2022.  If your school is implementing IOWAflex and would like to use this assessment for your own programming purposes in late April or early May, please let LeAnn know and we will open a late spring assessment window for you school. Please call Karen Kroh if you have any questions.

IOWA Assessments Reminder regarding online testing for Iowa Assessments and CogAT.  Test Events have been created in DataManager (with the existing rosters from IowaFlex testing): CogAT – Kansas City/St Joseph Dio Spr 2022 CogAT Iowa – Kansas City/St Joseph Dio Spring 2022 Note: Please do not create additional Test Events Test Sessions are now ready for creation. Schools only need to create their individual Test Sessions for Iowa Assessments and CogAT. Refer to the Riverside Training Academy for on-demand trainings of how to Create Test Sessions, and for additional support on Proctoring. Please reach out to Jeff Cachur at Riverside with questions: jeff.cachur@riversideinsights.com

Synod on Synodality Deadline Approaching   Time is running out…. please do not forget your listening and discernment sessions for the Synod on Synodality. The listening and discernment sessions must be completed for teachers, middle school and high school students by April 7, 2022. All schools are expected to participate.     The Bishop’s video is on the public Synod page: https://kcsjcatholic.org/synod2021-2023/ (it works well just played directly from here)   The Toolkit for your Synod meetings and the link to the reporting document can be found at the following website:   Toolkit: https://kcsjcatholic.org/synod2021-2023/team/ Password: Mt7:14 Thank you for your participation! Your feedback is very important to our Diocese and to the mission of our Church.

Meeting Reminders

Early Ed April 12 - 1:30 pm - Chancery Glennon Room

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