Office of
Catholic Schools
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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*):
- Oct. 1- Nov 4: update Official Catholic Directory
- Oct. 14: New School Administrator meeting
- Oct 15: Deadline for Whatsoever You Do Writing project.
- Oct. 15: 2018-19 Choice financial audits DUE
- Oct 18: Deadline for Background Check (Safe Environment)
- Oct. 18: updates for Diocesan admin directory due
- Oct. 22 Diocesan offices will be closed for Diocesan Discipleship Day at the KI Center
- Dec 8: Green Bay Youth Conference
- Dec. 31 Meemic Grant for classroom makeover DUE
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Please update your NCEA report in Power School. Thank you to those schools who have completed this task. Please try to reduce the number of "unknowns" for students and staff. Also, the staff numbers need to match in each section. Often we see the total under full time and part time not matching the total number of teachers in the other sections. Email
Lisa Gruber
when you have updated your report. Thank you!
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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. An agenda and registration link will be provided in the October 25 update.
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Silver Lake College now Holy Family College
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Recently, Silver Lake College changed its name to Holy Family College. The change was to return the school to its foundation of leading with faith and helping potential students understand the Catholic identity of the college. The school currently is giving schools in our Diocese the opportunity to become a Premier Partner Organization. The benefits include a 40% tuition discount for Partner School employees and their spouses with the first 3 credits tuition free. In addition the Partner School can receive a 10% discount on space reservations for events. The Partner School will be responsible for notifying their employees of the tuition discount, allowing a representative of Holy Family College to provide a yearly informational session at the Partner School and verify employment of employees attending Holy Family College. For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Callahan at 920-686-6238 or
robert.callahan@holyfamilycollege.edu.
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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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If you were unable to participate in the virtual meeting, here are links to the recordings:
Virtual Principals Meeting Recordings
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Office of Catholic Schools Directory
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We have created a directory of presidents, principals and administrators. You were sent a survey to add your information. Before we publish this, please check your information. If there is anything that needs to be changed or if you would like to add information, please email Lisa Gruber
l
gruber@gbdioc.org.
by
Oct. 18, 2019
. Thank you
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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.
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Deadline
for completing your updates and submitting your information is
November 4, 2019
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A state civics competition is being held to foster citizenship education among young people. It would be great to have many of our schools enter this competition to demonstrate to our state our students’ strong civic virtues.
Winners of the games each receive a $2000 scholarship to the Wisconsin college or university of his/her choice.
Deadlines:
Schools have from
Sept. 15 to Nov. 5 to register a team
. Schools conduct their own competition in February or March and send their winning team to regional competitions at UW campuses across the state April 24. Finals will be held at the state Capitol in Madison on May 15.
For more information about the games, how to set up a school competition, how to get free civics textbooks to prepare your students, and all the rules and details, click on the button:
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October is Keeping Our Kids Safe Month
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October is
“Keeping Kids Safe Online”
month in Wisconsin. Here are several resources to help promote awareness for safe and responsible use of digital tools and resources for families, communities and schools.
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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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To help promote Discover Catholic Schools Week in November, the Office of Catholic Schools will be creating a special insert that will list all our schools. The Compass has created a special advertising opportunity for schools. Click to see the PDF to learn more.
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Kohl Principal Leadership, Teacher Fellowship & Student Scholarship
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2020 Excellence Scholarship Application Available Now
Wisconsin high school seniors can apply for the $10,000 Herb Kohl Excellence scholarship through
November 26, 2019
for private and homeschool applicants. The Herb Kohl Foundation annually selects 100 students to receive $10,000 Excellence scholarships.
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October 15
- All schools that participated in the Choice Program for the 2018-2019 school year must submit a financial audit completed by an auditor.The financial audit and all supplemental information can be scanned and sent as a PDF to
dpichoiceauditreports@dpi.wi.gov.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanics for School Choice is sponsoring a drawing contest. This year's theme is "FIESTA."
Hispanics are known for their vivid and lively celebrations, whether religious, seasonal, or just family gatherings. Fiesta-themed art pieces must be submitted by October 26th. Winning artwork will be displayed at Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee and prizes awarded, based on age. Contact Tammy Olivas
tammy@hispanicsforschoolchoice.com
for more information.
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DOJ Checklist for Act 143 School Safety Requirements
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There are several mandates that all schools must follow on school safety, even if they did not receive a safety grant. The requirements are listed on page 59 of your
2018 – 19 WCRIS Legal Handbook.
On Monday, the Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) released a
checklist
that was emailed to every school. It is recommended that schools should use the form to identify what they need to do to comply with the law and to submit documentation to the OSS.
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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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Power School 101 - Session 2
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Thank you to everyone that attended Powerschool 101 on October 3. Our next session will be on Tuesday, December 3, from 1:00-3:00 in Bona Hall Room 39. We will be covering attendance and enrolling students. Please RSVP to
Lori Paul
if you plan on attending. Remember - this is geared toward new administrator users.
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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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ATTENTION--ALL SCHOOLS--
BACKGROUND CHECKS
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Whether your school is a part of choice program or not, you will need to provide your information to Deb Knaus, Office of Safe Environment, no Later than
October 18th, 2019.
This will cover your reporting for the third quarter.
THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE
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October: Extraordinary Mission Month
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There are free materials available:
For more information, please contact
Cindy St. Aubin
, Diocesan World Mission Director.
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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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