Monthly Notes - November 2021

November is the Month of the Holy Souls

Pillar I - Catholicity

Synod on Synodality- Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 2nd at 1:00 On October 17th Bishop Johnston announced the beginning of a Synodal Church process in our Diocese in accordance with the guidance from the Vatican and Pope Francis. Bishop Johnston is expecting full participation from our schools in this process.  Your presence is required on Thursday, December 2nd from 1-3 at the Chancery to being this process from schools. Thanks in advance for making your attendance at this meeting a priority.

#iGiveCatholic Giving Day The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) will again participate in the annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day on #GivingTuesday, November 30, 2021. Details can be found here.

National Vocation Awareness Week – November 7-13 The following resources are available on the USCCB website to support your teachers in planning for this important week.  USCCB Committee for Clergy and Religious: https://www.usccb.org/committees/clergy-consecrated-life-vocations,   US Council of Serra International’s website: https://serraus.org/   ·     Serra Promotion And Resource Kit:  https://serraspark.org/ (serraspark.org was developed by US Serra Council Vocations Committee at the request of the USCCB and NCDVD for Vocation Directors) and Vocation Promoters.     ·     SerraSpark.org, especially Tool #11: https://serraspark.org/spark-vocation-tools/11-annual-vocation-events-resources/, offers resources for the four annual Awareness events.   ·     Vianney Vocations is a partner with the US Council of Serra International (https://vianneyvocations.com/) to support Diocesan Vocations Directors, Serra Clubs and other Catholic lay organizations with Church Vocations in their mission. In particular, the Vianney website for NVAW recourses are available at https://vianneyvocations.com/product-category/nvaw/

Pillar II - Academic Excellence

ACRE Don't forget that November is ACRE month for grades 5, 8 & 11!

Ed.D. Program Information at Rockhurst University Rockhurst is currently accepting applications with a priority deadline of February 1, 2022 for the Ed.D. program cohort that begins in June 2022. Educators working in Catholic schools receive a tuition discount of $50 per credit hour in the Ed.D. program, and we also have M.Ed. programs with a Catholic Educator Discount for tuition. Rockhurst’s transformative Ed.D. program is grounded in a Jesuit education tradition that prepares graduates for careers as leaders in education who are committed to action for and with others. The doctoral capstone research experience involves an individual research project within the student’s concentration area that leads to the completion of a scholarly research article and a formal presentation of the project. The Ed.D. program at Rockhurst does not require a dissertation. If you are interested, there are several Graduate Information Sessions coming up on campus. The Admissions Coordinator, Rebecca Meeker, also is available for individual meetings with applicants. Rebecca’s contact information is Rebecca.Meeker@rockhurst.edu with phone numbers: Office 816-501-4097 | Cell 816-845-0527 Educators can click on the date to register for any of these Information Sessions:   November 13, 2021 - 10:15am Rockhurst University Campus December 4, 2021 - 10:15am Rockhurst University Campus

NonPublic Registration Principals please make sure you complete your NonPublic Registration by November 15th. This is very important because all Title Funds are generated from this report.  Here is the link to the DESE Webinar. Please reach out if you have any questions.  https://dese.mo.gov/2021-nonpublic-registration-and-public-school-verification-webinar

Pillar III - Resource$

SEL Resources Follett is offering free downloadable social and emotional learning (SEL) activities and resources geared toward supporting ALL staff in your school. You may also enter to win their giveaway. See the attached document for more information.

Vocation Awareness Lesson Plans The Serra Club has provided K-8 lesson plans to enhance Vocation Awareness. This information was recently posted on the USCCB website for use in Catholic schools. You can find the lesson plans here.

Student Information Systems - Sycamore In order to allow our schools more local control over selecting a student information system, Sycamore will no longer be required as your school’s SIS program. Each school should select and use the SIS system that works best for your building. However, if your school choses to continue with Sycamore that is fine too. This should offer some financial releif to schools that are using two student information systems at this time.

Employee Retention Tax Credit Please speak with your parish business manager to see if your school qualifies for the Employee Retention Tax Credit. Your school has until the end of this year to apply for this benefit.

Save the Date - December 7th Save this date to celebrate the season with your colleagues, more information will be coming….

Upcoming Events

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New Principal Meeting CSLT Meeting Early Ed Meeting Synod Meeting Christmas Party

November 4, 10:00 - 12:00 November 9, 11:00 - 1:00 November 11, 11:00 - 12:00 December 2, 1:00 - 3:00 December 7, 11:30

Helmsing Zoom Zoom Glennon Cascone's

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