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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Pray for us!
We celebrate the Most Holy Rosary during the month of October. Our Blessed Mother Mary has appeared multiple times asking those she met to pray the rosary (See more in link below), This beautiful devotion is a gift to us, and when we pray it, we are embracing the gift while showing our trust and faith in God.
O Virgin Mary, grant that the recitation of thy Rosary may be for me each day, in the midst of my manifold duties, a bond of unity in my actions, a tribute of filial piety, a sweet refreshment, an encouragement to walk joyfully along the path of duty.
Amen.
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Next editions of the Office of Catholic Schools Newsletter:
October 20
November 4
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Look for topics in previous editions: | |
Archive of Superintendent’s emails: | |
Calendar Items
(See details in articles below)
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Oct 7: Principals' Meetings (Virtual)
Oct 11: Worship Jesus Day of Encounter
Oct 13: All-School Rosary (9am)
Oct 15: PI-1207 (via web-based app) due
Oct 25: All School Mass with Bishop Ricken
10:00 AM at St. Gabriel in Neenah
Nov 17: School Success Summit (sign up here)
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PI-1207 Form Due 10/15
The PI-1207 Private School Report data collection application opened Monday, September 19, 2022. The PI-1207 application allows you to quickly enter the required PI-1207 private school data online and submit it directly to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
You must submit the PI-1207 data through the web-based application by October 15, 2022, to be considered an open, active school per the DPI School Directory.
This document (use link button) provides you with a list of the data elements that will be collected through the PI-1207 private school data application.
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All School Rosary on the Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 AM
We invite all of our schools to pause to pray the rosary as a
community on this special day. We join our prayers with
people around the world, asking our Blessed Mother for her
intercession and for peace on earth.
This is also a wonderful opportunity to share the story of the Apparitions of Mary at Fatima. She chose to share her son’s message with children. It is important for us to continue to follow the guidance Mary offered Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. There are some great videos for students of all ages on Formed.
We would love to see pictures of how you held this event at your school. Please feel free to send pictures and/or a write up to lgoldman@gbdioc.org after the activity.
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All School Mass with Bishop Ricken
Tuesday, October 25 at 10:00 AM
St. Gabriel the Archangel, Neenah
We invite representatives from all of our schools to join us for this special event. You may invite your priest or deacon to join as well. Due to space limitation, we are inviting a maximum of 10 people per school. Please RSVP. If you need more space, please contact Liz Goldman at lgoldman@gbdioc.org or 920-272-8163.
Bishop Ricken continuously prays for our schools. We would like to offer a spiritual bouquet for him. Each school is invited to send a message telling Bishop Ricken how your school community will pray for him. Please be sure to identify your school and location in your message. A representative from each school will bring it forward during the roll call of schools.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) Program Update
Greetings Wisconsin EANS Program Participants and Interested Parties,
In the previous EANS Program Update #18, we told you about the revised CDC guidance related to social distancing. As a result of these new CDC recommendations, the following changes to EANS program services/assistance eligibility would take place immediately:
- New requests under Category 5 (Physical barriers to facilitate social distancing) will not be approved.
- New requests under Category 10 (Leasing sites or spaces to ensure social distancing) will not be approved.
- New requests under Category 6 (Other materials, supplies or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safety) related to distancing will not be approved.
- New requests under Category 11 (Reasonable transportation costs) related to distancing will not be approved.
We know that some of you still have pending/outstanding Purchase Orders with CESA 6 that fall into one or more of the above categories. As such, given the revised CDC recommendations, we are asking you to cancel any POs related to the above now-prohibited purchases, to the extent it is possible.
We understand there may be instances where it is not possible to cancel an order or PO, and in these cases you will not be penalized if the PO is subsequently filled by a vendor; these POs were approved prior to the CDC’s revised recommendations. However, whenever possible, we hope you will help us comply with the CDC guidance by canceling such orders.
Please contact the EANS program at CESA 6 with questions about your outstanding POs: eans@cesa6.org
Sincerely,
DPI EANS Staff
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From the GB Vocations Office
As you help your students to grow and nurture the gift of faith that God has placed in their hearts, we know that questions about their futures arise. Our wonderful Catholic schools help them to see that future with the eyes of faith and always encourage them to ask what God has in mind for their lives. Our office is always here to help you in walking with your students to discern the voice of the Father and the movement of the Holy Spirit in their lives. We support you, firstly in our constant prayers for you, and secondly, we would love to be on your campus and with your students to speak more deeply into the areas of vocation, discernment, prayer, and the joy of a life lived with the Lord. If you would like to invite us to speak to a classroom, a few students, or even the entire student body, please do feel free to reach out to us. You can contact us via email/phone: https://gbvocations.org/meet-the-team, or by filling out the speaking request form: https://gbvocations.org/speaking-request. Thank you for all that you do!
- The GB Vocations Office
UPCOMING VOCATIONS EVENTS
Vocations Mass (for 8th graders in System Schools ) - See email from Lori Paul
- November 9 (All System Schools except GRACE)
- November 10 (GRACE ONLY)
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Looking for a Service Project in the GB Area?
Operation Turkey Bag!
Help us deliver a little love to folks who have to work on Thanksgiving by cooking, packing and/or delivering special Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich sack lunches in the Green Bay Area!
For a description of the volunteer opportunities, please visit this webpage which includes details and sign-up instructions.
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2023 Annual Essay/Art Contest
Theme: The Holy Family
Three artwork winners from each age group, K-8, will be chosen by a diocesan panel of judges. This winning artwork will be sent to the Missionary Childhood Association National Christmas Artwork Contest. 24 national winners will be selected by MCA and this winning art will appear as e-greeting 2023 Christmas cards at www.missio.org/resources and winners are celebrated in December.
All winners will receive a commemorative plaque. One prize winners’ art will become the official Christmas card for the National Director, Monsignor Kieran E. Harrington of the Pontifical Mission Society in the United States.
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In partnership with World Mission Services, The Compass presents its annual Christmas essay/art contest this year. | |
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Standards Based Learning
School administrators and/or lead teachers from each building are invited to participate in Standards Based Learning PD. Please register for the Ken O’Connor presentation hosted by the Green Bay Diocese and CESA7. Ken O’Connor is an independent consultant specializing in grading and reporting. He has been a staff-development presenter and facilitator in 47 US states, nine provinces and one territory in Canada, and in 25 countries outside North America. Ken will share information and best practices in standards based learning. Following this presentation, we will hold workshops to help schools grow in this area.
There will be two follow up session later this school year to put what we learn into practice. This will be a stepping stone as we prepare to review all curriculum areas at the diocesan level.
REGISTER HERE: https://login.myquickreg.com/register/event/event.cfm?eventid=31827
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Studio 316
The Studio 3:16 program is a supplemental resource for existing religion curriculum in Catholic schools and parish faith formation. The Studio 3:16 team has combined top producers, writers, and entertainers in media with driven, passionate Catholic educators to create the best possible experience for students and teachers.
The subscription service costs $900 a year for smaller schools/parishes and up to $3800 for larger institutions. Grant/scholarships are available. Contact Studio316 for more information.
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Now that you've wrapped up your fall MAP assessment, it's time to take that information and use it. There are some great resources (see below) to help your teachers as they use the results in their classroom. Please reach out if you need any support as you prepare to share results with parents during fall Conferences.
The future test windows for the 22-23 school year are
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Winter - January 4-January 21 (highly recommended)
- Spring - April 1-April 30
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Please pass this link for MAP Resources to your teachers. There is a lot of information available to them for using the data to drive instruction and do goal setting with students.
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Great Resource for Teachers
Check out www.teachingbooks.net to find some amazing resources for your teachers and students. There are many free options as well as subscription options with additional resources.
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Choice Training
The Choice Team will again be offering virtual training sessions geared towards new schools to the Choice Program for the 2022-23 school year. As we did last year, we would like to extend this opportunity to existing schools in the Choice Program who are interested in a refresher related to program requirements (see topics below). New Choice Administrators and Designees may find these training sessions particularly helpful. The dates and topics covered can be found below. The trainings will be offered via Microsoft Teams; the link to each training can be found below as well. Please note these trainings are not mandatory but encouraged.
All times are 3:30 - 4:30 on the dates listed below:
Choice Updating
If you are the Administrator, or know that there are new administrative staff in your school/district this year, please log in to the School Directory to ensure names, roles/titles, email addresses, and phone numbers are all current and accurately represent your 2022-23 school year staff.
The School Directory application is open for 2022-23 updates to contact information, grade level ranges, and school begin and end dates for your district. As a reminder, the printed School Directory is no longer published, but you can find all the information and more on the new online School Directory.
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Mental Health Webinar Series
Addressing key mental health issues our students are facing
For Catholic school teachers, principals, guidance counselors, campus ministers, catehetical leaders, catechists, youth ministers; all are welcome to these quarterly, free webinars hosted by the Diocese of Green Bay Catholic Charities mental health staff.
Topics and dates:
- How Faith Affects Mental Health (Oct. 18)
- Understanding Harm Reduction Strategies (Dec. 13)
- Mental Health & the Hispanic Community (Feb. 7)
- Signs of Sex Trafficking (Apr. 4)
All webinars will be at 10:30am conducted via Zoom. Invitations and links will be in future newsletters. Please direct any questions to: Lori Paul, Catholic Charities 920.272.8318.
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HS Campus Ministers:
Events hosted by Office of Child & Youth Faith Formation
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GBYC is Back!
November 12 at the Shrine
A day of hope, healing and fun for high school students!
Keynotes, music, breakouts, Mass & more!
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ROOTED Weekend Oct. 21-23 at Camp Tek:
All high school teens, their youth leaders, and volunteer mentors diving deeper into discipleship and evangelization? Rooted Apprenticeship Academy
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our office invites you and your students to join us as we return to Steubenville Conferences this summer. We will be attending Steubenville Rochester July 14,15,16, 2023.
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Nice-to-Know Opportunity
Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon is scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2023
The five goals of the Decathlon are to:
- promote academic excellence
- promote collaborative spirit and cooperative learning skills
- promote logical and higher-order thinking
- recognize the contributions of parents, teachers, school administrators, and business and community members in supporting high standards for all students
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Holocaust/Genocide Education
Do you have units of study to share?
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Wisconsin’s 2021 Act 30 requires schools in the Choice programs to provide Holocaust and other genocide education to grades 5-8 once and grades 9-12 once. Schools are required to update their curriculum by July 1, 2022, to be implemented in the 2022-23 school year.
Last month we invited responses from teachers around the Diocese for their ideas on providing Holocaust and Genocide Education for students. Thank you to Alex Stevens who was the first to provide resources. Teachers may enter their ideas at this link as well as see what others are doing. Please be sure to pass the information along to your teachers.
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Praying w/Scripture Course
Lectio Divina on Franciscan at Home
We are now about to enter the Worship Jesus Years as part of our Disciples on the Way Journey. The outline for the Worship Jesus Years is as follows:
- Kick Off of the USCCB National Eucharistic Revival
- Discipleship Seminar - October 11, 2022 (see article below) & Bishop Ricken's Pastoral Letter
- Year 1: 2023-2024 Focus on the Word
- National Eucharistic Congress - July 17-21, 2024 Indianapolis Indiana
- Year 2: 2024-2025 Focus on the Eucharist
- Diocesan Eucharistic Congress - July 2024
In preparation for Year 1 (Focus on the Word), the Office of Catholic Schools is requesting that ALL administrators take and complete the Franciscan at Home Course: Praying with Scripture: Lectio Divina this Fall. This will allow the school administrators to ask their faculty members to take this course during the 2022-2023 School Year.
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NCEA Newlsetter Link
Click on icon below to read the latest issue of Catholic School Matters Newsletter from NCEA and Dr. Tim Uhl.
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