Program Calendar and Imporant Dates
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The Catalyst Program is an online professional learning community that will examine and reflect on Catholic school leadership themes aligned with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools. Participants will form a national cohort who, together, will explore important topics in Catholic school leadership. This program will run through the spring semester of 2024.
Catholic School Mission and Catholic Identity
February 10 - 16: Module overview and reading engagement and online discussion.
February 17 - 23: Work week and Catholic identity presentation
February 24 - March 2: Personal Reflection
February 20, 6:00 p.m. CST: Presentation on Catholic School Identity and Culture by Dr. Max Engel, Associate Professor, Creighton University
Leadership and Governance in Catholic Schools
March 3 - 9: Module overview and reading engagement and online discussion.
March 10 - 16: Work week and Leadership and Governance presentation
March 17 - 23: Personal Reflection
March 13, 6:00 p.m. CST: Presentation on Catholic School Boards and Governance by Dr. Todd Sweda, Associate Director for Lumen Accreditation, Catholic University of America (Washington, DC)
Academic Excellence
March 24 - 30: Module overview and reading engagement and online discussion.
March 31 - April 6: Work week and Academic Excellence presentation
April 7 - 13: Personal Reflection
April 3, 6:00 p.m. CST: Presentation on Academic Excellence in Catholic Schools by Jill Annable, Author and President of West Catholic High School (Grand Rapids, MI)
Operational Vitality
April 21 - 27: Module overview and reading engagement
April 28 - May 4: Work week and Leadership and Governance presentation
May 5 - 11: Personal Reflection
May 1, 6:00 p.m. CST Presentation on Catholic School Strategic Resourcing by Dr. Tad Dickel, T. A. Dickel Group
Celebrating the Fruits
May 12 - 19: Reflection, Examen, Discernment, and Presentation of School Improvement Projects
Beyond Catalyst
Beyond Catalyst
Participants who complete the Catalyst Program for Aspiring Catholic School Leaders will recieve a certificate of completion for 45 hours of professional development. Completers are eligible to continue their studies in a credit-bearing Catholic school leadership program, counting their Catalyst experience as three experential learning transfer credits. Both protégés and mentors are eligible.
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