Diocese of Trenton School Sustainability Study
By Rayanne Bennett, Associate Publisher and Rose O’Connor, Correspondent, The Monitor
The broad consultation process that is informing the diocese’s School Sustainability Study is in full swing with input collected from hundreds of parish and school representatives, and survey results coming in from the public by the thousands. The study is being conducted by a commission of pastors, diocesan officials, school administrators and community leaders appointed by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. early in 2012. He charged the 24-member group with the responsibilities of investigating the viability and vibrancy of Catholic elementary schools in the diocese; developing clear and consistent criteria for evaluating the schools’ sustainability; identifying those schools which are sustainable and those which appear to be at risk, and submitting a “sustainability plan” by May 2013. Read on...
Further information on the School Sustainability Study will be reported in the parishes, schools and The Monitor as it becomes available.
By Rose O’Connor, Correspondent, The Monitor
The strong commitment to Catholic education in the diocese was evident as hundreds of representatives from parishes and schools met in two locations Oct. 18. Teams from each school, appointed by parish and school leaders, participated in the meetings held in St. Paul School, Burlington, and Mater Dei Prep, Middletown, to consider and identify the challenges facing the 36 Catholic elementary schools in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Read on...
By Mary Morrell, Managing Editor, The Monitor
Principals from the Diocese of Trenton’s 36 Catholic elementary schools, gathered April 19 in Our Lady of Sorrows Schools, Hamilton, for a presentation by Dr. John Convey, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Professor of Education in The Catholic University of America, Washington, introducing them to the goals of the recently formed Commission for the Study of the Sustainability of Our Catholic Schools. Read on…
Mary Morrell, Managing Editor, The Monitor
As the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Professor of Education in The Catholic University of America, who joined the faculty in 1974, his professional work has been focused on research and strategic planning for Catholic schools. During the past 30 years, Dr. Convey has conducted diocesan-wide planning and evaluation studies across the country, and, at the invitation of Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will now be working with the diocese’s new Commission for the Study of the Sustainability of Our Catholic Schools. Read
Mary Morrell, Managing Editor, The Monitor
With a heart for Catholic education and a steadfast eye on its future, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., recently convened a new Commission for the Study of the Sustainability of Our Catholic Schools and charged them with the mission that will engage them over the next 13 months. Father Douglas Freer, vicar for Catholic education, will serve as commission chair, and Joanne Tier, diocesan superintendent of schools will act as vice-chair. Read on...