• Cohort 19
    • Meet the Members C19
    • Canvas Site
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2019
    • Catholic School Governance | September 17 2019
    • Oct. 23, 2019 - School Boards Webinar
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 5, 2019 >
      • Presenters November 2019
    • Dec 10, 2019 - School Boards Webinar
  • Cohort 18
    • Canvas Site
    • Meet the Members C18
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2018
    • Symposium on Catholic School Governance | September 19, 2018
    • Forming Whole-Child Assessment Practices| November 7, 2018
    • Implementing "Assessment For Learning" Using Progress Variables Webinar I Dec. 4th, 2018
    • Courageous Leadership: Technology, Data & Transparency l January23, 2019
    • Courageous Leadership: Technology, ​Data and Transparency Follow-up Webinar | March 21, 2019
    • Boosting Professional Capital | April 10, 2019 >
      • Presenters April 2019
    • Spring Retreat, May 2019 >
      • Presenters May 2019
    • Catholic School Governance| Sept 17, 2019
    • Achieving your Enrollment Goals | November 5, 2019
  • Cohort 17
    • Meet the Members
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2017 >
      • Gallery
    • Leading Effective School Boards | September 19, 2017 >
      • Presenters September 2017
    • Catholic School Leadership: Mercy, Hospitality, Fidelity & Prudence | October 12, 2017 Webinar
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 8, 2017
    • Refining Targets and Communicating Benefits (Webinar) | December 5, 2017
    • Schools of Plenty: Finance and Philanthropy l January23, 2018
    • Philanthropy Writing Webinar I Feb. 28, 2018
    • Improving Schools Through System-Thinking C17 | April 10, 2018
    • Systems-Thinking Webinar I April. 19, 2018
    • Spring Retreat, May 2018 >
      • Presenters May 2018
    • Symposium on Catholic School Governance | Sept. 19, 2018
    • Forming Whole-Child Assessment Practices
    • Implementing "Assessment For Learning" Using Progress Variables Webinar | Dec. 4, 2018
    • Courageous Leadership: Technology, Data & Transparency l January23, 2019
    • Courageous Leadership: Technology, ​Data and Transparency Follow-up Webinar | March 21, 2019
    • Retreat, Commencement, and Workshop >
      • Closing Retreat and Commencement | April 9, 2019
      • Boosting Professional Capital | April 10, 2019
  • Cohort 16
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2016
    • Leading Effective School Boards | September 26, 2016
    • Catholic School Leadership | October 19, 2016 Webinar
    • Assessment for Learning | November 16, 2016
    • Joy of the Gospel! | March 10, 2017
    • Boosting Professional Capital | March 30, 2017 >
      • Presenters March 30, 2017
    • Spring Retreat, May 2017 >
      • Presenters
    • Leading Effective School Boards-Part II | September 19, 2017
    • Catholic School Leadership: Mercy, Hospitality, Fidelity & Prudence | October 12, 2017 Webinar
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 8, 2017
    • Refining Targets and Communicating Benefits I Dec. 5, 2017 Webinar
    • Schools of Plenty: Finance and Philanthropy | January 23, 2018
    • Philanthropy Writing Webinar I Feb. 28, 2018
    • Improving Schools Through System-Thinking C16 | April 10, 2018
    • Systems-Thinking Webinar I April. 19, 2018
  • Cohort 15
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2015
    • Leading Effective School Boards | September 23, 2015
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 17, 2015
    • Developing and Managing Your School's Brand (Webinar) | December 11, 2015
    • Excellence in Financial Stewardship | January 13, 2016
    • Step by Step: Building Your Financial Plan (Webinar) | February 23, 2016
    • Schools on the Move: The Direction of Effective Leadership | April 12, 2016
    • Spring Retreat | May 2016
    • Leading Effective School Boards | September 23, 2015
    • Catholic School Leadership | October 19, 2016 Webinar
    • Assessment for Learning | November 16, 2016
    • Joy of the Gospel! | March 10, 2017
    • Boosting Professional Capital & Commencement | March 30, 2017
    • Refining Targets and Communicating Benefits (Webinar) | December 5, 2017
  • Cohort 14
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2014
    • Leading an Effective School Board | September 23, 2014
    • Leading Effective School Assessment | Nov. 19, 2014
    • Student & Faculty Faith Formation | March 4, 2015
    • Spring Retreat | May 2015
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 17, 2015
    • Developing and Managing Your School's Brand (Webinar) | December 11, 2015
    • Excellence in Financial Stewardship | January 13, 2016
    • Step by Step: Building Your Financial Plan (Webinar) | February 23, 2016
    • Schools on the Move: The Direction of Effective Leadership | April 12, 2016
  • Cohort 13
    • Foundational Retreat | July 2013
    • Leading Effective School Boards | October 10, 2013
    • Mission-Driven Finances | January 15, 2014
    • Supporting Continuous Faculty Growth for Student Achievement | March 12, 2014
    • Schools on the Move: The Direction of Effective Leadership | April 1, 2014
    • Spring Retreat | May 2014
    • Leading Effective School Assessment | November 19, 2014
    • Student & Faculty Faith Formation | March 4, 2015
  • Cohort 12
    • Schools on the Move: The Direction of Effective Leadership | April 1, 2014
    • Achieving Your Enrollment Goals | November 20, 2013
    • Expanding Innovation & Technology | September 18, 2013
  The Emmaus Series

Leading Effective School Boards: Part II 
September 19, 2017 | Cohort 16 & 17| Connors Center, Dover, MA

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General Information


Location: The Connors Retreat and Conference Center is located about twenty miles West of Boston in Dover, Massachusetts.  If you will be driving, the address for the Center is 20 Glen Street, Dover, Massachusetts 02030.  The Connors Center’s phone number is 617-552-9210.

Transportation/Parking:  Please allow 50 minutes for ground travel between the airport and the retreat location.
We will be collecting flight itineraries to coordinate your ground transportation between the airport and the retreat location and to help reduce your travel costs.​  Complimentary parking is provided for hotel guests.
  • Maps and directions to Connors.
  • Taxi  - From Boston Logan Airport, a Massport dispatcher wearing a bright yellow vest outside the lower arrivals level of each terminal can assist with getting an accessible taxi.  Accessible taxi service to Logan Airport is available from cab companies in Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Framingham, and Newton.

Outcomes

 
  • Deepen the presence of Catholic values within school leadership
  • Know the governance options for Catholic schools and the strengths and limitations of each
  • Understand the importance of the board for institutional advancement and for fulfilling the vision of your school
  • Learn how to assess the effectiveness of your school board utilizing Standard 5 of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Determine ways to build effective collaboration between board members

Agenda
 
2:45 pm -  Arrival

3:00 pm - Welcome, Opening Prayer, and a Word on Mission - Estate Room 
  • Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill, Ph.D., Executive Director, Roche Center for Catholic                              Education. Lynch School of Education,  Boston College

​3:15 pm - Keynote Speaker
Catholic School Leadership: Mercy, Hospitality, Fidelity & Prudence  - Estate Room
  • Fr. James Keenan, S.J.,Canisius Professor, Director of The Jesuit Institute, Boston College​
  • Click Here for Recording of Fr. James Keenan, S.J. Presentation ​
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​4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
Catholic School Boards: A Primer on Mission, National Standards & Governance - New participants -
     Cohort 17 and Cohort 16 - Estate Room
   
  • Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill, Ph.D., Executive Director, Roche Center for Catholic  Education, Lynch School of Education, Boston College 
       Presentation Slides
       Presentación en Español

Leading the Vision: Planning the Future of the School - Returning Participants -
     Cohort 16 and previous - Main Parlor
  • ​Kristin Barstow Melley, Director of Professional Development, Roche Center for Catholic Education, Lynch School of Education, Boston College
​​     Presentation slides
     Link to Video

​5:30 pm - Dinner - Estate Room

6:15 pm - Board Relationships - Estate Room
     
Presentation Slides

7:00 pm - Critical Board Conversations - Estate Room
      
Scenarios

7:30 pm - Closing Prayer,  Adjourn

Resources

 
The National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools can also be accessed online. You can read the complete text online or download the PDF below.
Catholic School Standards_03-12.pdf
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Roles and Responsibilities of School Boards:
Board Roles
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National Catholic Standards: Focus on Governance and Leadership
9-17-2013: Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice

​National Catholic School Standards:
Code of Ethics for Boards
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National Catholic School Standards
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National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Resources:
Characteristics of Diocesan Boards & Councils
File Size: 26 kb
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Characteristics of School Boards
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White Paper:
Schools Governance White Paper.pdf
File Size: 211 kb
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Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), December 2014
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Book Link:​
Breathing New Life into Catholic Schools:
An Exploration of ​Governance Models

References:

Primary Resources
  • Haney, R., O’Brien, S., & Sheehan, L.  (2009).  A Primer on Education Governance in the Catholic Church. Washington DC: National Catholic Educational Association.
  • ​​Loyola University Chicago.  (2012, March).  National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools.  Chicago: Loyola University.  http://www.catholicschoolstandards.org​
  • Robey, P.V., & Schweppe, E. (Eds.).  (2012).  A Practitioner’s Guide to Catholic School Leadership: Expert Advice on Practical Topics from Those in the Field.  Arlington, VA: National Catholic Educational Association

Additional Resources
  • Archdiocese of Hartford Office of Catholic Schools.  (2010).  Leadership Manual for Catholic School Boards.  Hartford: Archdiocese of Hartford.
  • Clark, Monica.  (2012, August 28).  Experts Focus on Lay Boards’ Emerging Role in Catholic Education.  National Catholic Reporter.  http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/experts-focus-lay-boards-emerging-role-catholic-education
  • Goldschmidt, E.P., & Walsh, M.E.  (2011).  Sustaining Urban Catholic Elementary Schools: An Examination of Governance Models and Funding Strategies.  Boston: Boston College.
  • Haney, R.M.  (2010).  Design for Success: New Configurations and Governance Models for Catholic  Schools.  Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, Vol. 14 (No. 2).  pp. 195-211.
  • Holter, A.C., & Frabutt, J.M.  (2012).  Mission Driven and Data Informed Leadership.  Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, Vol. 15 (No. 2).  pp. 253-269.
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