Call and Culture of Catholic Schools

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The vocation to minister in a Catholic school is a call to create a culture of living and learning in the school community that is steeped in Gospel values. In this course, students will examine the Vatican and U.S. Bishops’ documents that describe this vocation. In addition, they will study the research on highly effective school cultures, and in particular, the research on those aspects of culture that are attributed to making Catholic schools so effective. Candidates will use a Culture Audit Protocol to assess the culture of their local Catholic school and will create an action plan to prioritize the changes needed to move the school to becoming an effective results-driven entity. Candidates will learn how to prioritize their action plan in order to maximize student achievement gains.