Plan seeks ‘renaissance’ of Catholic education in the city

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2

Under a new school model, the archdiocese will partner with parishes and schools as a strong stakeholder to make sure the schools are available, affordable and in the right locations. The corporate school model is in addition to the parish school model, administered by the local parish, and the archdiocesan elementary school model, in which the Catholic Education Office makes decisions regarding curriculum, programs and personnel. Deresun McCaskill, a first-grader, made his way along the monkey bars on the new playground at St. Frances Cabrini Academy, a consolidated school sponsored by nine parishes in south St. Louis.

The Archdiocesan School Oversight Committee has developed a plan to address issues affecting Catholic elementary schools in the City of St. Louis.

Under the plan for a "renaissance in education," the archdiocese will partner with parishes and schools as a strong stakeholder to make sure the schools are available, affordable and in the right locations. The partnership will include leadership — a position within the Catholic Education Office focused on these schools — and funding to ensure educational and religious educational programs are of similar quality in all of the schools.

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