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Religious Education Religious Education Program ReviewProgram Review
January 2005January 2005
Religious Education Religious Education Program Review Program Review
Terms of ReferenceTerms of Reference Communication between stakeholdersCommunication between stakeholders Clarity of program expectationsClarity of program expectations Permeation of values into all curriculum areasPermeation of values into all curriculum areas Opportunities for faith developmentOpportunities for faith development Opportunities for student service projects Opportunities for student service projects
How many Participants?How many Participants?83 interviews; 37 surveys completed83 interviews; 37 surveys completed
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Trustee
District Office
Parish
School Based
Teachers
Parents
Students
Participation by Group (%)Participation by Group (%)Completed Discussion GuideCompleted Discussion Guide
Staff 46%
Trustee 13%
Parish 23%
Parents 17%
Mission, Vision, Values, Mission, Vision, Values, GoalsGoals
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Results:Results: Excellent 30%Excellent 30% Good 54%Good 54% I. N. 16%I. N. 16%
Mission, Vision, Values, Mission, Vision, Values, GoalsGoals
EvidenceEvidence CelebrationsCelebrations LiturgiesLiturgies Sacramental PrepSacramental Prep Faith DevelopmentFaith Development Religious Religious
Education Education ConsultantConsultant
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Mission, Vision, Values, Mission, Vision, Values, GoalsGoals
Conclusions:Conclusions: Staff wants to learn Staff wants to learn
more aboutmore about Faith IssuesFaith Issues VisionVision definition of Catholic definition of Catholic
EducationEducation Parish wants to Parish wants to
dialogue on faith dialogue on faith issues and their issues and their role in support of role in support of Catholic EducationCatholic Education
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Mission, Vision, Values, Mission, Vision, Values, GoalsGoals
Recommendations:Recommendations:1.1. Leaders find ways to engage stakeholders Leaders find ways to engage stakeholders
in dialogue about the mission and vision in dialogue about the mission and vision of Catholic education and its role in the of Catholic education and its role in the school system, home, parish and Catholic school system, home, parish and Catholic ChurchChurch
2.2. Integrate the planning and reporting of Integrate the planning and reporting of Religious Education Program into Division Religious Education Program into Division and School planning and reporting. and School planning and reporting.
3.3. Expand the “assessment” focus in Expand the “assessment” focus in Religious Education ProgrammingReligious Education Programming
Permeation of FaithPermeation of Faith
Results:Results:
Excellent 17%Excellent 17%
Good 54%Good 54%
I. N. 29%I. N. 29%
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Permeation of FaithPermeation of Faith
EvidenceEvidence Celebrations/Celebrations/
LiturgiesLiturgies ““Teachable Teachable
Moments”Moments” Staff model faithStaff model faith DisciplineDiscipline
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Excellent
Good
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ConclusionsConclusions Permeation evident Permeation evident
in operation of in operation of school; not as school; not as evident in the evident in the classroom on a classroom on a intentional basisintentional basis
Parish wants to Parish wants to dialogue with staff dialogue with staff on faith issueson faith issues
Permeation of FaithPermeation of Faith
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Permeation of FaithPermeation of Faith
Recommendations:Recommendations:
1.1. Leaders develop opportunities for Leaders develop opportunities for staff, parents and parish to staff, parents and parish to dialogue on important faith issues dialogue on important faith issues as these issues relate to as these issues relate to permeation e.g. school staff retreatpermeation e.g. school staff retreat
2.2. Religious Education Leadership Religious Education Leadership Committee continue with more in-Committee continue with more in-depth inservicing on permeation.depth inservicing on permeation.
Faith DevelopmentFaith Development
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Excellent Excellent 16%16%
Good Good 40%40%
I.N. I.N. 44%44%
Faith DevelopmentFaith Development
Evidence:Evidence: FD opportunities FD opportunities
are thereare there Work done by REC Work done by REC
and committeeand committee Some staff not Some staff not
active in their faith active in their faith Use PLC process Use PLC process
to build faith to build faith communitycommunity
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Faith Development Faith Development
Conclusion:Conclusion: Staff and parents need Staff and parents need
help to meet the help to meet the challenge of reaching challenge of reaching those who are not those who are not activeactive
Contemporary Contemporary lifestyles may be lifestyles may be contrary to Catholic contrary to Catholic lifestylelifestyle
Parish wants to Parish wants to dialoguedialogue
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Faith DevelopmentFaith Development
Recommendations:Recommendations:1.1. Review Faith Development and PD Review Faith Development and PD
opportunities in order to develop a opportunities in order to develop a priority and a more integrated priority and a more integrated approach to staff developmentapproach to staff development
2.2. Leaders develop opportunities for Leaders develop opportunities for staff and parish to dialogue on staff and parish to dialogue on important faith issues as these important faith issues as these issues relate to permeation e.g. issues relate to permeation e.g. school staff retreatschool staff retreat
Service ProjectsService Projects
Results:Results: Excellent Excellent 43%43% Good Good 39%39% I. N.I. N. 18%18%
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Service ProjectsService Projects
Evidence:Evidence: All respondents able All respondents able
to provide many to provide many examplesexamples
Classroom visits by Classroom visits by RECREC
Quality service Quality service projects more projects more important than important than quantityquantity
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Service ProjectsService Projects
Conclusions:Conclusions: Service projects Service projects
are a strength of are a strength of the districtthe district
Receiver and Giver Receiver and Giver need to be need to be “touched” by the “touched” by the projectproject
Service projects Service projects are an expression are an expression of faithof faith
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Service ProjectsService Projects
Recommendations:Recommendations:
1.1. Staff work closely with parish Staff work closely with parish community to coordinate and community to coordinate and integrate service projects and integrate service projects and share the results with the Catholic share the results with the Catholic CommunityCommunity
ResourcesResources
Results:Results: Excellent 30%Excellent 30% Good 25%Good 25% I. N. 45%I. N. 45%
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ResourcesResources
Evidence:Evidence: Resources need Resources need
more depthmore depth Resources need Resources need
more information on more information on teaching/traditions teaching/traditions of Catholic Churchof Catholic Church
Grade 12 mixed Grade 12 mixed reviewsreviews
Jr. High “too fluffy”Jr. High “too fluffy”0
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ResourcesResources
Conclusions:Conclusions: Elementary better Elementary better
resources than Jr. resources than Jr. HighHigh
Jr. High needs to Jr. High needs to be strengthenbe strengthen
Teachers of high Teachers of high school program school program need trainingneed training0
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ResourcesResources
Recommendations:Recommendations:
1.1. REC continue with inservice plansREC continue with inservice plans
2.2. REC, Leadership Committee, and REC, Leadership Committee, and parish representative review parish representative review resourcesresources
3.3. Priority list of resources be Priority list of resources be developed and a PD schedule be developed and a PD schedule be implemented based on priorityimplemented based on priority
CommunicationCommunication
Results:Results:
Excellent Excellent 55%55%
Good Good 27%27%
N. I. N. I. 18%18%
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CommunicationCommunication
Evidence:Evidence: REC good REC good
communicatorcommunicator Parish staff Parish staff
involved in schoolsinvolved in schools Schools/Parish to Schools/Parish to
and from parents and from parents needs needs improvementimprovement0
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CommunicationCommunication
Recommendation:Recommendation:
1.1. Parish and school district leaders Parish and school district leaders establish a forum for regular establish a forum for regular communication to clarify roles and communication to clarify roles and coordination of joint projects and coordination of joint projects and building a stronger faith building a stronger faith community.community.
Student InputStudent Input
Strengths:Strengths: CelebrationsCelebrations LiturgiesLiturgies PrayerPrayer Service ProjectsService Projects Sacramental Sacramental
PreparationPreparation Some staff model Some staff model
faithfaith
Improvements:Improvements: More variety in More variety in
celebrations and celebrations and liturgiesliturgies
Religious Studies Religious Studies resourcesresources
Some staff don’t Some staff don’t model faithmodel faith
Strengths SummaryStrengths SummaryExcellent and Good combinedExcellent and Good combined
10 30 50 70 90
Resources
Faith Dev
Permeation
Comm
Service Pro
Mission
Ex/Good
Improvement Needed Improvement Needed SummarySummary
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Mission
Service
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Faith Dev
Resources
Religious Education Religious Education ProgramProgram
Communication
Faith Development
Mission
Service Project
ResourcesPermeation
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks
1.1. Use the strengths of Mission, Service Use the strengths of Mission, Service Projects and Communication to build the Projects and Communication to build the areas of Permeation, Faith Development areas of Permeation, Faith Development and Resourcesand Resources
2.2. Develop new forms of communication Develop new forms of communication between school/district, parents and parish between school/district, parents and parish to coordinate events and clarify rolesto coordinate events and clarify roles
3.3. Use common themes to focus, prioritize, Use common themes to focus, prioritize, align and coordinate events such as service align and coordinate events such as service projects and/or faith development activitiesprojects and/or faith development activities
4.4. Assess your work to build collaboration and Assess your work to build collaboration and strengthen the faith communitystrengthen the faith community
