"Visioning for the Future"    A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Kmiec

Mission

 The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Buffalo are Christ-centered learning communities which nurture academic excellence, Christian character and service to others. Our mission is to educate individuals to reach their full potential in an atmosphere rooted in Catholic tradition and Gospel values.

Goal 1: 

To partner with Catholic elementary and secondary schools in providing faith based education, academic excellence and service to the community

 Objectives

a.       To promote strong Catholic identity by integrating faith and gospel values into all programming

b.     To increase teacher/administrative effectiveness by offering high quality professional development

c.       To identify opportunities for schools to reach their communities-by sharing resources-time, talents, facilities

Goal 2: 

To empower stakeholders To Teach as Jesus Did through open communication, professional development, and school-to-school partnerships

Objectives

a.       To provide opportunities for collaboration among schools by hosting Executive Council and continuing regional colloquium meetings

b.      To ensure access and equity by coordinating public and private funding and programming

c.       To ensure a faith integrated approach according to scripture, by offering training opportunities

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E-Mail: dce@buffalodiocese.org