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What Challenges Face Catholic Schools…. And what do parents have to do with them?. Purposes of Home-School Associations:. Involvement of parents in their children’s education; Communication between the school and the home; Cooperation among teachers, students, parents, administrators;
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What Challenges Face Catholic Schools….. And what do parents have to do with them?
Purposes of Home-School Associations: • Involvement of parents in their children’s education; • Communication between the school and the home; • Cooperation among teachers, students, parents, administrators; • Mutual support
Functions of HSA’s: • Provide forum for parents to communicate with the school; • Provide a source of enrichment for parents; • Provide support for school activities; • Provide for parental spiritual, educational growth; • Provide source of social enjoyment.
The Challenge of Finances • Need to find new sources of funding • Need to raise teacher salaries • Need to find ways to allow poor children to attend Catholic schools • Need to continue to upgrade buildings
The Challenge of Alternatives • Public schools doing a good job of selling themselves • New “Catholic” schools • Home schooling • Charter schools • Universal Pre-K
The Challenge of Catholicity • Need for orthodoxy in teaching • Teacher formation • Parent formation • Support for mission • Social Justice • Student formation
The Challenge of Personnel • Need to see lay ministry • Teacher attrition • Leadership • Shared governance “We are the people of God
The Challenge of Time, Talent, Treasure • Busy parents • Working parents • Guilty parents • Non-involved • Priorities
For Parents: • How will we continue to provide support for single parents, working parents, surrogate parents? • How will we continue to find new ways to pay for schools? • How can we strengthen bonds between parents and schools?