The Survivability of Catholic Schools

Michael P. Caruso

doi:10.5771/9781475867947

Summary

Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States are known for their academic excellence, safety, discipline, good communication, and a Christ-centered focus that permeates the school culture. However, there many unseen challenges to maintain these hard-won benchmarks that school leaders face daily. Ever escalating costs and limited funding streams, rising expectations of families, divisive culture battles, conflicting and sometimes mutually exclusive views of Church teachings and beliefs chipping away at the core mission, a growing and hostile secularism all contribute to some of the challenges confronting this largest private school system. TheSurvivability of Catholic Schools: Vigor, Anemia, and a Diffident Flock guides readers through some of the undetected trials and joys of keeping Catholic schools faithful to their mission by candidly acknowledging some of the headaches while encouraging parents, alumni, and stakeholders to reinvigorate this pearl of great price.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6792-3
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6794-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 122
Product type: Book Titles

1. Praise Page No access
2. Contents No access
3. Acknowledgements No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter 1: How We Got to This Point with Catholic Schools: Background No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 2: “I Thought that This Was Supposed to Be a Catholic School?” (Parents and Mission) No access Pages 17 - 32
Chapter 3: “We Hire for Mission and We Fire for Mission”: Easier Said than Done! No access Pages 33 - 48
Chapter 4: Religious Communities: Absentee Landlords No access Pages 49 - 62
Chapter 5: Athletics: The Gift that Keeps Scoring! No access Pages 63 - 76
Chapter 6: Technology: Its Joys and Woes! No access Pages 77 - 86
Chapter 7: Liturgy and Service Can Moderate Technology No access Pages 87 - 92
Chapter 8: Who Is Going to Pay What It Costs? No access Pages 93 - 110
Conclusion No access Pages 111 - 116
Bibliography No access Pages 117 - 120
About the Author No access Pages 121 - 122