Bishop Donald Kettler has convened a steering committee to design a single Catholic school system for the St. Cloud metro area and surrounding communities. The 12-member committee meets every two weeks to discuss various aspects of creating the new system, named Catholic Community Schools. In order to keep the public apprised of its work and address general questions people may have, the group provides regular updates in The Visitor and on the diocesan website (www.stclouddiocese.org; click on “St. Cloud-area Catholic schools initiative.”) The following is a brief summary of the committee’s June 26 meeting.
- Committee members began by reviewing emails and other feedback they have received since the last meeting. Committee representatives will respond as appropriate.
- The committee received an update from the finance subcommittee, which is working to formulate a budget for CCS.
- The committee will discuss the governance structure for CCS at its next meeting.
- A subcommittee will discuss a plan before the next meeting to facilitate additional communication with parishes and schools about the committee’s work and CCS.
Feedback and next meeting
- Questions or comments? What would you like the new Catholic school system to look like? Email: CatholicSchoolsSC@gmail.com.
- Next meeting: July 10.