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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Archdiocese: Schools to Form Independent System

Faith in the Future Foundation will manage new Philadelphia Catholic school system.

Continuing a year of restructuring, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Tuesday it would create a new independently managed Catholic school system for area high schools and special education schools. In a press conference at St. Hubert's High School in Northeast Philadelphia, Archbishop Charles Chaput said the Faith in the Future Foundation—which oversaw the mergings and closings of elementary schools earlier this year—would manage 17 high schools and four special education schools beginning Sept. 1. Chaput said the independent system would focus on major fundraising, enrollment management, marketing and cultivating best practices in leadership and education. "The willingness of lay leaders with a love for Catholic education to step …

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Archdiocese Promotes Two Admins to Superintendent Positions

Dr. Carol A. Cary and Jacqueline P. Coccia will serves as leaders for secondary and elementary schools, respectively.

Two officials within the archdiocese were promoted to lead parochial schools for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, according to a news release Thursday. Dr. Carol A. Cary and Jacqueline P. Coccia were named superintendents for the 17 secondary and 123 elementary schools, respectively. Both immediately took roles—unlike the School District of Philadelphia's new superintendent, who won't start until October. "The Archdiocese of Philadelphia undertook an extensive, national search and looked to outside counsel to ensure that we selected candidates that best exemplify the skill-set needed to lead the students of the Archdiocese in the 21st century," said Bishop Michael Fitzgerald in a news release. He oversees Catholic Education for the …

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