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Discussions among parish pastoral leaders regarding the state of Catholic education in the Bay View/St. Francis/Cudahy neighborhoods date back several years. These leaders engaged in discussions to identify ways to strengthen the Catholic educational opportunities offered to families in the area.
One theme was common – that the school communities could not provide as strong an overall program individually as they could collectively. The leaders determined that if the communities did not work together to resolve the educational issues that faced them, all would fail and, ultimately, children would be on the losing end. There would be strength in a united effort and the resulting educational system would have the opportunity to tap in to the talents of people from all of the school and parish communities.
Parish leaders met with Archbishop Dolan to share their concerns as well as their commitment to providing Catholic educational opportunities for families in the neighborhoods. As a result of these meetings, Archbishop Dolan commissioned the Task Force that is charged with developing a plan for affordable, accessible, and high-quality Catholic education in this area in June 2003.
The Task Force is to examine the future of Catholic schools in the Bay View/St. Francis/Cudahy area. Archbishop Dolan also developed and shared a mandate that calls for a plan for continuing affordable, accessible, and high-quality Catholic education in the Bay View/St. Francis/Cudahy region on a long-term basis, building upon excellent tradition. The plan should be comprehensive and inclusive of all six parishes in the area and involve potential partnerships with Thomas More High School.
Archbishop Dolan requested that the Task Force consider all options and conduct wide consultation within the parish communities. A comprehensive recommendation is requested by early 2004.
The Task Force was formed with representation from each parish and school community and began meeting in July 2003.
The Task Force is comprised of the following members:
Archbishop Dolan’s Delegate for Bay View/St. Francis/Cudahy School Planning
Dr. Thomas Fabian
Immaculate Conception Parish
Rev. Dennis Witz, Pastor
Ellen Knippel, Principal, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy
Carol Sarnowski
Dale Waas
Nativity of the Lord Parish & School
Rev. Philip Reifenberg, Pastor
Barbara Lee, Principal
Pamela Cullen
Robert Glowacki
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & School
Rev. Robert Surges, Pastor
Julie Ann Robinson, Principal
Mary Louise Cox
Terry Falk
St. Augustine Parish
Rev. Thomas Wittliff, Pastor
Ellen Knippel, Principal, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy
Mark Karolewicz
Diane Sowinski
St. Paul Parish & School
Daryl Olszewski, Parish Director
Mary Stallmann, Principal
Susanne Dolkiewicz
Sharon Tomski
St. Veronica Parish & School
Rev. Mark Payne, Pastor
Sr. Marie Estelle Kuczynski, Principal
June Maze
Ken Widenski
Thomas More High School
Steve Roy, President
James Griswold, Principal
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Scott Weyda, Office for Schools
Kathleen Hohl, Office for Communication
September 2003 Parent and Parishioner Update
November 2003 Parent and Parishioner Update
Bay View, St. Francis, Cudahy Catholic Education Task Force - July 1, 2003, Meeting Minutes
July 22, 2003, Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2003, Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2003, Meeting Minutes
September 8, 2003, Meeting Minutes
September 30, 2003, Meeting Minutes
October 8, 2003, Meeting Minutes
October 28, 2003, Meeting Minutes
November 12, 2003, Meeting Minutes
November 25, 2003, Meeting Minutes
December 10, 2003, Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2003, Meeting Minutes
January 6, 2004, Meeting Minutes
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