Subject: eNews from NativityMiguel Network of Schools
From: "Mary Claire Ryan" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:00:48 -0400 (EDT)

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April 2012

Vision. Value. Plan.

What we do is always in dialogue and partnership with our school leaders and I am
convinced that is the only way for us to move forward authentically and effectively.

Here is what conversations are revealing to me: a deep and abiding commitment to
 mission; determination to provide deserved and wide ranging educational opportunities
for all students; pride in accomplishments; desire to learn from and share with 
each other at regularly scheduled national Network meetings; genuine concerns about
struggling and closing schools; and continued challenges regarding financial sustainability.
Within the final point is a careful stewardship of resources, which also includes
payment of membership dues to our Network. Allow me to repeat a point made last 
year when increased membership fees were proposed: We are listening. Please know
 that the increases were proposed with a conviction that there would be mutual agreement
between the Network and schools regarding membership value. We have suggested incremental
increases over the course of the next 5 years...As perceived and actual value (shown
in real costs of programs and services provided) in the Network increases, so would
the fees charged. If 3, 4 or 5 years down the road the Network does not hold up 
its part of the bargain and present programs or services worth the fees, then revision
would be justly called for.

I want to stress the increments with which we will increase fees and value, and 
make a plea for your patience. There is much within this e-News which indicates 
real value. We also recognize there is more that needs to be done and the Network
Board and I are in a full court press to re-build our own resources in order to 
provide the services you deserve and would value.

Please note below the addition to our staff of Stephanie Owen as Regional Coordinator.
Our plan is to offer regional meetings during the Fall of this year, moving towards
a national Network meeting in the Spring of 2013. Dates and locations will be provided
very soon.

The Network team joins me in sending you greetings of hope and faith during this
 Holy Week. May the beauty of this season enliven and inspire you in your important
work.

Mary Claire Ryan
Executive Director
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Notre Dame Middle School is Expanding!

After sixteen years of successful operations, Notre Dame Middle School in Milwaukee,
WI is expanding to add an elementary program.  The co-educational, dual immersion
school K-5 is meant to feed into Notre Dame Middle School and other outstanding 
schools on the near

Southside of Milwaukee. The new primary school will offer the same quality educational
benefits as Notre Dame Middle School like:

-Small class sizes

-Catholic faith formation

- Dual language instruction
- Sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame
- Fine arts
- Commitment to justice and leadership development
- Parental involvement
- Proven results
For the past year, NDMS Principal Jean Ellman, SSND and President Mary McIntosh,
 have worked diligently with the NDMS Board of Directors to make this dream a reality.
"Providing our community with a primary school is critical to the continued success
of the NDMS mission - preparing students for admittance to college-preparatory high
schools," says Ellman.  Notre Dame Middle School will pull from many of the best
 practices of dual language instruction that is being offered by another member 
school Escuela de Guadalupe in Denver, CO. To read more about this exciting expansion
please see the following Press Release [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85Egsn4C8xxMuagwHUUlIxXNI9n6Lqn77anGHoTH0vNg9PcyHeBlP_CjoafB2VPXJEr4Wg5UwZ1oXPQOAsClTUAngR3sBYYgllRye9Qa8pidXDO-VeJoJsI4PvoIuadrrs5dEuwFPHF55V8fW2zuY8EmTmnU7UtO2m4k0UBKIPkASFfpQuUPbYoX8K8vD5gxlWDU=].
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South and West Region Collegial Visits Conclude for the 2011-2012 Academic Year

This year twelve NativityMiguel Schools located in the South and West Regions participated
in Collegial Visits.  This Mission Assessment Process ensures the fidelity of member
schools to our Nine Mission Effectiveness Standards and allows for a sharing of 
best practices among school leaders.  Thank you to the following schools that participated
this year:
Durham Nativity School, Durham, NC
Academy Prep Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Academy Prep Center, Tampa, FL
Guadalupe Regional Middle School, Brownsville, TX
Nativity Prep San Diego, CA
Sacred Heart Nativity Schools, San Jose, CA
Escuela de Guadalupe, Denver, CO
Good Shepherd Nativity School, New Orleans, LA
Nativity Academy at St. Boniface, Louisville, KY
Mother Teresa Middle School, Regina, Saskatchewan *
St. James School, Philadelphia*
(* schools in their first three years of operation will be visited each year to 
ensure a strong foundation from the beginning).
Facilitating these visits wouldn't be possible without the wonderful school leaders
that took time out of their busy schedules to offer their insights and leadership
for the enhancement of another school.  Thank you to the 24 schools who had their
president, principal, development director, graduate support director, lead teacher,
or counselor attend.         We are grateful for the following individuals' commitment
to the process:
David Card         Rachel Broome     Fr. Jim Flarherty, SJ
John Ciccone        Lisa Vega         Amanda Dayer
Mike Chambers      Andrew Miller      Jonathan Yu-Phelps
Alex Zequeria       John Omernick     Kristy Craig
Ann Clark          James Fiore        Matt DeBoer
Courtney Nunns     Meghan Weyland    Kelly O'Leary
Elijah Bonde        Chris Wilson        Dandy Pilon
Melissa Brickey      Fr. Tom Neitzke, SJ  Amy Lambert
As we continue to visit schools region by region, all Midwest member schools will
be visited next year.  Director of Mission Effectiveness, Melodie Wyttenbach, will
be in touch with school leaders in the Midwest to coordinate visit dates.  If you
are interested in being on a visiting team next year or if you'd like to recommend
a colleague to participate in a visit, please email Melodie at [email-masked].
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Regional President Breakfast Meetings

On March 2nd, the Mid-Atlantic President's met, kicking off the spring regional 
breakfast meetings for Presidents. Below you'll find the dates for the following
 meetings that will run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

You'll note we've added a St. Louis meeting to our calendar for those schools in
 the southern part of the Mid-West.
New York Region: Monday, April 2nd, Cornelia Connelly Center, New York, NY
New England Region: Wednesday, April 11th, Nativity Preparatory Boston, MA
Mid-West St. Louis Area: April 25th, Marian Middle School, St. Louis, MO
Mid-West Chicago Area: April 26th, Chicago Jesuit Academy, Chicago, IL
Please email David Kubacki at [email-masked] to confirm your attendance.
 We look forward to working with you and providing you these opportunities to connect
with and learn from one another as we continue to grow as leaders.
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The Network Welcomes Stephanie Owen as Regional Coordinator

The Network team welcomes Stephanie Owen who joins us this month as part-time Regional
Coordinator.  Stephanie comes to us from a Network member school, Esperanza Academy
in Lawrence, MA where she has worked since its founding in 2006, most recently as
the High School Placement Director. Stephanie is a licensed certified social worker
with 10+ years experience in program development and management.

The Network Regional Coordinator will work to establish a Regional Council in each
of 5 regions - New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, and West. Each Council
will consist of 3-4 members with at least one each of School Leader, Principal, 
& Graduate Support Professional. Working with the Network team and the regional 
councils, Stephanie will set dates and agendas for Regional Meetings, identify speakers
and presenters for these meetings and other professional development opportunities.
All of this regional activity will inform the Network staff in developing and planning
for webinars, conference calls, and national meetings moving forward.

Welcome Stephanie. It's great to have you join in our important work!
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Young, inspiring women acknowledged by community for their excellent work at NativityMiguel
Schools.

Peabody Energy Leaders in Educator recently acknowledged Christy Leming for her 
inspirational leadership at Marian Middle School.  The

Leaders in Education program reward dedicated and compassionateeducational professionals
with grants and recognition at an annual dinner reception in St. Louis.  Christy
 is being recongized for inspiring students of Marian and helping them develop a
 vision of who they would like to become.  Leming sees her role as talent scout 
and cheerleader, where she nutures her students' natural talents and gifts.  To 
read more about the Peabody award and Christy follow this link:  Christy Leming.
 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85Eii0gmpQXe56AJYMIKSaAz3REPNfBRYphOHSUHsu_EkbDYZT-cHuJHzDQfp6tRgyUBfhCioP767m4YpSdI_SiARXweECd5gxrkNAo0C_q8JPzQNgTooGlUPbE5YK1_sdCMjxE7PQ3qCzwttVQq05tFNCnbjg-f6R5UohxEy35RMG_27KRWPzFh03eMsgOD-Bo5IvlLz2xThkg==]

Nativity School of Worcester has been named the 2012 recipient of the New England
Regional Assembly Recognition Award by the College Board.  This award recognizes
 a program that has shown outstanding commitment to students and the field of education
by enabling underrepresented students with academic and leadership potential to 
attend college.  As member schools we are aware of the critical role our Graduate
Support Directors play to ensure student success in college, and it is clear that
Helene Horan of Nativity School of Worcester is doing an excellent job.  To read
 more about the award and Helene click here: Helene Horan [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85EjitBw-CId7cUtUsesSh-lG3C9c5IECxJTQl8qzVyPuACeMHySEFKBQIZMuQvVNdFwE9BARJfPi14cPxDBg8ytAlBE0rH4rrqRcgBieJqWciqNu2_3ifUsKtigHMdrzGEStMQSI5IvTwprYiq2OvnjplOYEw4Du_r7badE-L_fg8ObveYCCdCYC].

Congratulations Christy and Helene on your well earned awards.  We thank you for
 your outstanding work in our Network schools!
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Marshall Memo Summary

The Marshall Memo is a weekly round up of important articles and research in K-12
education.  The Network subscribes to this informative memo and has been given permission
by author Kim Marshall to share a monthly summary with member schools.  We pulled
articles relevant to middle school and urban education and compiled the following
for teachers [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85EgdPMzs4ADBblURivjTlR-CVrvzuiNxZEjMxFDiA-hEiv-nLbha8hmG7ZvVNaW02f1yW-G5_Wscr9Vo-haGMh8LxpHIFYv3z_2XB-bIPirTV_o30QQlMWK08MRQFe1s1-LI7-M0E9nnshY5D-qlAkTIzRA-APiHgf066APh81ZtYLb40cp1TdHKehI9ziNnf5U=]
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 Enjoy reading and reflecting on these real education issues.
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Network School Job Postings

Looking to post a job?  We know getting the right employees in our schools is critical
to our students' success.  Email David Kubacki at [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]
if you have a job you would like to post on the Network's website.  Click here to
read of some of the current position openings:  NativityMiguel Job Bank [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85EhPAaVm9xuYkFy6bAmnp35sFGMb9mUopGf3RHtpGDl9ApPQBTRLhVBk5swXVCoDmHCQ1TuNnA6OShUPfFhdQJ65JeHwd9nvgyuTOFbG_mGaCHMV7LWTTOnXui8cePK5-2IIXbfrZfEaCC_oSeqjJIm9yuBiS-xSc76-iZgP7XNfSaDrxmnTid8UKDUuAHB8tsnfIUSa_vrMQNk5pss1EmtdXsQDtI-JC-k3ZiU1ohpwCaETNKOhxj-5]
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Conference Call: National Student Clearinghouse Best Practices

By early April, all schools will have received their National Student Clearinghouse
(NSC) dataset. This data give Network schools the first look into 3rd party verified
data for college enrollment, persistence, and graduation. Schools have found these
results to be very helpful and have used them to track alumni, make board presentations,
update their GSP brochures, and more.
On Tuesday, April 17th the Network will host a conference call for GSPs and other
school leaders to discuss how they're using their NSC data. Please e-mail David 
Kubacki at [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] if you're
interested in joining this call. A separate invite will be sent next week.
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Georgetown University Collegiate Prep Program

The Network eagerly awaits the announcement of the students who have been selected
for Georgetown's Collegiate Prep Program! Applications are currently being review
by Georgetown and will be announced later this week.

The program serves rising seniors from three school systems with similar missions:
NativityMiguel, Cristo Rey, and KIPP. The goal of the 3-week summer program is to
provide information and context around what college is, and also to help participants
develop the critical skills needed to be successful in their journey through college.
The program focuses very specifically on developing skills in building community,
enriching their personal confidence, and preparing them to ask for help when needed.

Georgetown has reserved 5 spots for NativityMiguel graduates. The graduates will
 travel to, live, eat, and learn at the University for the entirety of the program
at no cost to them. In fact, since students sacrifice their ability to work during
these three weeks, those that successfully complete the program also receive a $500
stipend.

We look forward to sharing the exciting news of which students will attend in our
May eNews.
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San Miguel Providence - the Spirit of Giving during Lent!

Each year during the Lenten season, San Miguel Providence raises money for its "Twin"
school in Eritrea, Africa. The San Miguel community has raised a more than $1,800
during Lent - enough to support five students at the Nativity School in Shinara 
Village, Eritrea for one school year. The school's Lasallian Youth Group has organized
a dress down day, a bake sale, and an after school game night.  Students who participated
paid a small fee which goes towards the money raised.
The "Earning for Eritrea" program proves that everyone has something to give. The
school places "Earning for Eritrea" jars around the school and students, staff, 
and visitors contribute to support their African "brothers."  This is one of the
 many ways the students live out the mission of the school.
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NACAC Conference Registration is now open!

NACAC [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85EifBK6m38eeNCPZFg7MRh8oZu6yPvKw3KD4KZDw9zbvWzXtUs-JDq07fxWQRiJWdAV7Lea1EHJCEK5XlJEoCPxPkKx0k5zM-O76d3YDZKzp1w==]Registration
is now open for NACAC's Critical Components Conference: Mastering the College Admission
Process -
to be held May 29th-June 1st in Nashville, TN. The Network is encouraging GSPs to
attend this conference in lieu of the National GSP Conference we've held in past
 years. Also, financial assistance is available from the Network to help cover the
cost - upon registration please email David Kubacki at [email-masked]
[mailto:[email-masked]] to express interest in the NativityMiguel Professional
Development Scholarship.  You can find out more about the conference and register
by following this link: NACAC Registration [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001wo5q_AY85EgyBcjQvoMxCFrZ9Vd_bQz1PkrFlm8H0uGXHfiNs_Uz07vIvXzMxdt8yLI7Zu-rEMUq8gCY4YBhBmZPXDSizWyYD3ES_Ou2yCsJQfztMWBhSMD1c9kZ8m-BhDI4ZQ1MsU1t-5pELiPx_QrkGDjtb9KVaOp6Ng6vUVe68_oNYtcpzg==].
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