2025 Catholic School Board Development Virtual Series

Calling all CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRPERSONS, ADMINISTRATORS, BOARD MEMBERS, and SUPERINTENDENTS seeking ways to improve board and governance practices in their schools!  Under the sponsorship of Catholic colleges and univesities who are committed to PK-12 Catholic education, and presented by national experts in Catholic school board leadership and governance issues, this series of free virtual sessions is available to you as you seek to lead board and governance processes that are visionary, generative, and impactful!

Register to attend any or all of these seven outstanding online sessions!

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
6:00 -7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: All Catholic School Boards

Presented by Sr. Angela Shaughnessey, SCN, JD, PhD - Senior Distinguished Fellow, Loyola Marymount University

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: All Catholic School Boards

Presented by W. Joy Lopez, EdD  - Director of Information Technology and Innovation, Sacred Heart Schools (Atherton, CA)

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: Secondary Catholic School Boards

Presented by Todd Sweda, EdD - Associate Director for Lumen Accreditation, Catholic University of America (Washington, DC)

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: Elementary School Boards

Facilitated by John James, EdD - Professor of Educational Leadership, Saint Louis University

With Panelists:

Lauren Casella, EdD (Loyola Marymount University)
Kevin Baxter, EdD (University of Notre Dame)
Camille Brown Privette (Archdiocese of Washington)


Wednesday, March 12, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: Secondary School Boards

Facilitated by Marco Clark, EdD - President, Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN)

With Panelists:

Lauren Casella, EdD (Loyola Marymount University)
Kevin Baxter, EdD (University of Notre Dame)
Camille Brown Privette (Archdiocese of Washington)


Wednesday, March 26, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: Elementary School Boards

Presented by Angela Gunderson, MS - President of Meitler (Hales Corners, WI)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Audience: All School Boards

Facilitated by Ann Garrido, D.Min - Associate Professor of Homiletics and Director of Spiritual Formation at the Aquinas Institute of Theology (St. Louis, MO), and Dale Hoyt, EdD Adjunct Instructor of Educational Leadership, Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Hear what participants had to say about previous sessions!

"Great information!  It was nice to have us think outside the box with regard to school governance!"

"The presenters both did a great job of bringing forth the mission of Catholic education as a focus for Catholic school boards."

"It was good to learn the range of ways that different dioceses might deal with board-related items, but within common boundaries."

"The presentation was brilliant and practical"

All sessions are offered free of charge to constituents of the PK-12 Catholic school community.  In lieu of a registration fee, we encourage you to make a donation to a Catholic school of your choice.

Participants who engage in four of the seven sessions and who complete the program evaluation will receive a certificate of completion from Creighton University

The 2025 Catholic School Board Development Virtual Series is sponsered by:

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