1. 20 Years of Successful Catholic School Consolidation Kenith Britt, President Rev. William Felix, Pastor Rusty Volk, Director of Development

2. The myths of school consolidation History of Chippewa Area Catholic Schools Leadership/Governance Relationships and collaboration System planning Development and public relations Recommendations Questions/Comments Catholic School Consolidation

3. Myth 1: Consolidating Catholic schools will save money. Myth 2: Laypeople will be able to run the system and Father will no longer have control. Myth 3: Major donors are more willing to give to a system. Myth 4: A system will eliminate competition between Catholic schools. Myths of school consolidation

4. Chippewa Area Catholic Schools 1880’s-1980’s – 3 K-8 parish schools – 1 central high school (parish high school through 1964) Investigation for consolidation began in 1985-86 (Educational Task Force) – Financial problems – Inconsistencies – Enrollment declines

5. CACS Established Fall 1987 – St. Charles Borromeo (primary) – Holy Ghost (intermediate) – Notre Dame (middle) – McDonell Central Catholic (high) Chippewa Area Catholic Schools

6. Diocese (diagram) (diagram) – Bishop (Canon 806) – Diocesan Policy for Catholic Schools – Superintendent/Director of Catholic Schools Pastoral Authority – Dean – Pastors of supporting parishes President (central administrative staff) Principals Education Commission/School Advisory Board Leadership/Governance

7. Relationships and Collaboration Parish and parish schools Parish and unified school systems Parish/Pastoral relationships Finance structure of the Church – Diocesan funding sources Diocesan annual appeal Diocesan capital campaign Cathedraticum (Annual Parish Assessment)

8. Relationships and Collaboration Finance structure of the Church (cont.) – Catholic school system funding Parish subsidy Parish building maintenance Tuition and fees Third-source income (development, foundations, fundraising, etc.) – Parish budget Collections Other sources

9. 12-18 month process (or more) Acknowledge the challenges (real) – Demographic trends (i.e., population, industry, etc.) Resources: baptisms, government, education, chamber – Enrollment history/projections Catholic and public schools – Surveys Internal and external – Student/financial data Resources: test scores, budgets, salary scales System Planning

10. Stakeholder participation (Educational Task Force) – Pastors/parishes – Faculty and staff – Parents – Community/Benefactors – Diocese Formulating the plan Communicating the vision – Town hall meetings – Parish meetings – Development

11. Development defined – Relationship building – People to people Director of Development School System development Development plan Public relations program – Marketing – Communication Development and Public Relations

12. Recommendations Leadership/Governance – Defined/Accountable – Competent and sophisticated Relationships and Collaboration – Pastors/Parishes – Faculty/Staff – Families – Community/Benefactors – Diocese

13. Recommendations System Planning – Strategic – Financial – Transparent Development and Public Relations – Education – Communication – Relationship building

14. Wrap up! Questions/Comments

15. Chippewa Area Catholic Schools 1316 Bel Air Blvd. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715-723-0538 www.cacs.k12.wi.us Thank you! Contact Information