2010 SPICE Models
Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education
Focus Area—
"Leadership for New Ways of Learning"
The following successful models were showcased at the annual Conversations in Excellence symposium held at Boston College on June 24-26, 2010.
The entire procedings, including presentations by speakers and descriptions of the following models, will be published in a book with the same title.
Catholic Educators’ Academy – The Holy Spirit Alive in the Classroom
A Diocesan-wide Approach
Diocese of Toledo
1933 Spielbusch
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 244-6711
(419) 255-8269 (Fax)
Jack Altenberger, Superintendent
Extreme School Makeover—How Administrators Can Master the Leadership of Change
John F. Kennedy Junior and Senior High School
2550 Central Parkway, SE
Warren, OH 44484
(330) 369-1804
(330) 369-1125 (Fax)
Brian Sinchak, Principal
Teachers, Leaders and Learners: The Professional Learning Community
Risen Christ School
1120 East 37th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 882-5329
(612) 729-2336 (Fax)
Liz Ramsey, Principal
Helen Dahlman, President
Developing Program with the Spiritual Leadership of Charism and Mission
Notre Dame High School
596 South Second Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 294-1113 x 2110
(408) 293-9779 (Fax)
Janice Tupaj-Farthing, Vice-Principal
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS AND HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Optional Pre-Symposium Session: Leadership Competencies for the School of the Future: What is a Process for Identifying Them and How are They Lived Out? Rosalind Chivis, principal, School of the Future, Philadelphia, Pa.
Speakers: How Does Leadership for New Ways of Learning Play Out in Local Dioceses and Schools? Rev. Joseph O’Keefe, SJ, dean of the Lynch School of Education, Boston College, and Dr. Karen Ristau, president of NCEA
Dinner Speaker: Spiritual Leadership, Sister Joan Magnetti, RSCJ, former headmistress, Covenant of the Sacred Heart, Grenwich, Connecticut
Speaker: 21st Century Leadership and Leadership for Change, Dr. Andy Hargreaves, the Thomas More Brennan Professor at Boston College
Speaker: Responsiveness to New Populations: ELL, Inclusion, Special Needs, Martin Scanlan, researcher, Marquette University, Wilwaukee, Wisconsin
Speaker: Teaching Students Today for Tomorrow, Dr. Russ Quaglia, president and founder of the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations
Panel: 21st Century Learning (Learning Environments/Digital Learning Including Curriculum), Kathy Hurley, Pearson
Panel: Teacher Evaluation and Pay in 21st Century Catholic Schools, Kathy Mears, associate superintendent, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
The generosity of the following sponsors made this Conversations in Excellence possible:
Mindstreams, LLC
Our Sunday Visitor
William H. Sadlier, Inc.
