As a people of faith, we believe in God’s help and assistance in solving many challenges and hope that, by focusing on five distinct areas, we can start to solve some of these challenges, and reorient our schools toward a path of vitality.
The five areas that define our vision moving forward are as follows:
Catholic schools must participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church.
Catholic schools must be excellent academically, and in all aspects of school life.
Catholic schools must be accessible to everyone who desires a Catholic education.
Catholic schools must be good stewards of their resources and financially sustainable.
Catholic schools must be governed in a manner that engages and empowers people and places accountability at the right level.
By placing emphasis in these five areas, it is the belief of this Commission that a sustainable Catholic education in the Diocese of Springfield will bring more vitality to the Catholic Church, and will continue well into the future. This will, in turn, provide increased access to a truly transformative education for more and more students and families who will benefit from our schools.
Pathways to Faith