Catholic Schools Week

This week, the week of 27 January-2 February, is Catholic Schools Week. The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2013 is “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards.”

The theme is designed to support the recent launch of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, which have been developed to describe how the most mission-driven, program effective, well managed, and responsibly governed Catholic schools operate. These standards are school effectiveness standards rather than curriculum content standards, although their implementation supports curriculum development consistent with national standards and the Common Core State Standards.

The logo for Catholic Schools Week 2013 was designed to illustrate a chart of steady growth culminating in the highest achievement of all, a cross representing the faith that underscores all Catholic education.