Catholic School Matters

The Director of K-12 programs from the Cardinal Newman Socieity, Dr. Guernsey joins the podcast to explain the Catholic Curriculum Standards project and the Cardinal Newman Society's attempt to influence Catholic schools.

The Chair of the NCEA Board of Directors, Bishop George Murry, SJ of the Diocese of Youngstown joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the "Catholic School Matters" podcast to discuss the direction of the NCEA and of Catholic schools in general.

The former superintendent in Paterson and ACE alum John Eriksen, who now serves as the Executive Director of the Drexel Fund, a venture philanthropy fund supporting innovative Catholic schools joins Dr. Uhl for a discussion about the future of Catholic schools.

The innovative Director of Schools in the Diocese of San Diego (aka the Superintendent) talks about leadership initiatives, his unique path to the most powerful position in American Catholic Schools, and his favorite daughter. Does anyone read this?

The Assistant Superintendent of the San Jose Catholic Schools and Director of the Drexel Schools initiative describes the program's beginnings and future.

Dr. Vogel, the dynamic Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, joins Dr. Uhl to talk about innovations in Houston and her philosophy of leadership. Dr. Kevin Baxter joins the conversation, too.

The energetic elementary principal in San Antonio has tripled the enrollment at St. Mary Magdalene.

Dr. Uhl interviews Terry Shields, the Executive Director of the Nativity Miguel Coalition. They discuss the innovative Nativity/Miguel model and the impact the schools have had on Catholic education.

Mary Beth Mueller, the longtime superintendent of the vibrant Diocese of Phoenix schools, offers wisdom for emerging Catholic administrators and thoughts on the challenges and successes of Catholic schools in Phoenix.

In lucky episode #13, Chris Mominey, the COO and Secretary for Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, discusses the innovative governance models and the successes within his archdiocese. Mominey also discusses his work toward changing the culture of the Catholic schools toward a growth mindset.