Sustaining Catholic Education in and for the Black Community
By Lois J. Carson, Sr. Roberta Fulton, S.S.M.N., Dorothy Gupton, Veronica Morgan-Lee, Freida D. McCray, Mary Crowley McDonald, Kathleen A. Merritt, Sr. Jamie T. Phelps, O.P., Ph.D., Brother Gary Sawyer, ECSA, Deacon Marvin Threatt, PhD.
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NBCC Education Commission Five Ideal States
Using the AI process, the Catholic Education Commission developed the following five ideal states:
Ideal State 1:
Financially stable Catholic schools in and for the Black community.
Ideal State 2:
Implementation of successful educational models that sustain the future of Catholic schools and education in and for the Black Community.
Ideal State 3:
Academically competent, socially responsive, Christ-centered teachers, administrators, and staff who are prepared for a globally and locally diverse world.
Ideal State 4:
Academically competent, socially responsible, Christ-centered students who are prepared for a globally and locally diverse world.
Ideal State 5:
Parents, community, and Church as support systems.
It is the hope of the NBCC Commission on Catholic Education that this book will serve as a resource for implementing change that will make these ideal states a reality.
Overview
The first section of the book, “Assessment of Successful Models for Catholic Schools in Urban Communities,” provides insightful information on the challenges that urban schools are facing and how these challenges
are being addressed.
Chapter One, “Models of Effective Schools,” profiles best practices in sustaining urban schools.
Chapter Two, “Preparing Teachers, Administrators, and Staff,” describes ways in which schools can attract and retain qualified educators.
Chapter Three, “Preparing Students,” focuses on ways in which schools can excel in meeting the academic and spiritual needs of its learners.
Chapter Four highlights the importance of collaboration among parents, teachers, community, and Church.
Chapter Five, “The Commitment,” provides readers with a variety of actions that must be taken to ensure that Catholic schools will continue, grow, and flourish.
The graduation of the Class of 1968 of the Immaculate Conception High School brought to a close many years of
school life for the Catholic school.
This picture is a part of the pictorial exhibit, “The History of Black Catholics in the Diocese of Charleston.”
The Immaculate Conception High School closed in 1968. In 2003, Bishop Robert J. Baker, Bishop of Charleston, made a
commitment to keep open Catholic schools in urban communities.
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