Diocese of Gaylord

Through a variety of meetings and programs, the twenty-one Catholic schools in the Diocese are assisted in their ministry of education/formation. Principals and Pastors gather four times during the school year to pray, keep updated on recent trends and developments in education, and share their experiences and expertise with one another.

Principals and teachers attend the triennial Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools (MANS) Convention. Teacher in-services are offered in those years when there is no MANS convention. The office also sponsors workshops for School Advisory Committees, Parent-Teacher committees, and a variety of other Adult Formation opportunities.

All of the schools have met the standards of the Michigan Nonpublic Schools Accrediting Association through a year-long self-study and site visit and are now accredited. Many of the schools have already been through the accreditation process for the second time.

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Faith Formation of
Children and Youth

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Reverend Dan Gallagher
Sandy Binienda

In 2000, the diocese began to develop curricula for all of the major subject areas. By the fall of 2003, all of these curricula have been implemented. Further work is planned to integrate them with methods of instruction and assessment.

In 1995, the School of Theology was established. It is an adult formation series of four sessions offered to Catholic school teachers/principals. The series is based on the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: prayer, sacraments, faith and morality. Application forms can be obtained through the school principals or by contacting the Diocesan office.

The following schools have been closed since the formation of the diocese in 1971:

Alpena, Alpena Catholic Central High School
Alpena, St. Anne
Alpena, St. Mary
Cheboygan, Catholic Central High School
Harbor Springs, Holy Childhood School
Posen, St. Casimir School
Cedar, Holy Rosary School

For information regarding school records, contact the Secretariat for Faith Formation of Children and Youth.

SCHOOL POLICY BOOK: The Diocese has prepared a School Policy Book. Please reference this book for procedural questions. If the answers are not found, feel free to call the Diocesan office.

Available to all parishes with schools is the Education Commission Guidelines. Included in this handbook are sections on Adult Education Advisory Committees, Catholic School Advisory Committees, Religious Education Advisory Committees and Youth Ministry Advisory Committees. These are consultative committees that will be concerned with planning and policy recommendations which affect each program. The chair of each of these committees would act as liaison to the parish Education Commission.

During the school year 1993-94, the Diocese established the Bishop's Christian Service Award, given to two graduating students from each of the four Catholic high schools. The selection is made on the basis of the student living their Catholic faith. Beginning in the 1998/99 school year, three awards are also now presented to graduating seniors, who due to geographical location, do not have the opportunity to attend one of our four Catholic High Schools. An independent Diocesan panel of judges selects the recipients of this award. For more information, check with the school principal, pastor, Director of Religious Education, Youth Minister, or call the Diocesan office.