Rev. Stanley C. Barron Vicar for Education Brother William Dygert, CSC, PhD Superintendent of Schools Mary Baier Deputy Superintendent of Schools Marianne Conway, PhD Associate Superintendent of Schools

Pat Deleu Consultant Toni Lucas Administrative Assistant Constance Mikolajczyk Administrative Assistant Michael Zakur Technology Consultant

Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.

Bishop of Paterson

The Mission of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Paterson is to develop communities that are Christ-centered, academically

excellent and welcoming, that enable students to be lifelong learners and good citizens of the world.

Finances For the 2012-2013 school year, (the year for which the most complete financial data is available) the schools accu-

mulated $74,713,623.61 in expenses, while generating $76,637,874.38 in revenue. Please note, this data displays

operating, not capital or debt services.

Tuition and fees $35,589,428.71

Fundraising $5,146,317.03

Parish assistance $3,089,563.48

Diocesan subsidy $446,407.00

Auxiliary Programs $2,247,593.90

Other Income $1,908,774.63

Total Revenue $48,428,084.75

Tuition and fees $21,884,724.37

Fundraising $1,817,980.32

Auxiliary Programs $1,265,128.46

Other Income $3,241,956.48

Total Revenue $28,209,789.63

Personnel and taxes $31,132,508.08

Benefit Costs $5,782,618.76

Educational Supplies/Costs $2,116,672.67

Property Insurance $374,400.04

Utilities $1,006,389.84

Building or Repair costs $2,367,309.92

Other expenses $4,292,403.89

Total Expenses $47,072,303.20

Personnel and taxes $13,244,073.64

Benefit Costs $3,281,450.52

Educational Supplies/Costs $674,825.25

Property Insurance $81,767.00

Utilities $387,333.84

Building or Repair costs $1,360,227.52

Other expenses $8,611,642.64

Total Expenses $27,641,320.41

Elementary Schools: Revenue High Schools: Revenue

Elementary Schools: Expenses High Schools: Expenses

New Appointments The following administrators joined the

Diocese of Paterson Catholic Schools at

the beginning of the 2013-2014 school

year:

John Paul Crescenzo, Principal: St.

Vincent de Paul, Stirling

Joseph Tweed, President: DePaul

Catholic High School, Wayne

Mary Donohue, Principal: St.

Patrick School, Chatham

Susan Santore, Principal: Reverend

Brown School, Sparta

Robert Loia, Principal: Morris

Catholic High School, Denville

Also, we would like to welcome the

following administrators who have

been hired to join us for the upcoming

school year:

Sr. Ann Kavanagh RDC, Principal:

Holy Family School, Florham Park

Dr. Margaret McCluskey, Princi-

pal: St. Mary Prep, Denville

Patricia Klebez, Principal: St.

Joseph Regional School, Newton

Lisa Campisi-Gillespie, Principal:

St. Joseph, Mendham

Kenneth Jennings, Principal:

DePaul Catholic High School,

Wayne

Thomas Costello, Principal: Pope

John XXIII High School, Sparta

Patrick Peace, Executive Director:

Catholic Academy of Passaic

County

Garrett Eastlake, Principal: Blessed

Sacrament, Paterson

Marc Valentine, Principal:

Immaculate Conception, Franklin

Sr. Isabel Garza, FMA, The

Auxilium School, Newton

Catholic Schools Week

The theme for the National

Catholic Schools Week

2014 was “Catholic

Schools: Communities of

Faith, Knowledge, and

Service.” The annual obser-

vance for 2014 was from

January 26th to February

1st. The theme encom-

passed several concepts that are at the heart of a

Catholic education. First, schools are communi-

ties—small families in their own right, but also

members of the larger community of home, church,

city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are

three measures by which any Catholic school can

and should be judged.

Community

Grandparents’ Day—Auxilium School

Monday, April 28th, was a rainy, windy day, but at The Auxilium School in Newton it was a day full

of smiles and laughter. The annual Grandparents’ Day celebration

was a great hit! Grandparents braved the heavy rain to spend the

morning with their grandchildren and they were rewarded with huge

smiles, fun crafts, songs, gifts and refreshments. The teachers and

staff had their cameras out to take pictures of each child with his or

her grandparents and will share those pictures with the families.

Vee Rumsey, whose grandson, Jack Youngs, attends the school is

quoted as saying, "I have a whole new respect for everyone that

works at Camp Aux! That school is run like a well oiled ma-

chine....They are so awesome with the children....I got a chuckle

when most of the kids started little conversations with Mr. Jeff and

he knew each and every one of their names! That was awe-

some....Says so much about the love and care of the chil-

dren....Thank you all for everything you do for the kids!"

National Distinguished Principal Sr. Marisa DeRose, St. Anthony School, Haw-

thorne

The National Distinguished Princi-

pal Program is run by the National

Association of Elementary School

Principals. Each year The National

Catholic Educational Association is

allowed to nominate a principal

from the 12 who were named NCEA Distin-

guished Catholic School Principals for the year.

Sr. Marisa DeRose was one of the NCEA Dis-

tinguished Catholic School Principals nomi-

nated, and was selected by the Private School

Selection committee to represent private

schools as one of the 2014 National Distin-

guished Principals.

During the 2013-2014 school year, Pope John High School expanded

its 1-1 iPad initiative from their 8th grade class through their 9th grade

class. Every student in grades 8 and 9 used iPads incorporated into

their daily lessons. Elementary schools in the Catholic Academy of

Sussex County also began incorporating iPads into the classroom, as

well as focusing on teacher training and infrastructure improvements to

prepare the schools for the 2014 iPad rollout.

Beginning in September, all students in grades 5-12 attending Reverend

Brown School, St. Joseph Regional School, Immaculate Conception

Regional School, St. Michael School, and Pope

John XXIII High School will be using iPads daily

in class. Students will be incorporating Discovery

Education Techbooks, Google Apps for Educa-

tion, digital note taking, multimedia presentations,

and other 21st Century Skills. The schools will be

focusing on utilizing the devices to enhance stu-

dent creativity, collaboration, communication, and

critical thinking.

Holy Childhood Association Michelle Cespedes (Student) St. Gerard Majella

School, Paterson

Seventh grade student Michelle Cespedes of St.

Gerard Majella School in Paterson was honored

by the Holy Childhood Association by having her

artwork chosen to be featured as an e-greeting

card. Michelle was one of 23 students chosen

across the country for this award.

Catholic Academy of Sussex County iPad Initiative

Honors and Awards

2014 Karen M. Ristau Innovations Award Diocese of Paterson STEM

During the 2013-2014 school, the Na-

tional Catholic Educational Association

instituted the Karen M. Ristau Innova-

tions Award. This award is given to an

“individual, school, or program that has

furthered the mission of Catholic educa-

tion through an innovative program or approach.”

The Diocese of Paterson’s STEM Program was

unanimously chosen by the NCEA Board of Direc-

tors to be the inaugural recipient of this award.

The Diocese of Paterson was presented the award at a

ceremony held in Pittsburgh in April 2014.

The Board of Directors of the National Catholic Edu-

cation Association established this award

to honor its past president, Karen M.

Ristau.

Congratulations to Deputy Superinten-

dent Mary Baier who initiated the pro-

gram and the STEM school principals.

Diocesan Mission Office

The awardees for Missionary Childhood Associa-

tion, a Pontifical Mission Society, are 1st Place

Award: St. Gerard Majella School, Paterson;

2nd Place Award: Sacred Heart School, Rock-

away; 3rd Place Award: St. Andrew School,

Clifton. In addition to the MCA programs, these

schools have organized a Mission Fair, Mission

Outreach, Pennies for the Missions and other mis-

sion activities to enhance the missionary spirit of

the school. These schools had the highest per

capita donation this past school year.

National Junior Honor Society Academy of St. Francis, Totowa

Twenty-one students from the Academy of St.

Francis, Totowa, were inducted into the National

Junior Honor Society during a ceremony in St.

James Church. The purpose of the NJHS is to

promote high academic standards, to create a

desire to serve the school and community, to

develop character, and to encourage leader-

ship. The students inducted have demonstrated

these qualities.

Left to Right, First Row: Matthew Malecki , Jesenni Maister-rena, Kylie Flynn,Justin Chipatecua,Catherine Zanabria, Ryan

Alonso. Second Row: Kelly Moorehouse, NJHS Modera-

tor, Ingrid Alarcon, Jacqueline Alarcon, Nadia Golaub, Tat-yana Rodriguez, Elias Campbell, Julia Callegari, Anthony

Restrepo, Dr. Linda Kostenko, Principal, Third Row: Marcus

Washington, Jasmelani Teves, Marcello Silva, Isabel Cruz, Michael Cuocolo, Adriana Morales, Brandyn Guzman, Jordan

Gerena.

Technology

The Paterson diocesan schools continue to en-

hance and improve their technology availability

to provide students with current and cutting edge

tools for learning.

During 2013-2014, the Diocese continued and

expanded its partnership with educational tech-

nology companies such as Study Island and Dis-

covery Education, providing its students with the

opportunity to take their learning beyond the

classroom.

The Catholic Schools Office also expanded the

PowerSchool student information system to reach

all schools in the diocese, as well as partnering

with E-Rate Advantage to increase school partici-

pation in the federal E-Rate program (which pro-

vides discounts and reimbursements for internet

services).

During the 2013-2014 school year, the Diocese of Paterson has made strides in continuing its progress in using Notre Dame’s Alliance for

Catholic Education partnership to strengthen and enhance the curriculum in the elementary and secondary schools. Principals and teacher leaders

have been involved in working on the backward design concept (which involves creating unit objectives and goals first, and designing

lessons around those goals), Common Core alignment, mastering unit templates and unit planning, and standards based grading.

Faculties have spent at least one day per month working with ACE to improve the curriculum. In addition, teachers have been spend-

ing time in their own buildings and subject departments making sure their students are receiving the best education

available.

Academics Terra Nova Each year, students in the diocese take the Terra Nova standardized assessment. This test contains five performance levels—students who have reached levels

4 or 5 are considered to have achieved mastery of the subject.

Enrollment

Pre - K 1,345

Kindergarten 855

First Grade 816

Second Grade 772

Third Grade 815

Fourth Grade 767

Fifth Grade 739

Sixth Grade 744

Seventh Grade 758

Eighth Grade 863

Ninth Grade 685

Tenth Grade 765

Eleventh Grade 721

Twelfth Grade 763

Total 11,408

Schools at a glance

Schools

Elementary 33

Secondary 3

Religious Community Elementary

2

Religious Community Secondary

4

Staffing

Elementary 829

Secondary 374

Total 1,203

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