Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Supporters:
B.A.
Mason
Trust
JEH
Government
Services
Inc.
Joseph
&
Olivia
Bischel
Scholarship
Northwestern
Bank
Numerous
Individual
MACS
Supporters
Building
a
community
Educational
leadership
is
the
foundation
of
good
schools.
Partners
With
a
Vision
McDonell
Area
Catholic
Schools
partnered
with
Saint
Marys
University
of
Minnesota
(SMU)
to
pioneer
a
program
that
would
build
internal
school
leadership
to
help
grow
a
culture
of
educational
excellence.
With
the
financial
help
of
a
community
of
supporters,
tiers:
Improvement Driven
32 credit program
McDonell
Area
Catholic
School
faculty
from
grades
preK-12
may
enroll
in
the
graduate
education
program
designed
for
teacher
leaders.
The
program
consists
of
taking
courses
that
are
integrated
with
the
school
mission
and
goals
and
nurtures
a
culture
of
education
excellence
and
entire
school
district
reform.
Graduates
of
the
program
will
be
recognized
as
teacher
leaders
and
earn
a
M aster
of
Arts
in
Education
degree.
Each
semester,
all
faculty
and
administration
participate
in
workshops
and
receive
information
that
is
in
alignment
with
the
graduate
program
training.
Teachers
who
are
not
in
the
masters
program
may
take
courses
and
workshops
for
continuing
education
credit.
All
teachers
are
invited
to
attend
sessions
with
the
graduate
group.
Parents
and
community
are
given
information
and
tools
on
how
to
support
their
children
grow
in
mind,
body,
spirit
and
community.
This
information
is
in
alignment
with
the
teachers
and
leaders
training.