IMPORTANT LINKS
Advocacy Links
Advocacy efforts support public policies that acknowledge and support the role of Catholic schools and other nonpublic education institutions and have the best interests of all students. Efforts work to affirm the rights of all parents to choose schools that best fit the educational needs of their children, and advocate for equitable participation of nonpublic school students in state and federal education programs.
Guiding Principles for Catholic Schools and Religious Education in Sexuality and Sexual Identity developed by MN Bishops in 2019
Opportunity for All Kids (OAK) Advocacy for School Choice in Minnesota
Organizations
National Standards for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Catholic School
United State Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - Office of the Secretariat of Education
Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (MNSAA) - All schools within the Diocese of New Ulm are members of this association and are currently accredited through this organization
Documents regarding Catholic education
Our Greatest and Best Inheritance: Catholic Schools and Parental Choice
Renewing Christian Witness: Reflections on Catholic Schools as Instruments of the New Evangelization
Vatican Documents Pertaining to Education
Declaration on Christian Education - Gravissimum Educationis [Second Vatican Council]
The Catholic School [Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education]
Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith [Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education]
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Catholic School - Issue Resolution Procedures
Local Catholic School Parent Handbooks are expected to have a procedure for parents to follow regarding resolving issues that may arise with the school. A Sample of the procedure (or what to follow if one is not in the Parent Handbook) is given here.