Catholic School Matters

Jen Robbins, the CEO of Mayhill Strategies, conducted the market research study of Catholic schools for the NCEA.  Jen describes how the study was conducted and its importance for establishing a new vision for American Catholic schools.

David Faber, the thoughtful and spiritual superintendent of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation, "Joy of the Gospel."  Part of the Catholic Leadership Summit preview series, the two superintendents discuss passages from the book they each found significant and implications for school leadership.

Sr. Angela Shaughnessy, the sister/attorney who is a Distinguished Fellow at Loyola Marymount University, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her upcoming presentation at the Catholic Leadership Summit.  Sr. Angie discusses current issues in Catholic School law and issues affecting American Catholic schools.

Dr. Mary Kearney, the Associate Superintendet in the Archdiocese of Chicago, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her upcoming presentation at the Catholic Leadership Summit.  Dr. Kearney discusses identifying, scaling, and replicating change.

Dr. Kurt Nelson, the Superintendent for Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his upcoming presentation at the Catholic Leadership Summit.  Dr. Nelson discusses the development and application of their school vitality dashboards.

Dr. Michael Boyle, the Director of the Andrew Greeley Center for Catholic Education at the University of Loyola-Chicago, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his upcoming Catholic Leadership Summit presentation.  Dr. Boyle discusses his efforts in establishing more inclusive environments in Catholic schools and all the ways the Greeley Center supports Catholic school...

Dr. Barbara Edmondson, the Chief Leadership and Program Officer of NCEA, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Superintendents' Academy at the Catholic Leadership Summit as well as the CLS in general and the role of the NCEA.

Dr. Matthew Vereecke, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Dallas, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his upcoming presentation at the Catholic Leadership Summit.  Dr. Vereecke discusses his efforts in restructuring the purpose and function of the Diocesan Education office and his work in supporting great Catholic schools.

Dr. Lorraine Ozar, the Andrew Greeley Chair of Catholic Education at the University of Loyola-Chicago, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her presentation on the National Standards and Benchmarks for Catholic Schools at the Catholic Leadership Summit.  Dr. Ozar discusses the origins of the NSBECS and their efforts to establish best practices and practical applicati...

Dr. Ron Valenti, the Director of Private School Partnerships for Catapult Learning and a former Catholic school superintendent, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his CLS presentation and his work supporting operational vitality of Catholic schools.

Dr. Patty Weitzel-O'Neill, the Executive Director of the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her upcoming presentation at the CLS this fall.  Dr. Weitzel-O'Neill will be discussing applications of the National Standards & Benchmarks.

Harry Kraemer, the dynamic professor from the Kellogg School of Management, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast in order to describe how to market Catholic schools through effective leadership.  Kraemer will serve as one of the keynotes during the NCEA's Catholic Leadership Summit in Tempe in October.

Lynne Lang, the Director of School Climate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe her efforts promoting Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline.  She describes the new paradigm and how it impacts how schools deal with bullying, morale, and misbehavior.

Patricia McGann, the dynamic principal of Our Lady of Lourdes School in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss how she led a transformation of her school to an inclusive model in order to educate all students.  And don't call it a "program!"

Carmen Garcia, an Assistant Superintendent in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Director of Faith Formation, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her work in faith formation.  She discusses her definition of faith formation as well as the challenges moving forward.

Dr. Bill Hughes, the Chief Academic Officer for the Seton Catholic School network in Milwaukee, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss their innovative school model.  Dr. Hughes describes their data dashboard and the challenges inherent in this new program.

Shane Cragun, the co-author of Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption , joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast.  Cragun gives examples of industries which have been disrupted and discusses the implications for our Catholic school environment.

Dr. Tad Dickel, the dynamic president of Mater Dei High School in Evansville, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the impact of the School Choice program in Indiana.  Dr. Dickel shares the impact felt at his school, describes how the program works, and looks to the future of school choice.

Dr. Toni Moore, the director of the St. Remy Initiave at the University of Dayton's Center for Catholic Education, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe the St. Remy program which helps Catholic leaders discover and articulate the Catholic identity of their school communities.  Dr. Moore also describes the great work at the University of Dayton's Center for Catholic...

Stan Phelps, author/TED speaker/IBM futurist/ consultant joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matter podcast to discuss his ideas around providing excellent customer support, building employee morale, and finding purpose.

Ken Willers, the award-winning principal of Berkeley's School of the Madeleine, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe his practice of publishing an Annual Report to his stakeholders.  The Report is used to celebrate, market, and build parent support for his innovative Catholic school.

Fr. Tim Scully, the co-founder of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching program at Notre Dame, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to kick off Season Two.  Fr. Scully describes the origins of the program, how it has grown, and the unique culture of ACE.

Dr. Tim Uhl wraps up Season One of the Catholic School Matters podcast by answering listener questions and previewing next season.

Dr. Ann Garrido, the author of Redeeming Administration , joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her great work.  Dr. Garrido shares her favorite insights and discusses how the book has influenced her work.

Dr. Uhl interviews 6 presenters at this summer's NCEA conference for presidents & principals: Dr. Dan McMahon, Nick Regina, Dr. Richard Gray, Dr. Kathy Walsh, Tom Thibodeau, and Dr. Jerry Deegan.  In the course of these conversations, themes recurring themes emerge centering around current issues in Catholic education.