December 2011

Dear Members of the ICEL Community,

Each Advent, I try to carve out some time to re-read a spiritual gem I’d rec-

ommend to you, a monograph called A Coming Christ in Advent: Essays

on the Gospel Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1

and Luke 1). Author and scripture scholar Father Raymond Brown master-

fully looks at the infancy narratives and makes them very accessible for con-

temporary readers.

I’d like to share the following passage from Fr. Brown’s work:

A common feature in the two Gospels is the insistence that the identity of Jesus was

quickly shared with others. In Matthew the revelation given to Joseph is in God’s plan

made known to the Gentile magi. In Luke the revelation given to Mary is in God’s plan

made known to the Jewish shepherds. Although the cast of characters differs sharply, the evangelists are each in his own

way teaching us that Christ’s identity is never received to be kept a private possession. And in God’s providence, there

are others eager to receive it, even if those others are not the ones we might have expected.

My reading of these words this Advent is very much influenced by the Institute for Catholic Educa-

tional Leadership. What is experienced, encouraged, taught, and received at the Institute is intended

to be shared with others—with students, with colleagues, as researchers, as practitioners, with God’s

people. What happens at ICEL doesn’t stay at ICEL (as opposed to Vegas!). Rather, there are so

many who are eager to receive the gifts provided by an ICEL education.

For current ICEL students, think of your culminating project or dissertation as that gift to be shared

for the good of others. For alums of our Institute, I am certain you share what you learned here at

the University of San Francisco in the contexts of your ministries. For those of you in leadership,

encourage those with whom you collaborate to participate in the ICEL community through the pro-

grams and classes we offer and will be offering in the future.

For all members of our community, know that I will remember you when I concelebrate Midnight

Mass here at Saint Ignatius.

Merry Christmas,

Steve Katsouros, S.J.

Fr. Steve Katsouros, S.J.,

ICEL Director

Director’s Message

Director’s Message 1

Needs Assessment Survey

2

News & Notes 4

Student & Alumni Updates

5

Trustees Conference 6

SummerWest 2012 7

2012 Events 8

Inside this issue:

Volume 3, Issue 3

Highlights:

Director’s Message

Needs Assessment

Survey

Student & Alumni

Updates

Upcoming Events

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Needs Assessment and Alumni Surveys Reveal Top Needs in Catholic Leadership

By Angélica Nohemi Quiñónez, ICEL Monitor Editor and M.A. candidate

In late October and early November, the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership (ICEL) reached out to

hundreds of Catholic school leaders nationwide to acquire their perspective on what is needed in Catholic school

leaders today. Leaders were asked to identify the top ten areas where they believe proficiency is needed by Catholic

school administrators. With a 33% response rate from educational leaders to this needs assessment survey, the top

ten areas identified are:

1. Catholic Identity

2. Faculty/Staff Supervision

and Development

3. Strategic Planning

4. Financial Management

5. Leadership Team Devel-

opment

6. Fundraising and Institu-

tional Planning

7. Curriculum Development

8. Governance and Collabo-

ration with Board Mem-

bers

9. Marketing

10. Working with Diverse

Students, Families, Staff,

and Communities

Along with the Needs Assessment Survey for Leaders, ICEL sent out a separate survey to ICEL alumni asking

them to share their thoughts on their ICEL experience and on what they think the needs are for contemporary

Catholic education. The surveys reveal some common threads, including a need for focus in the areas of Catholic

Identity, Strategic Planning, and Financial Management.

The alumni survey results reveal that alumni are satisfied with their ICEL experience. Many alums mentioned the

close-knit ICEL community, the faculty, and professional networking opportunities as highlights of their

experience with ICEL’s various programs and events. As ICEL continues to meet the needs of contemporary

Catholic education, the team will be reviewing survey results in terms of what has been suggested and how the

suggestions can be implemented. Already, ICEL has decided to make the Business & Finance course a requirement

for both the master’s and doctoral programs and will be holding events in 2012 focused on financial management

and trusteeship.

As we continue to celebrate our 35th year of service, we are interested in moving forward by preserving what is

best about ICEL and continuing to offer courses and programming that meet the needs of today’s Catholic

educational climate. We will continue to review the results as we plan events, programs, and courses to better meet

the needs of current students, prospective students, and alumni.

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Event Announcement!!

Financial Management and Mission: A Workshop for Catholic School Principals, Presidents, and Business Managers

On Saturday, March 31st, 2012, the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership will sponsor a workshop from 8:30AM until 5PM on Financial Management in Catholic Schools. Susan Conniff, CPA, MBA, UCLA, MS, Journalism, Columbia University, and BS, University of Virginia, will conduct the Workshop. Ms. Conniff was the Vice President for Finance at Loyola School, New York City 2003-2010; she is cur-rently the audit accountant at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York, and a member of the finance committee of the board of trustees at Xavier High School, New York City. Ms. Conniff will present on best practices in developing operating and capital budgets, tuition pricing and collection, financial aid, and monitoring cash flow. She will assist Bay Area Catholic elementary and secondary school personnel in reading financial reports, understanding the stories the school’s finances tell about the school’s health, and forecasting trends in revenues and expenses. The Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership wants to make our financial management workshop as relevant to your needs as possible. Send us scenarios from your schools and offices on financial issues you are facing, and we will try to shape the workshop to address those issues. Fee: $50.00, including lunch. Register with Thanh Ly at tnly@usfca.edu or at 415-422-2204. Space is limited, so please contact us as soon as possible. First come, first served.

Merry Christmas

From all of us at the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership

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News & Notes

A Special Invitation from ICEL

I’m writing this on the feast of Saint Andrew, and the Gospel reading for the feast day depicts Jesus inviting Andrew and

Peter, and James and John, to drop their fishermen’s nets and follow Him.

I’d like you to engage in inviting someone—a colleague, employee, friend—to drop her or his nets on the evening of

Monday, February 6th, for an ICEL event. Invite someone you think might be interested in graduate work at our Institute

to learn more about our programs at a special admissions event.

All of our admissions events are special—special opportunities to meet ICEL faculty, hear from

current students, imagine possibilities as a Catholic educational leadership inspired and influenced as

you have been at our Institute.

February 6th will be all the more special because our special guest will be my friend and brother Jes-

uit, Father Jim Martin, S.J. You may know Jim is the culture editor of America magazine, the award-

winning author of My Life with the Saints, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, and

Between Heaven and Mirth; Jim also appears fairly regularly as the “chaplain” of The Colbert

Report on Comedy Central. He will be appearing at Institute for Catholic Educational Leader-

ship—sans Stephen Colbert but probably with books to sign and sell—to meet with prospective

ICEL students.

So, just as Jesus invites Andrew and the others in today’s Gospel to new life, invite someone in your life to experience

something new—to think about growing as leaders in Catholic education and studying in the oldest Catholic educational

leadership program in higher education. Tell your friends to reserve a spot by contacting Thanh Ly at tnly@usfca.edu or at

415-422-2204. We will meet in Room 119 at the School of Education; space is limited, so encourage the future ICEL stu-

dent in your life to RSVP as soon as possible.

You may be reading this, thinking, “What about me? I want to meet Jim Martin!” You can—if you bring a friend who is a

prospective student for the Institute. You should also know that I invited Jim to speak to the larger University of San Fran-

cisco community at 4PM on Monday, February 4, at McLaren Hall, Room 251.

Thanks in advance for your commitment to the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership.

Steve Katsouros, S.J.

Fr. James Martin, S.J.

Staff Announcement

On Wednesday, November 30th, USF School of Education Dean Walt Gmelch announced that Janet Snyder has decided to

move on from the University of San Francisco. All of us at the Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership are very

grateful for Janet's years of service to ICEL.

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Student & Alumni Updates

Juan Manuel Montoya, S.J. (M.A. student) was ordained to the priesthood in Medellin, Columbia on December 7, 2011. He writes that

he is looking forward to celebrating the Eucharist with the ICEL community in the summer.

Lindsay Westby (M.A. 2007) married James Caron on October 29, 2011 (see below). She is now the Faith Formation Coordinator at

Holy Spirit Church in the Diocese of San Jose.

Kristopher White (Ed.D. 2011) successfully defended his dissertation on November 16, 2011. The title of his dissertation is The Frequency

of Implementation of Lasallian Pedagogy in Traditional College-Preparatory High Schools Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers in the United

Congratulations to the following

student on his recent

Dissertation Defense:

Kristopher White, CEL Doctoral Candidate,

successfully defended his dissertation on

November 16, 2011. Dr. Gini Shimabukuro

was his chairperson with Dr. Robert Burns and

Dr. Chris Thomas serving as his dissertation

committee members. The title of his

dissertation is The Frequency of Implementation of

Lasallian Pedagogy in Traditional College-Preparatory

High Schools Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian

Brothers in the United States.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MARRIAGE

Lindsay Westby (M.A. 2007) married to James Caron, from Sun Valley,

ID on October 29, 2011 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis in Santa Clara, CA

in front of 75 close family and friends. Lindsay and James honeymooned in

the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. They live in Cupertino, CA.

ALUMNI—WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Please e-mail or mail us the following information:

Name & year of graduation

Degree received

What you did after graduating from ICEL?

What you are doing now?

How your ICEL degree contributed to your current activities?

We love pictures and testimonials!

Let us know if we can feature you in an upcoming newsletter.

You can e-mail this information to the ICEL Monitor (icelmonitor@usfca.edu) or mail to Institute for Catholic Educational

Leadership, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-1071

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Clear your calendar and take your board's decision-making to the next level!

The Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership at the University of San Francisco presents

Making Decisions that Sustain Your Mission A Conference for Trustee Leadership in Catholic Education

July 19 - 22, 2012

San Francisco, CA

For governing boards of Catholic colleges, universities, high schools, and elementary schools.

Conference outcomes:

Make decisions based on data collected from your board and national board data on trustee effectiveness

Make decisions influenced by national Catholic institutional leaders and governance scholarship

Make decisions informed by benchmarked key performance indicators

Make decisions grounded in a renewed understanding of and appreciation for your institution's mission

Presenters include:

Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., President, DePaul University, Chicago

Patrick Bassett, President, National Association of Independent Schools

Barbara Taylor, Author, Governance as Leadership

Geoffrey Boisi, Former Board Chair, Boston College, and Founder, The Leadership Roundtable

Steve Katsouros, S.J. , Director, Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership, University of San Francisco

"The future of Catholic education in the United States lies in the mission-based stewardship exercised by our

institutions' boards of trustees."

Stephen A. Privett, S.J.

President, University of San Francisco

Detailed information about the conference will be sent to you in January.

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Recipient Name

Street Address

Address 2

City, State, Zip

Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership

USF School of Education

213o Fulton Street

San Francisco, CA 94117-1071

2012 Upcoming Events:

An ICEL recruitment event featuring Jim Martin, S.J. will take place on February 6, 2012.

As part of Oakland Diocese Catechetical Formation Program for Catholic School Teachers, Doreen Jones will present

on Promoting the Missionary Spirit on February 8, 2012.

Gini Shimabukuro and Marcy Fox will be presenting on Catholic identity processes at the NCEA Convention in Boston

in April 2012.

Financial Management and Mission: A Workshop for Catholic School Principals, Presidents, and Business

Managers will take place on March 31, 2012.

SummerWest 2012 will take place on June 18 thru July 27.

Making Decisions that Sustain Your Mission: A Conference for Trustee Leadership in Catholic Education will

take place on July 19 thru July 22, 2012.

Contact Us:

Phone: 415.422.2983

Fax: 415.422.5526

Email: icelmonitor@usfca.edu

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