Catholic School Matters

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 schools.

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 applications.

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.