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A Rationale for Catholic Education in The Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 1996 The Anchor School: A Rationale for Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago Through an Historical Review of the Financial Status of Nine Parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago Before and After Consolidation Dennis M. Composto Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Composto, Dennis M., "The Anchor School: A Rationale for Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago Through an Historical Review of the Financial Status of Nine Parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago Before and After Consolidation" (1996). Dissertations. 3643. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/3643 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 1996 Dennis M. Composto LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO THE ANCHOR SCHOOL: A RATIONALE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO THROUGH AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF NINE PARISHES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO BEFORE AND AFTER CONSOLIDATION VOLUME I (CHAPTERS I TO III) A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES BY DENNIS M. COMPOSTO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MAY 1996 Copyright by Dennis M. Composto, 1996 All rights reserved. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This dissertation could not have been written without the support of many people. Their continued encouragement provided the author with the motivation and confidence needed to achieve this goal. The author needs to acknowledge his sincere appreciation to and respect for Dr. Arthur Safer, director of his dissertation committee, whose personal interest in the author's career is an example of true friendship and concern. In addition, the author wishes to thank His Excellency, Archbishop James P. Keleher of Kansas City, Kansas, Dr. Phil Carlin, and Dr. Robert Cienkus of Loyola University, for their assistance as members of the dissertation committee. Special thanks to Rev. Jerome Listecki of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and His Excellency, Bishop John Vlazny of Winona, Minnesota for their extra efforts of support, guidance and encouragement to continue. Father Listecki's insightful review, recommendations and critiques were especially helpful. Gratitude is also due to Rev. John Clair, Vice President of St. Joseph Seminary and Very Rev. Cletus Kiley, President - Rector of St. Joseph Seminary for their patience, confidence and enthusiasm. Also, gratitude to Ms. Gayle Benedetto, Carol Disch, Lynn Egan and Caryn Price for the hours they spent typing this dissertation. Their patience allowed the author to continue writing and revising with confidence. Special thanks also to Mr. James Rojek, Chief financial officer and Controller of the Archdiocese and his iii administrative assistant, Ms. Lynne Stasiak for their time and help in procuring parish financial data not available at the Archives and Records Center. Mr. Gene Myers and Ms. Mary Hall, regional business managers of the two vicariates in which the study was conducted, for their help securing both economic data and pastoral approval to review the records of those parishes in the study. Special thanks to Ms. Nancy Sandleback of the Archdiocese Office of Archives and Records for her many hours collecting both budgets and financial reports which were the basic source of data used in this study. Also, thanks to Ms. Geraldine Kowalski and Ms. Anita Detloff for the many hours spent transferring data from financial reports to work sheets and computer files. Thanks also to Mr. John Houlihan of Loyola University and St. Joseph Seminary whose computer skills helped greatly with the collation and display of the data and Mr. Mark Teresi for the inspirational idea upon which this dissertation is based. Finally, the author could not have completed this work without the understanding of his family and friends, especially his wife, Marie. It is with great appreciation that he dedicates to them this dissertation. iv To my wife, Marie, my sons, Dennis and Steve, and my deceased parents and brother, Clare, Mario, and Donald The Catholic Church in the United States is going through a time of profound change. We believe this change is one of growth, and its basic movement has been inspired by the Holy Spirit ... These changes will not be easy, and there will be occasional weariness and discouragement. Moreover, serious financial problems, caused in no small measure by the mounting expense of education confront the Church ... We do not wish to gloss over the schools' financial difficulties or to propose facile solutions to complex problems ... We therefore acknowledge the immediate need for more research to evaluate our present endeavors, to project our future responsibilities, and to make a thorough inventory of our resources in personnel and finance. In this research, we will be eager to have assistance from the orders of religious men and women, and from the laity and their priests, who surely have a right to voice in all future plans for Catholic schools. Statement on Catholic Schools A Statement Issued by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops November 16, 1967 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iii LIST OF TABLES . viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS x Chapter VOLUME I I. INTRODUCTION 1 Purpose of Study . 2 Research Question . 7 Current Archdiocesan School Data . 7 Urgency of Study . 11 Overview . 13 Parish and School Operations . 17 Pastoral Center . 19 Financial Assessment Summary . 23 Archdiocesan School System . 24 Definition of Terms . 31 Limitations of Study . 36 Organization of Study . 36 II . SELECTED CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL MERGERS THROUGH A LITERARY ANALYSIS ............................. 40 Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs . 40 Reorganization in Surrounding States . 44 Eastland: A Case Study . 50 Taylorville: A Case Study . 54 British Columbia: A Case Study . 59 An Archdiocesan Study . 62 Consolidation: An Acceptable Alternative Concept . 62 Survey Results . 65 Catholic Schools: The Demand ................... 66 Catholic Schools: Finances . .... 72 Alternative: Consolidation ....................... 74 Possible Benefits of Consolidation . 82 v III. METHODOLOGY . 85 Design of Study . 85 Major Focus . 85 Sample Selection . 85 Data Collection Instruments . 87 Samples ..................................... 87 Participating Schools . 87 Summary ..................................... 89 VOLUME II IV. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FINANCIAL DATA FOR SELECTED SCHOOLS/PARISHES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO FOR THE YEARS 1990-91THROUGH1995-96 . 90 Analysis of Data . 91 Anchor #1 Our Lady of Destiny . 94 St. Mary Parish . 98 St. Stephen Protomatre Parish . 112 Anchor #2 Northside Catholic Academy . 124 St. Gertrude Parish . 128 St. Gregory Parish . 143 St. Henry Parish . 157 St. Ignatius Parish . 170 St. Ita Parish . 185 St. Jerome Parish . 198 St. Timothy Parish . 212 V. SUMMARY, AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDY, IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION . 230 Summary . 230 Anchor/Consolidation Model, Structure for the Future . 235 Areas for Further Study . 249 Dual Enrollment . 250 Shared-Time . 251 Catholic Urban Community Schools (CUCS) . 253 Ecumenical Schools . 254 Procedural Steps . 254 Implications . 258 Conclusion . 265 vi BIBLIOGRAPHY . 281 VITA ............................................. 294 vii LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. 1993 Catholic Elementary Schools Status Report . 9 2. Revenue and Expense Analysis (Year Ended June 30, 1993) 16 3. Statement of Parish Revenues and Expenses for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30th, 1991-1993 . 19 4. Report on Number of Subsidized/Unsubsidized Parishes 1990-1993 . 20 5. Parish Subsidy Allocations 1990-1993 . 20 6. School Districts in Illinois (Enrollment by District Type) . 41 7. Important Reasons for Sending Children to a Catholic School . 67 8. Comparisons Between Catholic and Public Schools Rating Schools as Better on Selected Items . 69 9. Views on the Proposal "Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools Should Not Be Drastically Changed but Should Continue in their Present Form" . 70 10. Important Reasons for Not Sending Children to Catholic Schools . 71 11. Parish Net (Deficit)/Excess . 92 12. Subsidies . 93 13. Our Lady of Destiny Budget/ Actual Report . 95 14. St. Mary Budget/ Actual Report . 103 15. St. Stephen Protomartyr Budget/ Actual Report 115 viii 16. Northside Catholic Academy Budget/Actual Report . 125 17. St. Gertrude Budget/ Actual Report . 134 18. St. Gregory the Great Budget/ Actual Report . 148 19. St. Henry Budget/Actual Report . 161 20. St. Ignatius Budget/Actual Report . 176 21. St. lta Budget/ Actual Report . 189 22. St. Jerome Budget/ Actual Report . 203 23. St. Timothy Budget/Actual Report . 216 ix LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. Our Lady of Destiny Parish Net (Deficit)/Excess 97 2. St. Mary Parish Net (Deficit)/Excess ............. 105 3. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1991 . 106 4. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1992 . 107 5. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1993 . 108 6. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1994 ........................ 109 7. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education After Consolidation - 1995 .......................... 110 8. St. Mary Percentage of Parish Funds for Education After Consolidation - 1996 . 111 9. St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish Net (Deficit)/Excess . 117 10. St. Stephen Protomartyr Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1991 . 118 11. St. Stephen Protomartyr Percentage of Parish Funds for Education Before Consolidation - 1992 . ..
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