A Message from A Message from Bishop MAary Pn. Bonyle ual Report on Schools: De2nni0s Su1lliva6n -17

Our Catholic schools are a spiritual Students who attend Catholic and academic anchor for nearly 12,000 schools have the opportunity to students throughout southern New strengthen their relationship with Jersey. Since 1859, churches in the Jesus Christ every day. From the Diocese of Camden have operated classroom to the lunchroom, from the schools. Generous, faithful stewards of science lab to the stage, from sporting our parishes and communities have events to Mass, our students are in the supported the education of children company of adults and peers whose and teenagers in soul, mind and heart. actions and aspirations are rooted in Over these many years, our gradu - Gospel values. In our schools, prayer ates have had a tremendous Catholic is not only allowed, it is encouraged impact in the fields of business and and taught. Our students study faith government, law and medicine, com - from an academic perspective and munications and marketing, sports and experience it in the relationships they performance. We are proud of their develop with classmates, faculty, and accomplishments, but particularly staff. proud of the commitment, ethics and Our schools particularly value Jesus’ Gospel values they bring to our local call to serve. In and out of the class - and world communities. room, our students discover the great As we approach Catholic Schools joy that comes with giving, and they Week, a national celebration of Our mission is to educate and inspire young minds spiritually, learn to be a voice for the poor and Catholic school education, I thank the academically and in service to others. marginalized. I have seen small chil - dedicated teachers, pastors, administra - dren bring light to seniors by singing a tors and staff whose tireless efforts Our vision is for students to become faith-filled adults who, song or presenting a small handmade make a faith-based education possible. I guided by gospel values, shape our world with knowledge, gift. I hear high school students talk am filled with gratitude for the individ - integrity and compassion. openly about the influence of Jesus in uals and organizations who have made their lives, and I regularly witness the a financial commitment to South Jersey knowledge and integrity Catholic Catholic Schools. Their contributions school graduates bring to careers and help make Catholic school more afford - vocations. Our church and communi - able for many of our families. ties are stronger because of our While our doors are always open, schools. Catholic Schools Week offers many On behalf of all our schools, thank special opportunities to get to know you to the parents who entrust their our schools. I invite you to discover children’s education to us and thank the excellence of our Catholic schools you to all who support Catholic educa - and the strength they bring to our com - tion. munities. Sincerely in Christ, Sincerely,

Mary P. Boyle Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan, D.D. Superintendent of Catholic Schools MARY P. BOYLE AND BISHOP DENNIS J. SULLIVAN Bishop of Camden

HIn 20i14g, Bishhop Delnniis gSullivhan tspli shmoents ftha t sutpphort thee plan ’s k2ey 0ce1rtifie6d. In -sum1mer7 2017 , 3S8 teachcers ho• Threoe pastlors atYtendeed The ar commissioned a study on the future of areas of focus. participated in an intensive, two-week Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Catholic schools in the Diocese of Reinforcing Our Catholic certification course developed by the School Pastors’ Institute (SPI) at the Camden. Study findings and recom - Identity Diocese of Camden Office of Faith University of Notre Dame, a leader - mendations were presented in a report and Family Formation. Other teachers ship forum for pastors with school titled “Forming Minds and Hearts in • Catechetical certification is a prior - throughout the diocese worked toward responsibilities. Grace: A Plan for Catholic Schools in ity for the diocese. Nearly half of our certification through diocese-spon - • All diocesan high schools now the Diocese of Camden.” This report elementary school teachers — our sored evening courses and the offer Kairos, an intensive three-day highlights some of the 2016-17 accom - “front-line” catechists — are already University of Dayton online program. (Continued on S2a)

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Hig(Cohntinlueidg fromh S1ta) s of botthh Cameden C2ath0olic1 and6 Ho-ly 17 Sopedc andh shaored owithl e lemYenteary ar, tche Touitionn Gtapi.”)n An uaddietiondal spiritual retreat for high school juniors Spirit high schools to assess areas schools. Most advancement staff mem - $212,000 was awarded from several and seniors. Kairos provides peer lead - such as Catholic identity, leadership, bers were trained to set up and use honorary or memorial funds established ership opportunities for students who communication practices, educational Google Analytics to evaluate website to support diocesan Catholic schools. have experienced the retreat as partici - effectiveness, and cultural awareness and social media effectiveness for • Limited state and Federal funds pants. and sensitivity. Overall feedback and recruiting and retaining students. are allocated on behalf of students who Ensuring Programmatic recommendations were presented to Training in this area is ongoing. attend non-public schools. Throughout Excellence leadership. • Latino enrollment in 2016-17 was the 2016-17 school year, school par - Supporting Enrollment up by 97 students over the prior school ents and supporters wrote letters, made • Nearly 50 teachers collaborated to year, representing a 7.6% increase. calls and visited key legislators about develop a new English and Language • The Office of Catholic Schools Since the Latino Enrollment Initiative state funding, particularly in the area Arts curriculum, the result of a three- facilitated a series of sessions for ele - (LEI) began in 2013, Latino enroll - of bus transportation. year effort. Math and Science curricula mentary school advancement directors ment has increased by 19%. • The state budget was revised with were similarly revised within the last 4 to share successes, challenges, and Maintaining Operational an increase in the transportation allot - years, and the process is currently ideas in areas such as marketing and Vitality ment from $884.00 per eligible student underway for Social Studies. enrollment, fundraising, annual fund — where it had been frozen for the • Schools are increasingly intention - management, and alumni relations. • Contributions to help with tuition last 10 years — to $1,000.00. Per- al with programs that integrate • All elementary school websites assistance and/or budget offsets at the pupil allocations were also increased Science, Technology, Engineering and were reviewed for content and format. diocesan level totaled approximately for textbooks, technology, nursing Math (STEM). New labs, outdoor Best practices guidelines were devel - $5.8 million in 2016-17. (See “Filling services, and school security. learning centers, interdepartmental cur - riculum planning, and special projects implemented in 2016-17 are preparing students for a 21st Century workforce, always with the unique perspective our Catholic faith brings to these topics. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: REVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: EXPENSES • All elementary teachers participat - Financial Information ed in diocesan professional develop - 22%% 33%% Instructional Expenses ment on adapting curriculum, instruc - 66%% Tuition and fees, NET 77%% tion and assessment to ensure all stu - Administrative and Oce dents reach their potential. Teachers 14% Gifts and Donations 55%% 70% Fixed costs also pursued professional development 66%% arranged by their principals to meet 55%% Grants 33%% 66%% Utitilies school-based priorities. Fundraising, NET Strengthening Governance 71% Custodial/Maintenance/Grounds and Leadership 22%% Parish Assistance Capital Expenditures • Bishop Sullivan appointed a Auxialliary programs and Other Income Schools Oversight Committee to serve Other Expenses in a review and advisory capacity. REVENUE SOURCE AMOUNT PERCENT TYPE OF EXPENSE AMOUNT PERCENT Committee members represent the dio - Tuition and fees, NET 24,117,241 70% Instructional expenses 23,777,088 71% cese’s broad geographic reach and Gifts and donations 718,103 2% Administrative and office 2,096,223 6% bring expertise in management and Grants 969,465 3% Fixed costs 1,908,609 6% finance, marketing and development, Fundraising, NET 1,550,248 5% Utilities 1,523,062 5% philanthropy, education and parish Parish assistance 4,990,942 14% Custodial/maintenance/grounds 2,369,893 7% leadership. Bound by their commit - Auxiliary programs and other income 2,242,740 6% Capital expenditures 915,614 3% Total Revenue 34,588,739 ment to Catholic schools, committee Other expenses 767,340 2% Total Expenses 33,357,829 members are: - Ms. Lynn Cummings, Merchantville - Mrs. Lee DelleMonache, Mantua HIGH SCHOOLS: REVENUE HIGH SCHOOLS: EXPENSES - Mr. Mark D’Onofrio, Milmay 11%% 44%% 44%% 11%% 11%% - Dr. Bernadette Janis, Haddonfield 33%% Instructional Expenses - Mr. Patrick McGrory, Vineland Tuition and fees, NET - Mrs. Carole Pantalone, Wildwood Student Activities Crest 14% Contributions and Grants 19% Pupil Transportation - Rev. Joseph Pham, Infant Jesus Fundraising, NET Parish, Woodbury Heights Operation and Maintenance of Building Investment Income 55% 10% Representing the Diocese of Camden 80% Fixed Charges on this committee are Mary Boyle, Auxialliary programs and Other Income 88%% Fundraising Expenses Superintendent of Catholic Schools, 11%% and Laura Montgomery, Director of Capital Expenditures Financial Services. • 1600 parents and guardians partici - REVENUE SOURCE AMOUNT PERCENT TYPE OF EXPENSE AMOUNT PERCENT pated in a satisfaction survey. Each Tuition and fees, NET 27,001,374 80% Instructional expenses 18,762,545 55% principal received school-specific Contributions and grants 4,829,036 14% Student activities 2,817,708 8% feedback. Overall, 92% of respondents Fundraising, NET 1,226,340 4% Pupil transportation 223,820 1% reported they are satisfied with their Investment income 204,503 1% Operation and maintenance of building 3,230,618 10% school choice. Auxiliary programs and other income 272,208 1% Fixed charges 6,555,242 19% Total Revenues 33,533,461 • The Office of Catholic Schools Fundraising expenses 1,119,447 3% Capital expenditures 1,365,723 4% conducted two days of confidential Total Expenses 34,075,103 interviews with faculty and staff at January 26, 2018 Catholic Schools 2016-17 Annual Report Catholic Star Herald S3 A

South Jersey Catholic Schools students Our 2017 Graduates consistently out-perform national and state averages on Iowa Assessments and SATs. Students in our six diocesan and three private high schools were offered more than $167 million in scholarships for higher education. Over 96 percent of our 2017 graduates enrolled in college; two students received military academy appointments Camden Diocese NJ and 13 enlisted for military service. 565

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SOUTH JERSEY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Diocesan Elementary Schools

Assumption Regional Catholic School, Galloway Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School, Cape May High School Scholars casseroles for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of St. Court House IN OUR SCCharles pHarish. OOLS Bishop Schad Regional School, Vineland Merit Commended Scholars, 2017 • Students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel spent Cape Trinity Catholic Regional School, Wildwood • Kyle Abo: St. Augustine Preparatory School/ time with veterans at the Vineland Veterans’ Home. Christ the King Regional School, Haddonfield Villanova University • Saint Mary’s in Williamstown collected 1,000 Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School, Collingswood • Amanda Atkinson: Camden Catholic High expired coupons for military families living overseas. Guardian Angels Regional School, Gibbstown School/Villanova University Military families may use coupons for up to six Holy Name School, Camden • Andrew Bank: Camden Catholic High months after expiration. Holy Angels Catholic School, Woodbury School/University of Delaware • Students at Saint John Paul II school created per - John Paul II Regional School, Stratford • Jordon Burhanna: St. Augustine Preparatory sonal hygiene bags for people who seek help at the Our Lady of Hope Regional School, Blackwood School/University of Notre Dame Cathedral Kitchen in Camden. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Regional School, Berlin • Erin Burke: Paul VI High School/University of • Holy Trinity (now Holy Angels) school adopted Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School, Atlantic City Pittsburgh needy families at Christmastime. Students delivered Resurrection Catholic School, Cherry Hill • Thomas Nappi: St. Augustine Preparatory gifts in person. Sacred Heart School, Camden School/Rowan University • St. Mary’s in Vineland held a Red, White and St. Anthony of Padua School, Camden • Andrea Paleos: Camden Catholic High Blue liturgy for military, veterans, first responders, St. Cecilia School, Pennsauken School/Villanova University police and fireman, and law enforcement personnel. St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral School, Camden • Shannon Rosa: Bishop Eustace Preparatory • Holy Spirit High School students helped young St. Joseph Regional Elementary School, Hammonton School/Drexel University people with physical and developmental challenges St. Joseph Regional School, Somers Point • Brendan Ruskey: Bishop Eustace Preparatory learn to row. St. Margaret Regional School, Woodbury Heights School/Rutgers University, New Brunswick • Active school participation throughout the dio - St. Mary School, East Vineland • Zachary Washart: St. Augustine Preparatory cese contributed to the 150,000 pounds of food col - St. Mary School, Williamstown School/Duke University lected during the 2017 FaithFULL Food Drive. St. Michael the Archangel Regional School, Clayton St. Peter School, Merchantville • Sara Weill: Bishop Eustace Preparatory High School Sports Highlights School/Johns Hopkins University St. Rose of Lima School, Haddon Heights • Camden Catholic won the West Jersey Football St. Teresa Regional School, Runnemede St. Vincent de Paul Regional School, Mays Landing United States Military Academy Appointments, League title. Irish girls were conference champions Diocesan High Schools 2017 in lacrosse and softball. • Antonio Spinosi: Camden Catholic High • Gloucester Catholic boys baseball won the New Holy Spirit High School, Absecon School/United States Air Force Jersey Non-public Parochial B championship. Boys Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill • Dillon Taylor: St. Augustine Preparatory soccer, girls basketball, boys and girls swimming, Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester School/United States Naval Academy and golf teams claimed conference titles. Paul VI High School, Haddonfield • Holy Spirit girls were South Jersey Non-public B St. Joseph High School, Hammonton Incoming Seminarians at The College Seminary soccer champions and won the Jim Harvey Wildwood Catholic High School, Wildwood of the Immaculate Conception at St. Andrew’s Sportsmanship Award from Atlantic Cape Private High Schools Hall, Seton Hall University, 2017 Cumberland soccer officials. Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Pennsauken • Thomas Piro, Wildwood Catholic High School • Paul VI took conference titles in swimming, girls St. Augustine Preparatory School, Richland • Nicholas DiNunzio, Saint Augustine Preparatory track and girls basketball. Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Newfield School In Other News Visit www.southjerseycatholicschools.org Eighth Grade Awards • Sara Guevara, St. Joseph High School, was cho - for more information and links to all our schools. In addition to many local scholarships and finan - sen for the New Jersey Scholars Program. cial awars from Catholic high schools, eighth grade • Samantha Hiester, Gloucester Catholic High students with plans to attend Catholic high schools in School, and Patrick Bakey, Paul VI High School, South Jersey competed for two coveted diocesan- were named Scholar Athletes by the New Jersey wide awards. 2017 winners were: State Interscholastic Athletic Association. • Caitlin Mensah, Holy Spirit High School, won a David D. Coghlan Award Press of Atlantic City Young Leaders Award. Office of Catholic Schools Staff • First place: Mary Pearson, Gloucester Catholic • Elise Barile, Camden Catholic High School, won Junior High School/Gloucester Catholic High School a National League of Performing Arts Gold Award Mary Boyle, M. Ed. • Runners Up: Samuel Matro, Saint Joseph for piano. Executive Director & Superintendent Elementary School (Hammonton)/St. Joseph High • Jessica Giordano and Cassidy Ross, Our Lady of Catholic Schools School; Sean Olcese, Our Lady of Hope Elementary Star of the Sea school, were accepted into NDIgnite, Sr. Rose DiFluri, IHM, M. Ed. School/Paul VI High School an online leadership program sponsored by the University of Notre Dame. Assistant Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Camden Black Catholic Ministries • Abby Clapper and Edward Liu, Good Shepherd Dr. Bill Watson, Ed. D Award school, were finalists in the Partnership for a Drug Director, Curriculum and Assessment • Janice Ashong, Saint Mary, Williamstown/ Free New Jersey “Fun things to do instead of drugs” Marianela Nunez, MA Paul VI High School poster contest, with over 7,000 entries. Field Consultant for Latino Enrollment Program • Sydney Prescott, Saint Mary, Williamstown/ • Julieyanna Scott and Tiana Leyba, Holy Name Our Lady of Mercy Academy school, won University of the Arts Saturday scholarships. Mary Beth Peabody, MA • Giselle Williams, St. Michael the • St. Rose of Lima school band earned a Superior Communications and Marketing Manager Archangel/Camden Catholic High School rating in the National Catholic Band Association Rosemary Schamp, MBA Serving Others Festival at Villanova University. School Business and • Holy Trinity Regional Catholic School moved Enrollment Management Specialist Following are a few of the ways South Jersey and reopened, continuing its mission as Holy Angels Catholic School students helped others in 2016-17. Catholic School in Woodbury. Faith Whalley Secretary • Students from St. Michael the Archangel school • St. Mary School, Vineland, was recognized by the 856-583-6103 sent toys to children in Guatemala. Healy Education Foundation for outstanding reten - www.southjerseycatholicschools.org • Our Lady of Hope school students assembled 100 tion at 97%.