Superintendent Resources
General Resources
PW: Supers4Christ!
ICLE Flyers and Handouts
Credential and Formation Program Flyer
ICLE’s Good News! Handout
Upcoming Events and Programs
Superintendent Summit & Retreat
ICLE’S 2025 SUPERINTENDENT SUMMIT & RETREAT:
ICLE’S 2024 SUPERINTENDENT SUMMIT & RETREAT:
ICLE’S 2023 SUPERINTENDENT SUMMIT & RETREAT RESOURCES:
Dr. Adam Dufault – Diocese of Columbus, OH
ICLE’S 2020 SUPERINTENDENT SUMMIT & RETREAT RESOURCES:
Presentation Slides
“The Superintendent as Chief Cultural Officer”
Fr. John Belmonte, S.J., Ph.D. – Superintendent, Diocese of Joliet, IL
“Catholic Liberal Education: Restoring the Unity of Faith and Reason”
Elisabeth Sullivan – Executive Director, ICLE
University of Dallas Sponsorship Presentation
Dr. Matthew Post, Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Featured Materials
Themes in Church Documents on Education
Aquinas College, Nashville
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 54th World Communications Day
January 24, 2020
The Educational Plan of St. Jerome Classical School
St. Jerome Academy – Hyattsville, MD
To Lead a Child: On Reclaiming a Human Pedagogy
Elisabeth Sullivan – Humanum
Catholic on the Inside: Putting Values Back at the Center of Education Reform
Kathleen Porter-Magee – Manhattan Institute
2018 U.S. Cardus Education Survey: Rethinking Public Education
Casagrande, Pennings, & Sikkink – Cardus
The Fabric of Character
Anne Snyder – Philanthropy Roundtable
Classical Schools in Modern America
Ian Lindquist – National Affairs
Good Soil: A Comparative Study of ACCS Alumni Life Outcomes
Association of Classical Christian Schools
Miscellaneous Resources
“The Abolition of Mind: The International Baccalaureate & its Anti-Classical Mission”
Robert Kirkendall – FORMA Journal, The CiRCE Institute
Alternative Book Fairs:
Ignatius Book Club for Schools
Good News! Book Fair
JClub Catholic Book Fair
Superintendent Monthly Forum
Resources & References
APRIL 2025 Superintendents Meeting
Music Education: A Necessary Part of the Catholic School Curriculum
Amy Zuberbueler, M.M.E.
Director, International Center for Ward Method Studies, Catholic University of America
MARCH 2025 Superintendents Meeting
Kids’ Brains & Screens: Essential Knowledge for Schools
Adriana U. Stacey, MD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist, ScreenStrong Medical Advisor
NOVEMBER 2024 Superintendents Meeting
The Joy and Wonders of Catholic Schools
Bishop James D. Conley, Bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln, NE
OCTOBER 2024 Superintendents Meeting
History as a Pillar of a Catholic School
Andrew Zwerneman, President and Founder, Cana Academy
MAY 2024 Superintendents Meeting
Diocesan Leaders Academy
Elisabeth Sullivan, ICLE Executive Director, & Abriana Chilelli, ICLE Diocesan Liaison
Abriana Chilelli: achilelli@catholicliberaleducation.org
APRIL 2024 Superintendents Meeting
Three Ways to Protect Your School’s Religious Freedom
Mary Margaret Beecher, JD, Napa Legal
MARCH 2024 Superintendents Meeting
A Simple Program of Spiritual Exercises for Your Faculty
Fr. John Belmonte, Superintendent, Diocese of Venice
JANUARY 2024 Superintendents Meeting
John Johnson, Executive Director, Albertus Magnus Institute
DECEMBER 2023 Superintendents Meeting
Veronica Burchard, Chief Operating Officer, Sophia Institute for Teachers
NOVEMBER 2023 Superintendents Meeting
Interview with Dr. Jordan Wales
John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair of Theology, Hillsdale College
SEPTEMBER 2023 Superintendents Meeting
Update on Catholic Education & Mission Assessment Tool
May 2023 Superintendents Meeting
The Joy of Education Report, Diocese of Charlotte Parent-School Covenant
Vital Need for Beauty in Our Schools Flyer
The Diocese of Charlotte Parent-School Covenant documents can be found on the Ministerial Policy Working Group page.
APRIL 2023 Superintendents Meeting
Scribe & Sage: The Catholic School Librarian
MARCH 2023 Superintendents Meeting
RFI Crisis Toolkit for Religious Institutions, America’s First Freedom Curriculum
Guests:
Jim Bennett – jim.bennett@rfi.org
Director, National Center for Religious Freedom Education, Religious Freedom Institute
Nathaniel Hurd – nathaniel.hurd@rfi.org
Director, North America Action Team and Senior Fellow for Public Policy
DECEMBER 2022 Superintendents Meeting
Guests:
Fr. Derek Lappe, Pastor, Star of the Sea Parish in Bremerton, Diocese of Seattle, WA
Fr. Kevin McQuone, Faculty, St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL
NOVEMBER 2022 Superintendents Meeting
Guests:
Dr. Michael Naughton: mjnaughton@stthomas.edu
Karen Laird: karen.laird@stthomas.edu
MAY 2022 Superintendents Meeting
Dr. Denise Donohue, VP for Educator Resources, Ave Maria University, Cardinal Newman Society
Patrick Reilly, President of the Cardinal Newman Society
Press Coverage of ICLE School: St. James Catholic School, NE
Article on History Curriculum 9/15/21
Article on Poetic Knowledge 4/20/22
APRIL 2022 Superintendents Meeting
The April 2022 Superintendent Forum Meeting was recorded as a special session due to the importance of the topic and our guest speaker’s wonderful presentation. Please, do not share the recording except, if needed, with the few in your office that may need to see it, such as the Bishop, Chancellor, diocesan counsel, etc.
Thank you!
Mary Pat Donoghue & Michael Van Hecke
December 2021 Superintendents Meeting
November 2021 Superintendents Meeting
October 2021 Superintendents Meeting
September 2021 Superintendents Meeting
May 2021 Superintendents Meeting
February 2021 Superintendents Meeting
The Partisanship Out of Civics Act: A Proposal,
Stanley Kurtz – a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center
December 2020 Superintendents Meeting
Principal Leadership Evaluation Plan,
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee Office for Catholic Schools
Shared by Mike Juhas – Superintendent, Diocese of Pensacola Tallahassee
November 2020 Superintendents Meeting
ICLE Parent Brochure (English)
Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
ICLE Parent Brochure (Spanish)
Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
October 2020 Superintendents Meeting
“National Review article: To Tackle Critical Theory in the K-12 Classroom, Start with Colleges of Education”
Lindsey Burke & Mike Gonzalez – National Review
All the evidence needed for a robustly Catholic liberal arts alternative certification program for teachers.
Catholic Schools and a Response to the Problem of Racism,
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Shared by Kevin Kijewski – Superintendent, Archdiocese of Detroit
Catholic Schools Mission Document & Acknowledgement of Mission Document
Used by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Sample Oath of Fidelity for Catholic School Employees