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Hosted by: The University of Notre Dame In Partnership with: The Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education Catholic Relief Services

Haitian Catholic Education Renewal:

National Assessment and Strategic Planning

Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education Catholic Relief Services University of Notre Dame’s ACE Consulting

Project Team

Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education

• Delille Antoine
• Eddy Etienne
• Fr. Jean Julien Ladouceur
• Pierre Péralt Tessono

Catholic Relief Services

• Luke King
• Rachel Hermes

ACE Consulting, University

• f Notre Dame
• Steve Perla
• TJ D’Agostino
• Sr. Kathleen Carr
• Brandy Ellison
• Shannon Stackhouse Flores
• John Waller

Schools for the Children of the World

• Bill DeJong
• Matt DeJong
• Chuck Newman

A unique moment for Catholic Education

Why this project?

• 2010 earthquake
• Need for a “one Church response”
• A priority for Church leaders
• A priority for Government leaders
• Systemic, long-term vision
• Powerful alliance

National Assessment and Planning

• National Assessment

– Leadership interviews – Diocesan surveys – National survey of 2,315 Catholic schools

• iPod touches, GPS mapping, mobilized church structures

– Post-Earthquake Facilities Assessment

• 220 schools in three earthquake affected (arch)dioceses

National Assessment and Planning ¡

• Implementation Planning

– Stakeholder meetings – Existing plans

• Catholic Education Project, 2007
• CEEC Action Plan (2010)
• Operational Plan (MENFP)

– Assessment and national survey results

GPS Mapping of Catholic Schools

1-2 key facts about GPS process or benefits

• Current location information
• General information at fingertips

Overview of Catholic Schools

• 2,315 Catholic schools surveyed

– 2,037 fundamental schools (92%) – 363 secondary schools (17%)

• 602,149 students
• 27,565 teachers

Overview of Catholic Schools

Findings and Projects

• Governance

– 30% of schools have participatory structures (i.e. school boards) – PEC pilot of 2011 – Project: scale participatory structures nationally

• BDE Strengthening through Planning and Revenue

– Asset of Catholic education – 10 diocesan offices – Insufficient capacity in many – Central to systemic improvements – Project: micro-ventures in partnership with FONKOZE – Project: planning and data utilization support

Findings and Projects

• Teacher Training

– 70-80% of teachers in Haiti lack training (Rand 2010) – Top priority of Catholic education leaders (ACE Consulting 2012) – Central to improving quality – Project: Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training

• Building sustainable capacity among Haitian institutions
• Leveraging Technology
• Working with MENFP towards certification

Findings and Projects

• Technology

– Potential for leap-frog effect, but major barriers – Less than half of school have access to electricity – 7% of schools with internet access – 20% of schools with computer access – Project: Task Force for utilization of technology in Catholic schools and modernizing diocesan offices to empower the national network.

Other Major Findings

• Facilities

– 3 out of 4 schools assessed have major or severe infrastructure needs and half need to be completely rebuilt.

• Access

– Government relations and increased subsidies (currently 11%) – Strategies to improve retention

• Accreditation

– 35% of Catholic schools accredited, comparably high – CEEC to serve as 3rd party accreditation agency to support the Government with quality control and regulation

• Catholic Identity

– 19% of schools not preparing for Sacraments – 14% of schools not providing Catechesis

Catholic School Enrollment

0 ¡ 20,000 ¡ 40,000 ¡ 60,000 ¡ 80,000 ¡ 100,000 ¡ 120,000 ¡ 140,000 ¡

Student ¡Enrollment ¡

Total ¡Number ¡Students ¡ Number ¡of ¡Boys ¡ Number ¡of ¡Girls ¡

Impact for Haitian Catholic Education

Catholic Education Project of Haiti

• Building a person who lives his faith in the Church and

society; a person more human, more just, more caring and more fraternal.

• Building a person that renews their knowledge and

expertise to solve problems in the world.

• Developing a person who is free and self-sufficient, a

new type of citizen, productive for herself and society.

Impact for Haitian Catholic Education

Catholic Education Project of Haiti

• Shaping a person who respects the sanctity of the human being,

human rights, moral values and who practices the "good life together.”

• Nurturing a person who claims his personal and national identity,
• pen to other cultures while cultivating his own
• A person who respects life in all its forms and works to protect

and renew the environment, which is so needed in Haiti.