This special event was held February 20, 2008 to disseminate the outcomes of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium’s Federal Programs Benefits study and its implications and strategies for accessing unused federal funds through the NCLB programs.

Highlights included:

• 91 people attended from 21 different states including Superintendents of Catholic Schools, Administrators, State Catholic Conference Education Directors, Advocates for Non-Public Schools, and School Development Directors
  
• Attendees received a copy of the Final Report and Resource Guide with legislative implications and strategies
  
• Dr. Nancy J. Grasmick, Superintendent of Schools, State of Maryland was well received as the Keynote presenter

What did attendees say:

“It was a very worthwhile and informative day.”

"Thank you for extending the invitation to outside your consortium.  It was a wonderful session and I hope that we will be able to participate in future endeavors"

"Thank you for opening this to a wider audience. The main message I returned home with was that "alone" we will not have the "pressure" needed to accomplish the advocacy for our children but together we can.”

“Excellent job on highlighting the key features and on focusing on how to improve and enhance, as opposed to complaining about what is not working.”

Study Project Overview:

Hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal funds, specifically designated for use by non-public school students and teachers under the current No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, often are not being fully accessed by Catholic schools. The Federal Programs Benefits study was undertaken t

The Consortium gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of our Sponsors.
        Catapult Learning, LLC
        Teachscape, Inc.

Questions? Contact Kay Kane ( email or call 240-535-2834)