Parochial education leaders are increasingly acting in concert through a new entity set up under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
The St. Joseph Catholic School Partnership Board, chaired by Todd Meierhoffer, met for the first time on Dec. 16 and will continue with monthly meetings for the purpose of collaboration and crafting plans and policies for the future. The board will not have executive authority over the schools, which will continue to each have their own school boards who recommend actions implemented by the priest serving as head pastor.
âCollectively, it is our desire to partner . to, for the first time, have our parishes and schools on the same page, working together, understanding whatâs going on in each individual school,â Meierhoffer said.