A. Catholic Identity-Data Items

 

The data category of “Catholic Identity” requires written identification of . . .
1. the Catholic composition of the student body [rendered as a percentage], including the
respective percentages of current students who have received the Sacraments of Baptism and of Confirmation
2. the daily prayer practice of the School as a whole
3. students’ sense of the extent to which teachers pray with them at the outset of class [to a great extent, moderate extent,  minimal extent]
4. the annual occasions and sites for school‐wide celebrations (a) of Eucharist, (b) of  
Reconciliation, (c) of the School’s patron/namesake, (d) of any other special religious day
5. the parish within which the school is located, and whether the parish clergy provide
Sacramental services to the student body at the school site (If not, who does?)
6. a brief outline of the retreat program that the School has established for students (including
identification of the person/s who deliver this program)
7. the name of the person(s) who gives spiritual direction to students, per their spiritual need
8. the school’s sense of the percentage of the student body who worship God at Mass each Sunday [high percentage, moderate percentage, minimal percentage]
9. the religion department’s sense of the percentage of its students who receive the school’s
religious instruction as catechesis [high percentage, moderate percentage, minimal percentage]   
10. the course requirements in religion that the school sets for students
11. the school’s sense of the extent to which the religion texts in use conform to the USCCB’s
Doctrinal Framework [to a great extent, to moderate extent, to minimal extent]
12. standardized testing results in religion (i.e., ACRE results, if applicable)
13. students’ performance on (comprehensive) religion course exams given at the end of the
semester  [Note:  This Q requires identification of the religion exam, the number of students taking it, and the average numeric grade that was achieved on the exam.  Letter grading could be translated numerically as: ‘A’ = 4; ‘B+’ = 3.75; ‘B’ = 3; ‘C+’ = 2.75; ‘C’ = 2; ‘D+’ = 1.75; ‘D’ = 1]  [rendered as a table]  
14. (major) modifications to the religion department curriculum and instruction that have been implemented from a review of students’ semester exam results [bullet]  
15. the name and the professional qualifications for the teaching of religion of each teacher and her/his number of years of experience as a religion teacher at the school
16. the requirements that the governance body and/or the (arch)diocese set concerning those who teach religion or serve in campus ministry
17. the formative experiences provided by the school, its governance body, or its diocese in order to shape school personnel with responsibility for teaching the Catholic Faith [bullet]
18. school‐sponsored formative events for parents that promote their Catholic identity
19. school‐sponsored formative events for parents that promote their partnership with the school in forming ‘the person of the student’  
20. the school’s perception of the degree to which it treats parents as partners in the educational enterprise [the School perceives that it treats parents as partners: to a great degree, to a moderate degree, to minimal degree.]
21. parents’ perception of the degree to which the School treats them as partners in the
educational enterprise [Parents perceive that the School treats them as partners: to a great degree, to moderate degree, to minimal degree]
22. the School’s sense of the degree of overall parent appreciation for the Catholic identity of the School [The School perceives that the parents’ affect for the school’s Catholic identity is: high; moderate; minimal.]
23. a brief outline of the service program that the School has established for students
24. students’ sense of the extent to which they accomplish a Christological reflection on their
service [to a great extent, moderate extent, minimal extent]
25. the various annual charitable outreaches in which the School participates
26. the three (3) most prominent signs and/or symbols of the Catholic Faith throughout the school
27. the traditional religious practices that the school annually observes(e.g., its observance of
founder’s day or patron day or school namesake day)  
28. the Catholic composition of school personnel [rendered as a percentage] (a) overall and (b) disaggregated according to administration, faculty, and support staff
29. the formative experiences provided by the school, its governance body, or its diocese in order to shape school personnel in responsibility for the Catholic mission of the School [bullet]
30. an example—drawn from a course within each department (religion excepted)—of the infusion of reasonably related Catholic content into the department curriculum
31. the extent to which each of the departments (religion excepted) infuses reasonably related
Catholic content into the department curriculum [e.g., the math department does so to ___  extent: maximum, moderate, minimal (repeat for each department)]  
32. students’ perception of the overall faculty affect for the Catholic identity of the School [Students perceive faculty affect for Catholic identity to be: high, moderate, minimal.]
33. students’ perception of the degree to which a Catholic spirit permeates: (a) all their classrooms; (b) the overall sports program, (c) the ensemble of school activities/clubs/student government; (d) the counseling (i.e., personal/academic/college) that they receive [Students perceive that a Catholic spirit permeates ____  (a/b/c/d) to a great degree, to a moderate degree, to a minimal degree]
34. the School’s sense of the degree of overall student affect for the Catholic identity of the School [The School perceives that the students have a ____ degree of affect for the Catholic identity of the School:  high; moderate; minimal]