New York Post reports that City Catholic schools are seeing a surge of interest from disaffected public school families, according to parochial officials. Frustrated by the lack of full-time classes and general public school turmoil during the coronavirus, parents have been turning to Catholic Schools as an alternative. > Click here for the full article
Governor Cuomo asks for your help to make sure everyone has a healthy and safe Halloween. Halloween celebrations and activities, including trick-or-treating, can be filled with fun, but must be done in a safe way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Click here for creative ways to celebrate more safely!
Monsignor Jim Vlaun, president of Catholic Faith Network, interviewed Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Deegan on his show, CFN live on Oct. 22 to speak about how the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York are thriving thanks to a successful reopening. They also speak about how parents, even from public schools, are seeing [...]
Michael Deegan, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York, talks more about the major concerns voiced by parents for in-person learning and the spike in COVID-19 cases within school buildings. > Click here to see this interview on Bronx News 12
Reported by Annalise Knudsen, SI Live on October 6, 2020. As the 2020-2021 academic year gets underway amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, Catholic and private schools on Staten Island say they are seeing an uptick in inquiries and enrollment. Parents who are making the switch out of the city’s public school [...]
October 6, 2020 Click here to view and download this letter | Haga clic aquí para la versión en español de este anuncio Dear Catholic Schools Families, Over the past month, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn have been open and successfully conducting in-person Catholic education for our [...]
For Immediate Release: October 5, 2020 Statement on threat of Covid-19-related school closures in ‘hot zones' Click here to view and download this statement in English. Haga clic aquí para la versión en español de este anuncio. Following is a statement of the New York State Catholic Conference on behalf of the Archdiocese of New York [...]
September 25, 2020. To ensure the safety of students and faculty, Bridgette R. Mastaglio, MPH, has been appointed by the superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York as Covid-19 response coordinator. Ms. Mastaglio will be the primary person responsible for ensuring preparedness and safety of school operations in response to Covid-19, and [...]
In his "Conversation with Cardinal Dolan" Sirius XM radio broadcast on September 22, Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan discussed how grateful he is to the teachers, principals, priests, parents, and students of the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York for their community effort to safely reopen our schools. > Click here for the broadcast!
Principal John-Paul Barnaba from the Academy of St. Paul & St. Ann was featured in Harlem World Magazine on September 23. Mr. Barnaba already led his previous school’s transition to remote learning, making a transition within days. His leadership involved overseeing the development of virtual classes, Parent Advisory Meetings, Open Houses, Honors Assemblies, Spirit Week, and [...]
