The CSO Announces The 2021 Archdiocese of Boston Excellence in Education Award Recipients BRAINTREE, MA (May 14, 2021): This week the Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Schools Office, with support from the Catholic Schools Foundation, announced the 10 recipients of the prestigious Archdiocese of Boston Excellence in Education Award. This annual award honors elementary and secondary school teachers' commitment to developing saints and scholars in the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. Honorees will receive $1,500 and are also invited to a virtual celebration with Cardinal Seán O'Malley and Superintendent of Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Schools Thomas Carroll. The Catholic Schools Foundation is a generous supporter of this award and has been since its inception. Administrators, staff, pastors, parents and students were encouraged to nominate excellent teachers in their schools. The Excellence in Education Award's selection committee, comprised of past recipients of the award and members of the Catholic Schools Office, reviewed the nominations to identify 10 exemplary educators. This year’s honorees are: Elementary: Joyce Baio, Grade 6 Religion and grade 6-8 Language Arts teacher, Saint Patrick School, Stoneham Jane Ellis, Grade 3, Saint Joseph School, Wakefield Janet Ferlisi, Pre-K teacher, Saint Charles School, Woburn Michael Fitzpatrick, Grade 1, Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus School, Somerville Maryellen Ryan, Grade 3, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill Secondary: Jarrod Brown, Mathematics teacher, Central Catholic High School, Lawrence Deirdre Foley, Campus Minister/Theology teacher, Malden Catholic, Malden EllenMarie Loycano, Mathematics teacher, Central Catholic High School, Lawrence Stephen Mondello, Academic Center Specialist, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington Paul Moran, English and Psychology teacher, Malden Catholic, Malden
STATEMENT BY ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT THOMAS W. CARROLL February 9, 2022 Today, in light of Governor Baker's announcement and updated DESE guidance, the Archdiocese of Boston is eliminating all school masking mandates on behalf of all Archdiocesan parochial schools and Archdiocesan-related Catholic schools. This applies to children of any age in our…
School Updates THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON EXTENDS SCHOOL MASK REQUIREMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY 28th January 11, 2022 The Archdiocese of Boston has decided to extend existing mask requirements for its schools to February 28, 2022. This step means the Archdiocese will be continuing to track Governor Charlie Baker’s masking requirements for students and personnel in public schools. In consultation…