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"[T]he measure of success," it says, is "in being who one is
meant to be: a son or daughter of the Father, open to truth,
pursuing goodness, transformed by beauty, and made for
eternal life with God. While material success may follow
from this, it is not the essential aim of education in a
Catholic school."
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It is no accident that at the same time
our archdiocese is articulating this recalibration of success
in education, we have also taken significant steps toward
making our Catholic elementary and high schools more
accessible to students with special needs. Elias Moo, the
superintendent of our Catholic Schools, has made it clear
that we must commit the resources necessary "so all God's
children can access a Catholic education."
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In the words
of Abriana Chilelli, associate superintendent, "The aim
of our curriculum and pedagogy is to form students to be
able to see reality, and to love deeply, and that necessarily
includes all people."
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The Office of Catholic Schools and the pastors and prin-
cipals of particular schools are working toward this goal
in partnership with the FIRE Foundation of Denver, which
raises money specifically to enable Catholic schools in the
archdiocese to create environments where students of all
abilities learn, grow and thrive. Founded less than a year
2
School of the Lord's Service: A Framework for Forming Disciples in Catholic Education (Archdiocese of Denver: Office of Catholic Schools, 2020), 9. archden.
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3
State of the Archdiocese of Denver Update, March 10, 2022, beginning at 44:30. archden.org/2022stateofaod/
4
E-mail 6.9.2022
