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The Catholic Spirit
WHEELING—A Blue Ribbon Commission for Quality Catholic Education has been appointed by Bishop Michael J. Bransfield to work with the office of the Vicar General of the diocese to study and evaluate the present state of Catholic high school education in Ohio and Marshall counties and to recommend a plan to Bishop Bransfield with their vision of what Catholic high schools will look like in the future.
Bishop Bransfield has reassured the community that both schools will be open this fall.
The target completion date for the study is Nov. 1, and the group has met twice this spring.
“The purpose of this commission is to bring Bishop Donahue Memorial High School and Central Catholic High School in Wheeling closer together,” Bishop Bransfield said. “I have asked the commission to focus on better academics, better course offerings and how to get the two schools to work better together.
“We are not dealing with an emergency, we are planning,” Bishop Bransfield said. “We are giving this commission the proper time and space to do their work and make recommendations for how we can provide a better education and a better system.”
The group is comprised of a total of 16 professionals, mostly laypersons who have backgrounds in business, finance, education and parish leadership. The committee is balanced with members representing both Bishop Donahue and Wheeling Central.
“This commission will study the best practices and ideas surrounding Catholic school education in the two counties so that the best schools are available for our Catholic schools students,” said Bryan Minor, spokesman for the diocese. “While we cannot anticipate the results of the study findings today, we do know that this will be a wise investment that will help create a new vision for the high schools.”
“This group is dedicated to providing excellence in education,” said Penn Kurtz, chairman of the commission. “I am excited about the opportunity to participate in this study. Such work has needed to be done and should be done, so that our high school students receive the best education possible.”
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