The Catholic School Advantage is a national movement committed to promoting the value and accessibility of a quality Catholic education among Church and school leaders, educators, and families. The work of the CSA is committed to embracing the universality of the Church by increasing Latino enrollment, educating culturally and linguistically diverse children through excellent academic formation, and empowering all Catholic school stakeholders through the celebration of faith, language, and culture.
Featured Programs
Adelante
Adelante is an exciting opportunity that builds on the success of the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI), which for nine years has been an exceptionally effective engine of Latino enrollment growth in Catholic schools around the country. While the LEI’s explicit focus on school-level change necessitates the commitment of school teams, Adelante offers an alternative, which is open to a variety of constituents. Join us for this annual summer conference!
Latino Enrollment Institute
The Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) provides school principals, administrators, teachers, and pastors with marketing strategies and school-culture interventions to help Catholic schools attract and serve Latino families in their local community. This program begins with a four-day summer conference at Notre Dame, followed by year-long formation with an LEI mentor and guided monthly discussions with a team of principals in the program.
LEAD
The Latino Educator and Administrator Development (LEAD) program aims to strengthen the Latino voice in both the classroom and school level nationally. LEAD is designed to invite, advance, and retain Latino educators in Catholic schools, as well as develop a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that exist in this landscape.
School Pastors' Institute
The SPI is a leadership formation symposium for pastors of Catholic schools, designed to respond to the unique and increasingly complex challenges and opportunities related to serving as a pastor of a parish school.