Education Department - Catholic Conference of Ohio

About the Education Department

The Catholic Conference of Ohio's Department on Education serves those involved in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, religious education, youth and young adult ministry, and college campus ministry. Those meeting as groups on a regular basis include the Diocesan Directors of Campus Ministry, the Diocesan Directors of Religious Education, Superintendents of Schools, and Diocesan Directors of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Each of these groups uses the Conference as a forum for planning, discussion, cooperative action and professional growth.

Resources

Special Needs Children:

Q & A Document to Assist Parents of Special Needs Children and Serve as a Resource for Catholic Schools Enrolling Children with Disabilities. Prepared by Larry Keough, Catholic Conference of Ohio
Committee on Catholic Education
Educating for Peace and Justice: USCCB

Education

Ohio House Passes Budget Bill

Bill Receives Strong Bipartisan Support

Posted: May. 20, 2019
Categories: Current Legislation, Education, Poverty, State Budget

Substitute HB 166 as passed by House

Comparison Document

Catholic Conference of Ohio Budget Backgrounder for the Senate

Catholic Conference of Ohio Budget Page

Action expected by early May

Posted: Apr. 16, 2019
Categories: Current Legislation, Abortion, Death Penalty, Economic Justice, Education, Environment, Health Care, Housing & Homelessness, Human Trafficking, Hunger, Labor Issues, Poverty, State Budget

HB 166: State Budget
House Budget Language
Governor's Proposal
LSC Analysis

Catholic Conference of Ohio Budget Backgrounders

Health and Human Services
Defend and Protect Human Life
Promote Care for Creation
Support Families Who Choose Catholic Schools

Catholic Conference of Ohio Page on the State Budget

Welcome Matt!

Posted: Oct. 29, 2018
Categories: Education

Matt was most recently the first lay principal at Saint Rocco Parish School in the Diocese of Cleveland. He previously served as principal-minister at Holy Trinity Parish School in Assumption, Ohio. He was also a member of the English faculty and served as Faculty Technology Coordinator for Saint John Jesuit High School and Academy.

Matt completed his Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University where he was a four-time scholar athlete as a walk-on for the football team, and he earned a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from the University of Notre Dame’s Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program.

Matt and his wife, Jen, have five children Joseph (7), Maria (5), James (4), Luke (2) and John (6 months).

This appointment is effective November 13, 2018.