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

Mr. Matthew Daniels Named Senior Director of Education For Toledo Diocese

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.

Legislative Report

August 2018

Posted: Aug. 13, 2018
Categories: Education

This report addresses legislation impacting Ohio Catholic schools. It includes bills recently signed into law, as well as legislation still pending.

Legislative Report (PDF)

Benefits for Students in Grades K-12

Posted: Aug. 13, 2018
Categories: Education

This notice contains general information relating to recent changes in Federal law and Ohio law. For more specific information, parents (as well as grandparents and other benefactors) are encouraged to consult their financial advisor or tax preparer.

Ohio Plan (PDF)

Clarifies that students have the rights of religious conscience

Posted: Jun. 28, 2018
Categories: Current Legislation, Education, Religious Liberty

HB 428 (Ginter-LaTourette), the Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2018, would protect the right of students to engage in religious activities to the same extent secular activities are allowed in school and have the same access to school facilities. The bill passed 62-20.