The Diocese of Fort Worth is seeking information from individuals in order to strengthen our Catholic education and faith formation initiatives in the Diocese of Fort Worth. Studies show the longer a child receives a Catholic education the more likely they are to remain Catholic throughout their life. From a formal school setting to a parish faith formation, our children depend on us to show them the truth, beauty and goodness of the Catholic Church. Results from this survey will help the Diocese, parishes and schools direct their resources to the most feasible areas of improvement. 

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* 1. What is your history with Catholic education?

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* 2. On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 begin the best, how would you rank your experience with Catholic Education/Faith Formation?

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* 3. FACT: Catholic school tuition is expensive. It is equivalent to Tarrant County Community college tuition, yet it only covers 60% of the cost to educate a student. More than half of all students need financial aid.

From a feasibility standpoint, how do you think we can support families who cannot afford a Catholic education?

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* 4. FACT: A FWISD teacher salary starts at $60,000 without a masters degree. Catholic school teachers WITH a masters degree and experience do not make more than $40,000.

From a feasibility standpoint, how do YOU think we can best provide pay raises to support our current and future faculty.

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* 5. From science labs to outdoor learning a Classical Catholic education introduces children to the truth, beauty and goodness of God's creation. Improving the infrastructure and security of school campuses is essential in schools today.

From a feasibility standpoint, how do you think we can improve our facilities to compete in the 21st century?

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* 6. Each parish is different, some have faith formation enrollment bursting at the seams without enough volunteers to teach and others have children registered in the parish not attending faith formation classes.

From a feasibility standpoint, how do YOU think we can improve our faith formation in parishes?

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* 7. Please rank these priorities from most important to least important:

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* 8. Would you like to learn more about a new approach to improving Catholic schools and faith formation programs in the Diocese of Fort Worth during a dinner on Thursday, February 23?

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* 9. Your information (if you'd like to be kept up to date on the progress of this campaign.)

Thank you for sharing your opinion. We appreciate your help in directing our energy towards the most feasible areas. 

The Advancement Foundation estimates this project will need a $150 million dollar endowment to provide these 4 priorities to all schools and parishes in perpetuity. This multi-year campaign will take a lot of work and if you included your email above we will keep you up-to-date on the progress. Visit www.advancementfoundation.org/campaign-for-catholic-education for more information.

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