JESUIT SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2010 – 2015 STRATEGIC PLAN
FORMATION:
On-going formation should be encouraged and supported. Such formation should provide professional skills, develop a special understanding of Ignatian spirituality regarding mission, and include opportunities for growth in the interior life. The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius are the heart of this formation.(1) Formation in Ignatian spirituality intentionally seeks God in all things; practices Ignatian discernment; and engages the world through a careful analysis of context, in dialogue with experience, evaluated through reflection, for the sake of action, and with openness, always, to evaluation.(2) When undertaken together with collaborators, programs of professional development and spiritual enrichment help deepen our sense of common vision and our unity in mission. Our aim is to be ever available for the more universal good – indeed desiring always the magis, that which is truly better, for the greater glory of God.(3)
Research Development:
• Explore existing formation programs and priorities to distill curricular outcomes.
• Develop new initiatives in Jesuit education through ongoing research and study.
• Work to sustain the Ignatian vision and Jesuit mission of excellence.
• Explore the frontiers of Jesuit education.
• Study the implications of current, vibrant, intentional, and personal relationships.
• Explore and reflect on the religious education curriculum in light of the United States Bishops’ framework.
• Study the impact of technology on the development and formation of today’s youth.
Resource Development:
• Establish a curriculum map for formation moving from knowledge about to experience of spirituality and tradition.
• Integrate, into formation programs, clearly articulated criteria for Jesuit and Catholic identity as stated in What Makes a Jesuit School Jesuit.
• Identify individuals or offices responsible for making formation programs accessible and integrate them into the schools’ Ignatian spirituality programs.
• Model the Ignatian Paradigm.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Ensure a vibrant, caring relationship between the schools and the Society of Jesus both nationally and internationally.
• Reflect and dialogue with schools on the mission of Jesuit education.
• Work with schools on integrating Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy.
• Support the mission of the local and universal Church.
• Support and share programs to promote vocations.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
The leadership of a Jesuit work depends upon commitment for mission.(4) Formation for mission involves programs of preparation and support for collaborators in leadership positions and should include formation in the distinctive dimensions of our way of proceeding, especially the integration of apostolic discernment in decision making.(5)
Research Development:
• Research other leadership models, programs, and resources.
• Research methods of evaluating leadership effectiveness.
• Develop visioning programs to help answer the question, “What will a Jesuit school look like in the future?”
Resource Development:
• Design and implement Ignatian leadership formation programs for boards, administration, and other personnel.
• Include, in programs, both process and content that animates the Ignatian charism into schools.
• Cultivate future Ignatian leaders by providing training, new programs, and internship programs.
• Identify potential leaders from Jesuit schools.
• Assist schools with leadership searches.
• Assist schools with succession planning.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Sustain and support Ignatian leadership through orientation programs, regional support groups, and mentoring programs for new leaders.
• Encourage collaborative partnerships within and among member schools and with other Jesuit apostolates.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
SOLIDARITY:
As servants of Christ’s mission we are invited to assist Him as He sets right our relationships with God, with other human beings, and with creation.(6) The service of faith and the promotion of justice remain at the heart of our mission. Faith and justice: it is never one without the other. Our commitment to help establish right relationships invites us to see the world from the perspective of the poor and marginalized, learning from them, and acting with and for them.(7)
Research Development:
• Share best practices for experiencing solidarity with the poor and creation.
• Look for ways to learn from the Nativity and Cristo Rey experience.
• Explore potential areas of common research with private and public education.
Resource Development:
• Clarify “solidarity with the poor.”
• Clarify “ecological solidarity.”
• Dialogue and reflect with schools on the mission of Jesuit education.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Encourage collaborative partnerships within and among member schools and with other educational groups.
• Model in both programs and service a spirit of partnership with Ignatian educators and international associations throughout the world.
• Include “solidarity with the poor” in all JSEA conferences.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
1 GC35, Decree 5, page 56, paragraph 19
2 GC35, Decree 5, page 55, paragraph 9
3 GC 35, Decree 3, page 21, paragraph 16
4 GC 35, Decree 5, page 55, paragraph 11
5 GC 35, Decree 5, page 56, paragraph 20
6 GC 35, Decree 3, page 28, paragraph 18
7 GC 35, Decree 3, page 29, paragraph 27
March 2010
2010 – 2015 STRATEGIC PLAN
FORMATION:
On-going formation should be encouraged and supported. Such formation should provide professional skills, develop a special understanding of Ignatian spirituality regarding mission, and include opportunities for growth in the interior life. The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius are the heart of this formation.(1) Formation in Ignatian spirituality intentionally seeks God in all things; practices Ignatian discernment; and engages the world through a careful analysis of context, in dialogue with experience, evaluated through reflection, for the sake of action, and with openness, always, to evaluation.(2) When undertaken together with collaborators, programs of professional development and spiritual enrichment help deepen our sense of common vision and our unity in mission. Our aim is to be ever available for the more universal good – indeed desiring always the magis, that which is truly better, for the greater glory of God.(3)
Research Development:
• Explore existing formation programs and priorities to distill curricular outcomes.
• Develop new initiatives in Jesuit education through ongoing research and study.
• Work to sustain the Ignatian vision and Jesuit mission of excellence.
• Explore the frontiers of Jesuit education.
• Study the implications of current, vibrant, intentional, and personal relationships.
• Explore and reflect on the religious education curriculum in light of the United States Bishops’ framework.
• Study the impact of technology on the development and formation of today’s youth.
Resource Development:
• Establish a curriculum map for formation moving from knowledge about to experience of spirituality and tradition.
• Integrate, into formation programs, clearly articulated criteria for Jesuit and Catholic identity as stated in What Makes a Jesuit School Jesuit.
• Identify individuals or offices responsible for making formation programs accessible and integrate them into the schools’ Ignatian spirituality programs.
• Model the Ignatian Paradigm.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Ensure a vibrant, caring relationship between the schools and the Society of Jesus both nationally and internationally.
• Reflect and dialogue with schools on the mission of Jesuit education.
• Work with schools on integrating Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy.
• Support the mission of the local and universal Church.
• Support and share programs to promote vocations.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
The leadership of a Jesuit work depends upon commitment for mission.(4) Formation for mission involves programs of preparation and support for collaborators in leadership positions and should include formation in the distinctive dimensions of our way of proceeding, especially the integration of apostolic discernment in decision making.(5)
Research Development:
• Research other leadership models, programs, and resources.
• Research methods of evaluating leadership effectiveness.
• Develop visioning programs to help answer the question, “What will a Jesuit school look like in the future?”
Resource Development:
• Design and implement Ignatian leadership formation programs for boards, administration, and other personnel.
• Include, in programs, both process and content that animates the Ignatian charism into schools.
• Cultivate future Ignatian leaders by providing training, new programs, and internship programs.
• Identify potential leaders from Jesuit schools.
• Assist schools with leadership searches.
• Assist schools with succession planning.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Sustain and support Ignatian leadership through orientation programs, regional support groups, and mentoring programs for new leaders.
• Encourage collaborative partnerships within and among member schools and with other Jesuit apostolates.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
SOLIDARITY:
As servants of Christ’s mission we are invited to assist Him as He sets right our relationships with God, with other human beings, and with creation.(6) The service of faith and the promotion of justice remain at the heart of our mission. Faith and justice: it is never one without the other. Our commitment to help establish right relationships invites us to see the world from the perspective of the poor and marginalized, learning from them, and acting with and for them.(7)
Research Development:
• Share best practices for experiencing solidarity with the poor and creation.
• Look for ways to learn from the Nativity and Cristo Rey experience.
• Explore potential areas of common research with private and public education.
Resource Development:
• Clarify “solidarity with the poor.”
• Clarify “ecological solidarity.”
• Dialogue and reflect with schools on the mission of Jesuit education.
Networking:
• Continue to work collaboratively with PASE.
• Encourage collaborative partnerships within and among member schools and with other educational groups.
• Model in both programs and service a spirit of partnership with Ignatian educators and international associations throughout the world.
• Include “solidarity with the poor” in all JSEA conferences.
Reflection and Evaluation:
• Develop methods of reflection.
• Encourage yearly reflection on and evaluation of all programs.
1 GC35, Decree 5, page 56, paragraph 19
2 GC35, Decree 5, page 55, paragraph 9
3 GC 35, Decree 3, page 21, paragraph 16
4 GC 35, Decree 5, page 55, paragraph 11
5 GC 35, Decree 5, page 56, paragraph 20
6 GC 35, Decree 3, page 28, paragraph 18
7 GC 35, Decree 3, page 29, paragraph 27
March 2010
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