OBSERVANCE of the PRINCIPLE of AUTHENTIC CATHOLIC IDENTITY

Principle:	AUTHENTIC CATHOLIC IDENTITY (A)

This principle of WCEA accreditation holds that a school’s Catholic identity ought to be authentic. Here, ‘authentic’ means that in all its understandings and operations the school is oriented toward: God; the teachings of the Catholic Church; and the prayers, ritual, and practices of the Catholic Faith.

# of Standards that Constitute this Principle:	8

This Principle is involved in the School’s Educational Improvement Plan (EIP), via Standard/s: .

This Principle is involved in what the Visiting Committee has added to the School’s EIP, via Standard/s: .

This Principle is NOT involved in the School’s EIP.

Visiting Committee’s Discernment regarding the School’s Observance of Principle A:

THIS PRINCIPLE of WCEA ACCREDITATION IS OBSERVED BY THE SCHOOL.

Degree of its Observance: Commendably	Sufficiently

THIS PRINCIPLE of WCEA ACCREDITATION IS INSUFFICIENTLY OBSERVED BY THE SCHOOL.

SCHOOL’S OBSERVANCE of PRINCIPLE A

Rationale for the Visiting Committee’s Discernment regarding Principle A (Authentic Catholic Identity):

Directions:	Include a rationale for the discernment of the Visiting Committee regarding the observance of this Principle. This rationale ought to be informed by the Committee’s prior discernments regarding the discrete standards that constitute this Principle. (Do not exceed two pages—front and back here.)