Philadelphia: independently managed secondary schools

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Unveils New Model for Education

BY THOMAS L. MCDONALD

Under Archbishop Charles Chaput, the troubled archdiocese moves to independently managed secondary schools.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is turning the management of its 17 high schools and four special-education schools over to the Faith in the Future Foundation.

The archdiocese’s groundbreaking agreement with Faith in the Future announced today creates the first independently managed Catholic secondary-school system in the U.S. and the largest independently managed system in the nation.

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Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called the move “a historic day for Catholic education in the United States” during a signing ceremony and press conference at St. Hubert’s School for Girls.

“Our Catholic high schools and schools of special education have long been a source of pride for the archdiocese. We have worked more than a century to bring the educational vision of St. John Neumann to fruition, yet we are faced with unprecedented challenges. We created the Faith in the Future Foundation to help stabilize and sustain our Catholic high schools.”

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