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NativityMiguel Scranton
Proposed Middle School

Background information
NativityMiguel Scranton
A Collaboratively Sponsored Middle School
This effort dates back to Assembly 2010. One of our sisters, representing her table,
came to the microphone and stated a desire that the new Leadership Team
consider opening an IHM school. Her recommendation drew sustained applause.
It became clear to the team that we lacked the funds and staff to guarantee the
It became clear to the team that we lacked the funds and staff to guarantee the
success of the proposed IHM school far into the future. While looking for other
options, we received a phone call inviting us to participate in a discussion that
would consider the possibility of creating a tuition-free school in Scranton. It would
be based on the NativityMiguel model. This school would hopefully be sponsored
collaboratively and reflect the design of Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore.
Sisters Terry O’Rourke and Ellen Maroney, representing the Leadership Team,
were present at this first meeting and at all subsequent meetings.

Represented at the table were Scranton diocesan personnel, representatives of Catholic
Social Services, members of four religious congregations of women and two
congregations of men, executive officers of catholic colleges and universities as well as
leaders on the Scranton civic community. Monsignor John Jordan, former Executive
Director of the NativityMiguel System based in Washington, D.C., agreed to serve as a
consultant to the group.
A formal feasibility study was undertaken and, not surprisingly, it became quite clear that
the population we hoped to serve was available and interested. NativityMiguel Scranton
will seek out middle school students (grades 5-8) who have academic ability to do high
school and college work but, for various reasons, are falling through the cracks in the
private, catholic or public schools. The students will also need to prove that their families
are in need of financial support.
The Leadership Team kept our Mission and Ministry Committee apprised of the process,
progress and the problems we faced. As the team traveled to 25 Regional Gatherings in
the course of the next two years we shared the evolving story of the proposed
NativityMiguel School in Scranton. We met with great encouragement. At Assembly
2012 we shared this dream and our cautious hopes that as collaborative sponsors, we
might be able to open a school that would meet the needs of a new immigrant
population.

As the work of the Founders Council, Development and Academic Committees
continued and interest spread, we invited participants to visit NativityMiguel schools.
Committee members traveled to Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore, Maryland and the
San Miguel Academy in Newburgh, New York. We invited Sister Charmaine Krohe,
SSND, the former president of Mother Seton Academy, to spend an afternoon with us,
answering questions and sharing the success story that is Mother Seton Academy.
Father Mark Connell, president of San Miguel Academy, attended a committee meeting
and offered his insights and advice.
A meeting with Bishop Joseph Bambera, the Bishop of Scranton, led to the mutual
agreement of the new school operating outside of the diocesan system. It will be a
private, catholic school. The location of NativityMiguel Scranton has not yet been
determined.
We have employed TransitionGuides, Inc. to conduct a search for a school president.
The job description for that position has been posted on IHM listserve. Sisters who may
be interested in applying are asked to send a resume and cover letter to
NMS@TransitionGuides.com.
It is our hope to hire the president by October, 2013. The projected date for the opening
of the school is September, 2015.

NativityMiguel Scranton
Proposed Middle School
Grades 5 - 8
A private, co-ed, collaboratively
sponsored catholic school

NativityMiguel Scranton
Proposed Middle School
Immediate Needs
A President
A financial feasibility study
A building to house the school in its early stages
Longer Term Needs
Principal
Faculty

NativityMiguel Scranton
Proposed Middle School
Committees
Mission
Governance/Administration
Feasibility Study (Complete)
Curriculum
Development
Public Relations
Proposed Starting date
September, 2015

NativityMiguel Scranton
Proposed Middle School
Co-Sponsors
Sisters of Christian Charity, Eastern Province
Mendham, New Jersey
Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community
Merion, PA
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Scranton, PA

NativityMiguel Scranton
Founders Council Members
Sponsoring Congregation Members
Sister Joan Daniel Healy, SCC
Sister Marie Irene Sorber, SCC
Sister Joseph Spring, SCC
Sister Terry O’Rourke, IHM
Sister Ellen Maroney, IHM
Sister Margaret Gannon, IHM
Sister Pat Vetrano, RSM
Sister Martha Hanlon, RSM

NativityMiguel Scranton
Founders Council Members
Reverend Michael Bryant
John Graham
David Hawk
Monsignor John Jordan
Monsignor Joseph Kelly
Sue Kochis
David Nape
Regina Peters
Carole Wright
Robert Wright

NativityMiguel Scranton
Founders Council Members
Supporting Institutions
Marywood University
Sister Anne Munley, IHM
Mary Anne Fedrick
Kathy Ruthkoski
The University of Scranton
Kevin Quinn, SJ
Thomas Roach, SJ
Debbie Pellegrino
Kings College
Brother Stephen Mendola, CSC
Keystone College
Dr. Francis Langan
Joseph Hogan
US Province, Congregation
of Holy Cross
Reverend Thomas J. O’Hara, CSC