Recruiting and Welcoming of Latino children into Catholic and non-public schools
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Step One: Outreach/Relationship building
Build community bridgesReach out and inform new
parents
Step Two: AdmissionsProvide enrollment assistanceTrack and follow up in Spanish
Step Three: RetentionOffer family supportCelebrate culture
Step One: Outreach/Relationship building
Understand your school neighborhood demographics
Know your community
Keep track of demographic trends
Identify growing immigrant communities
Step One: Outreach/Relationship building
Reach out to local businesses and organizations
Create and build relationships
Work together
Step One: Outreach/Relationship building
Speak at masses and religious education classes
Provide a constant school presence at local churches
Host coffee hour after mass
Speak to parents individually
Step One: Outreach/Relationship building
Address reasons why families are not applying
Ask families why they do not enroll their child◦ Current◦ Interested families that do not enroll
Erase the myths surrounding public and Catholic schools
Step Two: Admissions
Get everyone involved
Everyone marketsEveryone recruitsEveryone fundraisesEveryone at the school is a teacher
Because people experience a school as a whole
Step Two: Admissions
Create a relationship with the family
Keep in mind how important “relationship” is to a Hispanic
family
Track and follow up in Spanish
Provide language support if necessary
Step Two: Admissions
Provide translated material
Work with local translation services
Translate websites
Provide translators at large events
Step Three: Retention
Promote parent involvement
Understand reasons why families are not quick to volunteer
Attack the barriers by offering options
Step Three: Retention
Identify key players in your school
• Who do families communicate with when reaching out to your school?
Are they the best person for this job?
• What teachers/staff are passionate about outreach to Latinos?
Step Three: Retention
Provide student support
Address ELL students early
Teachers should not assume students are already getting additional help
Provide opportunities for leadership roles
Erika CedroneDirector of the Catholic Schools Admissions Collaborative
Director of Hispanic Outreach
Catholic Schools Foundation260 Franklin Street suite 630 • Boston, Massachusetts 02110