Catholic Schools Department Services

Bishop Joseph Tyson
Superintendent of Catholic Schools

1. Archdiocesan School Board
2. Principal Retreats and Meetings
3. New Schools Affiliation/Expansion
4. High School Deanery
5. Washington State Catholic Conference
6. CSD Budget Supervision

Jody Page
Administrative Assistant

1. Principals’ Meetings
2. Principals’ Retreat
3. Archdiocesan School Board Support
4. Scheduling Superintendent’s School Visits
5. High School Choral Festival
6. CSD Main Calendar
7. CSD Office Support

Karen Tarabochia, M.Ed.
Assistant Superintendent for Personnel

1. Interpretation and Implementation of Personnel Policies and Procedures
2. Recruitment of Teachers and Principals
3. Principal/Teacher Certification and Requirements
4. Principal/Teacher Evaluation Process
5. Personnel Services/Concerns and Complaints
6. School Commission Training
7. Regional Superintendent for Eastside and South King/South Seattle Deaneries (Advisory Board - O’Dea and Kennedy Catholic High Schools)

Linda Lloyd
Administrative Assistant, Personnel

1. AppliTrack New and Current Employees
2. New Principals In-service and Training
3. New Teachers Training
4. Principal/Teacher Certification and Evaluation
5. CSD Office Support
6. Service Awards

Sandra Barton Smith, M.Ed.
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Technology

1. Curriculum development that supports All Areas of Student Learning
2. Catholic Faith Across All Areas of Student Learning
3. Data Gathering, Assessment and Dissemination
4. Executive Principals’ Meeting
5. Technology Development and Consortiums
6. Common Curriculum In-Depth for Accreditation
7. Regional Superintendent for North Seattle and Northern/Snohomish Deaneries
8. Member of Board of Trustees -Archbishop Murphy High School and Board of Advisors - Bishop Blanchet High School

Nack Athens
Administrative/Technical Assistant, Curriculum

1. Web Design/Web Development
2. Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination
3. Server Maintenance
4. IT Equipment Maintenance
5. Registration of Meetings and Events
6. Pastor/Principal Weekly Mailing
7. CSD Tech Support

Kay Purcell, M.Ed.
Assistant Superintendent for School Accreditation and Instructional Services

1. School Accreditation Services
2. Western Catholic Elementary Association Commissioner
3. Title Programs
4. Washington State Clock Hours
5. Professional Development
6. Common In-Depth for Accreditation
7. Consultant for Special Needs Concerns
8. Regional Superintendent for Southern/South Sound, Olympic and Pierce Deaneries (Board Member - Seton Catholic and John Paul II High Schools)

Lisa O'Leary
Administrative Assistant, School Accreditation and Instructional Services

1. Northwest Catholic Educational Leadership Institute
2. Schools Attuned
3. Teacher Excellence Day
4. Washington State Clock Hours
5. School Accreditation Support
6. Budget Support
7. CSD Office Support

Eric Downing
Marketing Specialist

1. Development and Management of CSD Marketing Strategy, Tools and Materials
2. Marketing Consultant/Resource for Catholic Schools
3. Vendor and Business Partnerships

Carl Swenson, Ph.D.
Technology Consultant

1. Database Creation and Management
2. AppliTrack Management
3. Web Editing for seecelebrateandlive.org and seattlearch.org
4. Technology Training and Help
5. Document Organization and Retention

Roberta Tassani
Certification Programs Coordinator, Office of Catholic Faith Formation

1. Catechist Certification Program
2. Certification Document Tracking

Anne Frederick, Ed.D.
Director of Religious Education, Office of Catholic Faith Formation

1. Religious Education Formation
2. Religion Curriculum K-12
3. Formation for Love and Chastity
4. Religion Curriculum Day
5. Staff Development Activities - Religion

For general information, please Email:CSD@seattlearch.org