Mission of Catholic Education

The Archdiocesan Application for Educational Benefits assists schools in gathering the most complete and accurate information regarding their free or reduced lunch count for the Archdiocesan Schools Report. This form will also determine which families would be qualify for Title I intervention aide, gathering information needed to report on a school’s Fall Non-Public Report. Schools not participating in the state’s new free meals (breakfast and lunch) program may consider using this form or something similar to gather the information they will need on both the Annual School Report for the Archdiocese as well as MDE’s Fall Nonpublic Report.

Prepared with the help of legal counsel, this summary for Catholic schools addresses questions about the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) new Title IX regulations (2024) and the broad exemption for religious schools.

Important dates — August 2024 to May 2025 — for Parish Catechetical Leaders from the Department of Parish Catechesis in the Office for the Mission of Catholic Education

Important dates in the 2024-2025 academic year for leaders of Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Read about the progress and accomplishments of our 91 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Read about the landscape of Catholic education in our Archdiocese, provided through Catholic schools and parish catechetical programs.