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Accreditation is “a major way” Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis show their commitment to providing an excellent education, said Emily Dahdah, director of educational quality and excellence in the archdiocese’s Office for the Mission of Catholic Education.

Kyle Rickbeil says he is setting off on another adventure as he takes the helm this school year as principal of St. Joseph Catholic School in West St. Paul.

Leaders in Catholic education emphasize creating environments that promote student flourishing.

A new website for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Catholic school system — spmcatholicschools.org — aims to be a one-stop resource for everyone who supports and is interested in learning about the archdiocese’s 91 preschool to 12th grade schools, ministering to more than 31,000 students and their families.

As students prepare for another school year, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office for the Mission of Catholic Education is placing concrete steps along what it calls a Roadmap for Excellence in Catholic Education.

Housed in the school of engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is a special library chock-full of robots, telescopes, virtual reality goggles and more.

When St. Agnes School opens its doors in St. Paul on Aug. 26, it will welcome its second year of 3- to 5-year-olds attending St. Agnes Preschool.

Holy Spirit School principal Mary Adrian enjoys viewing graphs showing the tremendous impact of a literacy program implemented to improve reading fluency at her school.