Feeney $e Ft Sutjecs MW FOES sont Ta Lae riley mepenten 1, S55PM [Asagnet 29, 2008 [DearMary, Seat of Wisdom ParentiGusidian, ‘You may bo awe ofthe vevent etile in the PadeRidgy A dvavate ryguidling MSWe tranafee policy. Wewould| lice to offer you the facis ofthis yeas particular situation snselation to PADS at St, Paul of the C1oss Church. (Public Action to Deliver Sheltss) A euggeotod by the Aashdloveae, Ps, Gundieean cought araietance fiom ‘the Mlecka Relations Department of tae Atchshacese before respancina to tne reporters. We would ike to share some background information ebout transfer and enrcllment procedures. On ovces:on, [pateuts transfor thow oildeon from one sehoal to another, Na echool cen completely mest every chla'e nevde "Thus year foureen chaleren in grades K-8, 03.2% of the chilcvea, transfected Hom MSW to other schools, IThaty coven chuldeenin grades KZ, 07% ofthe current childvoa, tanofeted ta MSW fiom other echoole thie |When fami chocse to transfer their childen to MSW, the fenaly ss given atour of MSVY andinterviewed by. a adninictatoy, th obilde avademir and oovid corde ato cevinwed, and « phono callie meels to the adnunisteation ofthe cald's cuxent schocl. Thisis ta determine £ DIS can mestthe academic, soci ent ‘ligiue nesds of the child who io tanefeing to MSW. (Chie ie why pateate atv aoked to cign aRoleage of [Records before iransfemng their childcen) [There was alarges than nownal number of patents interested in touring MSW school this summer regarding [ancferting thew ehildven. Arcuad Jane lot, St, Paul of the Cros anniownoaé thet they were opening aPADS saelterin their ais center one night aweekin the cold weather months. Fr.Cad Morello, Pastor, Mss. Loree, [Eobraff, Peneipal and St Faul of the Croce Parish have boon planning for the eafoty and cocurty of tho coho! caldken, The MSW Parish Staff Fastoral Caunni, and Sociel Concems Uifice hev» been very sctive and oappadive ia she planning of the PADS initiative fcr Perk Ridge. IASW hao along history af comcem for the poor. \Afler discussing the situation snmidJuly, we agreed that es apatish school w+ needed to be supporive of the [PADS initiative at St, Paul ofthe Cross, Patents who called the ecloal segacding tranafearing were eaked whet school they were transfearing from and iol thet at this tave ws are nct accepting fanubes stom St.Paul of the (Cross who ar tiancfeting because of PADS, Several fundies has previondy beon given toute, Waen two of these fandies applied to IASW, they wete cortected verbally and ni vaiting tha DMSW was not accepting Sh ‘Paul tranofers. These was one Panty fom, Paul who applied! and wae azcepted before the PADS save surfaced. tis important for a Cathcli School to support the Patish mission and mirisines. We expect that the MSW [Schooifuniles leo aappart she MEW Pasich nission. [twas inthic light that the decision sogazding tranefets fiom}. Paul this summer wae mace. We hop that thas leties lanes the issue, and we are grateful for your sappad af Cathole education at Macy Seat of Wisdom School Sincerely, Fr. Gerald Gundersen, Mrs. Judy Schuster Pastor Paineipal