Catholic Schools Diocese of Oakland

All schools in the Diocese of Oakland are on a long-term dismissal for sustaining student learning for the remainder of the school year. Our school communities are leveraging a variety of resources to provide students healthy structure, familiarity, sustained learning, and interpersonal connection through remote pathways. Our Department of Catholic Schools and Lumen Christi Academies team will continue to support our principals, teachers, and staff as they adjust plans to serve our students. In times like this, we turn to God who is our refuge and strength. As a community of faith, we hold in prayer all who are affected by this pandemic. We find comfort in God’s ever-present source of help.

When Governor Gavin Newsom urged public schools throughout the state to close in response to the threat of COVID-19, California’s 250,000 Catholic school students didn’t miss a beat in their curriculum. Click on the following link to view a video from the CA Catholic Schools.  #School Is In Session

"The Mission of the Catholic school is the integral formation of students, so that they may be true to their condition as Christ's disciples and as such work effectively for the evangelization of culture and for the common good of society."  --St. John Paul II

I'm thrilled to have been given the opportunity to serve as your superintendent and to return to the Diocese of Oakland, where I was born and raised, formed in the faith and my vocation as a Catholic school educator. It's good to be home!

I'm most excited to work in partnership with Bishop Barber and with each of principals to learn from them, share best practices, and lead with true joy as we further develop our system of schools, working together toward the fulfillment of our united mission of Catholic education. My first priority has been to learn more about the diocese and our current needs. 
 
I feel my greatest responsibility is supporting the leadership in our schools. I am here to support the principals and for the great work that we will share together as we fulfill the promise and the power of Catholic education throughout the Diocese of Oakland. 

All Catholic schools whether elementary or secondary, diocesan, parish or private all share the same mission of preparing our students for heaven and ensuring that they are really smart too — and athletic, artistic, musical and theatrical. We may have different governing authorities but we all seek the fulfillment of the same mission of educating students in the light of Christ.   

Christ's peace and joy surround you,

Kathleen Radecke
Superintendent of Schools
Diocese of Oakland