The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Educational Financial Services, is seeking a candidate for the full-time position of Tuition Officer Cardinal O'Hara High School.

The Tuition Officer is primarily responsible for the collection and reconciliation of student tuition and fees and other related issues. Experience handling cash/accounts payable, familiarity with computer systems, Word/Word Perfect, and Excel are required. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and a high school diploma. Forward resume with salary requirements to: Educational Financial Services, 222 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Fax: 215-587-3525.

Seniors in Mr.DeCurtis's English classes are receiving instruction this semester from Miss Luisa Travaline. She is a senior at Cabrini College and will graduate this May with degrees in English and Secondary Education.

Luisa is no stranger to the students.. Last semester, she observed classes once a week in room 203.

Currently,presentations of music
and poetry analysis are taking place at the beginning of each
class. Research papers, Vocabulary study and the reading and
analysis of poems and short stories are also part of the third
quarter work load.

Written journals on this winter's snows and a major motion picture are also part of the varied assignments for this third quaarter of the senior year.

EduCon is an annual conference that brings educators from around the World to the Science Leadership Academy (SLA) in Philadelphia. The conference was held this year from January 29-31. Eight O’Hara teachers, including members of our Powerful Learning Practice team attended. Teachers who attended were Mr. Rosbach, Mr. Allen, Mrs. O’Hara, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Germanovich, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Imburgia, and Mr. Konecki.

The teachers were given a tour of the school on Friday. SLA is a school that uses inquiry and project based learning as the core of their teaching and learning. IN the evening, they attended the opening night panel discussion at the Franklin Institute. Close to 500 teachers were in attendance.

Here are the guiding principles of the conference from the official EduCon site:

Guiding Principles of EduCon 2.2

1. Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
2.  Our schools must be about co-creating — together with our students — the 21st Century Citizen
3. Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around
4. Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
5. Learning can — and must — be networked

On Saturday and Sunday, the team from O’Hara divided into smaller groups and attended a wide variety of sessions. At EduCon, they are called conversations as teachers were able to be active participants in each session. You can view the conversations here.

It was an incredible and transformative experience for our teachers as they learned so much from the sessions and from the networking with teachers that they met. Great conversations occurred between members of our team with teachers from as close as Philadelphia to as far as Moose Jaw Canada and Australia. O’Hara had one of the largest, if not the largest teams of teachers at EduCon. Check out the EduCon site if you would like to get an idea of the topics discussed at the event. The plan is to return next year for EduCon 2.3.