Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative seeks to share the collective wisdom and resources of its like-minded, faith-filled school members for the betterment of each institution, the growth and support of passionately Catholic education at-large, and the transformation of the culture of our society. Pope St. John Paul II prepared the faithful from the beginning of his papacy to prepare for the Third Millennium. After reaching the Great Jubilee year celebrating 2000 years since Christ’s birth, he issued the encyclical Novo Millennio Ineunte, in which he meditated on Christ’s words, Duc in altum (“Go out into the deep”), pointing out that this is the time of the New Evangelization. The DIA Schools Collaborative heed these words daily and aim to inspire others to do so in spreading the joy of the Gospel. + We are schools committed to supporting the New Evangelization of the Catholic Church in the United States. + We are schools open to sharing relevant data in order to establish performance benchmarks in all facets of school administration. + We are schools who have a deep and abiding love for the Catholic Church and all her teachings. + We are schools with leadership committed to meeting frequently to collaborate and advance the mission of the collaborative. + We are schools who maintain that the ongoing spiritual formation of students, parents, faculty, and staff alike is at the heart of the work we are called to do as Catholic schools. + We are schools that believe parents are the primary educators and, as such, must be fully supported in their efforts to provide an integral formation to their children. + We are schools committed to sharing our best practices, resources, and personnel for our mutual benefit. + We are schools that strive to live the works of mercy and reflect the missionary nature of the Catholic Church.