PRIEST REFERENCE FORM FOR
BEGINNING TEACHERS

 


 


1.  Priest Reference for:
    (Name of Teacher Applicant)________________________________________________________

     Address of Teacher Applicant: ______________________________________________________

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2.  Priest's Knowledge of the Candidate (Check one or more of the following):

     I have:

     ______  - on-going personal knowledge of the individual as a member of the parish
     ______  - personal knowledge of the individual in the past
     ______  - knowledge of the candidate's family
     ______  - knowledge through a personal interview

     ______  - other
    
     _____________________________________________________________________

   
     _____________________________________________________________________


3.  Reference (You may wish to answer or comment on some or all of the following)

    a)    The candidate participates in the sacramental life of the Church.

        ______  - regularly
        ______  - occasionally
        ______  - infrequently
        ______  - not known to me

    b)    The candidate is involved in service: in the Church, in the broader community (e.g. Lector, Youth Group, Out of the Cold, Food bank).

        ______  - yes
        ______  - no
        ______  - not known to me

    c)    The candidate comes from a Catholic background.

        ______  - yes
        ______  - no
        ______  - not known to me

    d)    In my opinion, the candidate possesses attitudes and dispositions which will serve Catholic Education positively.

        ______  - yes
        ______  - uncertain
        ______  - not known to me


    e)    The candidate appears to have an appreciation of teaching in a Catholic school as a vocation and ministry, not merely a job.

        ______  - yes
        ______  - no
        ______  - not known to me


4.    Further comments if desired
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Priest: (Please print)   ___________________________________________________________

Address:   ____________________________________________________________________

                ____________________________________________________________________

                ____________________________________________________________________

Signature:  _________________________________________________

Date:         _________________________________________________  


Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
Box 2222, 2755 Highway 43, Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0
Fax: (613) 258-3610