BUILDING ON TRADITION
Saint Michael Indian School is one of seven schools across the United States in the American Indian Catholic Schools Network, which is managed by Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education. Together, the schools strive to implement best practices in order to grow the existing schools and expand the network to include and empower additional mission schools. The long-running partnership with ACE, along with the School of Architecture’s international reputation, led Teso to believe Notre Dame was the right partner to help her grow Saint Katharine’s mission. She reached out to Father Richard Bullene, C.S.C., ’76, ’81M.Div., assistant dean of architecture, and so began a new partnership.