Catholic School Leaders Meetup: California | Toddle

Catholic School Leaders
Meetup: California

Rooted in Christ: Faithful to Our Mission, Ready for What’s Next

Thursday, November 5, 2026  |  8 AM – 3:15 PM  |  Palisades Ballroom, UCLA
Thursday, November 5, 2026  |  8 AM – 3:15 PM  
Palisades Ballroom, UCLA
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Catholic School Leaders Meetup California

Event overview

Rooted in Christ brings together principals, curriculum leaders, and Catholic identity/mission leaders from across the California region for a day that treats Catholic identity not as a constraint on innovation, but as its foundation. Together, we’ll explore what it means to put the mission of Catholic education into practice — creating school communities where students, families, and faculty feel known, valued, and a genuine sense of belonging, while ensuring that every learner has opportunities for meaningful, authentic learning.

Through conversations around leadership, belonging, instructional practice, and emerging technology, we’ll examine how Catholic identity can shape not only what we teach, but how we teach and how students experience learning. What does authentic learning look like when we begin with the dignity and unique gifts of each learner? How might a strong sense of belonging create the conditions for students to engage more deeply, take intellectual risks, discover their purpose, and connect learning to the world around them?

And as AI and technology continue to reshape education, we’ll consider an essential question for Catholic school leaders: How do we embrace what’s next while remaining rooted in what matters most?

Designed for:

School Principals
Curriculum Leaders
Instructional Heads
Technology and Innovation Leaders
Campus/Youth Ministers
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Key topics

School Leadership

School Leadership

Lead with Catholic identity and mission at the center while navigating change, innovation, and emerging technology with discernment.

Belonging/Community

Belonging/Community

Build school communities where students, families, and faculty feel known, valued, and connected, creating the conditions for deeper engagement and whole-child development.

Instructional Practices

Instructional Practices

Design meaningful, authentic learning experiences that honor the dignity, gifts, voice, and unique needs of every learner while thoughtfully integrating AI and technology.

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Join leaders from the Archdiocese of California, the Diocese of Orange, and surrounding Catholic school communities

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Why attend

Because lasting change takes collective vision

Be inspired

Get inspired

Gain fresh perspectives on leading Catholic schools with purpose — from belonging and authentic learning to innovation grounded in mission.

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Find your people

Connect with Catholic school leaders from across the California region who are navigating many of the same opportunities, questions, and challenges.

Recharge

Recharge

Step away from the day-to-day to reflect, learn, and return to your school with renewed purpose, practical ideas, and fresh perspective.

No cost, just impact

No cost, just impact

A full day of meaningful professional learning, connection, and meals — completely free to attend.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No, the event is completely free.

It’s a free, full-day professional learning event for Catholic school leaders from across the California region and Southern California. The day will bring leaders together to explore how Catholic identity can shape leadership, belonging, authentic learning, and thoughtful innovation while keeping the dignity and unique gifts of every learner at the center.

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Ruth Villaneda - Principal, Santa Teresita Catholic School
Rebecca Bostic - Principal, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

The day centers on mission-centered leadership, belonging and community, and authentic learning—all grounded in Catholic identity and the call to remain rooted in Christ while discerning how to navigate AI and the future of education with wisdom and purpose.

Administrators, pastors and campus ministers, curriculum & instructional leaders and technology & innovation leaders from Catholic K–12 schools across the greater California region and Southern California.

Yes. All participants who attend will receive a learning certificate from Toddle.

The Catholic School Leaders Meetup: California is a community initiative by Toddle. Toddle is the world's leading AI-powered teaching & learning platform. Going beyond a typical LMS, Toddle streamlines all aspects of teaching & learning, from curriculum planning and assessments to progress reports and communication. More than 2,500 schools and districts across the world trust Toddle to help teachers reclaim valuable time so they can focus on what matters most: teaching.





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Built for teachers, by teachers, Toddle is an AI-powered teaching & learning platform for progressive K-12 schools and districts. Going beyond a typical LMS, Toddle helps you streamline all your work – from curriculum planning and assessments to progress reports and school-home communication. 2,000+ schools and districts across the world trust Toddle to help teachers reclaim valuable time for what matters most – teaching.

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Give Toddle AI broad strokes and generate worksheets, questions, assessment tools & more in seconds

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Let a smart AI assistant take the first pass at evaluating student work, and cut your grading time in half

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Let students chat with Plato, practice French & debug code with AI tutors. Personalise help and feedback

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