Fabbri explained that when Bishop Egan arrived, each school was the sole responsibility of the parish it served. Many of them were in trouble, financially and because of low enrollment. Bishop Egan's regionalization plan was undertaken in conjunction with a feasibility study, Fabbri noted. Some schools were consolidated, some were closed. Ten percent comes from home-school organizations, and 75 percent from tuition.
Some schools also conduct development efforts.
The endowment campaign, Faith in the Future, was undertaken primarily to support the five high schools of the diocese, but also for elementary education, religious education, vocation development, priest formation and priests' retirement needs. Because of the campaign led by Bishop Egan, the high schools now have income from endowments. He walked the walk as well as talked the talk. We feel very proud that we were part of the evolution of this process. Brother James Kearney, F.M.S., director of professional development at St. Agnes High School in Manhattan, was archdiocesan superintendent of schools under Bishop Egan.