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The criteria for the vitality of Lasallian education are reference points that have the purpose of contributing to the efforts of a Lasallian educational ministry in fulfillment of its particular mission.
The International Council for Association and the Lasallian Educational Mission (CIAMEL) has worked on this project at the request of the 45th General Chapter, which requested an instrument for ensuring the vitality of the corporate commitment of Lasallians so that "the school runs well."1 (cf. Proposition 13).
Given this task, CIAMEL has relied on the mission vitality criteria given by the 45th General Chapter itself in order to enhance them and then to present a comprehensive proposal. In order to do this: a.The documents used by some Districts2 that have instruments of this nature were
b. A series of documents by Brothers who have identified Lasallian characteristics with regions of the Institute were asked to review the previous drafts in order to make
the intention of having systematized studies were reviewed.
d.An exploratory study was carried out to identify the limits of the proposal and to validate the suggested
studied in order to consider their good practice.
c. Lasallians from the different methodology.
the proposal more realistic.
In this way, the Identity Criteria for the Vitality of Lasallian educational ministries4 have as their practical objective:
1.To recognize the development of Lasallian identity and its vitality in educational centers.
2. To favor continuous plans for improvement in educational ministries regarding Lasallian identity and its vitality.
Although this material offers a form of application and criteria to work with, it is true that each educational ministry, each Sector, District or Region has the possibility of adapting the criteria, expressions and methodology according to local circumstances
On the other hand, these Identity Criteria for the Vitality of Lasallian Educational Ministries will be enriched by the Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes, which challenges us to become passionate about our ministry, and by the Pilgrim's Guide and the recent documents on Association, which guide us as Lasallian teachers.
It is our desire that this document will be of help to you, and we leave it in your hands, knowing that the rich inheritance handed down from John Baptist de La Salle and the first Brothers has grown over the years, thanks to the contribution of thousands of Lasallians who have transformed their profession into a ministry.
