Staff Writer

ATLANTA--As a follow-up to the report on new Catholic school funding proposals which appeared in The Georgia Bulletin Oct. 31, the archdiocese has provided a timetable for immediate and future discussion of the proposal and its ramifications.

A draft of the proposal, including the key elements discussed at the meeting with pastors, principals and finance representatives Oct. 21 at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta, will be considered by the full Archdiocesan Schools Committee at a meeting in November. Also being submitted to the Schools Committee is a possible timetable for moving the discussion forward. Both are subject to the committee's review and may change.

In addition the archdiocese has received extensive input since the Oct. 21 meeting to be considered.

The timetable being considered is that the Schools Committee finalize an initial recommendation to Archbishop John F. Donoghue by Dec. 31, 1996; that the committee or smaller subcommittees take the recommendation out into the community throughout the archdiocese for input from priests, Religious, parents and the broader Catholic community through June 30, 1997. During this phase it is also proposed that the committee identify others with expertise in finances to assist in further reflection on the various financial scenarios and offer "a fresh view." Third it is proposed that the committee consider all input and make a final recommendation to Archbishop Donoghue by Sept. 30, 1997, including in its recommendation a date of implementation or dates for phased-in implementation.