Program Training

Clergy, Clergy Formation, Paid Staff and Volunteers in Parishes/Schools

Please complete the following steps:

1) Fill out the appropriate forms listed below according to your position and return them to the parish Safe Environment Coordinator.

Basic Criminal Background Check Form – this is to be done every 5 years. These are to be turned in to your parish contact (Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Secretary). They will send them to the Diocesan Safe Environment office. Please contact your parish coordinator to see if you are compliant.
Annual Verification of Safe Environment Training
Comprehensive Background Check – (basic background check form) Please refer to the Safe Environment Program to see if you need to have this done (i.e. School teachers/admin/staff, Parish paid staff who have contacts with minors)
Confidential Questionnaire – Every year the original needs to be reviewed and signed. Please contact your parish coordinator for this form.

2) Safe Environment Training

Click here to complete the Online Safe Environment Training or

Print out the in-person training materials:
- - Diocese of La Crosse Protect and Heal Program – PowerPoint

Religious

Religious women and men living and/or serving in the Diocese of La Crosse have a letter of compliance from their Religious Superior on file in the Office of the Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese of La Crosse.

Vicar for Clergy
Diocese of La Crosse
PO Box 4004
La Crosse, WI 54602-4004
Telephone: (608) 791-2679
Email: safeenvironment@diolc.org

Diocese of La Crosse Protect and Heal Religious Education Lesson Plans

Primary Grades K-2nd Grade

Primary Grades K-2 – PDF Lesson Plan

Instructions to utilize the PowerPoints

The first step for all options is to click open the PowerPoint link you would like to use.
To show students the slide show
- On the lower right-hand side of the PowerPoint click the third icon that says ‘Slide Show’ when you hover over it, as highlighted below
- Click each slide to advance to the next.

To print the slide show so you may present it to the student
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Full Page Slides’ is selected. Click ‘Print’
To print the slide show notes pages to use for teaching Safe Environment
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Note Pages’ is selected. Click ‘Print’

K Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021
1st Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021
2nd Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021

Intermediate Grades 3-5th Grade

Intermediate Grades 3-5 – PDF Lesson Plan

Instructions to utilize the PowerPoints

The first step for all options is to click open the PowerPoint link you would like to use.
To show students the slide show
- On the lower right-hand side of the PowerPoint click the third icon that says ‘Slide Show’ when you hover over it, as highlighted below
- Click each slide to advance to the next.

To print the slide show so you may present it to the student
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Full Page Slides’ is selected. Click ‘Print’
To print the slide show notes pages to use for teaching Safe Environment
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Note Pages’ is selected. Click ‘Print’

3rd Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022
4th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022
5th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022

Middle School

6-8 Grades – PDF Lesson Plan

Instructions to utilize the PowerPoints

The first step for all options is to click open the PowerPoint link you would like to use.
To show students the slide show
- On the lower right-hand side of the PowerPoint click the third icon that says ‘Slide Show’ when you hover over it, as highlighted below
- Click each slide to advance to the next.

To print the slide show so you may present it to the student
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Full Page Slides’ is selected. Click ‘Print’
To print the slide show notes pages to use for teaching Safe Environment
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Note Pages’ is selected. Click ‘Print’

6th Grade– PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022
7th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022
8th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – September 2022

High School

Instructions to utilize the PowerPoints

The first step for all options is to click open the PowerPoint link you would like to use.
To show students the slide show
- On the lower right-hand side of the PowerPoint click the third icon that says ‘Slide Show’ when you hover over it, as highlighted below
- Click each slide to advance to the next.

To print the slide show so you may present it to the student
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Full Page Slides’ is selected. Click ‘Print’
To print the slide show notes pages to use for teaching Safe Environment
- Top menu bar, see ‘File’ drop down to ‘Print’, Settings should show that ‘Note Pages’ is selected. Click ‘Print’

9th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021
10th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021
11th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021
12th Grade – PowerPoint – Revised – October 2021

Dignity of the Human Person

Dignity of the Human Person – PDF

Virtue of Respect

Virtue of Respect – PDF

Contact Information

Teresa Brown
Director of Safe Environment

Diocese of La Crosse
PO Box 4004
La Crosse, WI 54602-4004

Telephone: 608-791-2679