Course Choice: Expand Your Catalog and Students’ Horizons

You’ve heard of School Choice, but what about Course Choice? It is a movement being headed by parents and students who are looking for schools to offer a broad variety of courses. Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, NC, has answered this call by expanding their course offerings at the direction of Nancy Barkan, Assistant Head of School.

Join Rob Birdsell as he talks with Nancy Barkan. You’ll discover what Course Choice is, how it will benefit your students and school, and how you can start implementing it.


Nancy Barkan has been at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, NC for 20 years. Currently, Assistant Head of School, she’s also served as Assistant Principal for Instruction, Interim Principal, and a teacher. In her current role, she’s responsible for academics while playing a critical role in operationalizing the school’s Academic Philosophy and Portrait of a Learner, which she crafted. Nancy has her MSA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and BA from Providence College.

Rob Birdsell is the President of Catholic Virtual and a veteran Catholic school educator, having started his career teaching in Jesuit High Schools. He led the Cristo Rey Network’s national expansion as CEO. He’s a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison and received his MBA from the Lubar School at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

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