Holy Family Parish School in Erie, PA served K-8 students living in Erie’s most economically challenged neighborhoods. Its 109 students studied in a 1949 facility with no playground. As part of a 2016 diocesan strategic plan for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Erie, Meitler recommended that Holy Family Parish School be reconfigured into a community Catholic school supported by major donors. In 2017, Holy Family was renamed Mother Teresa Academy and moved into a 1971 facility which previously housed a Catholic school. By 2018-19, enrollment increased to 190 students.
In addition, Meitler worked with the Diocese of Erie on a comprehensive plan which included parishes, diocesan ministries, and Catholic schools. The pastoral plan for parishes involved the merger and partnering of parishes to better steward personnel and financial resources.
January 14, 2019 - Erie News Now: Mother Teresa Academy: Giving You the Business
December 22, 2017 - Go Erie: Mother Teresa Academy students swap schools
