State of the School Address Principal Amy Nelson 2016

Mission Statement As part of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish Community, St. John the Baptist Catholic School will provide opportunities for students to: Grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith Strive for personal and academic excellence Serve God and others

Our School Family Teachers and Staff/Welcome New Teachers (Mrs. Jacks and Mr. Cole) School Board (Matt Mooney, Aron Jarr, Bill Schaeffer, Melissa Meyer, Joel Pierce, Beth Nothem and Ben Miller) Home and School (Laura Garofalo, Elisa Wierman, Gloria Miller, Trisha Arttus and Heather Holton) Families/Welcome to all New Families Father Phil and Father John/Parish Office Faith Formation/Welcome New Pastoral Ministries Coordinator Volunteers

How is your Catholic education funded?

School Strengths Exemplary Recognition in Mission and Catholic Identity Caring, faith-centered, and dedicated Teachers and Staff who continue to self-reflect and keep up with latest trends and participate in a wide variety of Prof. Dev. opportunities Technology infused lessons Learning needs are met through differentiated instruction within and outside of the classroom including from the Learning Resource Support Use of standards, MAPs and Iowas, classroom testing and student interest to drive instruction Many learning opportunities that include serving others Variety of extra curricular opportunities available Supportive families

How did we fair Academically in 2016? Iowa Assessment Results (Percentage of students proficient or higher) Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 7 Reading- 94% 89% 71% Math- 83% 94% 82% Science- 94% 78% 88% Social Studies- 94% 83% 94%

Initiatives Accreditation Visit in November New Website Google Apps St. John the Baptist Tiny Tunes: A Music Program for Parents and Tots/Babies & Toddlers & Stories Story Hour Time Science Text and newly done Science Standards from the Archdiocese School Improvement Plan to include more ways to integrate critical thinking in all subject areas Explorer Program/Maker-Space

Auction/Fundraising/Road America Thank you to the auction committee Volunteers are always welcome and are needed Overview of Auction benefits Thank you to Road America volunteers and to Debbie and Lisa Overview of Road America benefits SCRIP benefits *Reminder of the importance of all fundraising for the school. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Subway cards are available for $10 for a $50 value of deals! All of the profit will benefit Home and School.

Summary It is our goal to provide many faith-centered learning opportunities, to continue to reflect on and assess our strengths and weaknesses using all available data and teacher observations in order to ensure that our students reach their fullest potential. May we, as partners with all of you, continue to follow our mission of helping our students grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith, strive for academic excellence and serve God and others.