St Roch Parish School September 8, 2016 Back-to-School Night St Roch Parish School September 8, 2016

Agenda Meeting Vision Enrollment Test Scores Challenges/Opportunities In your packet Communication – Partnership Water, water, everywhere…and yes we can drink it!! Vision Enrollment Test Scores Challenges/Opportunities Meet the Teachers Visit with Teachers School Association Reception in the Hall

Communication -- Partnership Parents as prime educators Address problems quickly and through proper channels Thank you!!!

Brainstorming Questions What do you believe about spirituality? What do you truly value? What do you believe about leadership? What do you believe about students? What do you believe about teachers? What do you believe about community building? What do you believe about curriculum, instruction, and assessment? What do you believe about professional development? What do you believe about change?

Rough Draft of Vision Based on Professional Development Brainstorming St Roch Parish School Vision Statement Teaching is our ministry. Jesus is our model. Children are our passion. Transformed lives are our product. And heaven is our goal. This is the essence of a St. Roch education. (Adapted from, Teaching Like Jesus, La Verne Telbert, p. 13) St. Roch School is a learning community for students from preschool through eighth grade which is owned and operated by St. Roch Parish in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The school is dedicated to continuing the mission of Jesus Christ in educating young people in the ways of Christian living and preparing them spiritually, academically, emotionally, and physically for Christian living in the 21st century. Through an education that is excellent in every facet, the school promotes the spirituality of its students while providing a top notch academic program. St. Roch students treat each other and the adults in the community with the respect that is due all, because all are created in the image of God. The students, who form a very diverse community, are accepting of others’ differences. They are encouraged to explore God’s creation, to follow their natural curiosity and to develop their creativity in a safe and nurturing environment. St. Roch teachers are dedicated to educating their students in all aspects of Christian living. They accept their responsibility as the spiritual leaders of their classrooms and strive to build their students’ relationships with Jesus through prayer, teaching, and modeling. They embrace leadership roles within the school community and teach the students to do the same. They are dedicated to a lifetime of learning and instill the same love of learning in their students. St. Roch teachers use the combination of a rigorous, well-aligned curriculum and technology to creatively empower students with the necessary technological and critical thinking skills to succeed in their world. Together the students, teachers, parents, staff and administration come together to form a St. Roch family that is founded on Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church. It is a community that is steeped in tradition and is devoted to faith, service, discipline and excellence.

Enrollment Pre-K through 8 – 201 K through 8 – 162 Pre-K -- 39

Enrollment

Test Scores

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 2nd Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 3rd Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 4th Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 5th Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 6th Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 7th Grade

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 8th Grade

Academic Excellence Comparison to Deanery Average and Archdiocese Average

Our Challenges/Opportunities Put Students in the Seats Marketing and Enrollment Management Plan Do you have expertise? Spread the Good News Educate a wider range of students while maintaining high academic standards and rigorous curriculum. Consistent with our Christian Mission Techniques that enable lower-performing students to succeed are the same that will bring average and high-performing students to the next level. Differentiated instruction Use of Data to make instructional decisions Use of PLC’s to determine and implement strategies. Necessity

Introduction of Teachers Please do not turn visit into a conference. Please end the evening by enjoying each others’ company in the Church Hall.