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Annual State of the Catholic School Report

Annual State of the Catholic School Report. Annual State of the Catholic School Report. Rev. Robert P. Ricciardi , Pastor Mrs. Margaret Whalen, Principal Mrs. Judith Rowinski , Asst. Principal Mr. Kevin Lawlor , School Board Chair Mr. Eric Bauer, Finance Committee Chair.

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Annual State of the Catholic School Report

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  1. Annual State of the Catholic School Report

  2. Annual State of the Catholic School Report Rev. Robert P. Ricciardi, Pastor Mrs. Margaret Whalen, Principal Mrs. Judith Rowinski, Asst. Principal Mr. Kevin Lawlor, School Board Chair Mr. Eric Bauer, Finance Committee Chair

  3. Mission Statement • Where We Attend To The • Spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs of our students • Based upon the gospel message of Jesus to “love one another as I have loved you” • Within a • Safe, nurturing and academically stimulating environment.

  4. Hallmarks • Family-Oriented School • Experienced and stable faculty • Partnership with parents • Updated/online textbooks and materials • Active and supportive H.S.A. • Experienced School Board • Three-year strategic plan • Co-curricular activities including sports, chorus, drama, violin, piano, FMI/CMI band, student council, NJHS, math counts club, garden club and homework club.

  5. Hallmarks (cont.) • Professional faculty learning communities - weekly • Before/after school academic enrichment – this year added chess club, technology club, legos • Safety Drills: lockdown, weather and fire • Special Events: • Fall Festival, Celebration of Catholic Schools month, Concerts, Halloween Party, Christmas and Easter Celebrations, Flag Day, middle school socials, monthly grade-led meditations, Play Day and the Cheshire Memorial Day Parade with float, band, marching students. • Technology – laptop cart, iPads, SMART boards

  6. Legacy of Catholic Education at St. Bridget Catholic School • 1963 – Opened as a junior high staffed by Sisters of Charity • 1985 – Closed due to lack of enrollment • 1994 – Re-opened as only parochial school in Cheshire with Pre-K, K & 1st • 1997 – All 10 classrooms are full • 1998 – 12 classroom wing added • 2002 – 1st graduation class • 2005 – Library and office upgrades • 2008 – Gym, parish center, music and art rooms added and field upgraded • 2012 – Continues to grow and flourish as a Pre-K thru 8 school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

  7. Where Students Live

  8. Enrollment History

  9. Initiatives to Increase Enrollment • Community and Parish Outreach • Advertising / Promotion / Public Relations • Weekly Open Door School Tours • Parent Ambassador Program • Enhanced Facebook Page • Special Events: • Annual Open House • Grandparents/Special Guest Day • 20 Year Anniversary Celebration

  10. Initiatives to Increase Enrollment • Special Events Continued: • Alumni Reunion • Alumni Newsletter • Active Pre-K and Kindergarten transition to primary grade curriculum program for parents • Middle School presentation for current and prospective 5th grade parents detailing curriculum • Mrs. Judith Rowinski Annual Student Scholarship

  11. Curriculum Objectives To graduate students who are: • Productive, moral citizens • Critical thinkers with emphasis on: • Recognition and appreciation of God being the creator of everything good in the universe • Problem solving applications to everyday life • Logical and abstract thinking

  12. Curriculum – Pre-K • Full and Half day classes • Religion • Integrated throughout the curriculum • Kindergarten Readiness - Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science • Weekly Enrichment • Spanish, Library, Physical Education, Music, Art and Computer Lab

  13. Pre – K (continued) 3 and 4 • Religion: children brought to church to show them the altar, Stations of the Cross, Tabernacle; Gospel Weeklies; celebrating the liturgical season • Math: making patterns with concrete materials; sorting by color; basic addition and subtraction sentences • Language Arts: letter of the week; sight words, name writing, books created and colored by students. • Social Studies: family tree, community helpers, special holiday celebration • Multicultural music and dancing; Spanish • Science: experiments, investigations, making predictions, graphing • Physical Education: Coordination, respect of personal space, following directions, cooperation.

  14. Curriculum - Kindergarten • Full Day Classes • Religion • Integrated throughout the day • Language Arts • Phonics, reading, writing and speaking • Math • Basic math computation, math concepts • Science / Social Studies • Hands-on lessons

  15. Kindergarten • Religion: God made us special • Introduction to Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist • Learn prayers • Liturgical seasons • Saints • Community Service • God’s Gift of Creation • Language Arts: short vowel words • Nouns, adjectives, and verbs • Character, setting, plot • Read and write high frequency words • Rhyming words • Syllables • Capitalization, punctuation, and spacing • Statements and questions – identifying and writing ASCSR_NOVEMBER_20__

  16. Kindergarten • Math: sorting, patterns, addition and subtraction, time to hour and ½ hour; introduction to money, measurement, graphing • Science: weather, clouds, sun and shadows, night and day, life cycles, animal characteristics, sink and float, magnets, seasons • Social Studies: maps and globes, why rules are important, community helpers, needs and wants, goods and services, holidays, symbols of the U.S., how people around the world are the same and different

  17. Curriculum – Primary Grades 1-3 • Religion • Taught daily and integrated throughout all areas of curriculum; sacramental preparation (grade 3) Participation in the Living Rosary; Gospel Weeklies, monthly mass; prayer meditations, Child Lures Program • Language Arts • Phonics, Reading, Spelling, Writing, Oral Language, Handwriting, Grammar, Listening Skills, SMART board integration • Small group instruction – differentiated activities • Book Reports with Oral Presentations • Math • Hands-on use of manipulatives; concepts and problem solving; differentiated instruction through SMART board lesson, iPads

  18. Curriculum – Primary Grades (cont.) • Social Studies • Geography • World cultures : Grade 1 Family report, Grade 2 Columbus unit • Government and community • Field Trips: community sites • Science • Hands-on skills development – Beardsley Zoo/Audubon • Problem solving and the use of the scientific method • Life, earth and physical science/Science Fair boards • Weekly Enrichment • Spanish, Art, Music, Library, and Physical Education • Technology integrated across all curriculum areas via SMART boards, iPads, Webquests

  19. Curriculum – Grades 4-5 • Religion • 10 Commandments: -Made our own “commandments” for classroom • 7 sacraments: -Research our own baptism -Sacrament mosaics -Child lures • Parts of the Mass -Make a booklet • Beatitudes • Works of Mercy • Family Life

  20. Curriculum – Grades 4-5 • Language Arts • - Writing domains, different genres, peer editing, pair share • - Research paper – study a President/class PowerPoint presentation, Biography research paper • - Book Clubs • - Oral and communication skills – Halloween scary stories • - Writing prompts & share • - Responses to literature • -Poetry Writing – “I am” Poem • - Writing/Illustrating Children’s book • Informational texts paired with narrative reading

  21. Curriculum – Grades 4-5 (cont.) • Math • Basic operations and skills:drill/practice/real world application/adapted mind/flash card math/iPad math/Tessellation making • Algebra/Computation and Measurement • Using iPads and QR code readers • Geometry – find geometric shapes outside – take pictures with Ipads and share with class through slideshow; life in a “geometrical town”. • Writing about mathematics • Science • Life, physical and earth science • 1 Lab report/marking period • Using interactive software – SMART, Apps, websites to enhance • 5th grade renewable energy research boards • Science Fair boards – display of concrete science experiments

  22. Social Studies • - History of the US, State of CT – • - act out events throughout Revolutionary war • -CT State book • -CT State Capitol tour • - Geography, interpretation of maps and charts; mapmaking app • -pumpkin globes • - penny timeline of student’s life • - Cumulative PPT combining the regions of the US • - Documentary: Ancient civilizations powerpoint, Imovie

  23. Curriculum – Middle School 6-8:Emphasis on high school preparation • Religion • Old Testament, symbols, rituals, and Sacraments, morality, church history and becoming witnesses to our faith • Language Arts • Variety of genre, short stories, novels • Grammar instruction including composition, parts of speech, research papers, SAT prompts, document based question • Toontastic Cartoons to study elements of plot • Making games to reflect a book • Webspiration for writing • Novels: “Nothing But the Truth”, “TheDevil’s Arithmetic”, “To Kill a Mockingbird” • Mock trial based on novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”

  24. Curriculum – Middle School (Cont.) • Math • General math • Pre-Algebra • Algebra 1 / Geometry • Social Studies / History • Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome • American History from colonial period to the present time • Science • Life, physical and earth science • Use of science lab with inquiry based weekly lab activities • Student-centered science fair using scientific method • Writing across the curriculum • Interactive textbooks

  25. Technology • Technology is integrated across all grade levels to: • Design and develop lessons and activities in a variety of instructional settings for all students • Optimize learning • Differentiate instruction • Create multi-media presentations • Professional Development: • Current research on new technologies in order to plan learning environments and experiences • Gather curriculum specific information • Integrate technology into the curriculum/subject • Use new portal to communicate to community

  26. Technology Committee • Rigorously identifies, evaluates, and applies emerging technologies as they relate to teaching and learning • Uses technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practices

  27. IOWA Results 2013* • * Core Totals reflect all subtests excluding math computation

  28. IOWA Results 2013

  29. Student Ministry • All based on the Catholic Social teaching and bringing dignity and justice for all life that God has created. We follow in the words of Jesus “Love one another as I have loved you.” Our prayers go with every project and we are God’s hands on this earth. “We are called” • Cheshire Food Pantry: “Stuff-a-bus”, Easter bags, Mitten Tree • “Cure” Support – Cheshire Relay for Life, Cheshire Lights of Hope • Military Groups – Vet toiletries, card making, candy collection, Memorial Day Parade, Flag Day Services • Infant Support – Carolyn’s Place/Waterbury, Birthright rose sale • Parish Service – Shoppers Delite, Lenten suppers • Hospital – chorus to Mid-state Medical • Safety/Health – Primary grades Fire Truck/Dental visits

  30. St. Bridget Parish - 2012 • Marriages - 7 • Baptisms - 51 • Funerals - 46 • Sunday Collection • $12,302 average per week • Average $676.61 per week for Archdiocese of Hartford Cathedraticum

  31. Financials • Average K – 8 Tuition last three years • Based on Page 1 budget, K-8 cost per student. • 08-09 $3,602.53 based on 348 students • 09-10 $3,679.68 based on 382 students • 10-11 $3,722.42 based on 401 students • 11-12 $3,846.29 based on 398 students • 12-13 $3,905.03 based on 389 students Current average K – 8 Per Pupil Cost / Tuition • 13-14 budget - $5,168.09 / $4,021.94 based on 370 students

  32. Financials • Archdiocese of Hartford Support • Archbishop’s Annual $15,000 • CSSP – Catholic School Support $10,000 • (HOPES) $1014.50

  33. Financials

  34. School Income

  35. Financial OverviewExpenses

  36. Financial Programs to Maintain Stability • Rigorous Budget Development & Tracking • Monthly Cash Flow Analysis • Annual reconciliation of 3-year Strategic Plan with Financial Outlook • New Development Initiatives

  37. Completed Initiatives • Emergency Alert System • 30 iPads and cart • 18 laptops (to complete cart containing 30 laptops) • Fencing around blacktop and field • New lighting in parking lot • Window blinds in all classrooms • Playscape • Wireless technology throughout building

  38. Planned Near Term Capital Initiatives • Further upgrades to school-wide security system • Expand intercom system to music and art rooms and parish center • Additional security camera

  39. Strategic Plan • Launch world language program • Expand e-book learning • Increase mobile device learning • Increase professional development • Increase endowment for scholarships • Investigate need for special education teacher and part time resource teacher (part time) • Pave the parking lots • Electric screen for gym • iPad cart for primary wing

  40. St. Bridget School • Fostering Academic Excellence, Community Awareness • and • Spiritual Growth

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