Back to School Night & State of the School Address September 11 & 13, 2018

1. Back to School Night & State of the School AddressSeptember 11 & 13, 2018

2. St. Rita School Mission St. Rita School inspires students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight to achieve academic excellence in a safe, nurturing, and faith-filled Catholic environment. We prepare students to be morally responsible, innovative thinkers who, in today's technology-guided global community, live and share the love of Christ.

3. School Officers • Fr. Joseph DiSciacca, Pastor • Mrs. Patricia O’Neil Tiezzi, Principal • Mrs. Elaine Lamboley, School Board Chair • Mr. Joseph Schreck, Finance Committee Chair • Mrs. Trisha Kozloski, HSA President

4. Theme for 2018-2019: “Kindness is Contagious”

5. Developing a Lifelong Habit of Kindness • Talk with your child about the importance of kindness • Provide opportunities for your child to practice caring for others • Encourage your child to consider the perspective and struggles of others • Read books with your child on the virtue of kindness • Model compassion and positive behavior/interaction • Be inclusive not exclusive • Stop gossiping or spreading negativity • Give back to the community • Teach your child to make amends and apologize not by saying “Sorry” but by saying “I am sorry that…..”

6. FOUR PILLARSFORGOAL SETTING • Kindness Initiative • NEASC Reaccreditation • Visiting Team on site Oct. 14-17 • Parent Input will be solicited • Differentiated Instruction • Technology Integration

7. NEW for 2018-2019 • 1-to-1 Chromebook/ computers initiative in grades 4-5 • 1-to-1 I-Pad’s in grades K-Grade3 • SuperKids Reading Program in PreK4 & K • “Choose Love” Social Emotional Awareness Program • E-text Social Studies program for grades 6 • Study Skills Class in grade 6 • I-Ready Assessments in grades K-8 • Lexia Developmental Reading Program • Bi-weekly progress report home to parents via Educonnect in Grs. 4-8. Need to enable this function on your parent portal • School Store-Crusaders Corner

8. Summer Projects • Completing the Playground fencing, signage and landscaping • Interior painting-hallways and classroom • Began the classroom floor replacement project • Security updates-cameras and replacement of aftercare doorbell system (in progress) • Small building projects and A/C maintenance

9. Co-Curricular Activities • School Musical • School Band and Instrumental Instruction • Chorus • School Newspaper • Yearbook • Technology Club • Mock Trial • Geography Bee • Spelling Bee • Invention Convention • UCONN Global Ed • Student Council • National Junior Honor Society • Coding Club • Italian Club • Crusader Club • Basketball • Baseball • Cheerleading • Soccer • Softball

10. Reminders • Weekly Newsletter –every Tuesday • School Website-all important information • Parking-Drop-Off / Pick-up • Cross at cross walks only • Park only in designated areas on side streets or down at church • Morning drop off must be quick • Park in designated visitors spots only • Parking lot roped off from 2:30-3:00 • Hamden residents are urged to use the bus (tax $) • Need to sign-up for lunch and milk programs • Addressing Student Concerns-start with your child’s teacher • Always monitor your child’s technology use

11. Use of Social Media • Teach you child to treat others with respect & kindness at all times including on-line • Encourage and model good on-line behavior • Your child’s digital footprint does not go away • Learn about your child’s on-line social life • Limit your child’s access to technology-take their device away at bedtime or before • Report any cyber-bullying to the other parent immediately or police if warranted • Set strict parental controls on devices • Notify school administration if the situation does not get resolved after contacting the parents or police and has the potential to impact your child’s safety and wellbeing while at school .

12. Enrollment

13. Demographic Information • Catholic – 81.5% • Non-Catholic/Unaffiliated – 18.5% • Racial Diversity - • Asian- 6.2% • Hispanic-4.3% • African American-13.6% • Non-Hispanic White-75.9%

14. Tuition Breakdown

15. Archdiocesan Support Annual State of the Catholic School Report - Policy 1.220

16. Financials Annual State of the Catholic School Report - Policy 1.220

17. Financial BreakdownIncome-2018-19

18. Financial BreakdownExpenses-2018-19

19. Projected Capital Needs/Expenses2018-2022

20. SRS Demographics City/Town

21. Enrollment by Parish-K-8

22. 2017-2018 HSA Contribution to School

23. Now it’s time to meet our Faculty & Staff… PreK-Mrs. Bess McGrath, Mrs. Sue DeLucia, Mrs. Stephanie Dimesky Mrs. Megan Marottolo, Mrs. Kim Lewis, and Mrs. Antoniette Testa Kindergarten-Mrs. Theresa McKeon, Mrs. Dolores Fortuna Grade 1-Mrs. Nicole Truhart and Mrs. Jenay Alvarez Grade 2-Mrs. Patty Landino and Mrs. Kathy Halloran Grade 3-Miss Erika Salsbury and Mrs. Kim DelVecchio Grade 4-Mrs. Melissa Jones and Mrs. Barbara Anton Grade 5- Mrs. Erin Bonini and Mrs. Donna Soliwoda Middle School Team-Mr. Matt Banas, Mrs. Marie Rourke, Mrs. Joanna Robinson, Mrs. Linda Doucette, Mrs. Cindy Brennan, Mrs. Susan Villani, Mr. Richard Lewis Support Staff-Sr. Anne D’Alessio, Mrs. Maria Testa, Mrs. Carol Raccio, Mrs. Carissa Civitello, Miss Carissa Laudano, Mrs. Lisa Palma Miss Kayla Sharkey, Mr. Michael Pelligrino, Mr. Kendall Shanklin, Mrs. Sheila Schreck, Mrs. Carolyn Carofano, Mrs. Betsy Bathrick, Mr. Stephen Schmidt, Mrs. Cathy Conklin, Ms. Erin Carmody, and Trish and Mike D’Errico.

24. Enjoy meeting our teachers. Thank you for entrusting your children to our care. Have a great school year!