Catholic Schools

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• Catholic Schools
• Light the Way

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Our Theme this Year

• Catholic Schools Light the Way
• " Our theme focuses on the leadership that
  Catholic Schools provide to our nation, producing
  graduates who light the way to a brighter future
  for all humankind. The theme also highlights the
  spiritual foundation of Catholic schools, for we
  are on "The Way," a biblical term used to
  describe those who follow Jesus as disciples. The
  slogan, "Catholic Schools Light the Way,"
  reminds us that we are called to "light the way"
  to the kingdom for others even as we walk "the
  way" of discipleship and grow in faith ourselves.

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Welcome to St. Colette School

• Old Business
• New Business
• Communication
• Meet the teachers

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Old Business

• School Improvement Process
• State recognition
• Archdiocesan recognition
• Application for No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon
  Award
• Applied for the award
• One of the 50 private schools in the United
  States whose application was sent on the Federal
  Department of Education
• Waiting for the announcement of the winners at
  the end of September.

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New Business

• Increased class time.
• Increased computer and music classes for the jr.
  high
• New Science Text Books
• New Approach to Science in the jr. high
• Encouragement of parent participation in our
  school community.

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What Is Responsible for the Success of Catholic
Schools

• Building Social Capital
• More actively involved in their church
• Give more generously to their church
• They are more hopeful, trusting and more tolerant
  of others, benign in their images of God, are
  aware of the complexity of moral decision making
  and supportive of the equality of woman.

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What Is Responsible for the Success of Catholic
Schools

• Students have also been found to be less
  militaristic in their approach to resolving
  conflict and less militaristic in their outlook
  on life.
• They expressed greater racial acceptance, greater
  concern for others, greater willingness to
  participate in community affairs and to volunteer
  their time, more support for marriage and
  monogamy as a lifestyle, and they valued more
  highly the importance of making a difference in
  society.
• Recent studies also document the academic
  vitality of Catholic schools.

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Mission Statement
We believe that Jesus Christ entrusted to His
Church the task of making disciples of all
nations. As an integral part of St. Colette
Parish, St. Colette School is committed to teach
His message to our children and to develop a
community of love and service in which each
child, under the guidance of faculty and parents,
will have an opportunity to grow socially,
academically and spiritually toward responsible
adulthood.
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Parent Involvement

• St. Colette School is not.
• My school
• The Pastors school
• The Teachers school
• The Students school
• St. Colette School is OUR SCHOOL.

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Parental Involvement

• Opportunities for parent involvement
• Home School Association
• School Board
• Sports

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Communication

• As the primary educators of these children, your
  participation and input is essential.
• I maintain an open door policy.
• If you like whats going on at St. Colettespread
  the word
• If you have concernstalk to me.

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And now . . .

• Our 2007-2008 Faculty
• We invite you to tour the school.
• Meet the staff . . .
• Enjoy the company of each other.