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Parish Schools & Organizations
St. Andrew Preschool Saint Andrew Preschool opened its doors, in the Bryce Eck Activity Center, for its inaugural year in September 2008. Saint Andrew Preschool serves as an introduction for the young child to the Saint Andrew School and St. Andrew Parish communities. The preschool staff strives to honor, celebrate and nurture the growth and learning of the child by offering various opportunities to use existing skills and to develop new ones. St. Andrew Preschool focuses on the development of the whole child. The integrated curriculum addresses the developmental stages and processes taking place within the heart, mind and body of the child. The academic, social, moral and creative needs of the child are supported while keeping in mind the teaching of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Classes are offered for 3 and 4 year olds and Pre-kindergarten children. Morning classes meet from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and the afternoon class meets from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Preschool registration occurs each year on the second and third Sundays in January. For more information, contact Kris Pellissier, kpelliss@cdeducation.org or 459-1402. Parish School of Religion The Parish School of Religion serves children in grades one through eight that do not attend the parish school. Volunteer teachers are trained as catechists and use approved materials to instruct the students in our faith. Grades one through five meet every Wednesday from mid-September to mid-May from 4 to 5:20 p.m. Grades six, seven and eight meet every Sunday from mid-September to mid-May from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Individual accommodations can be made for those students who cannot attend classes as they are scheduled. For more information, contact Suzanne Emsweller, semswell@cdeducation.org or 451-2855.
Parish School of Religion Information & more
SPICE: Special People in Catholic Education In 2012, St. Andrew will introduce this special funding program developed to address the wide variety of student learning needs within our parish learning community. This includes the needs of our typical, developmental and accelerated learners in our parish and school. SPICE supports teachers, catechists and staff at St. Andrew parish and school in the philosophy that every child is special, inherent in human dignity. SPICE serves as a means to raise funds and support the educational process and parish life in whatever area deemed necessary by our pastor, principal and director of religious education. SPICE encourages all students with special needs to live out their Catholic faith by affirming the dignity of being created in the image and likeness of God and redeemed by the saving power of Christ. More about SPICE A night of Sugar and Spice Invitation St. Andrew Elementary School St. Andrew School's mission is to foster Gospel values of peace, justice and love in an academically rich atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. St. Andrew School challenges all students to use their special gifts and talents to continue to grow in knowledge, discipleship, and their Catholic faith with the support of family, parish, school, and community. The 2010-2011 school year began with 440 students registered in kindergarten through eighth grades. The school staff consists of 23 full-time teachers, four special services teachers, one nurse, one guidance counselor, one building superintendent and a team of three maintenance personnel, seven teacher aides, three administrative support personnel, a principal and assistant principal. The school’s curriculum is based upon the Diocesan Guidelines and the Ohio Standards, St. Andrew School is 100 percent compliant with the Operating Standards for Ohio’s Catholic Schools. On May 7, 2010, the Commission of the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association granted St. Andrew School full accreditation, in the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association, (OCSAA). As a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, St. Andrew students and teachers have been awarded numerous honors and distinctions through the years. These awards include: First Place Catholic School Honors National Championship, (2000-2001), the Harold C. Shaw Outstanding School Award, State Science Day, The Ohio Academy of Science, and Math Counts Awards, (1997-2002). For more information regarding our school,call 451-1626.
St. Andrew School Website
St. Andrew School Alumni Information & more St. Andrew School Advisory Board This nine-member Advisory Board assists the Pastor and principal with critical educational decisions that do not contradict Diocesan policy. The School Advisory Board gathers information necessary in making school improvements, and offers support to school administration and faculty, as well as parents of school children. Each member is elected to the board by the parishioners and serves a three-year term. Three new members are elected annually. For more information, contact Joel Wichtman, School Principal, or 2011 - 2012 School Advisory Board President Beth Kelly, bethk@olrblaw.com. St. Andrew Home & School Association Perhaps the most active organization, the Home & School Association, (similar to PTO), is the primary parent-facilitated support group in the St. Andrew School Community. Its members are parent volunteers who work tirelessly to enrich the lives of students and their families, teachers, and the administrative staff. The Home & School Association is a major fund-raising group that sponsors many and varied school-supportive initiatives, including: Market Day, Scrip, Annual School Supply Sale, skating parties, Spaghetti Dinner, monthly teacher luncheons and monthly teacher treats, as well as, other programs too numerous to mention. Additional information about this dynamic parent organization may be obtained by contacting 2010-2011 Home & School President Kyletta Scheirmann, scheirmann@aol.com, or 614-538-1604.
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