MNSAA 2022-2023 STAKEHOLDER REPORT JUNE, 2023
A Message from the Principal Council aintJohn’sremainssteadyandisproducingexceptionalresultsinthefaceofleadershipchange. Our S educators continue to carry out excellent Catholic Education in the classroom, serving our 118 Kindergarten through Seventh Grade and 35 Preschool students. verthesummermonthsof2023,acommitteeof11people(4parents,3staffmembers,3teachers, O and1parishmember)haveconductedthreeinterviews. Twoofthethreewerenotagoodfitdueto lack of experience. We made a competitive offer to one and his response wasthathewasnotyet quitereadyforachange. Heisremaininginhiscurrentpositionbutaskedustoreachbackouttohim again in the spring. In light of not having a principal for the new 2023-2024 school year, we have again formed a Principal Council to divide up the duties and responsibilities. hiscouncilisbeingledbyourPastor,Fr.NeilBakkerandincludesSueColling,JustineHagness,and T Marijean Storlie, who each took ownership of certain facets of the Principal’s role: Day-to-day Operations, Educational Lead, Human Resource Management and Preschool Director responsibilities. nrollmentfellslightlytoatotalof153studentsin2022-2023duetosomestudentswithdrawingfrom E ourschool. WeareinthesecondyearofrollingoutMiddleSchoolgradeslevelsandopenedanew Eighth Grade classroom. Seven students are pioneering our program and have received the new program and curriculum positively. The 2023-2024 school year willbringanincreaseofstudentsto 163, with the addition of eighth grade. xpenses in the school were covered by tuition (52%), development & grants (34%), parish E contribution (10%), and other income (3%). Below you will find a list of changes we have recently made in our school to continue to improve. In Christ, Principal Council (Fr Neil Bakker, Sue Colling, Justine Hagness, Marijean Storlie)
1
Strategic Plan ur mission is to create a place to encounter Jesus. Steeped in love and Catholic teachings, we O provide strong academics to foster continual learning in mind and spirit.
t. John the Baptist Catholic School is fully accredited by MNSAA (Minnesota Nonpublic S School Accreditation Association). The MNSAA accreditation process repeats over a 7-year cycle and St. John’s is currently in year 4 of that cycle, having proudly celebrated the full renewal of our site accreditation this June. s part of our accreditation we have a multi-year strategic plan that guides many of our A initiatives. The School Strategic Plan (SSP) outlines overarching objectives as well as action steps and strategies for meeting those objectives. Advancing and achieving these goals involvesthoughtfulandcomprehensiveplanninginordertoupholdandmaintainandgrowin living our mission and vision at St. John the Baptist Catholic School. Our progress toward meeting these goals and objectives inthissecondyearoftheaccreditationcycleisoutlined below.
Objective 1: St. John’s Provides a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment Response & Preventative Plans very year we continue to finetuneourEmergencyActionPlanwhichactsasaguidefortheschool E leadership, employees, students, school advisory members, and community representatives. It is designedtoaddressawiderangeofpotentialcrisissituationsthatSaintJohntheBaptistmayfaceand to keep students safe. eregularlyreviewhowwellourprotocols&proceduresareworkingtokeepourkidssafe. Doorsare W checked regularly to make sure they are locked during school hours, entrances are monitored via security cameras, and the entire school performs lock-down, evacuation, and sheltering procedures. ehaveexpandedourtwo-wayradiosystem. Eachclassroomhastworadiosinachargingbase;one W settoageneralcommunicationschannel,andtheothersettoanemergencychannelatfullvolume.In the event of an emergency, anyone can communicate overtheemergencychannelandeveryonein the building can hear it and respond appropriately.
2
Objective 2: St John’s supports the needs of all learners Read and Believe Literacy Partnership he school continued its partnership for the third consecutive year with The Groves Academy and T “Read and Believe” which is a reading instruction method proven effective at reaching all learning stylesandmakingreadersofallstudents.ClassroomteachersingradesK-3continuetodeveloptheir expertise in the delivery of this science based phonics instruction program with the support of a certified coach from Groves Academy. Hugebenefitsofthisprogramwereevidentandmuchofthis credit goes to our main classroom instructors and toourin-houseinterventionistwhowastrainedin the Read and Believe methodology.
New Middle School Science Curriculum e purchased the entire Foss Next Generation that is field-proven to engage students in true W three-dimensionallearning. Itfocusesonastudent-firstapproachtolearning,meetsNGSSandstate standards with a strong legacy of success, and transforms science class by providing unmatched supportforeducators. Thishands-onapproachgivesfirst-handexperiencetostudents. Ourstudents and staff love the new program!
New Religion Curriculum ach classroom has undergone a major overhaul in religion curriculum. Inanattempttogetinline E withArchdiocesanstandards,allgradelevelsnowusetheSpirit&TruthcurriculumfromSophiaPress. TheyalsousetheTheologyoftheBodycurriculumfromRuahWoods. Thishasbeenmetwithagreat response from students and teachers.
New Language Arts Supportive Curriculum aint John’s is a “Believe and Read” school that successfully uses the Groves learning model from S grades K-3. In support of that program we introduced the Amplify reading curriculum. This personalized reading curriculum accelerates literacy growth in our classroom by sequencing deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills.
AIMSWeb Testing Results ssessmentsgiveusanimportantbaselinetousewhenassessingtheneedsofourstudents. Learning A toreadwellisamongthemostimportantthingsastudentlearnswhileingradeschool. Bytheendof third grade, each student should be operating at an adequate proficiency level. 100% of our K-3 students showed marked improvement when compared with fall testing data. Our Groves Coach Maggie said she has never seen a program improve in one year like ours.
3
bjective 3: St. John’s identifies, recruits, enrolls,andretainsastudentbodyinaccordance O with the school’s mission and goals while also maintaining fiscal sustainability
Tuition for 2023-2024 School Year Approved fter examining the financials of the school and comparing our tuition rates to otherschoolsinthe A immediate area, both the School Advisory Council and Finance Council approved a tuition increase.
2023-2024 Preschool Program Options indergarten Readiness students must by 4 years old by Tuition K April 1, 2020 (Full Year) Preschool students must be 3 years old and potty trained by Sept. 1, 2020
0 Monthly 1 Payments
Classroom Fee (one time fee)
Kindergarten Readiness (5 Full Days) 8:05 am - 2:50 pm
$6,390
$639
$175
indergarten Readiness (3 Full Days) 8:05 am - 2:50 pm K Mon, Wed, Fri
$3,837
$383.70
$135
indergarten Readiness (3 Half Days) 8:05 am -11:00 am K Mon, Wed, Fri
$3,310
$331
$175
Preschool (5 Full Days) 8:05 am - 2:50 pm
$6,390
$639
$175
Preschool (Mon, Wed, Fri Full Days) 8:05 am -2:50 pm
$3,837
$383.70
$135
Preschool (Tues & Thurs Full Days) 8:05 am - 2:50 pm
$2,781
$278.10
$80
Preschool (Mon, Wed, Fri Half Days) 8:05 am -11:00 am
$1,919
$191.90
$135
Preschool (Tues & Thurs Half Days) 8:05 am - 11:00 am
$1,391
$139.10
80
2023-2024 Elementary Tuition (K-8th Grade) Number of Children
Tuition
10 Monthly Payments
2 Monthly 1 Payments
1
$5,008
$500.80
$417.34
2
$9,816
$981.60
$818
3
$14,624
$1,462.40
$1,218.67
* Actual Cost to Educate For Students in K-8=$9500Per Student (SJB Parish Subsidizes 25% of the cost, the rest is made up in fundraising) ven with the increased tuition, Saint John’s maintains one the very lowest tuition rates of all Catholic E Schools in our area.
4
Financial Aid & Scholarships eing able to offertuitionassistanceandscholarshipstofamiliesisacriticalstepinretainingcurrent B studentsandbringinginnewstudents. Wecontinuetoseektolowerbarriersofentryintotheschool andoftenfinancialneedsoffamiliescanbethegreatesttoovercome. In2022-2023wewereableto offer a total of $94,512.10 in financial aid, scholarships, and discounts. Broken out, that looks like: S ● JB Financial Aid & Additional SJB Discretionary Aid - $47,154.30 ● SJB Multi-child Family Discount & SJB Preschool Incentive - $30,200.00 ● SJB Employee Discount - $17,157.80
bjective 4: St. John’s establishes positive classroom communities with clear O expectations IntheFallof2022,weexploredthepreviouslyusedTop20programthatwasusedinyear’spast. In addition, we will look at other school-wide approaches to positive school climate and classroom discipline.
Objective 5: St. John’s supports professional excellence e again have budgeted for professional development for our teachers.. Licensed teachers were W allocated $300 and unlicensed staff, $200 to be spent on professional development asdesiredand appropriate for individual areas of need. This money was allocated from the parish budget. t. John's teacher, Jennifer Klecker, became fully certified as a Read and Believe Coach and now S servesasanin-houseGrovesprofessionaldevelopmentresourceforfirstthroughthird-gradeteachers. SheisabletotrainnoviceteachersfullyintheGrovesScienceofReadingmethodaswellassupport experienced teachers in their growth goals with lesson observations and collaboration. St John's allocates extra time in Mrs. Klecker's day to enable her to provide this professional development.
5