A Year in Review

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A Year in Review

• 2009 - 2010
• St. Joseph Catholic School

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ACADEMICS

• 2009-10 School Year

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Academics

• We held cluster meetings with other Diocesan
  schools to ensure the successful implement of the
  new curriculum from the Diocese.
• We thoroughly analyzed the standardize test ITBS
  (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) results and reviewed
  them with each teacher to make adjustments to
  instruction.
• Our students in 1st through 5th grades used the
  new math and religion series we purchased.
• Our school placed 2nd in our Diocese and 8th in
  State for PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic
  Association) competition.
• We had our 2nd graduating class from our school
  with most of the students continuing onto
  Catholic high schools.

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Academics

• We conducted benchmark math testing to assess
  individual student and class performance.
• This information is used for the assessment of
  instruction and placement of students.
• We worked with parents to coordinate services
  from our Language Therapist for students
  identified for the program.
• Our kindergarten class participated in a study
  with Southern Methodist University.
• The purpose of this program was to ensure that
  students in the early primary grades, who may
  struggle with math, are identified and given
  strategies to become successful.
• This is a three year program and is closely
  monitored by SMU.

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ACADEMICS

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Academics Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Add Saxon Phonics to our curriculum for
  Kindergarten through 2nd grade.
• This program will help our primary grade students
  develop in phonics, reading and spelling.
• This program has been purchased with funds raised
  at the Auction.
• This state-of-the-art program is used widely
  across the Diocese
• Develop benchmark instruments to assess skill
  levels in language arts, especially in writing
  and grammar.
• Implement new writing program, The Six Traits of
  Writing, for 3rd - 8th grade.
• Staff members will attend a three day training
  session this summer for this specific program.
• Hold an orientation week for 5th graders to help
  ease the transition to middle school.

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Academics Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Continue to work with Catholic High Schools to
  assess the readiness of our graduates, evaluate
  programs, and ensure proper preparation in all
  curricular areas.
• Offer Study Skills and Organizational Skills
  classes after school.
• Continue to provide
• PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic
  Association)
• PLC (Play Like a Champion Workshop)
• Service programs
• GEO Bee
• Spelling Bee
• NJHS (National Junior Honor Society)
• Student Council
• DECATS (DeBusk Enrichment Center for Academically
  Talented Scholars)

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CATHOLIC IDENTITY

• 2009 2010 School Year

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Catholic Identity

• We expanded our Prayer Buddy Program to include
  the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th grades.
• Our students celebrated the Month of the Rosary
  with weekly school-wide rosaries.
• Our students participated in a large number of
  community outreach programs
• Collected money in rice boxes for people living
  in extreme poverty around the world.
• Made sandwiches and collected socks for a local
  womens shelter.
• Collected money in Baby Banks to help mothers and
  their babies in need.
• Raised money to build schools by collecting
  pennies and other change for Pennies for Peace.
• NJHS collected 205 jackets and 98 blankets for
  the St. Vincent de Paul Society to distribute to
  the needy.
• Feed the Cow for the local food bank.
• Raised funds for Honor Flight program to send
  WWII vets to Washington DC to visit the WWII
  memorial.

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Catholic Identity

• We established an Anti-Bullying Program. This
  included
• Classroom guidance by our counselor
• Guest speakers
• JPII Peer Assistance Leaders visited all grades
• Anti-Bullying Banner signed by entire student
  body
• We implemented the Random Act of Kindness Award.
• Awarded to a student caught in the act of doing
  something kind for others. Those students names
  were announced on Fridays during the regular
  announcements and then recognized with a
  certificate at the end of the year awards
  ceremony.

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Catholic Identity

• We celebrated Red Ribbon week. The purpose of
  this week is to provide education for students to
  the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.
• Every student received a red ribbon to wear for
  the week and lower grades received stickers,
  buttons and/or pencils.
• Teachers planned special activities in their
  classrooms to promote healthy living.
• We helped ease the transition for new students.
• All new students attended a donuts breakfast with
  our school counselor and a lunch meeting at the
  beginning of the year.
• Students were given ice-breaker activities to
  encourage new friendships with other newcomers
  and other students who were new in previous
  years.

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Catholic Identity

• We celebrated Catholic Schools Weeks with a large
  number of activities.
• We wished our founding pastor of our school,
  Msgr. Don, farewell.
• We presented him with a leather-bound book filled
  with a thank you note from each of our students
  at his last student Mass.
• We thanked him for his love, dedication and
  constant encouragement of our school at a school
  and parish reception.

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CATHOLIC IDENTITY

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Catholic Identity Goals for the 2010-11 School
Year

• Send a monthly newsletter to parents called
  Counselors Corner.
• Add Counselors Corner to our Website.
• Start a Peer Assistance Leadership (PALS) program
  at our school.
• Establish a Virtue of the Month with activities
  for all grade levels.
• Hold an anti-bullying assembly for all grades.
• Welcome our new Pastor, Bishop Doug Deshotel.

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TECHNOLOGY

• 2009-10 School Year

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Technology

• We started a technology committee comprised of
  parents with expertise in a variety of areas.
• The committee combined the school and parish onto
  one network and saved over 500 a month by using
  one service provider.
• We are saving thousands of dollars by utilizing
  the expertise of our parents.
• We upgraded all 113 computers to Microsoft 2007.
• We redesigned the parish website to help in
  promotion of our school.
• We implemented the accounting portion of RenWeb.
• added the ability to pay bills online.

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Technology

• We transitioned from weekly updates in the Friday
  Folders to weekly eBlasts to reach our goal of
  paperless communication.
• The re-enrollment process was streamlined with
  the use of ParentsWeb for online re-enrollment.
• The Parent Alert system was used to notify
  parents of school closing due to bad weather.
• We were able to reach parents through email, cell
  phones and text messaging.
• The teachers utilized the new DLP projectors to
  enhance their daily instruction.
• The teachers integrated the use of technology
  into their lesson plans.

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TECHNOLOGY

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Technology Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Purchase Smart Pads and Document Cameras this
  summer with funds raised at the Auction.
• This new technology gives the teachers the tools
  to interact with the images on the screen.
• Utilize the medical component of RenWeb.
• This will improve communication between our
  clinic and parents
• A permanent record of all clinic visits will be
  accessible via ParentsWeb.
• Teachers will have easy access to medical
  information and important allergy information
• Standardize the posting of homework, long-term
  projects and tests on RenWeb.
• Standardize the communication of information from
  teachers to parents.
• All within ParentsWeb (no outside websites).

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Technology Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Redesign website to be a portal for Parents Web
  and add the following
• Counselors Couch
• Concerns Corner
• A platform to express concerns or make
  suggestions
• Spirit Store for all spirit items
• Development page
• Wish list
• Strategic Plan/Long Term Goals
• Revise technology plan to replace aging computers

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FACILITIES

• 2009-10 School Year

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Facilities

• Last summer, we renovated our gym and replaced
  floor.
• Raised 140,000 to pay for the entire renovation
  and replacement of floor.
• Sources Auction, Carnival and One Square Foot at
  a Time campaign
• We reorganized the storage rooms and built locker
  rooms for the middle school students.
• We purchased additional bookshelves in library.
• Purchased a scoreboard for field (this summer)
• Money raised from concessions by the Booster Club
  and from a few donations will pay for the
  scoreboard.

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FACILITIES

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Facilities Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Purchase an outside storage unit for field.
• Add alarm to outside doors to alert personnel if
  someone leaves the school area.
• This alarm has been added this summer.

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FINANCIAL

• 2009-10 School Year

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Financial

• We launched our Financial Aid program.
• We were able to award aid to 16 families for the
  upcoming school year.
• A percentage of funds raised at the Auction will
  be used each year to fund this program.
• The funds raised at this years auction will be
  used for improvement to the Science Lab and the
  Saxon Phonics program.

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FINANCIAL

• Goals for 2010-11 School Year

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FinancialGoals for the 2010-11 School Year

• Quarterly envelopes at Sunday Masses to increase
  financial aid fund.
• Start a Steering Committee to identify funding
  sources for Phase III.
• Library
• Cafeteria/auditorium
• Offices
• Gym

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ATHLETICS

• 2009-10 School Year

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Athletics

• Our Varsity Baseball team won the Dallas
  Parochial League championship.
• Our 7th grade girls volleyball team won the
  Dallas Parochial League championship.
• Both 5th grade boys and girls basketball teams
  made the Dallas Parochial League championship
  games.
• Our booster club raised over 8000 to be used to
  purchase the scoreboard.
• We fielded our first football teams for our
  school, both at Varsity and Junior Varsity
  levels.

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Athletics

• We hosted our home DPL games for volleyball and
  basketball due to gym renovation.
• Our annual Sports Banquet continues to recognize
  the accomplishments of our athletes.

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MARKETING PUBLIC RELATIONS

• 2009-10 School Year

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Marketing and Public Relations

• We created a professional video to increase
  awareness and enrollment for our school.
• Video is on our home page (www.stjosephccschool.ne
  t)
• We advertised in local magazines and The Texas
  Catholic.
• Mr. Riley, Mrs. Premo and Mrs. Story received
  Work of Heart awards from the Catholic
  Foundation.
• We received a lot of press from the local media.
• The Diocese used our school for a photo shoot for
  their general campaign.

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MARKETING PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Marketing and Public RelationsGoals for the
2010-11 School Year

• Start a public relations committee to help create
  even more awareness of our school.
• Identify other advertising venues.
• Optimize search-engine visibility.
• Hold open houses and invite real-estate agents to
  reach the families moving into the area.

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COMMUNITY PARENT INVOLVEMENT

• 2009-10 School Year

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Community and Parent Involvement

• Our first Grandparents Day was a great success.
• Over 100 grandparents attended Mass, enjoyed a
  breakfast in the Forum and visited their
  grandchildren in the classrooms.
• We dedicated our newly renovated gym.
• We held a meeting with 5th grade parents to help
  make a successful transition to middle school.
• We started a Sunshine Committee to help school
  families in a time of need (i.e. meals, carpool,
  etc.)
• We held our annual Auction at South Fork Ranch
  and raised over 45,000 for our science lab,
  Saxon Phonics and Financial Aid programs.

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Community and Parent Involvement

• Fridays in the Forum continued to be a place for
  parents to gather each Friday.
• Our 2nd Annual PTO Tailgate party was a huge
  success.
• Over 700 students and their families attended our
  Back-to-School picnic to kick-off our new school
  year.
• Dads Club continued to be a huge asset to our
  school and parish community with its Sweat Equity
  work days and community-building fundraisers.
• Our Christmas Store continued to be a wonderful
  avenue for our students to purchase gifts for
  their loved ones and to realize the true joy of
  giving at Christmas.

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COMMUNITY PARENT INVOLVEMENT

• Goals for the 2010-11 School Year

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Community and Parent InvolvementGoals for the
2010-11 School Year

• Change focus of the PTO (Parent Teacher
  Organization) to be more educational in nature
  and to host information-based meetings.
• Continued support of the Booster Club, Dads
  Club, Christmas Store, PTO, Back-to-School
  picnic, Tailgate Party and the parish carnival.
• Further develop the Sunshine Committee.
• Encourage communication from parents through the
  Concerns Corner on the Website.
• Hold meetings with parents of each grade level
  with a pre-published agenda.

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• Thank you for viewing this Year in Review and we
  look forward to a wonderful 2010-11 school year.