Accreditation Update
Our accreditation visit was a great success. Thank you to all of the staff, students, and parents who participated in the process over the last two years. This visit was the culmination of the last six years of growth, change, and development at Sacred Heart School and involved our entire community. I encourage you to read the great things the vising committee had to say about our school in their
Report of Findings. We will not receive our official term of accreditation until sometime during the summer after the WCEA commissioners have reviewed the school's self-study and the visiting team's report. However, as you read their findings I think you will see that they found much here at Sacred Heart School to praise and commend. Although the accreditation process is over for the time being, this does not mean that we intend to rest on our accomplishments. Our staff is committed to continuing the process of reflection and improvement over the next six years. As always, we welcome your ideas, questions, concerns, and participation in that process.
- Mr. Burroughs
Safe Environment for Youth and Talking About Touching
Each year grades kindergarten through 3rd and 7th are required to present the Talking Abut Touching (K-3) and the Safe Environment for Youth (7th) programs to our students. These programs are a part of the overall Safe Environment program of the archdiocese and school. All students are encouraged to participate in this important program. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Burroughs or Mrs. Boyd. If you decide to not have your child participate in the program, please complete the opt-out form for Talking about Touching or Safe Environment for Youthand return it to your child's teacher by Friday, March 7th, 2014.
- Mr. Burroughs
Tuition Rates for 2014-2015
Tuition rates will rise next year by 5% while fees will remain unchanged. This increase represents an increase of $341 for a single student at the contributing parishioner rate or about $28.50 per month. Sacred Heart School has worked hard to keep our annual tuition rate increases as consistent and predictable as possible for parents in order to facilitate long-term planning by the school and for your family. Other schools may only see increases in some years of 2 or 3% one year but then an 8 or 9% the next year. This makes budgeting difficult and growth erratic.
I have been committed over the last six years to a slow and sustainable growth of our school's programs and services. In that time we have dramatically increased the number and hours of our instructional aides in the primary grades, reduced the size of language arts and math classes in middle school, increased Spanish instruction throughout the school, added a school counselor, and much more. These programs and personnel are critical to the successful education and formation of your children. Since tuition is the major source of the school's revenue (as it should be), annual tuition increase should be expected and are a sign of continuing growth.
The school staff and school commission work together very carefully to control costs and use all of our revenue wisely. We greatly appreciate your ongoing and generous support for all of the people and programs that make our school great. - Mr. Burroughs
Calendar for the 2014-2015 School Year
We are currently working on the school calendar for next year. Many of the important dates are posted on the school calendar, including the first day of school which is September 2nd .We anticipate that it will all be completed within the next few weeks. It will be published as soon as it is completed and accepted by the archdiocese. Thank you for your patience. - Mr. Burroughs
Registration Information for 2014-2015
Both returning *and* new families will register for 2014-2015 school year through our on-line process (same as we have done the past few years.) This will take place early-mid March with a deadline around March 24th. You will receive emailed instructions in March which will walk you through the steps. If you already know that your student/family will not be returning to SHS (or is considering not returning), please feel free to confidentially contact me to discuss this right away.
Thank you, Susana Knapp
Middle School Academic Resource Class (ARC) Information Night
When: March 4th
Time: 6:30-7:30
Place: Art Room
ARC is an elective class offered to our Middle School students who would benefit from pre-teaching, re-teaching and supporting the core curriculum in reading, math and writing along with learning study skills that match specific learning styles. If you would like to learn more about this elective course please join us.
Innovating & Illuminating Our Future
SHS' 4th Annual Science Fair, Thursday, March 6, 2014
It's that time of year again, where "inquiring minds want to know". Each year, our students put in a great deal of effort into their science projects. Sacred Heart School then invites science and educational members of the community to judge our students' projects and evaluate the scientific methodology of each project.
We are looking for volunteers to help this year with the science fair. We need help with set up/tear down, hospitality, and helping the judges during the event. We need approximately 10-15 volunteers. There are a variety of responsibilities and shifts. Please help make this year's Science Fair be a great success!
Please email Barbara Ennis or call 425-306-4276 if you are interested in helping.
Morning ESS Change March 6th
Due to the Science Fair, morning ESS will take place in the library instead of the gym on Thursday, March 6th. Students will need to be dropped off at the exterior library entrance (door nearest the play structure in the upper lot). It would be greatly appreciated if only students who must be dropped off early attend ESS that morning as a smaller group would make this change of location more manageable.