1. State of the School Address
Principal Amy Nelson
2016

2. Mission Statement
As part of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish Community, St. John the Baptist Catholic School will provide opportunities for students to:
Grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith
Strive for personal and academic excellence
Serve God and others

3. Our School Family Teachers and Staff/Welcome New Teachers
(Mrs. Jacks and Mr. Cole)
School Board (Matt Mooney, Aron Jarr, Bill Schaeffer, Melissa Meyer, Joel Pierce, Beth Nothem and Ben Miller)
Home and School (Laura Garofalo, Elisa Wierman, Gloria Miller, Trisha Arttus and Heather Holton)
Families/Welcome to all New Families
Father Phil and Father John/Parish Office
Faith Formation/Welcome New Pastoral Ministries Coordinator
Volunteers

4. How is your Catholic education funded?

5. School Strengths
Exemplary Recognition in Mission and Catholic Identity
Caring, faith-centered, and dedicated Teachers and Staff who continue to self-reflect and keep up with latest trends and participate in a wide variety of Prof. Dev. opportunities
Technology infused lessons
Learning needs are met through differentiated instruction within and outside of the classroom including from the Learning Resource Support
Use of standards, MAPs and Iowas, classroom testing and student interest to drive instruction
Many learning opportunities that include serving others
Variety of extra curricular opportunities available
Supportive families

6. How did we fair Academically in 2016?
Iowa Assessment Results (Percentage of students proficient or higher) Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 7 Reading- 94% 89% 71% Math- 83% 94% 82% Science- 94% 78% 88% Social Studies- 94% 83% 94%

7. Initiatives Accreditation Visit in November New Website Google Apps
St. John the Baptist Tiny Tunes: A Music Program for Parents and Tots/Babies & Toddlers & Stories Story Hour Time
Science Text and newly done Science Standards from the Archdiocese
School Improvement Plan to include more ways to integrate critical thinking in all subject areas
Explorer Program/Maker-Space

8. Auction/Fundraising/Road America
Thank you to the auction committee
Volunteers are always welcome and are needed
Overview of Auction benefits
Thank you to Road America volunteers and to Debbie and Lisa
Overview of Road America benefits
SCRIP benefits
*Reminder of the importance of all fundraising for the school.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Subway cards are available for $10 for a $50 value of deals!
All of the profit will benefit Home and School.

9. Summary
It is our goal to provide many faith-centered learning opportunities, to continue to reflect on and assess our strengths and weaknesses using all available data and teacher observations in order to ensure that our students reach their fullest potential. May we, as partners with all of you, continue to follow our mission of helping our students grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith, strive for academic excellence and serve God and others.