About SJES Welcome Goals &      Objectives Curriculum Governance Policy Book Administrative      Forms Campus School Journal Faculty & Staff About Faculty Staff Students About Our Students Dress Code Student      Activities Student      Council Student      Support      Services Alumni Relations Resources For Parents For Students For      Administrators For Alumni Registration Procedures Tuition &      Fees Financial Aid Extended      Service      Program Endowment Fund About the Fund Fund FAQ Alumni Relations 2008 Events Home School Association About Volunteer		GOALS & OBJECTIVES St. John the Evangelist School is a non-profit, parish, Catholic school under the direction and the guidance of the administrative team of pastor and principal along with the School Advisory Board of elected and nominated members of the parish and school. The school population is approximately 99% of potential enrollment with the majority of the students coming from the parish itself. St. John the Evangelist School's faculty, students, and parents have been involved in our service-learning project since its inception. Recognizing that the reflection component sets our project apart from other service projects, we continually share and discuss this aspect of service learning with our parents and students. Past Goals To integrate service learning into the curriculum To expand and to strengthen our staff-developed inclusion program To integrate technology into the curriculum To develop a formal teacher and support staff handbook Since our last re-accreditation in 1998, the staff, faculty, students and parents of St. John the Evangelist School community remained committed to the role of service learning in our school program. We regularly perform service learning projects that affect our own community and the community at large. We have been recognized by those we serve with certificates of appreciation and letters from the families personally impacted by our school community's concern. Anecdotal reporting has affirmed the effects of service learning on our students in their high school and college years. Our school's inclusion program has developed far beyond our expectations. We now have two qualified part time resource teachers. The resource teachers strive to continually keep the faculty informed and involved about the individual needs of each of the students who have been identified as having educational challenges. They plan on continuing to educate the faculty and parents on how best to ensure that these students will succeed. In-services for the teachers and parents will continue to be an important part of the resource teachers' program into the future. Concerned, interested and generous parents who recognized the wonderful work these teachers are doing had a resource room constructed and fully furnished for this program. We have taken great strides in the area of technology. Our Technology Committee has written an approved five year technology plan. This plan takes into account the goals and objectives of this program, necessary hardware and software, age appropriate curriculum, the necessary in-services for the professional staff, and the budget requirements to carry out this program. We share the progress we have made in this area with our colleagues outside our school. All of our teachers have participated in a technology in-service given by a company that researches and selects educational materials from the internet. These materials meet national standards set for each area of the curriculum and are grade level appropriate. Only those sites that the teacher selects for a given subject area can be retrieved by the students. Thus the program acts as a filter to block inappropriate websites. Teachers and students may also access these educational websites from their home computers. While this program and the yearly leasing are expensive, we recognized that the benefits outweighed the costs. A formal teacher and support staff policy book has been developed. New Goals We will continue to: Integrate service learning into all areas of the curriculum Develop a formal survey of our graduates to determine the effects of our service learning program on their life's choices Expand and strengthen our inclusion program with emphasis on teacher in-services and parent awareness programs In cooperation with the Washington Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office's curriculum mapping study and curriculum development program, we will begin to enhance our curriculum beginning with mathematics by: journaling the content taught; determining the essential questions; deciding which skills are to be taught/learned; determining the appropriate assessment tools to be used. Project Evaluation Service Learning Continue using Gospel values to motivate our service learning endeavors Continue journal writing of service learning experiences with emphasis on the reflection experience Continue monitoring the service learning experiences through sharing at our monthly faculty meetings Continue providing in-service for all newly hired personnel on the school's dedication to service learning Continue anecdotal gathering of the impact of service learning on our graduates Determine the impact of our service learning program on our graduates through the formal survey developed Inclusion Continue to share the effects of our inclusion efforts at our monthly faculty meetings Determine the effectiveness of in-services on inclusion for our staff and parents through written and verbal evaluations Curriculum Mapping Meet on a regular basis beginning with the mathematics teachers to evaluate our progress in curriculum mapping Integrate technology into the process of assessing curriculum mapping progress Where We Excel Community Spirit St. John the Evangelist School is a welcoming, caring community. The sense of community and the importance of serving others identify who we are. Beginning in pre-school, the faculty and staff consciously teach our students the importance of imitating Christ by serving others as He did. Our school community reaches out to others in many ways to make them feel welcome. Our service-learning projects are central to this teaching process and help develop and maintain a culture of respect for all life. When asked what makes our school special, the immediate response is "the great community spirit of St. John the Evangelist School." Early Childhood The pre-kindergarten program is energized by the belief that each child is a child of God and should be treated with love and respect. It helps children to develop socially, emotionally, academically and spiritually. The age-appropriate, multi-sensory and thematic curriculum promotes exploration into language arts, science, mathematics, art, music and social studies. Language Arts Students at St. John's are challenged to excel in the language arts. In the primary grades, ninety minutes a day are reserved for reading, writing and phonics. Throughout all the grades, emphasis is placed on using correct grammar at all times. In the upper grades, in addition to the formal literature/English program, students have numerous occasions to speak before groups. These include student-led liturgies, classroom presentations, student council campaigning and interpretive reading. Students regularly enter and place in regional writing and speech contests. A speech club offers training for middle-grade students who prepare speeches and short stories for competition. Inclusion Two qualified resource teachers meet the needs of our students with learning differences. On September 7, 2003, through the generosity of concerned and interested members of our school community, we were proud to dedicate a newly constructed and fully-furnished resource room. Endowment/Fundraising An active endowment fundraising committee has coordinated the parish and business communities to provide publicity and funding for St. John the Evangelist. Their activities include a newsletter, alumni contact, and an endowment program. The endowment fund, initiated in March 1999, has over $920,000 towards a $1,000,000 goal. Opportunities A beginner and advanced band is offered to students in grades four to eight. Band classes meet once a week during school hours with the entire band rehearsing after school Art Horizons offers art class for interested students once a week after school. Our students have the opportunity to donate money to the missions to help the needy. The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is an archdiocesan sponsored sports program providing intramural and competitive sports activities (pre-k through high school). Student Council gives students in grades four to eight an opportunity for leadership. Our active student council regularly plans and administers events from raising money for the needy to increasing school spirit. In addition, students attend TACSC (The Association of Catholic Student Councils) a summer leadership workshop.

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