Dear Parents,

I'm sure you remember that we had our accreditation visit last May of 2016. We received a report from the Florida Catholic Conference over the summer with accommodations and recommendations.  One item that was in our action plan was to revisit our school mission statement with a goal date of spring of 2017.  The visiting team recommended that we move it up in our plan, therefore we began the process in August.

Our faculty Catholic Identity committee, SAC (School Advisory Council), and National Junior Honor Society students all met separately to identify the key elements of our original statement.  Once those elements were determined we worked towards developing verbiage that would better clarify what we are really all about.  The Catholic Identity committee reconvened and used all the information to put together a statement.  The statement was presented to Father Tim, the entire faculty, and SAC.  A few adjustments were made and our finished product was sent to the Office of Catholic Schools for their blessing.  We are now in the final phase and will be gathering a focus group of parents, parishioners, and students to give their approval.  If you are interested in helping with this process or have any comments about our revised statement please feel free to contact me at kbogataj@st-raphaels.com.  We anticipate that we will roll out the new mission during Catholic Schools Week.

Our revised mission statement: Christ is the cornerstone of St. Raphael Catholic School, where we empower all to strive for academic excellence, provide faith-filled service to others, reflect Catholic values, and become responsible leaders of the Church and community.  

Blessings,

Mrs. Bogataj