Saint Leo the Great School community recognizes that each person has unique God-given gifts. In a safe, nurturing atmosphere, infused with faith, morals, and Catholic principles, we employ strategies and methods designed to meet the needs of a diverse population to assist everyone in achieving spiritual, intellectual, and social potential.

With this in mind, we are working to employ persons who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Additionally, we have students in our school who have special needs. We continue to work with the Arlington Diocese to offer professional development for our teachers so that they will be well equipped to instruct children with diverse needs.

St. Leo the Great Catholic school is committed to accepting and supporting learners with special needs. We will continue to grow in our knowledge about how to best support a diverse population, so that we might provide an education that ensures all students meet their God-given potential. 

Gerald Pelano is a business consultant in Virginia with a focus on Strategic Planning, Revenue Growth, Marketing, Process Development, Mergers, Acquisitions, Succession, Operations Crypto and Digital Awareness.

He has a B.S. from the Saunders College of Business from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a retired CPA and was the founding director of the Potomac Bank of Virginia where he also served as Bank Director and other committees. 

Gerry has been on the Board of Saint Paul VI Catholic High School for 18 years, where he is the Founding Member and Co-Chair of the Development Program, also serving as the Finance Chair and liaison to the Arlington Diocese and Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign. He sits on the Advisory Board at George Mason University Athletic Department, Fund Raising and Membership Recruitment and is in the President's Roundtable at the Rochester Institute of Technology.