Welcome!

Welcome to the 2022-23 Academic Year! I pray that it was a restful summer for your families and that you were able to enjoy both relaxation and adventure with one another. As we look ahead to school beginning later this week, I want you to know that Saint Agnes School could not be more blessed by your presence in our community, and we are so thankful to you for trusting us with the responsibility of educating your children. In today’s world this is not a task that is to be taken lightly, but I know that I speak for all of our faculty and staff when I say that in light of the Gospel, we are looking forward to the first day of school with great joy, excitement, and hope—and we pray that you are, too.

2022-23 Security Adjustments

As you know from our communications this past May, we have made some adjustments to campus security that impact access to the building. This summer, I met with several security specialists, who offered counsel as to how best to keep our building secure and our people safe. Given the importance of keeping our students, staff members, and community safe in the wake of the rise in crime in St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are making the following adjustments: 

• Student Access to the Building on School Days: Before school, from 7:00 to 7:30 AM, access is only through the main entrance (Door 1). From 7:30 to 7:55 AM, Doors 1 and 3 will be unlocked (and staffed by administrators inside the building), and ALL PreK-12 students will enter the building through one of those two doors (Door 1 or 3). Door 5 (formerly the Preschool entrance) will no longer be in use in the mornings at drop-off; Preschoolers and siblings will also now enter through Doors 1 or 3 on Lafond Avenue. From 7:55 AM until 2:45 PM, access to the building will only be allowed through the school’s Main Entrance (Door 1).
• Additional Security Personnel: We have hired one of our parents, Mr. Tony Kiehl (former police officer), to manage traffic and the crosswalk at Door 3 from 7:15 to 7:55 AM and then secure access to the building from 7:55 until 11:45 AM during school days at the entrance to the school building. He will also work with us at some of our evening events, where possible and practicable.
• After School/Evenings: All exterior doors will remain locked. Access to the building will only be allowed through the main doors (Door 1). Twin Cities Security (Mr. Ishmael Vega) will be monitoring the entrance to the building from 2:45 to 6:30 PM each day. After 6:30 PM, monitors/coaches of evening activities will be stationing someone at the door to let only those people in who are participating in their activity. In the event of activities (e.g., games, meets, matches) held at Saint Agnes School in the evenings, we are working to have volunteers, employees, and outside vendors manage event security.
• Parking Lots: While the aforementioned security measures will keep our community members safer and provide better overall security for our campus, we still want to emphasize that individuals should not leave any valuables in vehicles at any time. We will continue our approach to closing the two Kent St. entrances to the parking lot during the academic day. That said, we will not have a security presence in parking lots during the day or evening. 
• Additional Security Measures Under Consideration: We are working to enhance our building entrance by establishing a desk for security (including adjusting camera use at the front of the school), investigating tinting and protection of glass windows/doors at entrance to the school, additional training of individual and collective staff members, and camera monitoring.
• Patience with these Adjustments: Our school community members will need to work together to make sure that we are patient with one another as we work with these adjustments to security. Know that we are doing our best to make security a priority that serves our entire community. Thank you in advance for your patience and good will!

Door 1 (Main Entrance)

Door 3

Important First Day of School Information

Wednesday, August 24

Upper School Orientation for ALL New Students and ALL 7th Grade Students

This special orientation event is for students who are new to the Upper School at Saint Agnes. This includes: ALL 7^th Grade students and any other students transferring into the school in grades 8-12. Orientation will take place from 10:00 AM -12:30 PM. Students should be in uniform for this event.

Thursday, August 25

First Day of School/Orientation (Grades PreK-12)

The first day of school for Grades PreK-12 will be Thursday, August 25. This day is a split-half day for the Lower and Upper Schools. Please note that no lunch will be served this day. Please see below for important information for each grade on the first day/week of school:

Lower School (PreK-6) – 7:55-11:00 AM

All PreK-6 students report to their homerooms at 7:55 AM and will be dismissed at 11:00 AM. *No After School Care provided. All Preschool and Kindergarten students will attend half days 7:55 AM-11:00 AM on Friday, August 26. Students in 1^st through 6^th Grade will dismiss at 2:45 PM starting Friday, August 26. 

Upper School (7-12) – 12:00-2:45PM

All 7-12 Grade students will report to House/Advisory at noon, participate in a welcome assembly, and then progress through their seven class periods. Dismissal will be at 2:45 PM. They will report at 7:55 AM for their first full day on Friday, August 26^th.

New Parent Orientation to the Upper School

Parents of new Upper School students are invited to join us for New Parent Orientation, an informational morning to help you make a smooth transition to the Upper School.

We’ll be meeting in the Helene Houle Auditorium on Tuesday, August 30^th at 8:15 AM.

Important Back-to-School Forms

Please check your emails for invitations from Permission Click regarding the following back-to-school forms. We experienced some issues with collecting responses from families with multiple students. If you had trouble adding students to your forms, please use the links below. Thank you for your patience!

Required:

Non-public Aid Request: https://permission.click/egGKw/us

Handbook Agreement: https://permission.click/EA6r2/us

Annual Health Update: https://permission.click/PAG3N/us

Optional:

The following two forms are optional and can be accessed here:

Transportation: https://permission.click/NvWrZ/us

Volunteer: https://permission.click/0K7A0/us

K-6 Homerooms/7-12 Class Schedules

As published in the Summer Mailing, your son/daughter’s class assignments for the school year, including K-6 homeroom teachers, are available online through your Educate account. Every effort was made to accommodate Upper School student course requests made in the spring. Course selections will be adjusted due to schedule conflicts and academic needs only, and all must be accompanied by written parent permission. A $50 fee per course change will be charged for any voluntary schedule change requests; there is no guarantee that approved requests can be accommodated. No changes will be granted after the end of the first week of school.

If you have questions regarding Educate, please contact either Mr. Michael Adkins, Lower School Director, at 651-925-8756 or Mr. Karl Hendrickson, Assistant Headmaster, at 651-925-8755. Upper School locker assignments and combinations will be visible on student schedules on the first day of school.

CASA Looking for LEGOS!

Are you still cleaning out the house this summer? Our new CASA (Caring for After School Aggies) program is looking for LEGOS! Please consider donating any old Legos to our CASA program!

Contact: CASA Coordinator, Mrs. Tracy Schmidt 

Substitute Teachers Needed!

We are looking for more substitute teachers to add to our on-call list! Substitute teacher hours are 7:30 AM - 2:45 PM on days when coverage is needed.

If you are interested, please email your resumé to Mrs. Becca DeMarais.

Grade School/Junior High Sports Begin August 30th

Tacklebar Football- Grade School Grades 4, 5 and 6, Junior High Grades 7 and 8

Boys Soccer- Grades 6-8

Girls Soccer- Grade 6-8

Volleyball- Grades 5-8

We are still looking for a junior high boys soccer coach. Please contact Mr. Thompson or Mr. Streitz if you are interested

Registration closes TODAY for Grade School and Junior High Sports.

Sign Up to Donate Flowers for our Sisters' Chapel

Sign up to bring flowers here: tinyurl.com/chapelflowers. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Please follow the links below for details and time commitments. Note: VIRTUS/E3 required for some positions. New volunteers will need to complete the online VIRTUS training as well as initial paperwork. This process can take up to two weeks to complete. Contact Annette Beaudry at 651.925-8826 or ABeaudry@saintagnesschool.org with any questions.

(E3 NOT required)

Teacher Appreciation Committee: Help coordinating occasional events honoring and thanking the faculty on behalf of the parent community.

• Dates/Times: TBD
• First event: (see above) Help prepare the faculty lounges to welcome teachers back! 

(E3 required) 

Hot Lunch Pin Number Helper: Help students with pin numbers first two days of Hot Lunch. 

• Friday, August 26 & Monday, August 29 | 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  

School Day Assistant: Lunchroom Monitoring, Recess Help, Copying/Laminating, Office Support (mailings, etc.)

• School Days | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

CASA: Caring for After School Aggies:  Monitor and help Lower School children after school hours. Pre-training with Tracy Schmidt required.

• Lower School in-session Days
• Full Shift : 2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Part Shift: 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Kitchen Help Needed!

The full job description is attached here.

Please email Food Service Manager, Kelly DiPietro, with any inquiries.