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Dear Saint Rose School Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to respond to the annual school survey sent this past November.
For the second year in a row we received a large number of responses and we are grateful for your participation. These survey results help shape and guide Saint Rose School, its
administration, staff, and teachers. This input helps us continually refine our children’s school experience.
Saint Rose’s School Advisory Council is made up of nine parents serving three or six year terms that sit aside Monsignor Singler, Father Gase, Dr. Borgelt, Margie Sankowski and Aaron Kruse. Many of us have reviewed multiple yearly surveys. The results from this year’s survey were very positive. Overall, parents gave high praise for Saint Rose teachers, the overall academics and especially for our loving, compassionate, Catholic community.
We are thankful for constructive criticism, as well. Perhaps the most pressing is student transitions from grade to grade. Feedback shows there is a need to better prepare students for upcoming years. This will be an area of focus for us and in fact, as this letter is being written,
some teachers have already met, starting the discussion and gathering information to pass along to parents.
SAC continues to work on items of need from each prior year. While these items may not all be focused on immediately, they are addressed over time. A great example of this is our school grounds. A call for a cleaner campus in past surveys has led to a freshly painted gym with a refinished gym floor. New LED lighting was installed, making this perhaps the best gym amongst all Catholic grade schools in Northwest Ohio. With heavy school traffic every day, the gym is a focal point for our school. At recess, the new turf out back is seeing more play time and less muddy mess! These improvements, along with many others made by our custodial staff, contribute to a brighter, more enjoyable campus.
Ongoing improvements to the security create a safer campus for our children. The most recent improvements include impact resistant safety film on all of the glass entrances. Parents and visitors will soon notice visitor screening at the front desk made possible by a device that
will scan driver’s licenses. This will allow their identification to be checked against the national database for sex offenders. The PA system, phone systems and finally the video surveillance systems will all be updated and expanded.
The survey results from the prior two years led SAC to develop three sub committees to address concerns. A Parent Education Committee was developed to address the need for parent education on topics such as child safety with internet and social media usage. This
committee organized separate speaking nights including talks from FBI Special Agent Alex Hunt and Dr. Julia Burrow. We plan to continue having speakers and hosting round tables on topics important to our families. If you know of topics or speakers to suggest please contact
our email below.
Maintaining the high quality of teachers we have at Saint Rose is an ongoing priority for parents. Last year, SAC formed a Teacher Recruitment and Retention Committee to help assist the school in these matters. We are trying to be proactive in an ever-challenging environment for finding and retaining good teachers. If you know of a possible good candidate we would love for you to reach out. We are grateful for our teachers and the impact
they make daily.
Finally an Academic Needs and Outcome Committee was formed to take a deeper look at our most recent Saint Rose graduates and how they are performing after graduating. We will continue to strive to make the necessary changes to prepare our students for the future.
Thank you for your input and for your understanding and patience as we integrate these ideas into our school community.
Your Saint Rose School Advisory Council,
Stephen Toon (President), Nicole Anderson (Vice President), Sara Weisenburger (Secretary), Kevin Parkins, Sarah Churchill, Cesar Rios, Sara Graber, Stephanie Jaros, Chris Finkler
Contact SAC sac@saintroseonline.org
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