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Archdiocese of Boston
St Ann, Gloucester
Catholic Schools Review
Presentation to Parents & Teachers
January 28, 2008
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Agenda
• What is the 2010 Initiative?
• Why St. Ann?
• Cape Ann/Gloucester Overview
• St. Ann School
• Vision for St. Ann
• What Will Change? What Will Stay the Same?
• What is next?
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What is the 2010 Initiative?
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What is the 2010 Initiative?
• Archdiocesan-wide effort focused on improving, strengthening & revitalizing Catholic Schools
• Drawing upon collective experience: – Commitment to Catholic education – Cardinal O’Malley– Strategic Planning Committee – led by Jack Connors– Principals– Pastors– Local stakeholders– Professional education experts– Consultants– Community leaders
• Create long-term system that will evolve, grow & develop to meet needs of students & community
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Why St. Ann?
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Why St. Ann?
• Only Catholic elementary school on Cape Ann
• Yet decreasing enrollment number projected for future
• We cannot finance growing needs of the school– Limited parish resources– Growing deferred maintenance
• Quality schools require planning & resources to meet today’s needs:
– Strong academic programs w/ technology– Competitively paid and trained teachers– Improved facilities– Pre-K/ full-day programs– Extended Day programs
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Why St. Ann?
• Actively Plan for the future of our school
• Capitalize on the new volunteer leadership that is emerging in the Archdiocese
• Assure all families and students in Cape Ann a stronger Catholic elementary school for the future
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Discussion Topics
•Cape Ann/Gloucester overview
•St. Ann School – Overview•Vision •What is next?•Questions
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Gloucester Today-2007
Population: 30,273*
• Elementary aged children-largest population in the 10-14 age range–Ages 3 -5 – 1,082–Ages 5-9 – 1,477–Ages 10-14 – 1,935
• From 2007-2012, population of school aged children expected to decline by 6%, the most vulnerable are among the 3-5 year olds with a 4% decline
• Ethnic Diversity-predominantly white–94.7% born in US, 5.3% born outside US
• Public elementary schools are experiencing fiscal and facility problems which have forced a redistricting
Source: ESRI
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Population projections 2000-2010, Gloucester
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5-9years
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Population of 0-19 year olds is projected to decline approximately 2% from 2000- 2012, the largest Decrease is in the 5-9 year old group
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Discussion Topics
•St Ann School - Overview
•Vision•What is next?•Questions
• Cape Ann/Gloucester overview
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St. Ann School Today
•Founded in 1885 staffed by Sisters of Mercy
•130 students currently, one class per grade
•Pre-K to 8
•94% of Students are Catholic
•More than 12,000 alumni
•Average class size is 16 students
• Scores above national median in Terra Nova scores across the board
•Offers Spanish grades K-8
•Metropolitan Opera Guild Music Program
•2007-08 Scholarship Aid:• Catholic School Fund $26,000• St. Vincent de Paul $2,000
•Students primarily from Gloucester and Rockport
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St. Ann Enrollment Projections
Actual Projection
•Since 1999, enrollment has decreased 43%.•Enrollment trend from 2007-2012 projected to decline 30% by 2012 if nothing is changed.•To become a viable school, we need to increase and stabilize enrollment to
• 225 students in the next three years Pre-K to 8.
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
St. Ann 221 199 215 181 175 154 154 150 126 117 109 102 95 89
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St. Ann Tuition Trends
•2000 tuition was $1,625
•2007 tuition is $4,208
•Tuition has increased 61% since 2000, from $1,625 to $4,208–To become a viable school, we have to decrease and stabilize tuition
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Vision for St. Ann
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New Vision - Stronger School
Stronger Management
New Academic Standards
Merrimack CollegePartnership
Construction& Physical
Plant
Development
STRONGER ST. ANN SCHOOL
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New Vision - New Management Model
TODAY
Parish-Run School
PastorsPrincipal
Advisory Boards
Providing a strong Catholic education
TOMORROW
Parish Board of TrusteesRuns School
Pastors/Board of TrusteesExperienced professionals:
- Education- Marketing
- Fundraising
Strengthening Catholic education
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New Vision- Merrimack College Partnership
1. Management
• Assisting in participation in Board
2. Curriculum
• Assisting in formation of curriculum strategy & academic benchmarks
3. Staff Development
• Assist in staff development and training programs
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New Vision- New Academic Standards
• Curriculum Goals
1. Broaden opportunities for instruction• Introduce enhanced curriculum developed by Merrimack -Fall’08• Offer expanded Pre-K to full day • Updated Math Program K-8• Enriched faith formation
• 2. Provide professional development opportunities for our faculty
• 3. NEASC Accreditation 2009 –Sr. Judy O’Brien spearheads
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New Vision- Construction and Development
• Facility assessment to renovate school completed by Suffolk Construction, October 2007
• Development– New organization, Campaign for Catholic School– New Board of Trustees to help with on-going fundraising
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Work to Date
• Consulting Committee formed in September 2007
• Merrimack College assessed and aligned curriculum, implementation in Sept 2008, planning for teacher training in Feb.
• Suffolk Construction completed facility assessment October 2007
• Enrollment goals set for next 3 years– Currently enrollment is approximately 130 students. – Our goal is 175 in Sept 2008 and 225 in the next 3 years– Enrollment projections are Pre-K 15/class, K-4 20/class, 5-8 25/class
• Marketing effort to boost enrollment-– Launched this week:
• new website, brochures, events planned at the school
• Development Campaign planned for facility and endowment
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What is next?
What you can expect in September 2008
What you can expect in September 2009
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What to expect in September 2008
•Stronger Academic Curriculum–Enhanced continuity of curriculum–Teacher training–New Math Series in K-8–Enhanced Faith Formation–New and expanded Pre-K
• New tuition rate set for 2 years–From 2008-2010
• Salary Increases for Faculty phased in over next 3 years.
• New Parish Board of Trustees established
• Marketing to recruit new students to reach enrollment goal -175 students
–New website –Brochure–On-going events at school
• Development goal- $5-6 Million•18 month plan, Campaign for Catholic Schools and Board of Trustees
• Continued financial assistance for tuition, needs based according to FACTS requirements
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What to expect in September 2009
•On-going curriculum development–New Language Arts program in grades
6-8–New Science Text series–On-going teacher training
• Tuition rate held to 2008 level
• Finalize NEASC school reaccreditation
•Marketing Efforts on-going to to reach enrollment goal of 225 students
•Facility Renovation– June- September 2009
• Development On-going–Campaign for Catholic Schools Capital
and Endowment –Board of Trustees Development efforts
•Financial Assistance for tuition
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Questions & Answers