St. Francis de Sales School - Lebanon
Yes, We have before school care
No
Yes, We have full-day Kindergarten
20 A De Sales Avenue
Lebanon
OH
45036
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513-932-9919
513-932-6501
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Street:
20 A De Sales Avenue
City:
Lebanon
State:
OH
ZIP:
45036
Location
United States
39° 26' 7.2132" N, 84° 12' 10.7712" W
Latitude:
39.4353373
Longitude:
-84.2029922
County:
Warren
Phone:
513-932-6501
Fax:
513-932-9919
Principal:
Paul McLaughlin
Gender:
Co-ed
School Type:
Elementary
Grades:
K-8
Number Enrolled:
177
Full-Day Kindergarten:
Yes, We have full-day Kindergarten
After-school Care:
No
Before-school Care:
Yes, We have before school care
Private School:
No
Featured:
No Registration Contact:
Paul McLaughlin
Admission Contact Name:
Paul McLaughlin
Admission Contact Email:
Admission Contact Phone:
513.932.6501
Admissions Website:
Overview:
St. Francis de Sales School is a Roman Catholic School operated by St. Francis de Sales Parish. The staff of St. Francis de Sales is committed to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth of each student. St. Francis de Sales strives for academic excellence in an environment permeated with Catholic Values. The school endeavors to prepare each student to confidently meet the challenges of the future and to live out the Gospel message in service to the community. The school staff and the parents work closely together to provide a rich and nourishing environment that allows each child to reach their highest potential. All students consistently rank in the upper percentiles on standardized testing. Prayer is an important part of our school as witnessed by our traditional Wednesday Mass and the Monday and Friday student planned Prayer Services.
History:
The St. Francis de Sales School opened in September, 1962 with Sister Michael of the Sisters of Notre Dame deNamur as the first principal. The student body of 139 students was taught by the principal, another sister, and two lay teachers. An addition was soon added to house the first grade and the library. By 1971 the school had grown to 186 students. The first lay principal, Judy Hoferkamp, started in 1976. A half day Kindergarten program was added beginning with the 1990-91 school year.
A four room addition was added for the 1994-95 school year. This area is still used as the primary area, grades K to 3. This addition permitted the school to have a room for each grade, K to 8, a library room, and the beginnings of a science/computer area. The next expansion was 2007 with the opening of a modular unit holding a state of the art computer lab and an expanded library. This addition also made a true science lab available to all grades. Kindergarten was changed from a half day program to a full day experience for the 2009-10 School Year with the 08-09 year being a transition experience.
Currently, St. Francis de Sales School has 199 students enrolled in grades K-8. Funding is provided by tuition and parish subsidy. School and Church share the same building space. The school office is located in the school while the church office is located in a modular unit next to the school. The cafeteria, science lab and auxiliary staff office space is located in the basement of the school. The computer lab and library are both located in a modular unit adjacent to the school. There are 11 full-time faculty members consisting of 9 classroom teachers, 1 librarian/computer instructor and 1 teaching assistant. There are 7 part-time teachers consisting of 1 learning intervention specialist/LD tutor (1/2 time), a school counselor 1 day/week, a speech/language therapist 1 day/week, an art teacher 2 days/week, a music teacher 2 days/week, a physical education teacher 2 days/week and a math (Title 1) teacher 2 ½ days/week. The administration consists of a full-time principal. Support is given by a full-time secretary, 1 full-time day custodian and 1 part-time evening custodian. All nine classroom teachers are Catholic. The average number of years of teaching experience for the classroom teachers is 15. Six of the nine classroom teachers hold advanced degrees. All of the teaching staff, including the aide, is certified by the State of Ohio.
Supplementary educational services are funded with state monies that are administered by the Lebanon City School District. Some students receive one-on-one and small group intervention through the supportive education/learning disabilities tutor. Others receive speech and language therapy. Speech and Hearing assessments and therapy are provided by Lifeskills on a contractual basis. A few students in receive math tutoring through Title 1. A school psychologist is employed through Hamilton County Educational Services, primarily for counseling; however she does limited evaluations on an as-needed basis.
In addition to the children of St. Francis de Sales parishioners, students from St. Augustine parish in Waynesville and St. Phillip parish in Morrow attend St. Francis de Sales School. St. Francis de Sales School welcomes students of all faith and ethnic backgrounds.
The school day begins with supervision in the classroom at 8:30 and the day ends at 3:30 p.m. St. Francis de Sales has been fully accredited by the Ohio Catholic Schools Accreditation Association (OCSAA) since September 1998 and is a member of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) and the Ohio Catholic Education Association (OCEA).
Mission Statement:
St. Francis de Sales School is the parish school inviting all members of the Lebanon and Warren County community. St. Francis de Sales serves students in grades Kindergarten through Eighth. It is fully accredited by the State of Ohio through the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association. St. Francis de Sales follows the Course of Study provided by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. At St. Francis de Sales School, each child is treated as a special individual possessing unique skills and challenges. We work with parents to help their child achieve their potential.
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