St. Angela Merici Parish School Information

The mission of St. Angela Merici Parish School is to promote a safe environment where students achieve the highest standards of academic excellence and to live our Roman Catholic faith in service to others.

• We believe that each student is a unique individual and should be provided the opportunity to grow in his/her Catholic faith, to develop a greater love for God through prayer and to reflect Catholic values through service to others.
• We believe that curriculum, instruction and assessment practices should address a variety of learning styles and incorporate innovative activities to accommodate every unique learner.
• We believe that stakeholders share responsibility for advancing the school mission and the goals and needs of all involved must be taken into consideration to achieve continuous improvement in students’ faith formation and learning.
• We believe that each student’s spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs must be addressed to enable him or her to become confident, self-directed lifelong learners.
• We believe that a safe environment which incorporates mutual respect among students, staff and parents promotes optimal student learning and growth.
• We believe that students should have the opportunity to learn lived Catholic values through the modeling of parents and school staff.

St. Angela Merici School received full accreditation from the Ohio Catholic Schools Accreditation Association (OCSAA) in May 2010. Our school meets or exceeds all OCSAA Standards and all State of Ohio Department of Education Standards. The purpose of the OCSAA is to strengthen Catholic school identity and mission and to engage Catholic schools in the ongoing improvement of student learning.

St. Angela Merici School is a Catholic elementary school created to provide an excellent Catholic education for the children of St. Angela Merici parishioners.  No child is refused admission because of race, creed, or national origin.

Re-Registration

Students who are currently enrolled in the school are automatically accepted for the following school year for grades 1 – 8 unless removed for cause or for the family’s failure to meet tuition responsibilities.  Re-registration for current students for the upcoming school year is conducted in early spring.  Tuition Agreements are sent to parents through our Family Mail Service in the spring and a student is considered re-registered once the Tuition Agreement is signed and returned to the Business Office. 

Preferred Kindergarten Registration (New Students of Current Families)

In January, current St. Angela Merici families (both school and preschool) will be given an opportunity to register new kindergarten students from their family during Preferred Registration before Open Registration begins for new families.  Preferred Registration forms are sent home via Family Mail to current families.  For Kindergarten students, children must be five years of age by September 30th.  There is a $75.00 Kindergarten Registration Fee due at the time of application for admissions. 

Open Admissions (New Families)

Open Admission for new families to St. Angela Merici School begins at Open House during Catholic Schools Week.  Since there are a limited number of spaces available at each grade level, the following guidelines and criteria are followed regarding admittance of new students to the school. 

All necessary forms, copies (i.e. admissions application, the child's birth certificate, baptism certificate, immunization records, and court custody documents, if applicable) and the per-student registration fees ($75 for kindergarteners and $40 for students in grades 1 – 8) must be submitted in order to be considered for admission. 

Students in grades 1 – 6 may apply for transfer admission into St. Angela Merici School and may be admitted conditionally only after all academic, religious instruction, behavior/discipline, standardized testing, special services including evaluations and health records are received and reviewed by the school administration.  All transfer students are admitted conditionally for the duration of the first school year and must transfer from a fully accredited school. 

St. Angela Merici School typically does not admit transfer students in Grades 7 and 8 and typically does not re-admit students who previously attended St. Angela Merici Parish School.  As always, the final decision regarding admittance and readmittance into St. Angela Merici Parish School is made by the Pastor in collaboration with the Principal.

Withdraw Policy

The school office must be informed when a student withdraws from St. Angela Merici School.  The Permission to Release Records form with parental signature must be received in the school and all financial obligations must be paid in full before the school office releases student records (including student records to high schools). 

For the 2011 - 12 School Year, Tuition Rates* (K – 8) are as follows:

*This amount does not include fundraising nor Sunday contribution expectation.

For additional information on the tuition, financial assistance program, registration and acceptance policy or other information please contact the school office.

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