St. Felix School, Wabasha

SCHOOL STRATEGIC PLAN – 2010-2011

OBJECTIVE 1: ST. FELIX SCHOOL WILL IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO BRING THE CURRICULUM INTO ALIGNMENT WITH STATE STANDARDS

(Strategy 1) Develop and implement a timeline and plan to complete terminology and alignment of curriculum in academic areas.

ACTION STEPS

Timeline

Responsibility

Progress Report

ACTION STEP 1

Review and rewrite social studies curriculum.

2010-2011

K-6 Grade Teaching Staff & Principal

Social studies and Minnesota History curriculums are up for review during the 2010 -2011 school year. Alignment of state standards and curriculum will be completed during the 2010 -2011 school year.

ACTION STEP 2

Review and rewrite science curriculum.

2010-2011

Science

Science Teachers

&

Principal

Several science curriculum lab kits (Foss) were ordered for K-2 students for 2010 – 2011 school year. Additional kits will be ordered with fundraising efforts. Curriculum writing will be completed during the 2012 school year.

ACTION STEP 3

Review and rewrite Math curriculum.

2011-2012

Math

Math teachers

& Principal

A new math series “Everyday Math” was integrated into math curriculum K-4- 2010-2011. Curriculum will be written in 2011-2012. Grades 5-6 will be integrated 2012-2013. Curriculum will be written in 2013-2014. An “Everyday Math” consultant observed and assisted K-4 teachers in the implementation of the new math series.

ACTION STEP 4

Establish a committee of staff and principal to align Art curriculum.

2011-2012

Art

Art Teacher & Principal

The art curriculum will be aligned with state standards.

ACTION STEP 5

Review and rewrite Religion curriculum.

2011-2012

Religion

Religion teachers, Principal, and Parish Priest

Good Shepherd Program is being reviewed at the present time.

ACTION STEP 6

Review and rewrite physical education curriculum.

2011-2012

K-6 Grade Teachers and Principal

Physical education curriculum will include an updated wellness program, as well as alignment with state standards. A wellness committee has been formed.

ACTION STEP 7

Alignment will be carefully monitored through monthly and yearly assessments.

2010-2011

K-6 Grade Teacher and Principal

This action step has been an ongoing process. The curriculum schedule is now implemented monthly and yearly. Staff workshops address the schools curriculum.

Objective 2: St. Felix school will implement the use of technology in classrooms to assist in mastering the state standards OF ALL CONTENT AREAS.

(Strategy 1): INSTALLING LCD PROJECTORS AND MIMIOS IN EVERY CLASSROOM.

ACTION STEPS

Timeline

Responsibility

Progress Report

ACTION STEP 1

Purchase Mimio and projectors.

2009-2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

The action step was completed in June of 2010.

ACTION STEP 2

Installation of Mimio and projectors.

Summer of 2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

Volunteers from school and parish installed equipment.

ACTION STEP 3

Installation of software.

Summer of 2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

The action step was completed in fall of 2010.

(Strategy 2): TRAIN AND ASSIST CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN THE USE OF MIMIOS AND PROJECTORS.

ACTION STEPS

Timeline

Responsibility

Progress Report

ACTION STEP 1

Contacted Mimio representative for staff training.

Fall 2010

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

2010 Training was held on August 23, 2010.

ACTION STEP 2

Ongoing training through Mimio.com website.

2010-2011

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

On a weekly basis, classroom teachers utilize the tutorial website. Also, several teachers will be attending summer classes through webinar instruction regarding the usage of the Mimio.

(Strategy 3): ADDITIONAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES WILL BE EXPLORED.

ACTION STEP 1

Study Island will continue to be implemented.

2009 -Ongoing

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

2010-2011 Grades 2-6 use Study Island on a weekly basis. Students may access the program from home.

ACTION STEP 2

Spell City will continue to be implemented.

2009 -Ongoing

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

2010-2011 Grades K-6 use Spell City on a weekly basis aligned with curriculum. Students may access from home.

ACTION STEP 3

Education City will be explored.

2010 -2011

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

2010-2016 Education City was purchased December of 2010 for Pre-Kindergarten- 6^th grade. Homework passes were purchased by parents for students to use the program at home. A 6 year contract has been purchased for the use of Education City.

ACTION STEP 4

Additional interactive documentaries will be explored when they become available.

2010 - Ongoing

Principal, Staff, and Technology Coordinator

2010 -2011 National Geographic and Planet Earth documentaries were viewed and integrated into the curriculum by staff and students. Additional programs are being reviewed.

(Objective 3): UPDATE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE

(Strategy 1): PRIORITIZE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS.

ACTION STEP 1

Replacement of 12 year - old school server.

Timeline

2010-2011

Responsibility

Principal and Technology Coordinator

Progress Report

January 2011 School board member contacted technology coordinator in regards to a donated server.

ACTION STEP 2

Contacted MARCO company for bids and installation of new server.

November of 2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

The server was donated by Mayo Clinic. It was installed in January of 2011..

ACTION STEP 3

MARCO company software bid was accepted.

November of 2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

Software was purchased and installed in January of 2011.

ACTION STEP 4

Explore wireless internet options.

2010-2011

Principal and Technology Coordinator

The technology coordinator contacted and received a bid from MARCO. Technology grant was written requesting funds to purchase wireless internet throughout the school.

ACTION STEP 5

Improve web mail reliability.

2010-2011

Principal and Technology Coordinator

2010 Webmail hosting was transferred HBC to GMAIL. The service and reliability was greatly improved.

ACTION STEP 6

Replace school website

2010-2011

Principal and Technology Coordinator

February 1^st, 2011 Purchased a new website design program. Contacted and approved bid for template design from LOGO Design Company. The new website was created and published.

(Objective 4): COMPLETE APLICATIONS FOR E-RATE FUNDING.

(Strategy 1): APPLY FOR E-RATE FUNDING THROUGH USAC.

ACTION STEP 1

Create an account wit the E-RATE program.

Timeline

Fall 2009

Responsibility

Principal and Technology Coordinator

Progress Report

2010 Account was established and school began E-RATE funding process. Continuation of previous years account.

ACTION STEP 2

Complete required forms and documentation.

Fall 2009 - Ongoing

Principal and Technology Coordinator

2011 Continuing the yearly steps and processes required by the E-RATE program through the filing of the various forms.

ACTION STEP 3

Additional internet filtering enacted.

Fall of 2010

Principal and Technology Coordinator

November 2010 In order to protect our students and continue staying up to date with the changing internet environment, additional content filtering software was installed to supplement existing content filtering measures.

ACTION STEP 4

E-RATE acceptance

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator and Principal

2010-2011 E-RATE application was accepted.

(Objective 5): STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATION

(Strategy 1): ST. FELIX SCHOOL WILL COMMUNICATE FINDINGS WITH PARISH, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

Progress Report

Completed

ACTION STEP 1

Surveying parents and teachers for website updating needs

Timeline

2010-2011

Responsibility

Technology Coordinator, Staff, and Principal

2010-2011 As an action research project the technology coordinator surveyed the staff and parents of St. Felix on their use of the St. Felix School website. The results confirmed the parent’s use of the website and their request for updated classroom pages.

ACTION STEP 2

Create detailed website with regular updates.

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator, Staff, and Principal

Staff provides detailed weekly updates for their classroom. In addition, grades 2-6 provide daily homework assignments.

ACTION STEP 3

St. Felix School brochures and fliers are bilingual.

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator and Spanish Teacher

The action step was completed in August 2009. Bilingual brochures were created and distributed in Wabasha and the neighboring communities. Brochures will be updated each year.

ACTION STEP 4

Update recruiting packet for prospective families.

2010-2011

Principal and Staff Members

2011 The action step was completed in August 2009. The “Welcome Service For You” and weekly bulletins contain updated marketing information. Catholic Schools Week events recruit for perspective families.

ACTION STEP 5

Weekly articles and photos distributed to local newspaper and The Diocesan Newspaper

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator, Staff, and Principal

2010-2011 St. Felix School submits articles, photos, and informational events to the local newspaper, diocesan newspaper, St. Felix School website, and the local cable and radio station.

ACTION STEP 6

Churchwerks Program

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator, Staff, and Principal

2010-2011 Parents have access to their child’s progress reports on daily assignments. Report cards are also listed on Churchwerks.

ACTION STEP 7

Stockholders Report

2010-2011

Principal and Staff

2010-2011 Principal and staff narrated the strategic plan and posted on the St. Felix School website for stockholders, parents, and community to view. The strategic plan was also placed in the church bulletin.

(Strategy 2): CONTACT ALUMNI TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION

ACTION STEP 1

Actively involve St. Felix School Board in establishing an Alumni Association

Timeline

2010-2011

Responsibility

Alumni Committee and School Board

Progress Report

A St. Felix School Alumni Board was established in October 2009. Objectives, strategies, and action steps were created by the newly formed committee.

ACTION STEP 2

Establish on-line capability for updating personal data.

2010-2011

Technology Coordinator, Alumni, and Principal

A paid employee updated the alumni database. This is an ongoing process.

ACTION STEP 3

Communication letter to Alumni

2010

Principal

Alumni Committee

2010 The action step was completed and mailed to alumni in May 2010. Continuation of the alumni letter is mailed 2 to 3 times per year.

Objective 6: ST.FELIX SCHOOL WILL COLLABORATE WITH ALUMNI COMMITTEE

(Strategy 1): CREATE ST. FELIX ALUMNI DATABASE.

ACTION STEP 1

Hire personal to update list and create spreadsheet

March 2010

Principal and Alumni Committee

The action step was in progress through the school year and completed in May 2010.

ACTION STEP 2

Present list evaluated and updated

2010-2011

Alumni Committee

The action step was initiated and reviewed through out the school year. The list was completed in May 2011. This is an ongoing process.

ACTION STEP 3

Create excel spreadsheet with updated list

2009-2010

Principal and

Alumni Committee

Action step was completed in May 2010. The excel spread sheet was sent to the diocese, St. Felix parish, and St. Felix School.

ACTION STEP 4

Increase awareness of stewardship through the alumni committee

2010-2011

Principal and

Alumni Committee

2010-2011 The alumni committee is the planning stages of creating awareness of alumni time, talent, and treasures. Through letters, invitations to attend school events, and through the school website contacts are made.

(Strategy 2): St. Felix Alumni committee will continue to plan alumni events.

ACTION STEP 1

Enhance annual alumni reunion luncheons by improving outreach efforts

2009-2010

Alumni Committee,

School Board,

Principal, and Staff

The 3^rd annual luncheon and mass were held on May 18, 2010. St. Felix 6^th grade students served the meal and all students sang a song of blessing to all alumni.

2010-2011 The alumni committee decided to host a summer event rather than an event held in May.

ACTION STEP 2

All school reunion and open house

July 2010

Alumni Committee,

School Board,

Principal, and Staff

An all St. Felix School alumni reunion is being held on July 31st, 2010. The school will be open for public viewing. A mass will be held followed by a free dinner.

July 2011 the event will continue.

ACTION STEP 3

Ongoing Alumni Communications for school events and social gatherings

2010-2011

Principal and

Alumni Committee

Through the use of St. Felix website and alumni letters, school events and social gatherings will be communicated to alumni. 2011 Catholic Schools Week celebrated a weekend mass entitled alumni mass. Future meetings are being planned.

(Strategy 3): CREATE ALUMNI ENDOWMENT FUND.

ACTION STEP 1

Create Annual Fund to pay marketing costs

2009-2010

Principal,

Alumni Committee, and Finance Committee

The action step revealed a line item on the parish budget, which contained funding for alumni activities.

ACTION STEP 2

Create gift donation website

2010-2011

Principal,

Alumni Committee, and Finance Committee

At present time further action will be considered before donations are requested.

ACTION STEP 3

Continue building alumni relationship

2010-2011

Principal,

Alumni Committee, staff, and Finance Committee

2010-2011 Through school activities, website, mass dedications, and personal invitations St. Felix alumni will continue to strengthen relationships with St. Felix School and Parish. This is an ongoing step.

Objective 7: ST. FELIX SCHOOL WILL UPDATE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS.

(Strategy 1): ESTABLISH STUDENT-LED INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY.

ACTION STEP 1

Consult several companies and receive bids: SmartBoard, Mimio, Elmo, Brite Links, and Promethesis

2009-2010

Principal,

Staff, and

Technology Coordinator

The companies listed in the action step provided information and bids. Based off of the information St. Felix School contacted Mimio for a presentation.

ACTION STEP 2

Invite parents, board members, parishioners for mimio demonstration

2010-2011

Principal,

Staff, and

Technology Coordinator

St. Felix staff members, with the help of members from action step 2, chose Mimio due to its incredible capabilities for students and teachers.

ACTION STEP 3

Provide funding for Mimio

May 2010

Principal,

Finance Committee, and

Technology Coordinator

Mimio has offered two free Mimio’s with the purchase of 10. The restricted technology fund has sufficient funding to purchase the 12 mimios. However, the funding for the LCD projectors will require additional funding.

ACTION STEP 4

Order and Install Mimio

Summer 2010

Principal and

Technology Coordinator

2010-2011 The action step is in progress. It is St. Felix School intentions to complete the installation of Mimio’s in each classroom.

ACTION STEP 5

Train Staff

2010-2011

Principal,

Staff, and

Technology Coordinator

2010-2011 The action step provided training for all staff members on August 23^rd, 2010. Additional training will take place as staff requests.

OBJECTIVE 8: ST. FELIX SCHOOL WILL UPDATE AND ENHANCE THE K-6 SCIENCE LAB ACTIVITIES

(Strategy 1): ALIGN LAB ACTIVITIES WITH MN STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS.

ACTION STEP 1

Review state standards and NSTA

April 2011

Principal and

K – 6 Staff

2010-2011 During the 2010-2011 school year, K-6 staff will rewrite science curriculum and align with state standards. Completed April 2011.

ACTION STEP 2

Review of curriculums such as Discover This and Foss Kits for grades K-2

May 2010

Principal and

K- 2 Staff

May 2010 Science programs were reviewed. Foss Kits were selected because of hands on interactive learning and alignment with state standards.

ACTION STEP 3

Purchase additional Foss Kits for K – 2

May 2011

Principal and

K – 2 Staff

May 2011 Due to limited funding the Foss Kits were chosen based on priority of state standards. It is an ongoing process to purchase remaining kits for the following school year.

ACTION STEP 4

Create a science lab

2011-2012

Principal and

K – 2 Staff

Due to limited funds and space a science lab will be visionary.

OBJECTIVE 9: UPDATE ST. FELIX SCHOOL WELLNESS PROGRAM

(Strategy 1): Rewrite St. Felix School Wellness Program

ACTION STEP 1

Wellness committee organized

February

2011

Principal, Staff, and Parents

May 2011St. Felix School principal, staff, and parents met to update wellness committee. In addition, the Wabasha County “SHIP” Wellness Coordinator will advise the committee.

ACTION STEP 2

Attended a wellness webinar on policy evaluation

March 2^nd, 2010

Staff Member

March 2010 Staff member attended a wellness webinar on policy evaluation on March 2^nd, 2010.

ACTION STEP 3

Research different wellness programs

Summer

2010

Wellness Committee

August 2010 Wellness committee will be researching different wellness programs that will suit the needs of St. Felix School.

ACTION STEP 4

Implementation of nutritious snacks in the classroom

August

2010

K-6 Staff, Volunteers, Dietitian, and SPA

2010-2011 Until the school wellness program is completed it is an unwritten policy that classroom snacks are nutritional. Suggested snack list was sent home to parents and also placed on the school website. Parishioners are providing nutritional snacks for classrooms as well. During Catholic Schools Week, a dietitian addressed healthy eating habits and distributed proportioned plates for each student. Fruits were served as a snack.

ACTION STEP 5

Implement new wellness program

2011-2012

Wellness Committee

St. Felix School currently is in the beginning steps of rewriting the wellness program. At the current time, a garden has been started to provide nutritional snacks for the summer care program. Students participated in Walk to School Day in October 2010.

OBJECTIVE 10: ST.FELIX SCHOOL WILL UPDATE EXISTING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

(Strategy 1): St. Felix School will replace playground equipment.

ACTION STEP 1

Research and receive quotes from various playground companies.

February and March

2010

Principal and Playground construction Coordinator

2009-2010 St. Felix School playground construction coordinator researched and received quotes on various playground styles and companies.

ACTION STEP 2

Playground option chosen

April

2010

Principal, staff, and Playground construction Coordinator

April 2010 St. Felix School staff and parents voted on the best playground style for the students. The wellness program also offered additional information to purchase large and small motor coordinated activities.

ACTION STEP 3

Removal of old playground equipment

May 28^th

2010

Principal and Playground construction Coordinator

2010 The playground equipment was removed on May 28^th, 2010.

ACTION STEP 4

Site preparation for new equipment

June

2010

Principal, parents, and Playground construction Coordinator

June 2010 During the first week of June, the playground site will be prepared according to playground safety regulations.

ACTION STEP 5

Playground construction

June

2010

Principal, parents, and Playground construction Coordinator

June 2010 During the first week of June, the playground equipment will be installed by the company and parent volunteers.

ACTION STEP 6

Landscaping and painting

Summer

2010

Principal and Parent Volunteers

Summer 2010 Principal and parent volunteers completed school landscaping and painting of playground equipment and benches.

OBJECTIVE 11: ST.FELIX SCHOOL WILL REVIEW THE CURRENT HEATING SYSTEMS

(Strategy 1): St. Felix School will receive bids on optional heating systems.

ACTION STEP 1

Request bids from several heating and cooling companies

December

2010

Parish Administrator, Principal, and Custodian

February 2011 Bids were requested from Tonna Mechanical Incorporated, Superior Mechanical, LaRocque Plumbing and Heating, Hartert Plumbing and Heating, WHV of Winona.

ACTION STEP 2

Meeting with a representative of each company with the heating committee

February and March

2011

Priest, Parish Administrator, Principal, and Custodian

The heating committee met with each individual company and reviewed their bids based on energy conservation, economics, and longevity for St. Felix School building.

ACTION STEP 3

Research capital campaign funding and grants

March

2011

Priest, Parish Administrator, Principal, and Custodian

ACTION STEP 4

ACTION STEP 5

ACTION STEP 6