Are there any immediate plans for changes to Academic Programming?
Efforts are being launched to create an elementary literacy continuum which will include the creation and adoption of common assessments across all Siena Catholic Schools. Additional initiatives for the 2019/20 school year include the creation of a Gifted and Talented Program, additional movement toward the Archdiocesan adoption of Standards-Based Learning and Assessment, and the initial stages of a system-wide review of elementary Math curriculum.
What is Standards Based Grading?
How will curriculum and changes to the educational program be developed?
What is the system's class size policy?
Grade Level/Optimal Number of Children in Class/Maximum Number of Children in Class
3K: 18/20
4K: 20/22
5K – Gr. 2: 22/24
Gr. 3 – Gr. 5: 24/26
Gr. 6 – Gr. 8: 26/30
Gr. 9 – Gr. 12: 28/32
Can my child be bused to the school of our choosing?
What will be done to help maintain the special traditions of our school?
How are decisions made regarding income and expenses for the system?