Monsignor Thomas Ginty, Pastor Mrs. Helen Treacy, Principal Mrs. Crystal Collins, School Board Chair 1
Our Mission Saint Matthew School guides students minds, hearts and souls to live as Jesus did. In the tradition of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we encourage students to be people of faith, critical thinkers and lifelong learners. 2
St. Matthew School Recent Highlights 2016-2017 40 Chrome books purchased through Title funds 2016-2017 Google Education brought to SMS teachers getting Google certified Google Education set-up complete/one-to-one chrome books for the Middle School/Second Step Program to all grades. 3
300 250 200 150 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Enrollment Goal 4
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 AVG PK 31 27 26 30 27 27 30 28.3 K 32 24 18 17 20 18 13 20.3 1 26 25 18 20 18 23 18 21.1 2 28 24 23 17 20 19 22 22.4 3 26 29 19 24 15 20 20 21.9 4 25 27 26 21 22 19 18 22.6 5 27 22 23 24 23 26 18 23.3 6 24 28 17 22 22 25 23 23.0 7 20 23 26 15 21 27 24 21.1 8 16 19 22 27 17 24 27 21.7 TOTAL 255 248 218 217 205 228 213 230.3 5
Top 6 Cities/ Town Demographics List various Cities/Towns where students reside Population 2010 Farmington 4 2 Bristol 199 178 Plainville 11 12 Southington 1 3 New Britain 2 6 Burlington 7 4 Population 2017 6
Initiatives to increase enrollment (focus on early grades) Open House Pre-Kindergarten Library exposure Shadow Days (recent successes) Family speakers at local churches Facebook Local papers (Bristol Press and Bristol Observer) Lawn signs Word of Mouth ~ Best Re-vamping of website Tuition assistance from Archbishop s Annual Appeal and other Billboards in collaboration with St. Joseph School and St. Paul High School (Jan/Feb2018) 7
Areas to focus on for the 2018-2019 School year Continue to build the Pre-K Program to transition into Kindergarten and then retain!!! Providing more professional development in the areas of Google Education and technology/apps.build the Innovative Lab! Building our own Vision and Faith Profile.. What does a SMS Graduate look like? 8
In addition to the High Archdiocesan Curriculum Standards, here are some extracurricular opportunities for Grades K-8: Student Council Tutoring/After-school Help Cantors for our School Masses/ Junior Choir and Junior Bell Choir Band/Jazz Band Sports: soccer, basketball, baseball and softball.future volleyball/lacrosse? GAP Ladies Guild Days 9
Special Programming Offered at St. Mathew School Mad Science World Language for grades PreK-8 th Grade future Spanish Club Ski Club Science Lab Second Step Program 10
Financial Breakdown 2016-2017 INCOME $176,512 Tuition K-8 $104,393 Parish Support Grants & Aid $117,458 Advancement/HSA Other Income $67,950 PreK & GAP $72,047 $715,803 11
Financials Archdiocese of Hartford Support Dollar Amount Archbishop s Annual $10,000 CSSP Catholic School Support $15,000 Grants (FACS, HOPES,etc) $16,000 Other ~$3500 12
Initiatives to Increase Income Golf Tournament/Dodgeball Tournament () Raffle (Fall) /Auction (Spring) Alumni Appeal Letter Matching Grants/Security Grant Fundraising throughout the year : (Yankee Candle, Munson, Holy Pierogis, etc.) SCRIP, SCRIP, SCRIP 13
$45,992 $41,905 $93,413 Financial Breakdown 2016-2017 EXPENSES Salaries & Taxes Benefits Instructional Exp $60,629 Operational Exp $61,136 Maintenance Utilities $201,934 Student Services $687,521 14
Average Per Pupil Cost in Archdiocese of Hartford $6,633 (as of the 2017 HOPES Collection) Average Per Pupil Cost in Connecticut $16,576 (according to the 2017 CT Dept. of Education Net Current Expenditure Per Pupil Report) Average Per Pupil Cost in our Nation $11,066 (according to the 2016-2017 NCEA Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment and Staffing) Savings to the State for educating children and youth in the Archdiocese of Hartford $198,663,360 (multiplying our current 2017-18 enrollment by $16,576) 15
Current IOWA Test Results 16
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD shows Kindness Family Gratitude 17
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD builds Teamwork Faith Respect 18
St. Matthew School s Value Statement We embrace our commitment to faith and family by working together to promote and instill attitudes of respect, kindness and gratitude 19
What does a SMS Graduate look like? Time to build our Vision!! COMMENTS/QUESTIONS Thank you and God bless 20