SAINT STANISLAUS KOSTKA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1255 N. Noble Street Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 278-4560 (school office) (773) 278-9097 (fax) “St. Stan’s K” www.ststansk.com www.amothersplea.org

Mission
St. Stanislaus Kostka School is a Catholic school dedicated to serving the community by enabling each student to reach his/her full potential as an individual. We recognize that each student is created in God’s image and work to foster each student’s gifts toward building the earth. The purpose of St. Stanislaus Kostka School is to educate young people in a Catholic community where culture and knowledge are enlightened and enlivened by the Catholic faith and shared in a spirit and freedom of love.

School Philosophy
We, the faculty of St. Stanislaus Kostka School, believe the distinctive purpose of the Catholic school is to celebrate, integrate, and promote the multiculturalism that is representative of the parish and extended community. Here, our faith can freely and lovingly be shared.

Staff Goals

• Presenting Jesus and His message as a foundation of each student’s Christian value system and as a practical guide for his/her decisions, actions, and relationships with others.
• Providing the means for the child to grow academically, emotionally, spiritually, and aesthetically.
• Encouraging learning as an everyday experience which is both challenging and enriching.
• Providing the learning experiences that encourage creativity and personal achievement. Helping children develop the skills and self-confidence they need to meet the challenges of the future as thinkers, decision-makers, problem-solvers, and agents of change.
• Promoting cultural heritage in school and classroom activities.
• Establishing a working relationship with parents whose encouragement and re-enforcement are essential to the learning process.
• Promoting the tenets of the Catholic Church through the promulgation of Church teaching as found in the New Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Educational Objectives
St. Stanislaus Kostka School strives to present programs that will enable each of its students to:

• Witness to a belief in God and express that belief in actions and words.
• Assume an active role as a leading participant in a multicultural society by becoming anchored in his/her ethnic, cultural, and gender identity.
• Acquire background that will allow the individual to evaluate and act morally upon matters of concern to society.
• Retrieve and organize information using varied resources and technology.
• Become a confident, logical thinker and creative problem solver.
• Communicate acquired knowledge closely and concisely through a variety of formats.
• Develop into a lifelong learner.

Student Honor Code
The regulations which appear herein, as well as the daily directives from St. Stanislaus Kostka faculty, staff, and administrators are developed for the maximum development of the student academically, socially, emotionally, and morally. Thus it is expected that all students will comply with directives, both verbal and written, given to them by members of the St. Stanislaus Kostka faculty.

Parental Partnership
Parents are the primary educators of their children. Parents who choose to enroll their child in St. Stanislaus Kostka School must be knowledgeable and supportive of school programs, policies, and regulations outlined for the educational welfare of the students. We work together to realize each child’s potential.

In addition to a fine faculty and a well-planned curriculum, we believe that St. Stanislaus Kostka School offers a unique gift and challenge in the opportunity it offers to share in the richness of various cultures. It is our hope that you, as parents, will share that gift and assist us in meeting that challenge.

God bless us all and guide us with His Spirit as we endeavor to live the Good News and keep it alive and growing in the hearts of our children.

Accreditations and Memberships
St. Stanislaus Kostka School is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. It is operated under the auspices of the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a Corporation Sole, in the Archdiocese of Chicago and maintains certification with the Office of Catholic Education. Memberships are held in the National Catholic Educational Association and NAEYC Association.

School Board/Education Commission
The St. Stanislaus Kostka Educational Commission, whose authority is derived from the Ordinary of the Archdiocese and the Office of Catholic Education, is called into being by the local parish and given the mission to provide quality Catholic education for all children in the parish whose parents desire to take advantage of such an opportunity. Their responsibilities are:

• To develop policies which are compatible with the school’s philosophy and to enable the school to reach its goals;
• To make recommendations to the pastor regarding the hiring of the school administrator;
• To approve the annual budget.

The St. Stanislaus Kostka Education Commission consists of elected members, the principal and the pastor. Each member is elected for a three-year term. Monthly meetings are scheduled and held in the school. All meetings are open meetings unless otherwise indicated.

Admissions Policy
St. Stanislaus Kostka School admits students of any race, color, gender, nationality, or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, nationality, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission requirements, loan programs, athletics, and other school administered activities.

Admissions Requirements
Admission to St. Stanislaus Kostka School is on a space-available basis according to the following priorities:

• Children of St. Stanislaus Kostka parishioners;
• Children of Catholic non-parishioners;
• Children of non-Catholic parents.

Note: A parishioner is one who is a regular, weekly contributor and participant in the liturgies and social life of the parish.

• A copy of an original birth certificate must be on file for all students entering preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, students new to the school, or a student transferring into St. Stanislaus Kostka;
• Complete immunization, health and dental records must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the State of Illinois and the Chicago Board of Health prior to the student’s attendance in school;
• All students entering fifth grade must present proof of a current physical examination;
• A transfer from the school last attended and the child’s last report card are required, as well as any current test results if the student attended another school previously;
• In case of guardianship, a copy of a legal court document indicating guardianship is to be presented and kept on file in the school office.

Admission to St. Stanislaus Kostka School will be given after the fulfillment of these admission requirements provided that it is determined the school has a program which will meet the needs of the students and the class size allows for acceptance according to Archdiocesan policy.

Age Requirements
St. Stanislaus Kostka School has established the following age requirements in compliance with the law of the State of Illinois. A child entering preschool must be three or four years old on or before September 1st. A child entering kindergarten must be five years old by September 1st. A child entering first grade must be six years old by September 1st. There are no exceptions to these age requirements at St. Stanislaus Kostka School.