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Part III Summary

St. Clement of Rome Parish was founded on March 19, 1953. Just one year later, ground was broken for the accompanying school. St. Clement of Rome School, a K-8 school, educates approximately 320 children. Each of the teachers at St. Clement is certified, and nearly one-third of the teachers have a graduate level degree. On a recent parent survey, ninety-two percent of our parents felt members of the staff were good role-models for students. There are two homerooms per grade level. Each homeroom teacher coordinates activities to assure continuity within the grade level. St. Clement School has a full-time art, music, p.e., resource, and Spanish teacher and a full-time school nurse. The school also boasts two part-time technology coordinators and a librarian. Each teacher strives to reach his or her students through differentiated instruction. The resource teacher, principal, and specially designated teachers meet regularly to form as a CARE Team. ‘Tea Time’ was developed to address the needs of our gifted students.

The mission of this school is to educate the whole child. St. Clement strives to teach its students to live the message of the Gospel through regular prayer and worship at Mass. From this flows a rich community which reaches out to help those less fortunate.

Students in grades six through eight participate in Explo classes which offer activities such as studio broadcasts, digital video, cooking, drama, and chess. A media literacy program was adopted in order to bring about an awareness of the effect various forms of media have on them. Every year each student has art work on display in an all-school art fair. Students in grades three through eight form a core group of leaders who help to promote school spirit and social justice through collections of various items.

The administration has established ‘Tribes’ in order to foster camaraderie and a sense of community among the grade levels. A tribe is a multi-grade group of about fifteen students. These Tribes typically meet monthly. One of the Tribe activities is to create Christmas wreaths for senior citizens at a local senior home, which is one of the ways our students learn about service. Our school is dedicated to serving the less fortunate through activities such as canned food drives, a St. Nick Toy Drive, Food for a Day at Thanksgiving, and Helping Hands.

The students and parents look forward to activities unique to each grade level such as: Grandparents’ Day, Veterans’ Day, Pioneer Days, DARE, culture fair, 7th grade camp, music festival, and sacraments of initiation. The culmination of the years at St. Clement happens in eighth grade. Students in eighth grade enjoy such activities as: tennis tournament, cotillion, off-campus retreat, Y.M.C.A. Team Works, May Crowning, and student leadership positions such as safety patrol, Tribe leaders, and Student Council.

The parish widely supports the school. St. Clement School prides itself in family-centered activities such as guest speakers, art show, parent-teacher conferences twice a year, and an end-of-the-year parish carnival. We believe in open dialogue between school and home. Many methods are employed to help the school stay in touch with home such as weekly letters, phone calls, and e-mail through our websites. St. Clement of Rome School is dedicated to an outstanding education for all students helping them to achieve their full potential.

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