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St. Joan of Arc Catholic School is a Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and K-8 parochial school. We are part of the North Deanery of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Our students come to us from our parish and the surrounding communities. It is truly a diverse environment. Like the Monarch butterfly symbol, our students transform-they become young leaders.
What Saint Joan of Arc is about today:
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Our ISTEP Scores
We have continued to improve our ISTEP scores this school year. Please click here for an SJA summary. Please click here to be linked to the state of Indiana Department of Education web site to view our 2008-09 ISTEP School Snapshot.
The average percent of students at SJA passing the ISTEP has increased from 56% to 92.4% in just 5 years.
Click on the links below to review the activities of these SJA groups:
Intel Schools of Distinction Competition.
Intel congratulates SJA School Mathematics as a 2008 finalist! Intel believes all students, everywhere, deserve to have the tools they need to become the next generation of innovators - and that good schools and good teachers are the foundation of student excellence. Intel Schools of Distinction exemplify this excellence. The $2500 award was used to purchase a new Smart Board for our Math Center!
We will be continually expanding this section of our site to share with you all of the wonderful things that SJA has to offer your child!
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS for 2008-2009
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•Our ISTEP scores have continued to improve over the past 5 years. 2008-2009 scores were at the 92.3%
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•Mini Monarchs, an early childhood ministry was implemented
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•We were awarded the National INTEL Award of Distinction for our Middle School Math Program
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•National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) Sadlier Dinger Award for Catholic Identity recipient.
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•2009 Distinguished Home and School Associations Award from the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) recipient.
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•Young Audiences Grant to produce a radio show based on the NPR program, From the Top.”
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•Wellness has become a priority. We financed and built a Playground (Monarch Parc) for our students and the community. Now we are focusing on motor-skills fitness facility for the lower level of the school.
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•Keep Indianapolis Beautiful/Project Green School grant was awarded and work begins this spring.
ON-GOING
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•Arts-infused, integrated curriculum continues to challenge and inspire our students to think more creatively and become better problem solvers.
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•Hands-on education that prepares students for the next step by using an applicable approach to learning.
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•Students prove the importance of Music education in improving academic achievement. We offer band, choir, music technology, guitars, and recorders.
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•We’re adding to our Math Center (Sports Connection and Math Pentathlon) through a grant from the Actuarial Foundation.
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•The www.sjoa.org website continues to expand. Our goals are for it to successfully inform parents, showcase all of our benefits/features and keep the parish and school connected through a consistent marketing effort.
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
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•Continued transformation…Staying on course as planned-molding young minds and bodies into tomorrow’s leaders
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•Maintaining a tradition of faith based academic excellence
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•Diversity…As the world becomes smaller; students at SJA are better prepared to interact at the global level with people who are different from themselves.
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