PRINCIPAL DANETTE WINSLOW
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I am proud and honored to have been involved with St. Theresa School since it
reopened on August 31, 1994. In that time, I have witnessed an amazing academic
and spiritual program turn into a cornerstone of the Lake Tahoe community. I
speak as a parent, an educator, and most importantly, as an administrator.
We are a WASC/WCEA (Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Western
Catholic Educational Association) accredited and well established academic and
spiritual institution. We are the only accredited elementary school in the Tahoe
Basin. Our teaching staff is fully credentialed with two holding Masters' Degrees.
Our academic standards are high. We follow the Sacramento Diocesan Standards
which include the California State Standards.
Our school administers the ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skill) standardized tests to
students in grades K-8th each fall. The purpose of the testing is diagnostic only.
The test has a mixture of questions covering key information from the prior school
year, and introductory information from the current grade level expectations.
Individual test results are analyzed by teachers who use the scores to assist them in
planning appropriate curriculum for each student. At the end of the school year,
each student is given an exit exam to ensure proper preparation for grade
promotion. Over the last four years, our standardized test scores have risen.
Student test scores for the 2007 school year placed a vast majority of our students
either at grade level or above grade level, validating our strong academic program.
Scores showed improvement in math computation, reading comprehension and
listening skills.
St. Theresa's middle school teachers and South Tahoe High School counselors
have a very strong and effective communication system. Students graduating from
the 8th grade are appropriately placed in classes that are based on student
performance, test scores, and teacher recommendation. The newly established
alumni association will track long term performance of our student population from
the first graduating class in 1997 to present.
We offer a values-added education in which we nurture the students to grow into
capable and compassionate adults. We teach that we are three-part beings. We all
consist of body, mind, and spirit. Daily prayer is a strong component of our
foundation. Our Mission focuses on the whole child and when I share the school’s
mission, I am reminded of a quote from a survivor of a concentration camp:
St. Theresa School recognizes the fact that parents have the primary responsibility
for the education of their children and that the school exists to help the parents
accomplish this task. By selecting a Catholic school, parents choose a special kind
of education, one in which they have the right and responsibility to participate. As
our world seeks to find innovative approaches and solutions to the challenges of
poverty, global warming, nuclear threats and international conflicts we are called to
prepare our students to meet these challenges with the wisdom of their intellect and
the values of their faith.
Respectfully yours,
Danette A. Winslow
Principal
St. Theresa School
reopened on August 31, 1994. In that time, I have witnessed an amazing academic
and spiritual program turn into a cornerstone of the Lake Tahoe community. I
speak as a parent, an educator, and most importantly, as an administrator.
We are a WASC/WCEA (Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Western
Catholic Educational Association) accredited and well established academic and
spiritual institution. We are the only accredited elementary school in the Tahoe
Basin. Our teaching staff is fully credentialed with two holding Masters' Degrees.
Our academic standards are high. We follow the Sacramento Diocesan Standards
which include the California State Standards.
Our school administers the ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skill) standardized tests to
students in grades K-8th each fall. The purpose of the testing is diagnostic only.
The test has a mixture of questions covering key information from the prior school
year, and introductory information from the current grade level expectations.
Individual test results are analyzed by teachers who use the scores to assist them in
planning appropriate curriculum for each student. At the end of the school year,
each student is given an exit exam to ensure proper preparation for grade
promotion. Over the last four years, our standardized test scores have risen.
Student test scores for the 2007 school year placed a vast majority of our students
either at grade level or above grade level, validating our strong academic program.
Scores showed improvement in math computation, reading comprehension and
listening skills.
St. Theresa's middle school teachers and South Tahoe High School counselors
have a very strong and effective communication system. Students graduating from
the 8th grade are appropriately placed in classes that are based on student
performance, test scores, and teacher recommendation. The newly established
alumni association will track long term performance of our student population from
the first graduating class in 1997 to present.
We offer a values-added education in which we nurture the students to grow into
capable and compassionate adults. We teach that we are three-part beings. We all
consist of body, mind, and spirit. Daily prayer is a strong component of our
foundation. Our Mission focuses on the whole child and when I share the school’s
mission, I am reminded of a quote from a survivor of a concentration camp:
- “My eyes saw what no person should witness. Horrible acts of humanity
inflicted by learned engineers, educated physicians, trained nurses, high
school graduates and college students. So I am suspicious of education. My
request is to help your students become more human. Reading, writing and
arithmetic are important only if they serve to make our children more
humane”
St. Theresa School recognizes the fact that parents have the primary responsibility
for the education of their children and that the school exists to help the parents
accomplish this task. By selecting a Catholic school, parents choose a special kind
of education, one in which they have the right and responsibility to participate. As
our world seeks to find innovative approaches and solutions to the challenges of
poverty, global warming, nuclear threats and international conflicts we are called to
prepare our students to meet these challenges with the wisdom of their intellect and
the values of their faith.
Respectfully yours,
Danette A. Winslow
Principal
St. Theresa School
