St.
Paul
Lutheran
School
(Preschool
through 8th Grade)
320 North 7th
Leavenworth,
Kansas
66048-1995
School Phone: (913)
682-5553
Daycare Phone: (913) 682-5583
FAX: (913) 682-5553
E-Mail: school@splcs.org
Office
Hours:
8:00 – 3:30,
Monday through Friday
The
School's mission is to assist parents with their God-given responsibility of
providing a Christian education to their children. St. Paul
Lutheran
School(Preschool
through Eighth Grade) was established to give children an education in which
love and faith in Christ become the center of their learning activity. Parents
and teachers, working together toward this common goal, are the most effective
force in educating a child!
PRINCIPAL:
Jay
Floetke
SECRETARY:
Kathleen
Adams
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TEACHING STAFF:
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AIDES:
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Paula Burton
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Sue Kersten
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Donna Appleget
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Becky Denney
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Cheryl Kirkendoll
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Pam Hill
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Pam Floetke
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Lea Metz
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Cindy Page
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Helen Genter
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Andrea Staples
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Debra Rimmey
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Becky Gruoner
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Ellie Tebbenkamp
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Kim Thomas
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Brandy Hamilton
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Susan Wells
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Susan Todd
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For more information on ALL DAY
KINDERGARTEN - please contact Kathleen in the School Office at 913-682-5553, or
by email: school@splcs.org
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS:
How old
must my child be to start School?
The state of Kansas requires all students entering Kindergarten to be five
years old by August 31st of the school year. In keeping with this guideline, we
require that students entering our preschool class be either 3 by August 31st
for our Pre-3 class, or 4 by August 31st for our Pre-4 class. Students entering
our 2½ year old preschool class must be 2 by February 28 so they will be 2½ by
August 31st.
How much is Tuition?
Tuition payments run
September through May (rates for 2008–09 School Year):
Pre 2½ (2 day)
– $150.00
Pre-3 (2 day) – $150.00
Pre-4 (3 day) – $200.00
Pre–4 (4 day) – $250.00
Pre-4 (5 day) – $300.00
K - 8th Grades – $380.00 (First child)
Each Additional child – $285.00 (K through 8 only)
Our Kindergarten
thru 8th grade is supported in part by St. Paul Lutheran Church. Our preschool is a self-supporting program that does not
receive funding from our congregation. There are no second child discounts for
preschool students.
What Fees do you charge?
We charge a $60
Enrollment Fee that is due with the enrollment application, and this guarantees
a place in the class. This fee is non-refundable. We also charge Registration
Fees. For our preschool classes, this is for the materials that the students
use in class: Pre 2 1/2 & Pre 3: $75; Pre 4/3 Day: $100; Pre 4/4 Day: $125;
Pre 4/5 Day: $150; K-8: $240..
Do you have Daycare on site?
Our
Extended/Daycare is available for any student enrolled in St. Paul. We open at 6:45 AM and close at 5:15 PM. Students can use
daycare on days that they are normally not in class, for example, our
3-year-old students are in class on Tuesday and Thursday's, but they can use
the daycare on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Students must be 3 years old and
potty trained to use our daycare.
What are your Preschool Class times?
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2 1/2 Year Olds
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Wednesday & Friday
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8:10 – 11:10
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3 Year Olds
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Tuesday & Thursday
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8:10 – 11:10
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4 Year Olds
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Monday, Wednesday & Friday
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8:10 – 11:10
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4 Year Olds
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Monday – Thursday
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12:10 – 3:10
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4 Year Olds
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Monday – Friday
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12:10 – 3:10
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Do you
offer School Lunches?
Hot
school lunches are available. If your child prefers to bring a cold lunch from
home, please make sure that no refrigeration is needed. Milk is also available
for purchase.
How are Daycare
fees billed?
There
are two rates and options for daycare billing. The first is a drop-in rate of
$2.90 per hour. The fee is calculated from sign-in to sign-out, and will be
billed with your next month's tuition statement. For example, daycare used in
September will be on your October statement. The second option is the
contracted rate of $2.65 per hour. We have a form to fill out to figure when
daycare hours are needed each month, and then calculate your cost for the
month. This amount will be billed with your current month's tuition. For
example, you will prepay for your September daycare with your September tuition.
Is
Daycare available on days that school is not in session?
Daycare
is opened for most school holidays. The only days that daycare will be closed
are New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day. Daycare will be open over the following holidays, Christmas
Break, Easter Break, President's Day; Veteran's Day as well as Teacher
In-service days. Children who are set up on the contract billing will be
charged the hourly rate for the period of time that they would normally be in
class. This will be on the tuition statement the following month.
Daycare
is available for students through the 2nd grade and reservations are required
for non–school days.
What is the Class size limit?
For our
preschool classes, the limit is 17. Over 12 students, the teacher will have an
aide.
What type of Curriculum do you use?
St. Paul follows the Kansas Curriculum standards. Each teacher
employs a copy of a book called "Integrating the Faith" (published by
Concordia Publishing House). The textbooks that we use are ordered from the
same companies that the public schools use: such as Scott Foresman,
Addison Wesley, and Silver Burdett Ginn.
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Three St. Paul
3rd & 4th graders won prizes in this year’s Fire Department
coloring contest. Shown receiving their ribbons from Chief Moody are Janlynn Glick, Jacob Barnett & Mason Root. Congratulations!
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Mrs. Helen Genter's 3 & 4th Graders, participating in the annual
St. Paul Jog-A-Thon, walked to the Carousel Museum and back to school,
combining a Leavenworth history activity with the Jog-A-Thon. At the Carousel
Museum, they ran into St. Paul Member, Art Burre, who was running the
carousel that day.
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Mrs. Helen Genter & Mrs. Sue Kersten’s 4th Graders participated in
the Leavenworth Fire Department’s Coloring Contest – Placing 1st:
Noah Nelson; Placing 3rd: Andrew Berg. Congratulations!
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The 2007 Graduating Class of St.
Paul Lutheran School!
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St. Paul School Staff celebrated
Reformation 2006 “in style” with matching “Luther is my
homeboy” shirts.
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2006 Graduates of St. Paul Lutheran
School with Principal Jay
Floetke and Teacher Mrs. Becky Denney:
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2006 St. Paul Graduates and
Parents ( previous graduates of St. Paul School!) l to r: Susan
& Caleb Todd; Kathleen & Molly Adams; Dawn & Amanda Monroe; Kevin
& Jason Wahaus; Bruce & Molly-Ann Wells.
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The Leavenworth Times – June 10, 2003
Contract
aids kids with special needs
By LISA HORN, Times
Lifestyles Editor
Parents of preschool
children who have special needs will have a new choice for their child's
education at the start of next school year. An interagency agreement between
the Leavenworth County Special Education Cooperative and St. Paul Lutheran School was passed by the Leavenworth school board Wednesday.
Pending the approval of St. Paul's board members, the agreement will go into effect Aug.
1. St.
Paul's next regular board meeting is scheduled for June 23.
The need for an early childhood
special education teacher at the school was identified and, as has been done in
the past, parochial schools such as St. Paul would contract out such services from the Co-op. This
year alone, however, the Co-op worked with at least 16 St. Paul students.
"It was a win-win for both
organizations," said Barbara Freivogel, director
of early childhood programs for the Leavenworth County Special Education Cooperative.
The case of St. Paul is a unique one in that the teacher who will be teaching
the special needs children is currently a St. Paul teacher, recently receiving her early childhood special
education certification. When the program is implemented, she will be an
employee of the Leavenworth County Special Education Co-op, although she will
work out of St. Paul Lutheran.
"So they're not losing a
teacher; we're not bringing someone in new to the St. Paul school system," said Jay Floetke, principal of St. Paul Lutheran School.
Eighteen slots for special needs
children will be provided, with six slots in the two-day, three-day and
four-day programs. One or more para-educators will
also be provided to help facilitate the program.
The Co-op will also provide special
equipment or materials needed by the children in the program and if necessary,
provide other support staff.
St. Paul Lutheran preschool will
charge the same enrollment and material fees to special needs children as they
would for the other children enrolled in the preschool program.
"What we're doing at St. Paul is just the tip of the iceberg," Freivogel said.
Floetke agreed, and like Freivogel, hopes that other preschools in the area will be
able implement such a program in the future.
Keeping special needs children in
the classroom environment is crucial for development, Freivogel
noted.
Programs like St. Paul's are utilized as much as possible depending on how
serious a specific child's needs are.
Other special education classrooms
across the county include: Two classrooms at Ben Day Elementary, one at Anthony
and Lawson Elementary schools; two at the Fort Leavenworth schools, one at Lansing Elementary School and one classroom at Basehor Elementary.
"They were looking to place
people here who would not have chosen St. Paul," Floetke said. "We were in the right place at
the right time."