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) 682-682-5647
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
ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR: Andrea Staples

TEACHING STAFF:		AIDES:
Paula Cole	Cheryl Kirkendoll	Ashley Bressman
Becky Denney	Lea Metz	Sarah Cotter
Pam Floetke	Andrea Staples	Leeann Marshall
Becky Gruoner	Ellie Tebbenkamp	Cindy Page
Brandy Hamilton	Susan Wells	Deb Rimmey
		Whitney Shockey
		Andrea Taylor

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 Pre-3 class must be potty trained. Students entering our 2½ year old preschool class must be 2 by February 28 so they will be 2½ by August 31st.

How much are Tuition and Fees?

Tuition payments run September through May – please contact our Admissions Counselor, Andrea Staples, for current tuition and fee rates: 913-682-5553, or admissions@splcs.org.

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.

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?

2 1/2 Year Olds	Wednesday & Friday	8:10 – 11:10
3 Year Olds	Tuesday & Thursday	8:10 – 11:10
4 Year Olds	Monday, Wednesday & Friday	8:10 – 11:10
4 Year Olds	Monday – Thursday	12:10 – 3:10
4 Year Olds	Monday – Friday	12:10 – 3:10

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 $3.20 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 $2.90 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.

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.

Mrs. Helen Genter & Mrs. Sue Kersten’s 4^th Graders participated in the Leavenworth Fire Department’s Coloring Contest – Placing 1^st: Noah Nelson; Placing 3^rd: Andrew Berg. Congratulations!

The 2007 Graduating Class of St. Paul Lutheran School!

St. Paul School Staff celebrated Reformation 2006 “in style” with matching “Luther is my homeboy” shirts.

2006 Graduates of St. Paul Lutheran School with Principal Jay Floetke and Teacher Mrs. Becky Denney:

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 Leavenwor