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Padre Pio

Philosophy and Objectives
Mission Statement
Plan of Studies
Eligibility Criteria
Credentials
Registration Information

Philosophy and Objectives

The professional community offers many options to educate students with learning variances. Our program focuses on students who experience low achievement in spite of regular classroom accommodation, inclusion, or resource classroom participation. Placement at the Padre Pio Program allows these students to receive an appropriate education in which they function according to their ability. Certain factors, such as a low teacher to student ratio, individualization of instruction, trained professionals, allow the educator in our program to meet the students' specific learning needs by addressing information processing problems, and focusing on learning modalities.

Mission Statement

The Padre Pio Program strives to serve students who demonstrate average or above average intellectual ability, who have no severe physical handicaps, who are not classified as mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed, but who may have academic deficits in one or more of the following areas: reading, mathematics, language arts and/or writing.

Plan of Studies

The Padre Pio Program plan of studies is based on the Sunshine State Standards and any appropriate modifications needed by the individual student. The content of the curriculum includes, but is not limited, to the following:

Religious formation

Reading competencies

Writing competencies

Communication competencies

Language competencies

Mathematical competencies
Learning skills and strategies
Social and personal strategies

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the Padre Pio Program includes, but is not limited to, these points:
Grade/age criteria determined on need
Review of social, psychological, medical and achievement data
Evidence of academic achievement, which is significantly below the student's level of functioning documented by a psychologist's evaluation. (discrepancy between IQ and academic achievement)
Documented evidence which indicates ineffective interventions
Documented evidence of a processing disorder in one or more of the following areas: 
reading, language, writing, and arithmetic
Documented psychological examination performed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist
Documented evidence that learning problems are not due to other disabling conditions

Credentials

St. Agatha Catholic School was fully accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference June 5, 1995
 


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

REGISTRATION FEE
$250.00 per child (non-refundable)
TUITION RATES FOR 2004-2005
$750.00 per month ----- $7,500.00 a year
These rates are for parents who use their St. Agatha envelopes weekly and whose annual contribution is a minimum of $520.00
FAMILY RATES
Do not apply for students in 
the Padre Pio Program
BOOK FEE

$300.00 This fee will be paid in August.

$25.00 Cafeteria Start-up Account


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