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 Our Pastor
“St. Edward School is outstanding. I am proud and grateful for the many people who work so hard to make it a Christian community. Our administration and faculty, with the great support of parents and benefactors, have made our school a source of great education – truly a place where one finds the Spirit of Christ.”
- -Rev. Joseph Patrick Breen
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 Vision & Mission Statement
St .Edward Vision Statement: St. Edward School community strives to do WHAT IS RIGHT and DO OUR BEST in the image of Christ.
St. Edward Mission Statement: St. Edward School, in partnership with families and the Catholic Church, challenges each student to achieve academic excellence; to appreciate the arts; to realize his or her full potential; and to embrace and model the gospel of Jesus Christ through service to our community and the world.
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 Academics
SES is a Catholic Elementary School within the Diocese of Nashville. We serve 475 students in grades PreK- through eight. It is a parish school with close ties to the church community. We are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) which govern schools in a ten state area. The PreK program has been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The mission of the school follows the belief in the importance of educating the whole child. We challenge each student to realize their academic, emotional, social and physical potential. The position statement of the National Catholic Education Association states that the formation of the whole child is a fundamental Catholic educational concept. Student learning outcomes encourage the development of higher order thinking skills designed to fully embrace a student’s multiple intelligence. We use a combination of quantitative and qualitative measurement tools to obtain a holistic profile of each student enabling our educators to incorporate an integral approach in the formation of each student.
Our educator emphasize individual development along with the basic skills curricula which includes:
Religion
Language Arts
Social Studies
Physical Education
Music
Mathematics
Science
Spanish
Art
 Our progressive state of the art Media Center contains 31 Computers and library collection of 10,456 items. There are 65 computers throughout the various classrooms for student use in addition to teacher computers. All computers are hooked up to the internet. As a part of our media resources, we have 7 interactive whiteboards (Smartboards) which are used by both faculty and students. In addition to that, ALL classrooms are equipped with a ceiling projector and a wide screen. These tools are being used as a tool for teaching and learning.
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 Our Administrative Staff
Dr. Sue Baumgartner, Principal
Dr. Niyah Griffin, Associate Principal
“In addition to receiving a quality Catholic education, the cultural diversity of the student body provides the opportunity to learn from each other about the cultural differences which make up our society. This enables the student to live up to the Spiritual Values, Academic Excellence and Social Maturity which are embedded on the SES crest.”
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 Our Students
St. Edward standardized test scores are a tribute to the hard work of teachers, students and parents. The average child scores a year a half above their grade level in the five core academic subjects of Reading, Language, Math, Social Studies and Science.
Although high academic standards are in place, St. Edward also provides many opportunities for students to participate in extra and co-curricular activities including sports teams.
National Honor Society
Football
Softball
Cross Country
Basketball
Volleyball
Student Council
Forensics
Band
Choir
Cheerleading
Soccer
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Our Faculty
 SES is fortunate to have an outstanding faculty and staff consisting of 33 educators.
20 classroom teachers
7 Specialty teachers
fine arts
electives
foreign language
student support services
5 Educational/ instructional assts.
2 administrators
Thirty five percent of our faculty hold or are working towards their advanced degrees ranging from master to doctorate degrees. In addition to being well educated, our faculty has a wealth of experience, ranging from 3 years to 27 years with an average of 11 years of teaching experience. |
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