About Our School

Fifty Years of Academic Excellence

St. Teresa School opened its doors in September 1957 to grades one through six. Under the leadership of the Daughters of Charity from 1957 through 1996, the St. Teresa of Avila parish school extended its program to include full-day kindergarten through eighth Grade.

Mrs. Christine Perdomo serves as Principal with an enrollment of 180 students and nine full-time credentialed teachers, two part-time teachers, a full-time computer instructor, and one teacher's aide. Father Gerald Hanley serves as Pastor-Administrator.

St. Teresa School is accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school is on a traditional schedule: school opens the last week in August and closes within the first two weeks of June. Instructional hours for all classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. School uniforms are required and may be purchased through the Dennis Uniform Company.

The school's course of study is the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Growing Together, a competency-based curriculum which provides scope and sequence for the academic and religious education programs. Emphasis is placed on religion, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science; however, opportunities are available for enrichment through other course offerings including Spanish, yearbook, instruction in physical education, library, music, and computers. Field trips and assemblies are utilized to augment the instructional program.

St. Teresa School has a twenty-five station Dell technology laboratory which has Internet and e-mail capabilities. The Tech lab also has a SMART Board and Classroom Performance System (CPS). All classrooms as well as the library and school office have at least three computer stations which are networked. All classrooms have Internet capability, the Accelerated Math program and Math Facts In a Flash. The school also has Accelerated Reader to help students with their reading comprehension. There is a second SMART Board unit in utilized in middle school math and geography. The first grade classroom has been using an ELMO document reader which projects objects or written material on a large projection screen to facilitate learning.

St. Teresa School students receive thirty minutes of Catholic religious education daily. Other religious activities include: daily all-school gathering and prayer service, daily opening and closing prayers, monthly school Mass, seasonal prayer services, First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion preparation, and priests' visitations and instruction. Classes adopt service projects each year to assist the larger parish and/or community.

St. Teresa students enjoy a wide variety of extracurricular activities: Student Council, Geography Bee Competition, Science Fair, Choir, Boys' and Girls' Basketball Teams and Girls' Volleyball Team. Student Council and Eighth Grade sponsor activities including: Talent Show, Halloween Carnival, school dances, bake sales, marketplace, FISH Canned Food drive, and theme dress-up days. Parent involvement is the key to St. Teresa School's success. Every family has an obligation of thirty volunteer hours each school year. Parents are also expected to support school fundraisers such as the SCRIP program, as well as the Christmas Benefit, Basque Festival, and Walk Jog-a-Thon. The Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) meets three times yearly. All St. Teresa parents are members of the PTO. Opportunities for parental leadership are available through the School Board, PTO, and the Technology Committee.

Enrollment preference is as follows:

First preference is given to siblings of currently enrolled students;

Second preference is given to Category A families (Member of St. Teresa Parish, tithes $400 to parish, $50 to Catholic Services Appeal, and verified weekly worship);

Last preference is given to Category B families (all others who do not meet the second preference criteria).

The current fee and tuition schedule can be found here. School tours and/or questions should be addressed to the school principal, Mrs. Christine Perdomo. A map of our school is also on this site.

We appreciate your interest in St. Teresa School and are committed to our philosophy that Christ is the reason for this school and His unseen presence is our strength and inspiration.