Faculty, Staff & Testing
Faculty – All teachers at Butler
Catholic School are qualified educational persons who have both Pennsylvania State Certification and Pittsburgh
Catholic Diocesan Certification. They are committed to helping
your child grow academically, spiritually, physically,
emotionally and socially by providing them with opportunities
that challenge, encourage, stimulate and cultivate appropriate
responses. Please contact the school office for the most recent
teacher biographies.
Support Staff
- In addition to the regular classroom teachers and special area
teachers, students at Butler Catholic have access to the
services of remedial teachers. These teachers, in collaboration
with the classroom teachers, identify educational needs and
design educational interventions and strategies to help a child
succeed. Written parental consent will be obtained for those
students who are recommended by the classroom teacher to
participate in this program. Recommendations are based upon
standardized test scores, classroom performance, and report card
grades. An initial assessment will be done to determine
students' skill levels. Progress assessment reports will be
distributed along with school report cards.
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Act 89 Services – State funded Act 89 teachers are assigned by Mid-Western Intermediate Unit IV. Their services include assistance in Reading and Math, Speech and Language Development, the services of a school counselor, and Academic Testing Evaluation.
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Title 1 Reading Services – Remedial reading services are funded through the Federal Title 1 Program and allocated through the Butler Area School District.
Parent Teacher Conferences
– Parent / Teacher conferences are held twice a year. Parents are required to attend the first of these conferences which
is held in the fall; attendance at the second conference in the
spring is by request of either teacher or parent. However, a
parent can request a conference at any
time during the school year. These conferences are invaluable
aids to developing a closer relationship between the home and
school. It provides parents and teachers the opportunity to pool
their observations, plan the best possible education for the
child, and then work together to assure its success.
Testing
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Dibels – Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. There are short screenings given to those in Kindergarten through the 3rd grade 3 times a year.
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Terra Nova – This is a nationally standardized achievement test that is given to students in grades 2 through 8. This testing is usually conducted in March and will last over a period of two weeks. Students can prepare for this test by getting plenty of rest and having a good breakfast. Test results are sent home for the parents to review. Our students have consistently scored well above the national average on this test.
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ACRE – This is the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education testing and is given to students in grades 5 & 8. This testing is usually administered in the spring (April). This testing checks the students understanding of our Religion, its Liturgies and Doctrine.
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Writing Assessment – This is an opportunity for students in grades K through 8 to express their creativity in writing on a given topic. Their work is evaluated based on their following the designated rubric. The topics for this writing assignment come from the Diocese.
