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Presumption of Goodwill


Dear current and prospective ESA Families,

The best schools are a partnership of committed educators and devoted parents and guardians. Episcopal School of Acadiana actively seeks to establish and sustain that partnership in principle and in practice. Our mission, vision, and values unify the School community and guide everyday decisions and institutional policies. Together, these guiding principles capture the School’s high expectations for student achievement, parent and guardian support, and teacher performance. Student success requires the community to work together with trust and confidence.  

As part of our effort to generate strong parent-school relationships from the day a family joins the ESA community, the School provides this articulation of both our guiding principles and our desired path to mutual respect between school and home. At ESA, our philosophy, mission, vision and values together provide a clear set of the School’s expectations.

What follows are expectations, of ourselves as ESA educators, and of you, as ESA parents and guardians, designed to facilitate our relationship with you from year to year. The benefits of an exceptional education are maximized when the adults in our students’ lives collaborate. Thank you for reading, thank you for joining us in our high expectations, and thank you for entrusting your children to us.

Sincerely,
Paul Baker, PhD.
Headmaster

 
A Presumption of Goodwill: The Relationship between School and Parents at ESA

Fundamentally, the relationship between ESA (teachers, administration and staff) and our parents and guardians depends on a presumption of goodwill. Parents and guardians love their children. They want and need to look out for their children’s best interests. The School, for its part, hires and supports wonderful educators and “school people.” As educators, we, too, are charged with looking out for your children’s best interests.

Fundamentally, then, ESA as a school community seeks to establish and sustain effective partnerships among faculty and staff and families.

Effective school-parent partnerships include:

  1. Mutual respect and a presumption of goodwill
  2. A shared commitment to productive and consistent communication
  3. A common vision of the goal to be reached: engaged and challenged students, connected with teachers in a process of developing responsible college and world-ready citizens prepared for success in whatever path they choose.

Elaboration of Expectations

ESA is an environment of high expectations. Those expectations apply to the leadership, the teachers, and the staff of the School, as well as to students and their families. We seek parents and guardians who, likewise, will have high expectations of us as educators.

Parental Expectations of ESA
  1. Families can expect the School to presume goodwill from you as parents and guardians.
  2. Families can expect the School to keep students at the center of our mission and goals.
  3. Families can expect the School to provide opportunities for students to pursue academic excellence, spiritual development, arts and athletic goals, and leadership roles. 
  4. Families can expect the School to keep parents and guardians well-informed through reports, letters, conferences, meetings, publications, electronic communications, and informal conversations.
  5. Families can expect the School to ensure faculty and staff maintain expertise through professional development, and that they model lifelong learning.
  6. Families can expect the School to maintain a professional and respectful relationship with all school constituents.  

ESA’s Expectations of Parents and Guardians

  1. The School expects our families to presume goodwill about our work with your children and with you.
  2. The School expects our families to support our mission, vision, policies and procedures and to understand the Honor Code and its role.
  3. The School expects our families to respond in a timely manner to communications from teachers, coaches, and administrators.
  4. The School expects our families to follow proper channels when questions or concerns arise, consulting with the adult at ESA closest to the situation (advisor, teacher, administrator, etc.).
  5. The School expects our families to maintain civility and respect in relationships with all members of the ESA community. 
  6. The school expects our families to involve themselves in the life of the School as much as possible (volunteering, communicating, attending events and conferences – contributing time, talent and treasure).

Episcopal School of Acadiana

Episcopal School of Acadiana is a private coeducational day school for students in grades PK3 through 12. Our mission is to instill in every student the habits of scholarship and honor.

Lafayette Campus

PK3 through 5th grade
721 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette LA, USA 70508
Phone: 337-993-2263

Cade Campus

6th through 12th grades
1557 Smede Rd. at Hwy. 92 Broussard, LA, USA 70518
Phone: 337-365-1416
ESA does not discriminate on the basis of physical disability, race, religion, gender, or national or ethnic origin.
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