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St. Mary’s offers an early childhood program for children three, four and five years of age. The goal of the school is to promote the spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual development of each child in a nurturing atmosphere with Catholic values.
Catholic education guides young students to be ready, willing and able to recognize their individual gifts and, in turn, use their gifts long after they outgrow elementary and middle school
To better serve you, we ask that you please complete the inquiry form and include grade and school year in which your are interested. This will allow us to provide you our latest Information Package, and, at a convenient time, we can talk to answer your questions and discuss in more detail our admissions process, tuition, fees, and financial assistance.
Our Principal and Executive Assistants are also available for virtual meetings via Zoom. Please let us know in the form below if you are interested for a short virtual meeting to further discuss enrolling your child at St. Mary's.
For information regarding financial assistance, please visit the Archdiocese of Washington website:
https://adwcatholicschools.org/tuition-assistance/archdiocesan-tuition-assistance-program/
The St. Mary's School Advisory Board (SAB) provides advice and assistance to the St. Mary's School Principal and Pastor leadership team in the governance of the school. If you are interested or know someone who has talents to lend to our great school, please email sab@smsrockville.org to find out how you can help. The SAB meets once per month. Committees, which may be comprised of both SAB members and non-SAB members, may meet more frequently as necessary.
St. Mary's School Advisory Board
2022-2023
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Jesse Stahr
Elected/Appointed Members
Brad Daly
Director of Marketing
Mrs. Kim DeSantos
Upper Grade Faculty Representative
Mrs. Lenore Dustin
Mr. John Dustin
Mr. Tim Hannan
Mrs. Christine Kimiecik
Lower Grade Faculty Representative
Mrs. Rose Stahr
HSA Representative
Mrs. Pauline Tohotcheu
Ex officio Members
Rev. Monsignor Robert G. Amey
Pastor
President of the Board
Ms. Debra Eisel
Principal
Executive Secretary of the Board
St. Mary's School and all Archdiocese of Washington Schools are AdvancEd Accredited Schools. The Archdiocese of Washington maintains system wide accreditation having met the requirements established by the AdvandEd Accreditation Commission and the Board of Trustees through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. This distinction is the result of extensive self-study, ongoing evaluation, and continual striving for academic excellence.
Saint Mary's School academic curriculum follows the guidelines and academic standards provided by the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office. The school is designed for students from Preschool through eighth grade. Since students enter school with a wide range of skills, each student is motivated to explore and develop his/her skills and talents in a variety of academic and extracurricular programs.
Our curriculum focuses on the development of the whole child. The classes are self-contained in kindergarten through third grade. Departmentalization begins in the fourth grade and continues through eighth grade.
Classes are taught in a loving, supportive, Christian environment. There is a strong emphasis on faith development, and Catholic identity is visible throughout the school. Students are encouraged to learn about and practice the Catholic faith and to live this faith through community service and outreach programs.
Teachers use formal and informal assessments at all grade levels. The Scantron Performance Standardized Assessment is used in Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is administered three times a year (beginning of the year, midyear, and end of the year).
Writing portfolios are integrated into the language arts curriculum at all grade levels, allowing students to monitor their progress in writing each year.
Pillar 5 - Facilities
St. Mary’s School will update the current school facilities in order to provide a more modern and competitive look for current and prospective families.
