Sacred Heart Academy Preschool

Our Philosophy

We welcome you to Sacred Heart Academy preschool in the heart of Ocean Beach, San Diego. The preschool is a part of the Academy's faith-based community serving Pre-K to 8th grade.

We recognize parents as the primary educators of their children in accordance with the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church; the Sacred Heart Academy preschool teachers and the clergy of the parish seek to work in cooperation with parents to transmit the truth and values of the Catholic faith. We acknowledge each child as a unique creation of God made in His image and likes with individual, God-given gifts and talents. Our teachers are dedicated to providing a loving, save and happy environment that fosters acceptance and respect for all in our culturally diverse community. The goals of Sacred Heart Academy preschool are to assist the children with their blossoming relationship with God building on what has already begun in the home, to help the children identify and increase their innate sense of wonder that is necessary for constant learning and to prepare them for a smooth transition into Kindergarten.

Our Program

The preschool program follows the traditional school year calendar along with Sacred Heart Academy and is open to children 3 years of age through pre-kindergarten. Our teachers, under the guidance of the director, provide a program that addresses all areas of preschool education keeping in mind readiness for kindergarten. All teachers meet or exceed the early childhood training requirements set by the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division.

Families are the wellspring that create and nurtures the children in our classrooms...
Be a part of the wellspring of families at Sacred Heart Academy.

Please call or email for a tour of Sacred Heart Academy Preschool.

We are located at:
4895 Saratoga Avenue
San Diego, CA 92107
Phone: 619-222-7252
Email: shaob@cox.net

 

General Admissions Information

Sacred Heart Academy is now accepting applications for the 2011-12 school year. If you would like to schedule an interview and tour of the Academy, please complete the Inquiry Form and deliver or fax it to the school. Please click here for the Inquiry Form (.pdf format). If you wish to complete a New Family Application, please click here for a complete New Family Application Packet, or pick up an application at the SHA front office.

With blessings and thank you for your interest in our school.

ADMISSION POLICY

To be admitted the student and his/her parent must subscribe to the school's philosophy and agree to abide by the educational policies and regulations of the school and the Diocese.
A Tuition and Policy Agreement must be signed before being admitted. Birth and baptismal certificates are required, as are immunization records.
All students will be screened academically. No one will be admitted who, in the judgment of the administration, will not have his/her needs met at Sacred Heart Academy. All students will be screened for behavior patterns and attitudes. No student will be admitted who in the judgment of the administration, demonstrates severe grade level deficiencies or behavioral problems.
Students are admitted in the following order of priority for grades K-8:
1. Students presently enrolled.
2. Parishioners
3. Siblings of students presently enrolled.
4. Non-parishioner Catholics
5. Non-Catholics
Kindergarten students must be five years of age by September 1st of the school year. The applicant student must demonstrate age-appropriate developmental maturity on the Brigance Readiness Test. An original copy of the Birth and Baptismal Certificates are also required.
First grade students must be six years of age by September 1st of the school year.
All new students are placed on academic and conduct probation for at least a nine week period. It is of utmost importance that parents constantly seek to remind themselves that their support of the school, especially in regards to prompt payment of tuition and a willingness to volunteer in school projects, does operate as a prerequisite to re-registration and a condition for continued presence in school.
The administration and faculty of Sacred Heart Academy wish to remind every family that this school is not geared to accommodate those students who demonstrate severe grade level deficiencies or behavioral problems. We do all in our power to recommend and/or schedule specialized testing where academic deficiencies may be caused by specific learning disabilities, and will assist in referrals for alternate school placement if we can not meet the student's needs through a learning prescription.
Any parent whose child has been diagnosed as having a learning disability should set up a conference with the principal and the child's teacher to write a learning prescription for the child. Parents are responsible for having IEP's updated every year.