Welcome to the Rubicon School District and Saylesville School. 

We truly value a K-8 school in one building. Research has proven time and time again that a K-8 school structure is better both academically and in social development. Quite frankly, research shows that in K-8 schools kids stay kids longer, have higher levels of expectations in regards to respect, responsibility, and kindness to others.  

This is true of Saylesville.  In fact, this past year, the school has received state and national recognition for its character education program. The community is richly blessed to have a school like Saylesville School.

Our staff and School Board are eager to find ways to engage the community in positive, meaningful ways. This past year, we’ve invited community members to participate in strategic planning for the District, held adult education classes, hosted a grandparents luncheon, and the PTO sponsored a community picnic. We plan to continue offering adult education classes, engaging the community in our strategic planning, and holding a grandparents luncheon. We are looking for other ways, too, to better serve as a resource to our community members. In other schools I’ve been in, we’ve opened the school to community members so they could walk each morning without fighting the snow banks. If you have suggestions for classes or other ways in which we can better serve our community (such as walking hours), please let us know.

The experienced staff is dedicated to providing every child with the best education possible. Education is an ongoing process at school and home. Methods and techniques are constantly undergoing revision to ensure the best possible education for your child. In today's society where there is so much to learn, it is essential that your child be taught in the most efficient and effective manner possible.

We realize the importance of developing in each child an attitude of self-respect and a positive self-esteem. Students are provided a variety of opportunities to form meaningful and responsible relationships.

We believe that when the school and parents work together ... KIDS WIN!!! Thank you for your interest and concern in the education of our youth. I look forward to another wonderful year.

Yours in education,

Dan Hanrahan
District Administrator