Parent+Involvement


 * Parent Involvement**

"It's critical that parents--and others in the community--actively support their schools. Research shows that such involvement causes children to  behave better, earn higher grades, score better on tests and graduate at  higher rates." [|How Working Parents Can Volunteer at School] By Susan Crites Price and Tom Price

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In addition, to the benefits your child receives from your participation, voluntarism and active fundraising are essential to keeping a Catholic education affordable! ( also see Service hours and Fundraising)

**Family Commitment Agreement**
 * Families are expected to attend Parent/Teacher conference, Parent meetings, Weekly Sunday liturgies and Monthly School /Parish liturgies


 * Every family is committed to participate in the school fundraising activities.( See the link formore detailed information)

It is understood that tuition does not cover the cost of educating a child and that the school depends on volunteer service and fundraising to help meet the gap between tuition and the actual cost of education.


 * Each family is expected to give 50 hours in voluntary service each year. 25 hours must becompleted by Jan 5, 2012 and the remaining 25 hours are to be completed by May 4, 2009. (10 ofthe 50 hours must be given to the St Mary’s Fiesta or St Phillip’s Festival).

Uncompleted service hours will be billed in January and May at a rate of $10.00 per hour.