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Parent Commitments
As a requirement of student enrollment in St. Barbara Catholic School, parents must participate in the following:
Service Hours
15-25 Service Hours per Year
Opt-out Buying Options
Two parent families must complete 25 service hours per year; single parent families must complete 15 service hours per year. Hours may be completed by helping in the office or classroom, chaperoning field trips, donating office and health room supplies, and providing other needed services. Numerous opportunities are available to allow parents to complete their service hours. You may opt to buy out service hours at $25 per hour.
Parents Association
Attend Back to School
Optional Monthly PA Meetings
Every parent of students enrolled in St. Barbara Catholic School is a member of the Parents Association. At least one parent from each family must attend August Back to School Night, September and May Parent Association meetings, and other mandatory meetings. The Parents Association meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. These meetings are an important means of communication between the school and parents. Meetings include information on current issues, updates on fundraisers and special events, and presentations pertinent to religion, social issues, and parenting. Parents receive service hours for attending meetings.
Fundraising
Individual Family Requirements
PA & Raise Right Programs
Fundraisers are an important source of financial support for St. Barbara Catholic School. Each family is required to raise $500 in profit to meet the needs of the school. Once this profit is met, additional profit will be credited to school-approved expenses or educational trips. You may opt to buy out of fundraising at a cost of $50 per month. Profit can be raised in the following ways:
Parents Association Fundraisers: Parents Association-sponsored fundraisers are a great way for family, friends, and co-workers to help raise funds for our students. Parents Association holds chocolate and gift wrap drives, cookie dough sales, and spring fundraisers. 30-40% of sales (depending on event) will be credited to your account.
Raise Right Program (formerly SCRIP): Profit can be raised through the Raise Right program. Grocery, gasoline, retail store, and restaurant gift certificates or debit cards are purchased through the school office for face value. The difference between the face value and the discounted price the school purchases the certificates for is applied to your fundraising account. This is an easy way to keep tuition costs down while making your usual grocery, restaurant, gift, and gas purchases. Family and friends can also help you meet your fundraising goal. Ask the school office about setting up separate accounts for their use. CLICK HERE to go to ShopWithScrip.com.
Get Involved
Parent Organizations
Parents Association
The St. Barbara Catholic School Parents Association is an organization responsible for acting as a liaison between the school and parents. It is also dedicated to ensuring the viability of the school through fundraising efforts.
The Board positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary are elected by the parents at the May meeting for the following school year. Committee positions are elected by the board.
School Advisory Board
The Diocese has decreed that each parochial school shall have a school advisory board. The St. Barbara Catholic School Advisory Board consists of three officers (President, Vice-President, and Secretary) and the Chairpersons of Finance, Development, Technology, Buildings & Grounds, Legal Issues, and Spirituality. All positions are appointed by the Principal and/or Pastor. Under each of these chairpersons are committees. The board is made up of school parents and other volunteers from the larger community who are interested in the well-being of the school in the present and sustaining it into the future.
Booster Club
Every parent/guardian who has a child participating in after-school sports or cheer programs is a member of the Booster Club.
Under the direction of the Athletic Director, the Booster Club helps organize team parents, carpools and snacks for games, runs snack bar at home games, runs the “New Year’s Tip Off Classic” and “B” Basketball Tournaments, assists at games and playoffs, and organizes the end of year Sports Banquet. Various fundraisers enable the purchase of uniforms and sports/training equipment and upkeep of the gym and sports field.
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