St. Benedict Catholic Elementary School Chicago: 2007 Parents Partnership Program: Opportunities for Families to Participate in the Reduction of Tuition at St. Ben's

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2007 Parents Partnership Program: Opportunities for Families to Participate in the Reduction of Tuition at St. Ben's

St.Benedict School acknowledges the financial commitment parents show by sending their children to our school. To ease this burden, in consultation with the Advisory Boards of St. Benedict, we have created the Parent Partnership Program. Parents can volunteer their time and talent at the specified school organizations listed below. A total of at least 20 volunteer hours is needed in order to receive $200 PER FAMILY off the cost of tuition. The list of school organizations (supervisor in brackets) include:

St.Benedict School (principal, teachers, office staff)
Athletic Association of St. Benedict (Julie Bumgardner)
Market Day (coordinators)
Home and School Association (HSA) (officers)
Ball and Auction, Benfest (Chairs of Fundraising)
Lunchroom (coordinator)
Bingo (coordinator)
Ben’s One Stop Shopping (BOSS) (coordinator)

To receive the parent partnership discount, parents/guardians should do the following:

Complete background check and Protecting God’s Children Training according to Archdiocesan Procedures – this is a MUST to receive the discount

Complete Participation Form and return to school office by September 15, 2006
Volunteer for one of the above organizations or school events as needed.
At the end of each shift/event, obtain a "volunteer receipt form" from the supervisor/coordinator of each event.
Fill in the information requested on each receipt.
Have the supervisor SIGN the form and keep the original. This signature is important, and only designated supervisors may sign this form in order to make it valid.
Retain the bottom copy of the receipt for your records. The supervisor will submit receipts to school office.

The supervisor will turn the original receipts to the school where they will be tallied. The 20 service hours need to be completed by March 5, 2007 (THIS IS A NEW DEADLINE). The $200 will be credited to the April tuition payment (or credited to the parent if tuition was paid in full).

If ten hours of service have been completed by November 5, 2006, $100 will be credited to the December's tuition payment. Parents may then complete another 10 hours of service before March 5, 2007 in order to receive an additional $100 discount on the April tuition payment. Families may only receive a maximum tuition discount of $200 (PER FAMILY). Only increments of 10 service hours will be accepted for this discount, and "partial" discounts for service hours totaling less than 10 will not qualify for this tuition discount. There are certain long-term commitments which do not require this "volunteer receipt." These include:

Chairs of Fundraising (Ball and Benfest)
HEAD coaches of St. Benedict Sports
HEAD scout leaders
HSA officers
Market Day Coordinator
B.O.S. S. Coordinator
Advisory Board Members

Questions regarding the parent-partnership program may be directed to the school principal. Any parent wishing to get involved with volunteer opportunities are encouraged to call the school at (773) 463-6797.