Saint Patrick School

 

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PTG Participation Hours   Participation Policy As we are bound together in our faith, St. Patrick School Community abides by a Participation Policy as an avenue for school involvement on a daily basis.  This policy is an opportunity for community building and support of each other as parents, teachers, staff and students.  As we join together working for the benefit of our school community, we serve the most important faction of our school, our children, and we participate for the love of our children. 1. Thirty (30) hours of parent participation are required per family each school year.  2. All Participation hours must be completed by May 15th. 3. Any hours put in after May 15th will apply to the following school year. 4. Unfulfilled hours will be assessed a charge of $25.00 per hour payable by             the end of the current school year. 5. Any change to these requirements must be with the previous approval of the principal THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES QUALIFY FOR PARTICIPATION HOURS IF ALL CRITERIA ARE MET: 1.   WORKING at any school or classroom sponsored program or event.  This would include, but is not limited to, Book Fair, Science Fair, Christmas Program,       Children's Liturgies, bake sales and driving or chaperoning field trips or activities. 2.   WORKING on any PTG sponsored function.  This would include chairing an event, committee work done to prepare for the event and work done during the event itself.  Fundraising activities or family social events, are some of the PTG sponsored events.  Other School Programs include the Hot Lunch Program. 3.      WORKING either at home or at school as a Teacher/Office/Library assistant.  Telephoning, doing clerical work, typing or computer input, grading papers and preparing class projects are examples of work that can be done at home.  The assistance at school would include all of the above and any project the Class/Office/Library would need help with. 4.      Being an ACTIVE member of the School Board or PTG Board and/or ACTIVE involvement on the School Board or hours spent on a PTG committee. 5.      Being an ACTIVE  Room Parent or ACTIVELY assisting with the planning and implementation of class parties. 6.      WORKING at any School/Parish work party or doing Plant Maintenance. 7.      Coaching, leading or assisting an extra-curricular school sponsored group or team.  CYO, Yearbook and School Newspaper would fall into this category. 8.      ATTENDING a School Board, PTG or School sponsored Parent Education meeting.  (TWO hour maximum per family per meeting) 9.      Food prepared for PTG fundraising events  -   One - three hours per event at the discretion of the fundraising chairperson. SPECIAL NOTES A valid participation slip must be signed by an AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE and submitted to the school office in order to receive credit for classroom activities, field trips, and school activities such as Hot Lunch.  For fundraising events, the chairperson is responsible for submitting a list of volunteers and the number of hours worked to the Fundraising Hour Chairperson no more than one month after an event.  Exceptions to the policy must be submitted in writing to the Principal and approved BEFORE hours are performed.  Slips turned in for unapproved activities or signed by an unauthorized representative will be considered invalid and will be returned to the parent.  All hours required may not be earned in one activity. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS DO NOT COUNT FOR PARTICIPATION HOURS: The following activities, while commendable and encouraged, do not qualify for participation hours.          A.    Providing food, treats or drinks for any other event or function not listed above.          B.    ATTENDANCE at school sponsored events or meetings such as Back to School Night, Open House, Christmas Program, class parties, conferences or other informational meetings.          C.   Participating in or attending fundraising activities.  Chairing, organizing or  actually working during events would count.  Participating by selling               item or raising funds would not count.          D.    Monetary donations or donations of goods.          E.    Work done when the time and/or service is paid for by the school or parish.          F.    Hours worked by anyone other than the parent or legal guardian of the child.  Under special circumstances when pre-approved by the Principal and/or School Board, another designated person may earn hours for the family.         G.    All parents helping during an event must purchase a ticket for that specific event.

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