St. Paul Cathedral School

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About St. Paul Cathedral School

FINANCIAL POLICIES
St. Paul Cathedral School services are financed through tuition and fees, fund-raising projects and contributions from St. Paul Cathedral Parish and individuals. Since the majority of support is derived from tuition income, payments must be made in a timely manner in order for the school to meet its financial obligations.
Tuition assistance application forms, (Private School Aid Services), are available upon request through the school office beginning in January. The deadline for submittal is in April of the same year. If you miss the application process in the spring, assistance will not be available again until the following school year.
The following policies have been adopted by the St. Paul Cathedral School Advisory Commission and are applicable to all PreK-8th grade tuition, school lunch, fundraising and BASE program accounts:

Payment Policy:
Tuition payments may be made in either a lump sum payment (with a 5% discount) or a payment schedule that is broken down into 12 monthly and equal payments starting at the top of the fiscal year (July 1). A late charge of $15.00 will be assessed on payments 10 days overdue.
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School Lunches, payments - MyNutriKids
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NSF Check Fee:
All returned NSF checks will result in a $35/incident charge on your school account.

Delinquent Accounts:
Delinquent accounts will be reviewed monthly with the Principal and the Finance Committee. If an account has gone 60 days, without a payment of at least 50% of the balance, and there has been no attempt to make arrangements with the school, a letter will go out stating you have 15 days to respond to the Principal of St. Paul Cathedral School to make financial arrangements to pay your tuition.
If, after 15 days you have not responded, or followed through with previous arrangements, another letter will go out stating that in 15 days the child/ren will be suspended by the Principal until the guarantor has met with the Principal. At that time, suitable arrangements must be made to fulfill your financial obligation to the school before the child/ren will be allowed back in class. Enrollment for the next school year will be accepted only if the prior year's tuition has been paid in full or an alternate payment schedule has been approved by the school Principal.
If, after the above is not followed, the delinquent account shall be referred to small claims court or a collection agency and the child/ren will not be allowed to attend St. Paul Cathedral School. School records will not be forwarded on to the next school until full payment has been received by the St. Paul Cathedral School financial officer.
*Withdrawal of a student does not automatically release
a parent/guardian from financial obligations.


FUNDRAISING AND HOUR REQUIREMENTS
This section is designed to help answer some of the most common questions raised regarding St. Paul Cathedral School fundraising. Fundraising events account for over $200,000 of the school's annual budget. This is accomplished through the efforts of parents and supporters of St. Paul Cathedral School donating their time and resources to make each fundraiser a success. Without the revenue these fundraisers produce, current tuition pricing would not be enough to support the school and tuition would have to increase considerably.
Fundraising is constantly being adjusted and improved, so there are changes and revisions to the school's fundraising policies every year. It is important for all St. Paul Cathedral families to be familiar with and understand their fundraising and volunteer hour requirements.
The school office is not directly involved in the running of fundraising events. If there are any questions, concerns, etc. PLEASE CALL A PDO COMMISSION MEMBER OR THE EVENT CHAIRPERSON. PDO Commission members and Event Chairpersons are listed in the School Roster.

ALL FAMILIES, EXCEPT PRE-K, ARE REQUIRED TO WORK TWO SHIFTS AT THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR IN THE ELEPHANT EAR BOOTH OR AS A PARKING LOT ATTENDENT. PREK IS REQUIRED TO DO 1 SHIFT IN EITHER THE ELEPHANT EAR BOOTH OR PARKING LOT.

FUNDRAISING AND ENHANCEMENT HOURS:
In order to offset the cost of running the school, each family is required to volunteer their time and complete a minimum number of fundraising and/or enhancement hours.

Fundraising Hours:
Fundraising hours are volunteer hours earned while working at any official fundraising event. For every hour a volunteer works their family will receive 1 fundraising hour. There are several opportunities throughout the year where families can earn 1.5 hour or double hour credit for 1 hour worked. Fundraising hours are also earned when a family sells products that are part of an official fundraising event. For every $100 in sales the family will earn 1 fundraising hour.


Enhancement Hours:
Enhancement hours are volunteer hours earned while working with the school, with a classroom or teacher, or in any other capacity that enriches the school environment for the students. For every hour a volunteer works their family will receive 1 enhancement hour. Examples of Enhancement hour opportunities are: classroom assistance, driving for field trips or sports events, middle school sports coaching, library book fair assistance, or Room Parent duties. Enhancement hour opportunities are available throughout the year and opportunities are regularly posted in the weekly newsletter.

MEETING THE TOTAL HOUR REQUIREMENT
Fundraising/Enhancement Hour Ratios:
Since fundraising is so vital to the financial sustainability of our school, once a family's fundraising hour requirement has been met, any additional fundraising hours earned will be credited towards meeting the TOTAL hour requirement for that family. A family's total hour requirement, both fundraising and enhancement, may be fulfilled with ALL fundraising hours or a combination of more fundraising and fewer enhancement hours. Fundraising hours ONLY can meet both types of hour requirements. Enhancement hours MAY NOT be used towards meeting a family's fundraising hour requirement.

Fundraising Event Chairperson Hours and Requirements:
All fundraiser chairpersons and co-chairpersons must report at monthly PDO meetings during the planning stages and up through the completion of their event.
A Chairperson of a major fundraiser will earn 50 fundraising hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement. Co-chairs of a major fundraiser will each earn an equal percentage of 50 fundraising hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement. Current major fundraisers are: CWSF Elephant Ear Booth, CWSF Parking, 365 Day Raffle, Mardi Gras, Procurement Committee and SCRIP. Chairs or Co-chairs of the CWSF Elephant Ear Booth and the SCRIP program will also receive tuition credit in addition to fundraising hours earned.
All other fundraiser Chairpersons will turn in credit slips for actual hours worked. The exception to this is Jazz Apples and Cookie Dough. These Chairpersons will automatically receive 35 fundraising hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement and any additional hours worked over 35 hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement. If there are co-chairs of these fundraisers the 35 fundraising hours will be split 50/50.

Commission Member Hours and Requirements:
Elected or appointed members of St. Paul Cathedral School commissions will each receive 25 hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement. The Parent Liaison will earn 50 hours to be applied towards their total hour requirement. Additional hours attending meetings or in-service activities associated with commission membership will NOT be given above hours already awarded. Commission member and Parent Liaison hours may be counted towards either fundraising or enhancement hours.

Minor Children Working to Earn Hours:
Fundraising volunteer shifts are an important responsibility. For this reason it is preferred that shifts are filled with adult volunteers. In some situations children 16 years of age and older may work shifts in areas designated by the fundraiser's chairperson or supervisor. If a family wishes to have a minor child work a fundraising volunteer shift THEY MUST CLEAR IT WITH THE CHAIRPERSON OR SUPERVISOR.

Assignment of Donated Hours by Other Families:
Families that complete their total hour requirements can donate extra hours (Fundraising or Enhancement) to help others meet their total hour requirement. The family to receive donated hours must have 75% OF THEIR TOTAL HOUR REQUIREMENT COMPLETED BEFORE THEY MAY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR DONATED HOURS. Only AFTER the 75% has been completed will the transfer of any donated hours be credited. Families may, however, obtain the assistance from family or friends that do not attend St. Paul's to assist them with completing hours.
Cancellation of Fundraising Shifts:
When you (or person working for you) is scheduled at a fundraising event and are unable to work the assigned shift it is YOUR responsibility to find a replacement for that shift and notify the chairperson or scheduler of that change IN ADVANCE. If you (or person working for you) fails to show up for a fundraising shift without advance notification or prior arrangement you will be billed $100 PER SHIFT MISSED as a non-replacement/cancellation fee. This fee will be charged to your account and billed with the next tuition statement.

REPORTING AND TRACKING OF HOURS
Work Credit Slips:
For all fundraising and volunteer opportunities, Work Credit Slips will be available for volunteers to fill out. IT IS THE VOLUNTEER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FILL OUT THE WORK CREDIT SLIP AND HAVE IT SIGNED BY THE FUNDRAISING CHAIRPERSON OR SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER SUPERVISING THE VOLUNTEER. These are two part forms, the white copy is turned into the office drop box, the yellow copy is kept by the volunteer. It is very important that the yellow copy is kept in case a question should arise about hours; this is the only official record volunteers have of their hours worked. All Work Credit Slips are due within ten (10) days of when the hours were completed. Any past due Work Credit Slips will not be credited towards meeting volunteer hour requirements. It is the volunteer's responsibility to make sure the Work Credit Slip is turned in promptly.
Exception: Elephant Ear and Parking Hours are completed by the chairperson. They will fill out slips.

Work Credit Statement:
Work Credit statements will be available in November, February and April. These statements report year-to-date hours earned and show fundraising and enhancement hours remaining to meet requirements. These statements should be reviewed with your yellow copy Work Credit Slips, if there is a discrepancy report it to the office as soon as possible.

Denial of Credit for Volunteer Hours:
There are several reasons a volunteer may be denied credit for hours. If a volunteer leaves a shift without prior arrangement or an excusable reason, such as unexpected family emergency, they may be denied credit for the hours they had already worked in that shift.

Hour Requirements Not Met:
All Families have until the last day of the school year to complete their total hour requirements. An assessment is made May 1 each year to determine which families have not completed their total hour requirement. If a family has not met their hour requirement they will be billed a Tuition Upgrade Fee for incomplete hours. The amount of this fee will be the difference between applicable tuition rates and charged PER CHILD. A Discount Tuition family that does not meet their hour requirement will be billed per child, the difference between the Discount Tuition rate and the Full Tuition rate. (Difference of $1620.00 PER CHILD) A Financial Aid Tuition family will be billed per child, the difference between their promissory note and the Discount Tuition rate.
These charges will be billed on the May tuition statement. If a family's total hour requirement is met after May 1, but by the last day of the school year, their account will be adjusted on the next statement. If the requirement is still not met by the last day of the school year then the amount owed is subject to all regular financial policies, including collection and delinquency procedures. If a family has completed partial but not all required hours, the remaining balance of uncompleted hours will be billed at $32 per hour.

SCHEDULED MAJOR FUNDRAISERS
September: Jazz Apples
September - October:
Central Washington State Fair Elephant Ear Booth
Central Washington State Fair Parking Lot:
November - December: 365 Day Raffle Ticket Sales
February: Mardi Gras
February - March: Cookie Dough Sale
Year Round: Procurement Committee (donation of items to be used in fundraisers)
Year Round: SCRIP Sales

IMPORTANT ELEPHANT EAR BOOTH AND FAIR PARKING LOT INFORMATION
1. Groups are classified as having enough volunteer workers to fill the entire shift requested. Anything less than a full shift and you will not be classified as a group.
2. Groups will not have priority over individual sign ups on any shift. Group sign up will be via email only. A group can only sign up for one weekend morning shift for the duration of the fair.
3. Minimum age for volunteer workers in the Elephant Ear Booth is 16 yrs old. There is a maximum of 3 (16yr - 18yr old) volunteer workers allowed per shift in the Booth due to the limited number of jobs available for this age group to work. No one under the age of 21yrs old is allowed to work the fryers, mixers, or cashier positions.
4. Minimum age for volunteer workers for the Parking Lot is 20 yrs old. No one under the age of 20 yrs old will be allowed to work a shift.
5. Be sure of your availability to work the shift(s) you are requesting to work before signing up for either the Elephant Ear Booth or the Parking Lot because you will be held responsible to find your own replacement. It is not the job of the schedulers to find replacements for volunteers who are unable to work for the shift(s) they signed up to work. Once you sign up for a shift(s) you will have to find your own replacement(s) and contact the scheduler with the name of the replacement(s) or be fined $100 if you fail to work your shift.
6. Please provide an email address when signing up for the Booth or Parking Lot. Confirmation of shift(s) will be sent out by email unless otherwise stated or requested. This will speed up the process of notifying workers of their shifts and reminders.

FUNDRAISING SALES REQUIREMENTS
TUITION RATES: FUNDRAISER SALES REQUIREMENT - SCRIPT PURCHASE REQUIREMENT
Full Tuition: $50 (1 Book of 365 Raffle) - $0
Discount Tuition: $300 ($50 of 365 Raffle) - $900
Financial Aid Tuition: $300 ($50 of 365 Raffle) - $900
Pre-K Tuition: 365 Raffle - $50 min. sales req. - $900


Meeting Minimum Sale Requirements:
Discount Tuition and Financial Aid Tuition Families must sell or purchase at least $300 worth of products in the sales fundraisers held by the school. These fundraisers are: the Jazz Apples sale, 365 Raffle Ticket sales and the Cookie Dough sale. If a family does not meet their sales requirement by the end of the school year they will be billed for the difference between their actual sales and the $300 minimum. This amount owing is subject to all regular financial policies, including collection and delinquency procedures. If a family wishes not to sell or purchase items in these fundraisers they may pay a onetime per school year non-participation fee of $300. This fee may be paid to the office and needs to be clearly marked as a œSales Requirement Non-Participation fee .

SCRIP Program:
The SCRIP program provides gift cards to be purchased at school and used at various local and nationwide retailers. SCRIP gift cards retail value is equal to their purchase price. The companies issuing the cards provide a rebate to the school based on a percentage of the purchase price of the card. The cash value of this rebate is divided between the purchasing family and the school. The purchasing family receives tuition credit equal to half of the rebate amount. The school receives the other half of the rebate amount to put towards school programs.
SCRIP purchases may be made with CASH OR CHECK OR PRESTO PAY (online) ONLY. Credit cards are no longer accepted for SCRIP purchases.

SCRIP Minimum Purchase Requirements:
All St. Paul Cathedral School Families are required to purchase a minimum of $900 worth of SCRIP during the course of the school year (excluding full tuition families). July and August SCRIP purchase count towards the following school year's minimum requirement. If a family does not meet their minimum SCRIP purchase requirement they will be billed the difference between their actual SCRIP purchase amount and the $900 minimum. This amount will be billed on the June statement and the amount owing is subject to all regular financial policies, including collection and delinquency procedures.
365 Raffle Ticket Minimum Sales Requirement and Regulations:
Each family is required to sell a minimum of $50.00 of raffle tickets. This $50.00 requirement will be applied to the $300.00 sales requirement as stated above.
Per Washington State Gambling Commission requirements: ALL 365-DAY RAFFLE TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS BREAK EACH YEAR. Tickets may not be turned in after this date. The Washington State Gambling Commission requires, as a matter of law, that all raffle tickets must be accounted for before the raffle is scheduled to begin, and that all those who are participating in the raffle are 18 years of age or older. To ensure the return of all raffle tickets, any family who does not return their tickets before the above mentioned date, will be billed for those tickets on their January Tuition Statement. This fee/billing is non-refundable, even if the tickets are returned in January, the tickets are not entered into the drawing.