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Other Fees for all Levels
Registration Fee per family - $75.00
Book Fee (per child) –
3’s Class - $20.00
4’s/Pre-K - $30
Consolidated Fees per child - $40.00

NOTE: Sure Pay is a condition of enrollment.
Tuition and fees may be paid using cash, check, money order, or Visa/MC, if paid in full before June 16th, 2010. All others will use Sure Pay to automatically have the monthly fees deducted on the first business day after the 15th of each month for eleven (11) months (June through April).

Fees include: tuition, books, consolidated fees. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish School is a ministry of the parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. As such, the parish subsidizes the school to assist parishioners who choose to use the school. Hence, it is active parishioner who should first benefit from this subsidy. The following policy defines the criteria for receiving a specific tuition rate level.

Level 1: IN-PARISH STEWARDSHIP HOUSEHOLD TUITION RATE

• Family has a current covenant agreement on file at the parish office AND
• Parent(s) of the student perform a minimum of four (4) volunteer hours towards the annual parish festival AND
• Family participates in the Food for Thought Program at the level of $150 profit or cash equivalent
• Family will apply for CTODP at the non-stewardship tuition rate

Level 2: IN-PARISH NON-STEWARDSHIP HOUSEHOLD TUITION RATE

• The family is registered at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. AND
• The family participates regularly in Sunday and Holy Day worship at Mt. Carmell. AND
• The family or some member of the family other than the student is involved in an on-going parish or school ministry or volunteer activity as verified by a parish ministry leader2. AND
• Parent(s) of the student perform a minimum of four (4) volunteer hours towards the annual parish festival3 AND
• Family participates in the Food for Thought Program at the level of $150 profit or cash equivalent.

Level 3: OUT OF PARISH/IN-PARISH NON-PRACTICING TUITION RATE

• The family is not registered at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish but is registered at another Catholic parish, OR is registered at OLMC but not practicing faith to fulfill Level 2 requirement AND
• The family participates regularly in Sunday and Holy Day worship at that parish. AND
• Parent(s) of the student perform a minimum of four (4) volunteer hours towards the annual parish festival AND
• Family participates in the Food for Thought Program at the level of $150 profit or cash equivalent

This will be verified by the use of Sunday collection envelopes or the sure-pay system. Even if a family cannot contribute to the collection they should submit their empty envelope in the Sunday collection 2A ministry participation form will be available and is to be signed by the appropriate ministry head verifying activity for the past year. Please see Ministry Directory for available volunteer activities. 3Hours will need to be verified by the Festival Committee or school. This includes any activity leading up to or during or after the Festival. 4This is the level for profit. Actual costs will be higher in order to reach the profit goal. In lieu of FFT a family may give the equivalent in cash to the Home & School.

These criteria are per family regardless of the number of students a family has enrolled in the school.

To achieve Level 1 status, a Stewardship Covenant Agreement needs to be on file in the Parish Office for a minimum of three months.

If a family moves to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish from another Catholic parish there will be a one-year waiting period before being considered as a stewardship household. At the end of that time the family will be evaluated on the registration, worship and ministry criteria.

A family can receive a Level 2 tuition rate, if having recently moved into the parish, they have a letter from their previous pastor attesting that they participated in the worship and ministry of that parish, and the family registers at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. Out of parish Catholics can apply for Level 2 tuition rate if they have a letter of recommendation from their current Pastor documenting their participation in that parish’s ministries, Mass attendance and financial support.

This policy is effective immediately and will be the basis for consideration for tuition rate level for the 2010-2011 school year. Evaluation of each family will occur each year at different points during the year and may be moved out of their tuition level if they fail to meet their obligations. Due consideration will be given to a family’s situation (e.g. single parent, caring for sick child or relative, lay-off etc.) The Pastor, Finance Manager and Principal will gather the necessary information and make the determination as to which rate a family is given. In case of dispute the final decision will remain the pastor’s.

A family may appeal the decision to the pastor if they are denied a particular tuition level. They must demonstrate why they were unable to fulfill the necessary criteria. The pastor’s decision on the appeal will be final.