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FAMILY SERVICE HOURS ARE
REQUIRED FOR THE
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Parental involvement at Blessed Sacrament School is a vital to a child’s education, strengthens the community, and help keeps the school’s operating costs to a minimum. Each family at Blessed Sacrament School is required to complete twenty (20) hours of family service. The student obligation of service hours is not included in this total. All hours must be completed by parents, guardians, or close family members. Family service hours may be acquired by volunteering for many Blessed Sacrament parish and school sponsored functions.
The following chart outlines some examples of activities that may be available for service hour credit. The school website will have a link that lists activities and functions that need volunteers. Additionally, groups, such as the men’s club, and PSA will schedule activities throughout the year where blocks of time may be accrued.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
* A non-participation lump-sum fee of $400 may be paid for those choosing to forgo the volunteer hours. * Any hours not completed by the last day of school for the 09/10 school year will be assessed at $20 per hour and added to the family tuition statement at the end of the year. Hours not completed or paid for will be treated as unpaid tuition. * Hours for the current school year may be accrued from May 1, 2009 through the last day of school for the 09/10 school year. Statements of hours completed will be sent home with each report cards. * Any hours accrued beyond the 20 hour requirement will not be recorded and need not be turned in. * Forms for tracking family service hours either as a family or for an event can be found on the school website at: www.bssbruins.org/Volunteers/record_keeping.htm
FAMILY SERVICE HOUR COORDINATOR:
WAIVER POLICY
Family Service Hours are required of each family enrolled at Blessed Sacrament School. However, we understand that a few families will experience unusual circumstances which will prevent them from being able to complete all of the required 20 hours of service. If a family is unable to complete their Family Service Hour obligation, they may apply for a waiver. The policies for submitting a request for waiver of Family Service Hours are:
1. A letter requesting a waiver of Family Service Hours, including a full explanation of the reasons why the family cannot complete their service hour obligation, must be submitted to Father Hoefler. All requests must be made in writing.
2. Requests may only be submitted from March 15th through April 15th of the current school year. No late requests will be considered.
3. Families will be notified as soon as possible, but not later than April 30th, whether or not their request for waiver has been granted.
4. A waiver may be granted for the entire obligation of 20 hours or any part of the obligation. A waiver may also be denied in its entirety. Father Hoefler has the sole discretion to grant or deny any request for waiver of the Family Service Hour obligation. His decision is final and may not be appealed.
5. Family Service Hours are part of the tuition obligation for Blessed Sacrament School. All rules regarding unpaid tuition apply to any Family Service Hours that have not been completed, waived or paid for.
All families are highly encouraged to complete as many service hours as possible before requesting a waiver. A waiver of the entire 20 hour obligation will only be granted in the most extreme cases.
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