Saint Rose School
Parent / Student Handbook 2007-2008

2007 - 2008 REGISTRATION and TUITION FEES SCHEDULE

FEES:

• Registration is non-refundable: $ 290.00 per student grades K-8 / $86.00 per TK student  (due at registration)

A.  ACTIVE CATHOLIC:

• For example: An active Catholic and parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Parish is -
  "A participating parishioner is an identified memeber of the St. Rose Parish who gives of his/her Time, Treasure, and Talent according to ability. Each parisioner is expected to be involved in the parish goals in the areas of Liturgy, Education, Community Formation, and Social Justice, Evangelization, Leadership, and Stewardship." - as stated by the Stewardship Committee
  By:
  • Be a registered parishioner at St. Rose of Lima Parish
  • Annually completing the St. Rose Parish Stewardship Commitment Forms and returning the "Time, Talent and Treasure" commitment forms to the Parish
  • Using parish envelopes or automatic withdrawal for contributions
    

  The cost for an active Catholic cost is:

  • $3,680.00 per year for 1 child
  • $6,450.00 per year for 2 children
  • $9,210.00 per year for 3 children
  • $11,970.00 per year for 4 children
  • $14,740.00 per year for 5 children

B. NON-PARISHIONER:

• $4,680.00 = cost per child, per year

Monthly, quarterly, semester or in full payment options are available.

Parent Guild Requests: Any family who fails to complete their minimum 35 parent service points will be considered inactive and will be responsible to pay an additional $750.00, due at the April/May re-registration for the next school year. A $50.00 non-refundable Parent Guild donation (made payable to St. Rose Parent Guild) is due September 1, 2007 to help offset Parent Guild sponsored fundraisers. Each family is required to purchase $2,500.00 of Scrip or as an alternate donating $250.00.

TUITION CONTRACTS

Each family is given a tuition contract, which must be signed by the party(s) responsible for payment.

TUITION PAYMENTS

The first payment is due by July 10th for those families paying on a monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Monthly tuition payments are due on the 10th or the 20th of each month beginning in July and ending with the April payment. Payments are sent to SMART Tuition Management Services. Each family has a choice of either sending a check with the use of a coupon book or having payment deducted automatically from their bank account or charged to a major credit card through SMART Tuition. If sending payments with a coupon, please allow enough time for SMART to receive your payment.

• Late Charges: A late charge of $15.00 will be assessed to your account if any payment is not received within 10 days from the payment due date. For questions regarding your family’s SMART account please call: 1-888-838-8828.

• Dishonored Payments: A bounced check fee of $20.00 will be assessed to your account for any checks returned by your bank unpaid. Returned checks will not be re-deposited. Families must contact SMART to request repro-
cessing of any failed transaction.

• Early Withdraw: In the event that a parent decides to withdraw their child(ren) from School before the end of the school year, they must give 2 weeks notice in writing. Pre-paid tuition is refundable in the excess of $100.00 per child.

DELINQUENT TUITION

It is the responsibility of the party(s) making tuition payments to contact the school office if there are unusual circumstances delaying tuition payments. A student may not participate in school activities unless tuition has been paid in full (kept up to date) or suitable arrangements made with the approval of the principal. Any tuition and fee due beyond 60 days or due date is considered not in good standing and will result in the school declaring all unpaid tuition due and payable and/or refuse a student attendance. Students not in good standing due to delinquent tuition may have report cards and diplomas (in case of eighth grade students) withheld. Students will not be accepted for re-admission in the fall if tuition payments or other school bills remain unpaid from the previous school year.

In the event of a dispute regarding payment of tuition and legal proceedings begin; the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable legal fees and costs. Should it become necessary to refer a delinquent account for collections, collection costs will be added to the principal amount.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

St. Rose School offers financial aid to individuals based on availability of funds, (Monsignor Corcoran Tuition Aid Program), on a case-by-case evaluation. A request for financial aid must be submitted on an annual basis. All requests are confidential. Families applying for tuition aid must complete an application prior to registration and submit it to TADS before the deadline. Applications must be accompanied by a previous year tax return (1040) and/or a previous year’s W-2 wage statement. The principal determines the time frame for submission of applications.

RETURNED CHECKS

There will be a $20.00 fee assessed, payable to St. Rose School for all checks that are returned due to insufficient funds or a closed account. Three (3) returned checks would result in transactions that must be completed with cash or money orders only.