Tuition Fee
January 21, 2010
Dear Parents:
Attached please find the Tuition and Fee schedule for the upcoming2010-2011 school year. Although this schedule increases tuition for the coming school year, we believe that it represents a fair effort to balance the values of the Parish's support for the school with school families' fair contribution to the increasing cost of educating their children. These challenging economic times certainly have each individual household in the country, and all of us collectively, on edge as to what the future holds. Both the Diocese and the parish are very mindful of the additional financial strain that paying a private school tuition puts upon a family, and we have made every effort, as we did last year, to keep the increases for the coming year as low as possible.
The pay scale increase for parish and school staff has been set at a modest 3%, and beyond this we have been looking for ways to continue to limit the increases in other operating expenses, and to indeed cut back and control spending wherever possible. I believe the staff has and continues to do an excellent job in keeping our costs low and the quality of our school high. To this end the increase in tuition being put forth for this year will be 4%, which is the same level as last year, which was the lowest increase in the past 7 years. While it is never easy to increase the cost of education to families; we hope you share with us the belief that the overall quality of our school's administration, staff, facilities, equipment, programs, and environment are worth the price.
The parish will continue to provide a cash subsidy to help in the operations of the school; and we will try to continue to help those families needing financial assistance (due to low income or large numbers of children) with our tuition-assistance fund. We were able to give out $25,000 of assistance from this fund last year, and anticipate similar funding being available for the coming year. We are actively seeking to expand the fund through various fundraisers, activities, and private contributions; if you feel you can help with this fund please contact the Parish Office. Any family seeking tuition assistance must first apply to the Diocesan Tuition Assistance Fund; once that paperwork has been processed, and award levels determined, they may then apply for assistance from the Parish fund.
I thank the PTO for its ongoing and generous support of the School and all its programs, and look forward to supporting their efforts in the coming year. I thank all those parents who volunteer so many service hours in the school; and I thank all the parents who help us to keep costs down by fulfilling their obligation to help with cafeteria and playground duty during the year. I also thank, on your behalf the generous parishioners of St. Bernadette's, who continue to support the School in so many ways. Thank you for your continued commitment to the mission of St. Bernadette Parish and its school. Please be assured of my continued prayers for you and your families, and especially for the staff and students at our school.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Kevin Larsen, Pastor
ST. BERNADETTE SCHOOL 2010-2011 TUITION RATES
Registered & Active Parishioner:
1 child: $ 4,680
2 children: $ 8,010
3 children: $10,500
4 children: $11,070
5 children: $11,750
Non-Parishioner:
1 child: $ 5,600
2 children: $10,400
3 children: $15,180
Other Faiths:
Each Child $6,300
FEES: (ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE):
New Student Registration: $55 per child
$125 per family (registering 3 children or more)
Re-registration Fees: $30 per child
$80 per family (registering 3 or more children)
REGISTRATION FEES DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION
Additional Fees due by July 1, 2010:
Instructional Materials Fee:
Kindergarten --- $121 per child
Grades 1-8 --- $267 per child
Laboratory Fees:
Grade 6 --- $30 per child
Grades 7-8 --- $50 per child
Kindergarten Activities Fee: $30 per child
Eighth Grade Graduation Fee: $30 per child