FDMS Student's Handbook - Father Duenas Memorial School

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egistrar’s office. Conference with individual teachers may also be scheduled through the registrar. Fourth quarter report cards will be released only to those parents whose financial accounts with the school are current. All report card grades are given in percent equivalents. The final grade of a course is determined by averaging the four quarters. Deportment in the classroom is graded on a scale of 1:5 where 5 stands for “good” and 1 for “poor”. I. Honors Honor Roll System The school maintains three (3) honor rolls. 1. First honors include students earning all A’s. 2. Second honors include students earning no grade below 85. 3. Third honors include those students who average 85 or better with no grade below 77. A student receiving a grade below 77 is not eligible for honors. The honor rolls are regularly posted officially after every quarter. National Honor Society (NHS) FDMS maintains an honor society. Membership in the chapter of the National Honor Society is by election of the council only. It is based upon scholarship, leadership, service, and character. All sophomores, juniors, and seniors who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2 after at least one semester of attendance at FDMS are asked to fill out a form detailing their service and leadership activities. Membership is a privilege, not a right. All those interested may go through the selection process for membership. Failure to maintain grades, service, or leadership, plus any serious breach of conduct, may cause dismissal which would deny further membership in any chapter of the National Honor Society. Academic Honors Academic honors are given to top outstanding graduating seniors. To be considered for valedictorian and salutatorian, a student must have been enrolled at FDMS for the last two (2) high school years (Junior and Senior years). The valedictorian and salutatorian honors shall be based on the highest numerical percentage grade from sophomore to senior years. At commencement exercises, students may be bestowed the honor of Top Ten, High Honors, or Honors. High honors designate students graduating with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Honors designate students graduating with a 3.2 or higher. 10 Students of the Quarter At the end of every quarter, faculty members vote on one student per class level who represents the best in terms of academic performance, attitude, deportment, spirit of service, and campus leadership. The students of the quarter are given a formal citation and their pictures are posted on the official school website for the edification of the whole student body. J. Graduation Graduation, per se, is a privilege, not a right. Following the Archdiocesan School Policy, the student must have successfully completed all the required courses before he can graduate. In order to be considered for graduation, a student must have successfully passed all required and elective courses. All financial responsibilities to the school must also be settled. In addition, there is a graduation fee for seniors. This fee pays for announcements, name cards, a cap, tassel, gown, diploma, and diploma cover. It also covers the expenses of the graduation ceremony. K. “ASCENDE SUPERIUS” AWARD The faith and academic community of the Father Dueñas Memorial School, in keeping with the institution’s more than six decades of Catholic humanistic education, claims the right, responsibility, and duty not only to uphold the highest ideals espoused by the school, but also to present, for the edification of the whole community and the emulation of the student body through the granting of the highest possible award that may be given yearly to a graduating student of FDMS. Called the “Ascende Superius” award, based on the Gospel passage from Luke 14:10, the award is given to a graduating student, who, upon the recommendation of the faculty and staff via an annual search committee, represents the ideals espoused by the school with reference to the ideal graduate of FDMS to an exceptional or remarkable degree. Said award, to be given where possible, but not necessarily every year, serves as an acknowledgment that the student poses as a unique role model and who offers the most promise in a broad range of areas, including academic achievement, spirit of service, knowledge of, and capacity to live the Catholic faith, tangible and effective leadership, and who counts as the best example of a student who has attained the school’s ESLRs to a marked observable degree. A. Admissions ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS In the admission and retention of students, FDMS does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, creed or national origin. Priority or preference, however, is given to Catholic students. All students are required to participate in all theology classes and religious activities officially organized by the school.
To be considered for admission, candidates must submit transcripts, standardized test scores, and health records. All must also pass the entrance examination. Candidates who successfully pass the entrance exam and whose other documents indicate that they are likely to succeed in the school’s college preparatory programs are notified of acceptance. Only then shall they pay the required and nonrefundable registration fee in order to reserve a place in class. Pre-registration of returning students is held each spring to determine class offerings for the following school year. Because FDMS maintains limited enrollment, the registration of qualified students is on a first come, first served basis. B. Registrar’s Office The registrar’s office manages all student records (report cards, health records, transcripts, etc.). Request for transcripts and any other pertinent documents have to be directed to this office. Such requests may require a processing fee. Payments are first made to the cashier before request. Contact information must be kept current with the registrar. Certain items are allowed to be shared with parties as outlined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. In addition, the images, likeness, voice and or video recordings of students may be used by the school officials for marketing, promotional, publicity, or recognition of the students and the school. This policy applies to all students who enroll in FDMS unless a parent or legal guardian expresses otherwise with a written statement before such transactions take place. C. Business Office The business office oversees the financial activities of the school. It also receives and records payment of tuition and other applicable fees from students or parents. Tuition, as lump sum, is $4950. This does not include any other fees or expenses. To ease the burden, tuition is paid in ten (10) equal payments due on the fifteenth (15 th ) of each month from July through April. A late fee is charged for any payment received after the fifteenth (15 th ) of the month. Arrangements may be made for quarterly payments. All payments can be made in the form of checks, cash, credit cards, or other methods designated by the administration. In the event of withdrawal or expulsion from the school, four (4) instructional days require a full month tuition payment. The school makes every effort to help the students and parents with their financial obligations to FDMS. However, all students who are in arrears in their tuition payments for more than two (2) months may be asked to withdraw from the school. If a student account becomes delinquent and the services of a collection agency becomes necessary, the parents will assume 11 the cost of collection, legal fees and a seven percent (7%) interest charge on the unpaid amount. The business office makes disbursements of student funds on the signature of the treasurer, the president, the faculty advisor of the organization, and the administration on a check request form supported with proper documentation. All student funds are to be deposited with the school’s business office. Funds collected should be deposited by the end of the school day. Funds collected outside of the school day should be given to an administrator and deposited the next school day. Tuition and Other Fees The Schedule of Fees is available from the office or via www.fatherduenas.com. The following are the regular fees assessed each student, the details of which are given in the registration information packet: Registration Fee. This covers for all expenses not directly related to instruction, but which are ancillary to, and are supportive of instruction, namely, the work of office personnel, academic non-teaching staff, office expenses, communications, postage, and all paper work including records-keeping and maintenance of student files, etc. Instructional Resources Fee. This covers for all materials and resources used directly for instruction, namely, textbooks, computers, library resources, and other non-consumable items or permanent fixtures in classrooms, instructional aids and materials that need to be changed on an annual basis, or on a regular basis like workbooks, computer programs, printer ink, photocopying of tests, etc. Monthly Tuition. This goes directly to the direct and actual cost of instruction. Lab Fee. Lab fees go to consumable and replaceable items used for lab experiments, demonstrations, and maintenance of all laboratory tools and implements. Building Maintenance Fee. This is paid each semester and covers for the direct repair and maintenance of facilities and buildings, including maintenance work on the sports fields, air conditioning units, trash management, utilities, etc. Development Fee. Paid once each year, this covers for all capitalization expenses needed to gradually improve or augment facilities and fixtures in the school. It also intends to cover for investment on staff and faculty development. Parking Permits, Yearbook Fee, and Graduation Fee (if applicable) N.B. Unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this handbook, all the abovementioned fees are non-refundable.
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