Handbook - Parent/Student - Ss. Peter & Paul School

We will also hold a second registration for new families during our Catholic Schools Week celebrationof January 27-February 1.The application process for all incoming students in grades 1-8 who are interested in transferringfrom a public school includes an interview for both the parents and child. All transfer students who areallowed to enroll are accepted on a probationary status that will be reviewed at the end of the first quarter.RE-REGISTRATIONRe-registration for the 2013-14 school year will begin on January 31. A registration fee of $100 perstudent will be collected with $70 of the fee being applied to the first month's tuition.As a non-public school, Saints Peter & Paul reserves the right to re-enroll only those children whohave exhibited the necessary cooperation and attitude required for the school to fulfill its educational mission.It is unfair to the students, parents, or teachers to allow individuals to consistently disrupt the teaching andlearning atmosphere.Students with academic deficiencies which are severe enough to require the services of a “specialneeds” teacher may also be unable to remain at Saints Peter & Paul School if their diagnosed needs cannotbe met. Also, an application will be denied to any student whose behavior is not consistent with theexpectations of a Catholic school. In addition, families must be current with all tuition payments.A letter of invitation will accompany all re-registrations. No student will be admitted whose purposefor seeking admission is due to ethnic, racial, and/or social prejudices.Please refer to the School Board policies online for clarification as to how re-registration is handledfor families who have a history of tardy or chronically late tuition payments.ENROLLMENT FORMS and TUITION PAYMENT PLANTo facilitate planning, scheduling, new registrations, ordering of textbooks and materials, andhiring of staff, we have designated May as the month during which returning families and new familieswho have been accepted to Saints Peter and Paul School are required to complete all the necessaryenrollment forms and a tuition payment plan for the ensuing school year. Families have until midnight ofMay 31 to complete the enrollment forms and set up a tuition payment plan in order to guarantee a spotfor their children for the coming year.Our goal is twofold. First and foremost, we are seeking a firm commitment from families as totheir children’s education for the coming year. Secondly, the completion of these forms prior to theclosing of the current academic year streamlines the work of our clerical staff, the parish bookkeepers,and the incoming Home & School officers. The summer vacation period can be a very difficult time to tryand contact people or recruit new students.May 1 then becomes the deadline for the School Board to set tuition rates as well as for futurerevisions of this document in terms of new policies or procedures.FACTS enrollment and tuition management is used to facilitate these processes. FACTS is usedto streamline not only the tuition collection and management process, but will also provide an on-lineenrollment process for the upcoming year. This will reduce the administrative burden placed on ourschool and parish finance office staff as well as the parent volunteers who have tirelessly supported theregistration process in years past.16