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Marks
of a Healthy School |
- Strong
Catholic identity
- Quality
education program
- Competent
& committed staff
- Posture
of planning
- school
improvement
- marketing
- enrollment
management
- development
- financial
management
- Parent
involvement
- Well-maintained,
full-service facility
- Participation
in federally funded programs
- Parish
communication
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| Enrollment |
- K-8:
Minimum of 225 students
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- Pre-K:
- (a)
Must cover at least cost of operations
- (b)
Should produce revenue
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- Before/After
School:
- (a)
Must cover program expenses and salaries
- (b)
Should produce revenue
- (c)
Must appear on the budget
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Tuition |
- K-8:
- Should
equal 75% of the school’s operating expense
- Non-parishioner
rate for first child is at per-pupil cost (PPC)
- Non-parishioner
rate for 2nd and 3rd child at least 85% PPC
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- Pre-K:
- 150%
of K-8 tuition.
- Pre-K
profit goes to K-8
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- Before/After
School:
- Minimum
$10 a day per student for both sessions.
- $8.00
for after school only
- Summer
School:
- Remedial
and enrichment - charge per course
- Summer
Camp:
- Charge
per hour Summer School & Camp revenues and expenses
must appear on the budget as should the faculty involved
in the programs.
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| Per-Pupil-Cost |
- Total
expense budget divided by enrollment
- K-8
and Pre-K separate
- Total
expense includes ALL line items listed on the budget report
- See
the Budget Manual provided to all schools and parishes.
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| Student/Teacher
Ratio |
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| Parish
Investment |
- Range
of investment: 20-25% of expense base of the school
- A
minimum of 20% parish ordinary income Investment for co-sponsored
schools must be according to the formula found in the co-sponsorship
manual.
- Percentage
of total investment applies as above.
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| Fundraising |
- 10%
of operating budget of the school
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The
Future |
- Tuition
- closer
to per pupil cost
- financial
aid to those in need
- Salaries
- work
toward just and fair compensation
- Programs
- Academic
excellence
- Middle
States accreditation for all
- Catholic
Identity
- proclaim
our identity and mission
- schools
advancing the "common good"
- Sources
of Revenue
- Participation
in federal and state funded programs
- Foundations
and corporate grants
- Annual
Fund
- Community
Partnerships
- Active
parental involvement
- Establishment
of School Advisory Boards
- Network
with Parish Council
- Chamber
of Commerce
- Planning
- Local
school planning
- Deanery
planning
- Marketing
- Enrollment
- Open
Houses
- Monitoring
trends
- Financial
Management
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As
the budget of each parish/co-sponsored school is submitted,
its contents are judged against Archdiocesan guidelines found
in the Budget Manual. Where items are “far from the mark”,
Pastors and Principals will be asked to review their calculations.
Archdiocesan personnel will assist in addressing serious discrepancies.
In this way, standardizing operations and stabilizing our schools
and parishes will become possible. |
