Per-Capita Fees for the 2008-2009 School Year:
$50.00 Re-registration Fee per currently enrolled family
$100.00 Application Fee for all new students applying for admission 
$125.00 Deposit/Commitment Fee for all newly accepted students
$75.00 Development Fee per family
$450.00 Volunteer Service Program Fee (VSP) or 30 hours of creditable work
$125.00 Fundraising Support Obligation (FSO)

APPLICATION FEE Each child applying for admission to St. Pius X Regional School is charged an Application Fee (whether a sibling of a currently enrolled student or not). The fee is payable at the time of application and is not refundable. The fee covers the administrative costs of the application and assessment process.

DEVELOPMENT FEE To fund the future development of the School, each family will be charged a Development Fee. The Advisory Board with the approval of the Principal and the Pastoral Administrator will determine the amount of the fee.

FUNDRAISING SUPPORT OBLIGATION FEE (FSO) To help fund the yearly Grant to the School by the Home and School Association each family will be charged a Fundraising Fee (FSO). The Principal with the approval of the Pastoral Administrator and the Home and School Executive Board will determine the amount of the fee.More information

LATE FEE The Bursar will impose a $25.00 late fee on all overdue accounts. This includes accounts brought into overdue status when the bank for any reason returns checks. The late fee will be assessed if payment, in full, is not received, or postmarked, by the date due. The Advisory Board with the approval of the Principal and the Pastoral Administrator determines the amount of the fee.

RE-APPLICATION FEE A per child fee is charged for all currently enrolled students of St. Pius X Regional School who wish to renew their enrollment for the next school year. The amount of the fee is determined by the Advisory Board with the approval of the Principal and Pastoral Administrator. The fee covers the administrative costs of the re-registration process and Home and School Association dues.

RETURNED ITEM FEE This $25.00 fee is charged on all checks returned by the bank for any reason (other than bank error). The fee may be charged in addition to any late fee. All replacement payments must be made in cash, certified check, Bank Check, or Money Order only. This fee is applied to all checks payable to the School or the Home and School Association.

REFUNDS

• Re-registration Fee is not refundable.
• Application Fee is not refundable.
• Development Fee is not refundable.
• Late Fee is not refundable.
• Returned Item Fee is not refundable.
• Fundraising Support Obligation (FSO) Fee is refundable only as the required participation in fundraisers occurs.
• Tuition Deposit paid for new students is not refundable.
• Tuition payments are refundable as follows:
  50% refund of the amount paid for the first tuition installment will be given if a child is withdrawn by the second installment due date and is not refundable thereafter.

SPONSORED COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITY The school’s policy on charitable fundraisers is that they are held at the discretion of the administrative staff with leadership provided by the Principal and the Guidance Counselor. These charitable fundraisers are generally administered through the monthly TAG Day events. Parents are welcome to suggest candidate charities to the Principal or Guidance Counselor. Charities are generally selected on a case-by-case basis with heightened attention given to current events that have affected the school or local community. The selection of the candidate charity also puts weight on avoiding repeat fundraising for the same charities within the same one or two years.

FUNDRAISING SUPPORT OBLIGATION PROGRAM Fundraising by the Home and School Association (HSA) provides the money for many programs that directly and indirectly benefit all of our school children. In ensuring that the burden of fundraising is shared by all families whose children benefit, a Fundraising Support Obligation Program (FSO) has been established.

This program gives families the option of paying the FSO fee on a prepaid basis or paying the fee and earning a rebate through participation in the designated fundraising activities.

The FSO fee amount will be determined each spring for the following year. This figure will be based on how much money the HSA determines it will need to raise through fundraising activities.

Each year the officers of the HSA will determine the fund-raisers that will be held. They will publicize the fundraisers that will qualify for participation in the FSO, including the profit rate (how much credit each family receives for participation). Each family that participates in a designated fundraiser will receive a statement from the HSA showing the credit they have earned toward their rebate. These statements should be kept until the rebate has been received.

The Bursar will collect all funds from the program by billing all families. The HSA will notify the Bursar when a family has met the full Fundraising Obligation. Refunds will only be issued to those families who reach the minimum $125.00 fee. No partial refunds will be given. Refund checks will be issued in June.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM In the continuing effort to support the spiritual, physical, social and financial needs of the school and ensure that this burden is uniformly distributed and shared among all families, an Volunteer Service Program (VSP) has been established.

All parent volunteers who have substantial contact with St. Pius X Regional School students are required to be in compliance with the Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Policy. Information on the compliance process, including the criminal background investigation, is available in the school office.

The Volunteer Service Program gives families the option of:

Doing a predetermined number of hours of creditable service on approved school activities and school projects; or

Making a monetary payment in an amount set by the School.

At the time of application and re-application an Volunteer Service Program Agreement is given to each family. The agreement gives the family the option of either working the required hours by the end of June or making a monetary payment. A list of approved activities from which to choose is on the agreement. The agreement must be signed and returned as part of the application and re-application process. The names of the chairpersons of all programs are handed out at the first HSA meeting. It is the responsibility of the parent to contact the work chairpersons to volunteer for a particular job.

Families with children about to enter Eighth Grade, but with no other children in the School, will be charged one-third (1/3) of the VSP Fee with their second tuition bill unless all required VSP hours are completed by August 1. An additional third of the VSP Fee will be charged with the third tuition bill unless one-third (1/3) of the creditable hours are worked by September 15. The final third of the Fee will be charged with the fifth tuition bill unless two-thirds (2/3) of creditable hours are worked by February 1. This prepaid VSP Fee will be refunded or credited to tuition upon completion of the required number of creditable service hours.

Each time hours are worked the parent/guardian must complete an Volunteer Service work receipt. These receipts are available in the School Office or from the chairperson of the particular work committee.

It is the responsibility of each parent to be sure an VSP receipt is filled out and signed by the work chairperson. These completed forms are then given to the committee chair or filed in the appropriate box in the School Office. Parents must keep their copies of these receipts well into the next school year in case questions arise.

The Home and School Association keep records of all VSP hours worked. The Association will appoint a chairperson or persons to collect, collate, and record all hours worked. Notification of unworked hours is sent to the Bursar for billing with the September tuition/fees. All discrepancies involving prior year hours must be settled by the parent/guardian prior to October 1. If this has not been reconciled by October 1 the parent/guardian will be held responsible for payment.