Special Programs

greenbal.gif (863 bytes) School Extension Program (SEP)

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greenbal.gif (863 bytes) SCRIP

greenbal.gif (863 bytes) Hot Lunch


SCHOOL EXTENSION PROGRAM (SEP)

The School Extension Program (SEP) extends the care and education of students beyond the regularly scheduled school hours.

Program

PS/PK students are provided care from 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. daily. K-8 students are provided with snacks, reading/homework time, indoor and outdoor recreational activities, arts & crafts and cooking. There is a 60-minute mandatory homework time each day for students in grades 3-8. Grades 1-2 homework time is 30 minutes. Students are divided into groups according to grade.

Students must be picked up no later than 6:00 p.m.

SEP fee information
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Parent Involvement

Family Service Hours

This program is to encourage family involvement at Good Shepherd School, Pre-school through 8th grade. Each family is required to contribute to the welfare of the school with a minimum number of volunteer hours as follows:

35 hours

All families of children in grades Kindergarten through Eighth.

25 hours

All families of children in PreSchool and/or PreKindergarten only.

Service hours may be accumulated in many ways: coaching sports teams, keeping the scorebook or the clock at basketball or volleyball games, driving on field trips, school maintenance, helping teachers in the classroom or at home, attending PC meetings, donating usable items needed by the school, providing refreshments for parties, participating in the fundraising activities during the year, donating new books to the library, participating in the SCRIP program, etc.

Families who choose not to honor their contracted commitment are assessed a $25.00 per hour charge. This money is tax-deductible and will be put into the general school fund. Service hours/fees must be served/paid in full by May 15 of each calendar year.



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Family Service Hours forms may be obtained at school or from this web site. Click here to open the Family Service Hours form in Acrobat reader.

The Family Service Hours forms must be completed/returned regularly so that you may receive a quarterly statement reflecting the number of Involvement hours accumulated. This is each parents' responsibility. Please do not depend on others to remember what you have done.

Every hour of service counts as one point. Exceptions are the following:

Parent Committee Board membership (PC)

15 per term

Board of Directors

15 per term

PC general meeting attendance

2 per meeting

Field trip driving

1 per hour, plus 2 for use of car

Field trip supervising

1 per hour

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SCRIP Program

The SCRIP Program is an easy and consistent source of gaining revenue for the school. It is one of our major fund-raisers and we strongly recommend your use of the SCRIP Program. The program consists of buying gift certificates in various amounts for stores where you shop on a regular basis. It costs no extra money.  See a list of participating businesses

Hot Lunch Program

Traditionally, the Parent Club sponsors a hot lunch program on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Lunches must be pre-ordered (an order form is sent home monthly). On other days, students bring a lunch from home. Students who arrive at school without lunch will be provided with a "basic" lunch from the school pantries. A charge of five dollars ( $5) will be added to your bill for this service. Healthy lunches are encouraged. Glass containers are discouraged. Please do not send your child to school with lunches that need to be cooked or heated as equipment for this service is not available. Likewise, provide plastic spoons and forks as necessary.

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