Parent involvement and support at St. Patrick’s School is one of the key cornerstones of our success.

PARENT PARTICIPATION: The St. Patrick’s School Parent Participation program is a cornerstone of our school community. This program allows the school to keep operational costs lower. A family who participates in the program completes the work in lieu of a Non-Participation Fee ($1,250.00 a year). This fee is not a donation and does not qualify for a tax receipt.

The Parents’ Participation Program functions under the direction of the Parish Education Committee (PEC). The Participation Coordinator is a member of the PEC and is responsible for appointing Team Leaders, monitoring compliance with the program, and serving as a liaison between Team Leaders and the PEC.   We use an online software system called OnVolunteers, to make it easy for parents to participate in the program. The system automates and simplifies the sign-up for hours and tracking process. There is no fee for parents to use this system.

Each family will have their own unique password-protected website, a.k.a. ‘Parent Portal’. From within your own portal, you will be able to:

• Easily view and quickly sign up for available tasks.

• Automatically track the tasks you have signed up for or have been assigned. You do not have to manually submit service hours for tasks completed (the software tracks it for you).

• Know your real-time service hours total (pending or verified), any time.

• Receive/send messages from and to the Education Committee regarding service-related matters, all from within your Parent portal.