Parent Involvement

Parent Encouraged Participation Program (PEP)

P.E.P. HOURS REQUIREMENT 

The purpose of parent hours is to provide needed help, to build community and to model Christian service. Each family is required to give a minimum of 30 parent hours per school year. Ten of the 30 hours must be in areas of designated needs, and the remaining 20 hours may be in those or any general non-designated service areas. NOTE: P.E.P. hours are not given for donations. 

Designated Need Areas (Minimum 10 hours per family/year required): 

  • Fund-raising Events: Coordinator, co-chair, committee member, set-up, clean-up, working day of the event. Some examples of past events are below:

    • Walkathon

    • Cinco de Mayo

    • Family Night

    • Campus Cleanup

  • Health Room: Coordinator or working in the health room 

  • Yard Duty volunteers 

  • Parent’s Association

  • School Board

Regular Service Areas: 

  • Driving and/or chaperoning field trips 

  • Faculty luncheon 

  • Graduation luncheon 

  • Member of Pastoral Council 

  • Member of Parish Finance Committee 

  • Pancake Breakfast 

  • Parish Choir 

  • Refreshments and/or baked goods provided for meeting or school event (1 hour maximum credit) 

  • Teacher Aides 

  • Upkeep of school grounds 

  • Other services for the school/parish to be arranged by the principal