_ The Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Dapartment of Catholic Schools have asked each school to work toward a tuition rate the reflects the TRUE COST of educating each pupil. As you can see below, the tuition at St. Lawrence Martyr continues to fall far below that cost. As a result, each family receives a substantial savings. It is hoped that with successful fundraisers and all families contributing to the Capital Improvement Fund, we will be able to continue to offer school families tuition rates below the cost per pupil.

Developmental Kindergarten:

·       $575 per month from Sept. – May due the 10th of each month. No fundraising or volunteering obligations.

·       Registration Fee: $425 per student

·       Capital Improvement Fund: $500 – One-time fee is assessed to all new families so that they may contribute to recent/current/future building projects and maintenance. This may be paid monthly

2011-2012 Tuition and Fees:
True Cost: A family may choose to pay the "true cost" per child rate, and be waived of all fundraising and volunteer obligations.

Educational Cost Per Child         Year         Month         Discount
Non-parishioner Rate (Yearly)
Grades k-8                                      $6,255          $695                  $0

Active Parishioner Rate

An active parishioner is registered at St. Lawrence Martyr Church, attends Mass regularly, uses the weekly envelope and participates in all mandatory fundraisers. If you are not currently a registered parishioner of St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, and accepted, you will be asked to pay the above Non-Parishioner rate tuition.  Once registered in the Parish, there is a six month waiting period to show parish support before reducing tuition to Parishioner status (see below for break-down).

For New Families entering school 2006-2007 school or later:

1 Student                                       $4,545           $505                 $1,710
2 Students                                      $9,090           $1,010              $3,420
3 Students                                      $13,635         $1,515              $5,130
4 Students                                      $13,635         $1,515              $5,130

For Families registered in the school 2005-2006 school year or earlier:

1 Student                                       $4,545            $505                 $1,710
2 Students                                      $8,505            $945                 $4,005
3 Students                                      $11,925          $1,325              $6,840
4 Students                                      $11,790          $1,325             $13,230

Tuition may be paid either in one payment by September 9th, 2011 or in nine payments by the 10th of each month September through May.

Annual School Supple Fee (Non-refundable):
The annual school fee defrays the cost of books, classroom supplies, ITBS testing, health services, Hands on Art and general art supplies, computer supplies and student insurance.

Kindergarten
$375 per student by April 8th, 2011

Grade 1-7
$325 per student by March 31, 2011

Grade 8
$500 per student by March 31, 2011 (to cover re-registration and graduation fees)

Capital Improvement Fund
$500.  One-time fee is assessed to all new families so that they may contribute to recent/current/future building projects and maintenance, as all returning families have already done. 
This may be paid monthly Sept. to May, but is due in full by May 31.

Athletic Fee
A $50 fee will be charged to those students participating in a SLM sport.  Each sport will require a separate fee.

Fee for Late Tuition
A late fee of $25 will be charged for any tuition payment not received by the 10th day of the current month.

Returned Check Fee
SLM will charge a fee of $25 for each returned check. 

  ST. LAWRENCE MARTYR SCHOOL PARENT INVOLVEMENT All St. Lawrence Martyr Parents must agree to the following:

1. Support the decisions of the school faculty and administration.
2. Support the school through attendance at Back-to-School Night, Parent-teacher conferences and General Parent Meetings.
3. Support the school through prompt payment of tuition and fees.
4. Support the school and the Safeguard Committee by attending a Virtus training session and be fingerprinted (at the request of the principal).
5. Support the school by assuming a share of the duties for fundraising by doing the following:

A.   Contributing or raising the following from June 1st, 2011-May 31st, 2012:

1 student                $475
2 students              $525
3 students              $575
4 students              $625

-Each additional student will be in $50 increments for the family total annual obligation.

You may meet your obligated amount for your family by doing one or all of the following:

1.     Buy out of the total obligation any time during the above stated time period, or:

2.     You may meet your obligation by contributing through the following fundraisers:

     A.    Purchase SCRIP and the percentage profit that the school makes will be credited to your account (see SCRIP form for percentages).

     B.    Purchase or sell at least $50 worth of Hawaiian Raffle tickets.

         i.100% of raffle ticket purchases will be credited to your account

     C.  Fun Run donations will be credited for 100% of your total.



B.       Major Fundraiser Requirement:  A minimum of $50 cash or a donation item for Auction valued at a minimum of $50 is required to go directly to the major fundraiser.

1. Support the school by devoting a minimum of forty (40) hours of service to the School or pay an $800 fee, which is equivalent of $20 per hour.
1. Each family should spend at least ten (10) of their forty (40) mandatory service hours to assist with one or more of the school’s fundraising events.  A minimum of five (5) of those hours should be dedicated to our major fundraiser.
2. Ten (10) of the regular (30) hours of service may be St. Lawrence Martyr Parish related volunteer hours.

VII.    Abide by the Archdiocese Code of Christian Conduct Covering Students and Parents/ Guardians:

It shall be the expressed condition of enrollment that the students behave in a manner, both on and off campus, which is consistent with the Christian principles of the school as determined by the school in its discretion….  Students and parents/guardians may respectfully express their concerns about the school operation and its personnel.  However, they may not do so in a manner that is discourteous, scandalous, rumor driven, disruptive, threatening, hostile or divisive.