We believe it is developmentally beneficial for children to know and feel the importance of their
own daily care and education. We believe children are most influenced by their own parents
and more readily adopt for themselves the values they observe in their parent(s). Modeling
esteem for your child’s school and respect for teachers can make our job easier, too!

Two-parent families agree to contribute ten (10) hours per year, and Single-parent families
agree to contribute five (5) hours per year. Work hours may be waived by paying $25.00 per
hour ($250 per year for two-parent families, $125 per year for single-parent families).

The work-hours obligation must be fulfilled during the period from October 1 through
September 30 of any school year. Unless other arrangements have been made, a minimum
of five (5) hours, or two (2) hours for single parents, should be completed by March 31.
Remaining work hours must be completed by September 30.

Families enrolling after October 1 will have their work obligation prorated at the rate of ninety
(90) minutes per full month for two parent families.

Parents may earn work hours in a variety of ways. Some examples are: preparing teaching
materials, serving as a committee member for a fundraising event, participation in classroom
activities (i.e., assisting a teacher with a special project), sewing, membership on the Board of
Directors (a one year commitment fulfills obligation), Room Parent, attendance at a parent function such as Options for Elementary School, or Open House, or attending Board meetings. Work hours are not earned simply by participating in a fundraising event (i.e., selling tickets or items for a fundraiser).

Each family is required to fulfill no less than 3 hours (2 hours for a single parent) by
participating in a Saturday work morning. Families are exempt from this requirement if their
work job already fulfills their annual commitment, or if families choose the payment option. A
detailed Job Listing is distributed each fall.

Parents will be responsible for reporting any work hours completed by indicating the time and dates worked in the Parent Hours notebook in your child’s classroom.