Hi CCS families. CCS requires families to serve volunteer hours every school year. Here is what our policy reads:
In
2019 the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the proposal to require 10
hours of service from every CCS family. In 2022 the Education Committee updated
the mandatory hours to be: 10 hours for families with students in PK-12th
grade, 6 hours for families with students in the 3 day a week PS, and 4 hours
for families with students in the 2 day a week PS. CCS staff members that have children at CCS
would be exempt from this requirement.
Why The Need For Mandatory
Volunteering?
Galatians 6:10, “So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good
to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” (ESV)
Service is an integral part of our vision statement as we are
“equipping our students for a life of discipleship and service.” By modeling
service through volunteering, our parents are partnering with us in our core
values. CCS believes strongly that parent involvement not only models what
Scripture calls us to do, but parent involvement has a strong positive effect
on student achievement.
Children tend to work harder when they see parents investing in
their education and working alongside them. The entire school family working
together creates an enduring sense of community.
Tuition covers about 82% of tuition; fundraising covers the remaining
18%. Through volunteering parents are helping raise the additional 18% it costs
to educate their child. Through a survey sent out last fall, it came to light
that the same people were doing the same jobs year after year, sometimes
leading to burn-out.
Mandatory volunteering allows us to share the responsibilities of
the many jobs that need to be done in events and during the day at CCS.
What Happens If A Family Does Not
Volunteer 10, 6, or 4 Hours Of Service?
Any family not fulfilling the CCS mandatory volunteering policy
will be charged $15 per unfulfilled hour. If a family volunteered only 5 hours,
leaving 5 hours unfulfilled, their tuition account would automatically be
charged $75 at the end of the school year.
Please use this form to record your volunteer hours.
