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**Please click on the Events tab for PIP Hour opportunities**
Opportunities will also be listed on the weekly ParentLine communication & SignUp Genius alerts will be sent out requesting volunteers for upcoming events
Check with your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for PIP opportunities!
What are PIP Hours?
In addition to the excellent education your student(s) will receive at St. Paul’s Lutheran School, they will also experience a variety of fun activities, community events, field experiences, holiday celebrations, and guest presentations. As a private school, we depend on our families and church members to volunteer their time so we may provide these enrichments activities.
Therefore, St Paul’s requires all families to volunteer their time & efforts towards activities and events throughout the school year and/or by helping classroom teachers.
The time spent volunteering is known as...
PIP (Parent In Participation) Hours
How Many PIP Hours are Required?
Pre-Kindergarten: 9 hrs. per semester (18 hrs. total)
Young 5 & Half-Day Kinder: 12 hrs. per semester (24 hrs. total)
Full-Day Kinder & Grades 1-12: 15 hrs. per semester (30 hrs. total)
Each family’s annual requirement is based on the grade level in which your eldest child is currently enrolled.
Example: The Smith family has 2 children that attend, the eldest child is in 5th grade and the youngest is in Pre-K. The Smith’s would need to complete 15 PIP Hours each semester.
Semester Dates
S1: August 26th – January 22nd
S2: January 25th – June 11th
NOTE: 1/3 of your total hours must come from a fundraising or marketing activity
PIP Hours do NOT roll over into the next semester
How Can you Earn PIP Hours?
Fundraising
As a private school, fundraising is vital in order to offer many of the enriching events for our students, and to support our general budget needs without substantial tuition increases. PTL sponsors various fundraisers throughout the school year to support field trips, other enriching school experiences, and to purchase items that enhance the lives of our students.
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Committee Chairperson
Many of our larger events and activities are run by committees. A chairperson is chosen to lead these activities.
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Activities & Field Trips
PIP hours may by earned through helping with in-school activities, chaperoning off-site field trips, and helping with other student events. The number of PIP hours allocated per event/activity varies.
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Teacher Support
We are so grateful for the time and energy our teachers and staff pour into the students each day. At times teachers may have projects that will help with this success. These may be projects in the classroom or take home projects that involve cutting or organizing.
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Room Parents
Each year we seek room parents to support individual teachers with classroom parties, events, and needs.
*Please contact a PTL Officer for more details*
General School Support
We value volunteers to help us accomplish many tasks throughout the year. These opportunities will be shared in our weekly newsletter and via links on this page.
*Please contact a PTL Officer for more details*
Marketing
Marketing for our school throughout the community is an important part of continued growth of our school. Throughout the school year we have a variety of opportunities for parents to assist in school marketing. 1/3 of the total PIP hours required each school year need to be marketing hours, and can easily be earned through fundraising events!
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Grand Auction
*Please contact your Room Parent or a PTL Officer for opportunities*
Completing PIP Hours
PIP hours may be completed by the student’s parent/ guardian, grandparent, sibling (16 yrs. or older), extended family member, and/or family friend.
It is the responsibility of the families to record their PIP hours by using the pink forms located outside of each classroom and the main entrance of the school & daycare, or on the FACTS portal.
(Teachers do NOT keep track of PIP hours)
*NOTE: You will be updated on your PIP hour status during parent-teacher conferences.
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