Tuition Rates Announced for 2012-13
Dear Valley Catholic Parents,
As we prepare to start our second semester of the 2011-2012 school year, it is already time for us to turn some of our attention to 2012-2013. With this in mind, I have been working with school administrators and the Finance department in preparation for next year’s school budget. While additional fine tuning is still being done on the budget for next year, we have reached a point where we can officially announce our tuition rates for the 2012-2013 school year.
We are pleased to be able to announce these rates to our current Valley Catholic School parents today, and will be announcing the new rates this weekend at our PreK–8 Open House to prospective parents.
The rates listed below represent a 4.3 percent increase for the upcoming year.
TUITION FOR 2012-2013
These tuition amounts will be posted on our school website Monday, Jan. 23.
| Elementary (K-5) | $6,325 |
| Middle School (6-8) | $8,610 |
| High School (9-12) | $10,900 |
We chose not to list the Early Learning School tuition here due to the varying levels of rates depending on the age of the child, but they will also have the same rate of increase. You may contact them for more specific information.
In determining our tuition rates each year, our goal is to keep the increase as low as possible while still making sure we are able to continue to provide the very best educational opportunities for your children. In order to make this happen, I oversee our schools and their administrators. Together we make sure that we are acting as good stewards of our resources and managing our expenses to the best of our ability.
As is always the case, the revenue from tuition will never completely cover our operating expenses. To make up the difference between these amounts, we rely on additional assistance from our parent community. This additional assistance from parents often comes in the form of “Gap Gifts” which help us bridge the difference between the true cost of education and tuition. It is one way that we can continue to make a top-quality, Catholic education accessible for families.
The amount of that gap this year will be finalized as we complete our budgeting process in the coming weeks and information will be forthcoming during our re-enrollment process this spring. In the past, many of our families have generously helped us bridge this gap by making a pledge above the tuition rate. We are very grateful for any and all gifts of this nature.
We are in the middle of our first year of allowing parents to pay their tuition through TMS (Tuition Management Solutions) and despite a few bumps along the way, I believe this has been a positive transition for our families. I fully expect that our second go-around with TMS and registering parents for monthly payment options (as well as other payment frequencies) will be an even better experience for our families this year.
Finally, I want to thank all of our parents for continuing to choose Valley Catholic School for your child’s education. We are proud of the programs we have here on campus and excited about what the future will hold for Valley Catholic School. We know none of this would be possible without the support of our entire school community.
I realize there are many choices when it comes to educating your child and we are grateful that you have chosen Valley Catholic. On behalf of all of the staff and faculty, we look forward to continuing our relationship with you and your student—next year and beyond.
Please call or email me if you have any questions or concerns about this information or anything else that relates to Valley Catholic School.
Respectfully,
Bob Weber
President
Valley Catholic School
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