Tuition Payments (Preschool-5th Grade): St. James School will use Vanco for monthly tuition collection.  An enrollment form is included with your registration information.  Please return the Vanco form with all other registration materials.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office @ 503-472-2661.

Registration Fee: (non-refundable per child)
Preschool $125
Kindergarten through 5th grade $125


Registration Dates, for 07-08 school year:

Preschool 3’s
March 3-14         Siblings of current students
March 3-14         School and parish staff member’s children
March 17-28       Active parishioners at St. James or another Catholic parish
March 31             Open to community at large (first come first serve)

Preschool 4’s
March 3-14         Current St. James School 3 yr. old students
March 3-14         Siblings of current students
March 3-14          School and parish staff member’s children
March 17-28       Active parishioners at St. James or another Catholic parish
March 31             Open to community at large (first come first serve)

Kindergarten
March 3-14         Siblings of current K-5 students
March 3-14         School and parish staff member’s children
March 3-14         Current St. James School 4 year olds
March 17-28      Active parishioners at St. James or another Catholic parish
March 31             Open to community at large (first come first serve)

1st grade thru 5th grade
March 3-14         Current students enrolled in K-4 at St. James School
March 3-14         School and parish staff member’s children
March 17-28      Active parishioners at St. James or another Catholic parish
March 31             Open to community at large (first come first serve)

To be registered, the following items must be returned to the school office

• Registration form - one for each student
• $125 Registration fee
• Vanco enrollment form (or indicate plan to pay in full by June 27, 2008)
• Signed Parent Service Hours contract
• Parishioner status form signed by Fr. Terry O’Connell (if you wish to receive Parishioner status)
• Copy of birth or baptismal certificate
• Current immunization record

Parent Service Hours
Each parent will be expected to contribute a set number of service hours to the school each year.  Each parent of children in preschool will be expected to serve 10 hours each.  Each parent of children in kindergarten through fifth grade will be expected to serve 20 hours each.  Half of those hours need to be in fundraising efforts.  Parents’ Club Executive Board and the School Advisory Council agreed to this commitment to ensure that our major fundraisers have adequate help and that all parents participate.  This parent hours contract is part of your registration packet, and needs to be returned with all other registration forms.

Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance applications are available in the school office.  An outside financial assistance processing firm (F.A.C.T.S.) processes all applications (due March 26th).  After processing, all of the applications received will be ranked according to need.  All information supplied by families will remain confidential.  Our School Advisory Council continues its commitment that St. James School be available to all who wish to enroll their children at our school.  We encourage families needing assistance to fill out the tuition assistance application.  Families who apply for assistance will be notified of their tuition grant amount by June 27th.

Parishoner Status
In order to qualify for the parishioner tuition rate, a family must:

Be registered at St. James Parish
Attend church in the parish
Give identifiable financial support to the parish (use envelopes)
Make an appointment and meet with Fr. Terry O’Connell to confirm parishioner status and sign off on the parishioner status form. For registration to be considered complete, all families who wish to receive Parishioner status must have a signed form on file in the school office with all other registration materials.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call the office at 503-472-2661.

Extended Care Available
Extended Care services are available for kindergarten through 5th grade students after school hours from 2:30-6:00pm. The fee is $2.75 per hour with a snack fee of 75¢ per day. On half days Extended Care is available from 11:30am-6:00pm. During Extended Care, students are allowed to do homework, play games, participate in a variety of crafts and fun activities, eat healthy snacks, and enjoy the after school hours with other classmates.