Parent Participation

Vancouver College's Parent Participation Program is organized to assist school staff and to develop a sense of community at the school. Each Vancouver College family is asked to volunteer a minimum of 30 hours of participation service per school year.  At the beginning of the school year, all families who opt to volunteer submit a cheque payable to "Vancouver College Blessed Edmund Rice Bursary Program" for $750.00 dated June 30, 2012.  When your hours of participation have been completed, the cheque will be destroyed. If your volunteer commitment of 30 hours is not fulfilled, the PPP Chair calculates the number of hours served and notifies the school's accounting department who then bills the family for the equivalent dollar amount. This money is deposited into the Blessed Edmund Rice Bursary Program. (Read more on PPP cheques)

Families unable to volunteer, are asked to remit a cheque for $750.00 payable September 4, 2011 to "Vancouver College Blessed Edmund Rice Bursary Program." This is in lieu of the 30-hour volunteer participation commitment. 

Information to assist you:

• It is the responsibility of each family to find volunteer opportunities  (immediate opportunities)
• Parents can find out about volunteer opportunities at:
• The Parent Participation Information meetings, held annually in June and September at the beginning of each school year
• The Vancouver College website
• The Parent Participation Office, located at the North End of the school cafeteria
• Parent Participation Program form
• Parents will NOT be contacted regarding volunteer opportunities (Please check convenors and contact list)
• All families must earn a minimum of five (5) hours by volunteering at Mayfair, Finnegan Ball, or Mothers’ Christmas Tea
• Parents are responsible for recording their volunteer hours earned using the online Parent Participation login site
• Parents must enclose a cheque for $750.00 and a Participation form with their registration package

For an overview of volunteer possibilities at Vancouver College, please see the Parent Participation Program Organizational Chart. To better understand the Parent Participation Program, please read information program guidelines (i.e. how to earn hours),  cap restrictions on hours earned and baking and food guidelines, and what happens to PPP cheques.

I look forward to meeting you in June or September at the Parent Participation Information meetings.
 
Wes Bolton
Vice President Vancouver College Parent Association
Parent Participation Program Chair