1. Remember that ANS appreciates all your hard work and service to maintain our school and support our kids. Volunteering is a vital part of the ANS spirit, and is necessary to the efficient functioning of the school. Performance of these much-needed volunteer functions by paid personnel would cause tuition to increase substantially.
2. Every family is required to accumulate 10 PPP points (5 for single-parent households) per year (May 1- April 30). Points are awarded for service either through participation in activities listed in the PPP handbook, or through special activities with prior approval of the school administration and PPP Coordinator. Families who fail to accumulate their points will be assessed a Parent Volunteer Program fee of $400 ($200 for single-parent households).
3. Generally, 1 point is awarded for every 2 hours of volunteer service.
4. Volunteers are responsible for logging in their hours. There is a sign-up book maintained in the school office. Please make sure you record your volunteer service to endure that your family receives proper credit.
5. Volunteers are responsible for making contact with the Event Coordinator. For instance, if you sign up for Special Person's Day but are not contacted, please contact the Activity/Event Coordinator.
6. When volunteering for an activity, please sign in with your Coordinator. If there is a concern regarding volunteer efforts, the Activity Coordinator will be contacted for verification of hours. Coordinators are not responsible for logging in parent volunteer hours.
7. Parents who wish to earn their points through service not listed in the PPP Handbook must submit the PPP Credit Request Form (available in the office, and on the web site www. Myschool.com), and obtain the signature of the Principal and the PPP Coordinator prior to volunteering. Points are not awarded for unauthorized volunteering.
8. Notices are sent home on a regular basis to update you on your point status. There are plenty of opportunities to earn PPP points. Make sure to check the school calendars that come home monthly and attend TPC meetings to learn about more opportunities.
9. NO PARTIAL CREDIT IS GIVEN FOR POINTS. Families are required to earn 10 points (5 for single-parent households) to avoid the assessment fee.
10. Points may NOT be carried over from the prior school year or donated to other families. Friends and family may volunteer in support of another family, but those hours must be logged in under that family page in the volunteer book.
11. Points are not awarded for donations to the school. ANS welcomes the generosity of our families, and will happily provide you with a donation receipt for your tax purposes.
Thanks to all of you for the hours of service you provide to the Archbishop Neale School community. Most special thanks to those who go above and beyond ten points a year!
**IMPORTANT REMINDER!!**
Volunteers who come into contact with students are required to be fingerprinted by the Archdiocese of Washington. There are no exceptions. You CANNOT volunteer in student-contact positions until we have verification that you have been fingerprinted. Forms are available in the office. The cost of the fingerprinting is $36 (non-profit processing fee). Call 301-853-4513 to make an appointment.