Family involvement in the school enhances student achievement and adds to the quality of the total school program. Parents and guardians are partners with the administration, staff, teachers, and pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School to help to enrich the education and faith experiences offered to the students.  Each family must accept responsibility for their share of involvement in fundraising and volunteerism.

Our volunteers are a vital part of the success of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School and volunteers greatly enhance the experiences of our students. Parents are required to acquire 20 volunteer hours each academic year, tracked through FACTS Family Portal.

How-To GUIDE: FACTS VOLUNTEER HOURS

How Does It Work? 

• Each family is required to complete 20 Hours of school-related volunteer activities between August 1 – April 30. Volunteering taking place in May must be preemptively recorded.
• Service hours are to be completed by parents (or close family members) of the students only.
• Partial hours of service are rounded up to the nearest half-hour.
• Families may not bank hours for future years.
• Families may not transfer hours to other school families.
• Volunteer Hours tracking is an “honor system”, meaning families enter their own time on their FACTS Family Portal. All volunteer hours are reviewed throughout the year by the school administration to monitor family progress towards the agreed 20 Hours per family per school year.
• Each family will be billed $10 for each uncompleted hour (maximum of $400) on your family’s FACTS account in May.
• Final report cards and school records will not be released until payment is completed.

There will be several opportunities for parents to earn hours.  Some opportunities include:
 

• Year-round (Room Parents, Gala Committee, Steps for Students Committee, Booster Club)
• Event Specific (Parish festival, set up/tear down of events, Christmas Program refreshment server, Field Day, etc).
• Donations that are equivalent to hours (donations of food for specified events, washing table clothes after events). This will only apply to specific, clearly-noted donation opportunities. Administration will be very clear when asking for donations that will count for volunteer hours. 

Safe Haven - Note
Any volunteer opportunity working directly with the students will require the parent or adult family member (over 18 years old) to complete the Safe Haven training.

Parents are encouraged to take the training at least 2 weeks in advance of the event they wish to volunteer for. The school will specify if the volunteer opportunity requires Safe Haven.