St. Mary’s School
From the desk of the Principal
May 2, 2008

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Dear Parents,                                                                                 

I hope everyone is enjoying the great spring weather.  What a wonderful time of year it is!  Students love seeing the budding flowers and trees, but more importantly, they love being able to go outside and play.  We adults also like being able to get outside. 

This time of year is also budget time for our church and school.  The fiscal year runs from July 1 until June 30, so financial plans are being made for the 2008-2009 fiscal season.  This can be a very stressful time just like budgeting at home can be a stressful thing. 

There currently are 71 schools in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.  Sixty-six of these schools operate under a tuition model and five schools, we being one, operate under a stewardship model.  After reviewing the funding structure of these schools, the finance committee has recommended to Msgr. Knueven that St. Mary’s become a tuition based school.  At the April 22, 2008 parish council meeting, Msgr. Knueven and the council discussed this issue.  It was decided that we will become a tuition school for the 2009-2010 school year.  This gives us the opportunity to have time to develop the policies needed for such a change. 

The finance committee has given the parish council a recommended tuition rate to begin in 2009.  The school commission will be taking this recommendation under advisement.  The school commission will also be looking at tuition rates and policies of the schools in the Batesville Deanery, as well as schools located in adjacent counties.  We appreciate your patience and will let you know the policies and tuition rates as soon as possible.  These policies will also include guidelines for tuition assistance for those families in need.  Change is sometimes a difficult thing, but we hope to make this a smooth transition for all.  We hope all families will continue to send their children to St. Mary’s School where we can provide them with a Christ-centered education. 

Thank you for your continued support of St. Mary’s Parish and School.  Together we will continue to provide our future parish leaders a strong Catholic education.

God Bless you,

Mrs. Nancy Schroeder, Principal

Msgr. Harold Knueven, Pastor