At St. Ignatius Catholic School, the growth of our students is a cooperative and collaborative effort by and among families, the school community and the church. Research shows that parental involvement is one of the top indicators of student success. Thank you for all the time and effort you dedicate to making St. Ignatius Catholic School a wonderful place for children to learn and grow. Our school would not be the same without the many hours that our parents donate to our program.
Please remember, we require that each family contribute at least 25 hours of assistance per year to school or parish sponsored events and activities, including involvement in at least one fund raising event. These hours are essential in order for our school to reach its highest potential. Families that fail to complete and record 25 hours of participation will be charged $25 per hour that is not completed. (Note that families of our Pre-K students (who do not also have a K-8 student) are invited but not required to complete 25 hours of assistance.)
We hope that we can make this experience rewarding for both your family and our community, and we seek to understand the unique gifts, talents and interests of each family to best match those abilities with the needs of our community.
We are currently looking for volunteers in the following areas:
Lunch Room- HERE
Library- email bchilders@stignatiusmeridian.org
This year, all hours will be recorded by parents in the FACTS SIS system. You can enter your hours by logging into your FACTS SIS account, going to the “Family” tab, then “Family Home”. There you will see an option to add service hours under each parent’s portal with a description of the work completed. ALL HOURS MUST BE RECORDED BY PARENTS IN FACTS TO BE COUNTED. If a grandparent or other family member is completing time on your behalf, the parent must enter the time under their own name in FACTS and then add the name of the family member that actually completed those hours in the notes section. The school will use signup.com information to verify hours but parents must record all hours worked in FACTS. The benefit to this is that parents will always be able to go in and see their logged volunteer hours in real time.
Please remember that anyone who volunteers with students must have completed the Safe Environment training and have signed the St. Ignatius Volunteer Agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions for Volunteering
Check your school newsletter to find links to sign up for volunteers opportunities. Thank you for volunteering!
No. The Family Participation Program requires a total of 25 hours per family. These hours can be completed by parents, grandparents, and/or other family members. To make sure the hours get credited to your family, please record all volunteer hours in your FACTS account.
We track these hours from June 1- May 31 each year (so hours completed in July, 2023 count towards the 2023-2024 school year). We greatly appreciate your time, talents, and efforts with all prior volunteering. Your contributions helped make St. Ignatius a reality.
If you sign up for an activity and find that you have a conflict, you can go into SignUp.com and remove your spot. If you do have to cancel, please do so as early as possible. We rely on our volunteers and if you do not show up it can make it difficult to complete the activity. Early notification is crucial for our school day volunteers. You can contact the school office with any questions or problems with school day volunteering.
No. Service hours by both parents and children do not count. As the school year progresses, the children will be required to participate in service projects. This participation is not part of the Family Participation Program.
Unfortunately, there is not a way to sign up for multiple days of volunteering at one time. The signup was created this way to allow many people to participate in all activities and to avoid numerous cancellations due to families not knowing their exact schedules for an entire year. There are some options for you however. The Lunch Room Volunteer signup has been created for the school year.
You can contact the front office (info@stignatiusmeridian.org) with questions about volunteering or how to record your hours.