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Parent Service Opportunities - Upper School

PARENT SERVICE AT MCA

MCA provides opportunities and requires its parents to serve a certain number of hours at either the Grammar or Upper School for each family. This benefits the families in several ways. The work parents perform for the school helps keep tuition costs low and fosters community within the larger school family. Working together gives parents opportunities to meet other parents, tutors, and students. In addition to these benefits, parents who complete service hours with excellence model how to be a servant-leader. There are few things parents can do to effectively communicate more simply and clearly the eternal importance of educating young men and women for Christ than volunteering their time and talents in this endeavor. 

PARENT SERVICE HOUR AGREEMENT & FEES  

We are able to provide a high-quality education with a lower tuition rate because of the minimum requirement of service hours parents agree to perform.  If parents decline or are not able to fulfill their service hours for any given reason for the year, they will be required to pay $20.00 per school service hour to defray the cost of their absence. 

SCHOOL 

ANNUAL REQUIRED HOURS 

ANNUAL COST 

Upper School ONLY Parents 

50 hours/year (5 hrs./month) 

$1000 ($20/hour) 

Grammar School ONLY Parents 

30 hours/year (3 hrs./month) 

$600 ($20/hour) 

BOTH Grammar & Upper School Parents 

Upper: 40 hours/year (4 hrs./month) 

Grammar: 20 hours/year (2 hrs./mo.) 

$800 ($20/hour) 

$400 ($20/hour) 

$1200 Total 
 

Parent Service Opportunities include indoor/outdoor cleaning, building/grounds maintenance, special events, office/clerical work, filing, and more. There are already many opportunities to serve listed below and on the TrackItForward website/app. You will receive an initial email with temporary credentials for logging in to Track It Forward the first time. All tasks outside of those on Track It Forward must be approved by the Dean of Administration.  

EXTRACURRICULAR HOURS

Volunteer hours for extracurricular activities do NOT count toward the required MCA Parent Service Hours with the following exceptions: (a) Parents who drive team members to and from events/competitions may record their driving time toward their MCA Parent Service Hours, AFTER fulfilling their extracurricular hours, BUT not to exceed half of the required school hours. (b) Parents who have been approved to serve as coaches, sponsors, coordinators, and Robotics’ team parent fulfill both extracurricular and school service hour requirements. 

Students are not allowed to contribute towards their parents’ service hours; however, other adult family members may contribute toward Parent Service Hours. 

Parents should record their Service Hours throughout the year on the TrackitForward website/app. 

TRACK IT FORWARD

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Track it Forward is a website and app that makes service easy. Upper School parents can sign up for service opportunities, log, and track their service hours. All parents should receive a personal invitation via email. Contact Amanda Tipton for more information. 
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PARENT SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES 

Any hours not listed below require administrative approval. 
Click on any title for more information.

 

ANNUAL EVENTS

 
 

 

ON-GOING PARENT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

 

EXTRACURRICULAR SPONSORS & COACHES 

Volunteer hours for extracurricular activities do NOT count toward the required MCA Parent Service Hours with the following exceptions: (a) Parents who drive team members to and from events/competitions may record their driving time toward their MCA Parent Service Hours, AFTER fulfilling their extracurricular hours, but not to exceed half of the required school hours. (b) Parents who have been approved to serve as coaches, sponsors, coordinators, and Robotics’ team parent fulfill both extracurricular and school service hour requirements.