MARCH 2017 SPRING SEMESTER
christian brothers high school • enter to learn, leave to serve
falcon family news a message from the president DEAR CB FAMILIES: We know you have many choices for your children’s high school experience and recognize the tremendous sacrifices you make to send them to Christian Brothers High School. Our constant challenge is balancing mission-centered excellence with affordability. Recently, the Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase of 2.5% percent ($320). Tuition for 2017-18 will be $13,065 and the registration fee will remain $625 for a total of $13,690. Our tuition remains below the average for Catholic high schools in Northern California. Over the past eight years, the average tuition cost increase in the region is 4.1 percent. At Christian Brothers, our average has been 1.8 percent over that same eight-year period. Please know that we work hard to invest your resources well in your children’s education and continually strive to improve efficiency, maintain distinction and control costs. This increase allows us to attract, retain and compensate the best educators while providing our students with an effective learning environment and outstanding programs. We recognize our tuition is a significant sacrifice for most families. We also recognize that it is prohibitive for some families. Our Lasallian Catholic mission calls for us to serve the poor and we must also ensure that CB is accessible to modest and middle income families. In 2016-17, we are distributing $2.6 million in need-based tuition assistance to 435 students. That is roughly two out of five students. We expect these numbers to be similar in 2017-18. Tuition assistance comes from three sources: endowment earnings, fundraising efforts, and the operating budget. We are grateful to all of our parents, alumni and friends who support our fundraising activities. Your ongoing support is critical to our mission!
In terms of practical matters, we will again be facilitating student registration online and coordinating all tuition payments through SMART Tuition. Later this month, you will receive an email that will include instructions on accessing the registration website and completing the process. Thank you for entrusting us with your sons and daughters. We are working diligently to ensure that the sacrifices you are making for your children today – tuition, time, and example – will reap rewards long into the future. Live Jesus in our hearts.
Lorcan Barnes President
INSIDE THIS ISSUE • Counseling and Guidance
• Auction 2017
• Campus Ministry • Christian Service
• Media Visual & Performing Arts
• Student Activities
• Vocations
• Falcon 5K
• Falcon Family Faces
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