DONATION OF DELAWARE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REIMBURSEMENT 

The Transportation Department of Delaware's Department of Education issues a family transportation reimbursement amount for students registered in private schools by September 30th each year. In order for a family to qualify for the reimbursement certain conditions must

be met. Preschool and pre-kindergarten students do not qualify for the family reimbursement to be made.  

 

A student must be five years old and in kindergarten, and also be enrolled in this school on September 30. Families who enroll students after this date do not qualify for a reimbursement for this term. Finally, the school must complete and file the required paperwork with the State’s Transportation Department by their deadline to qualify for the mailing of reimbursement payments to the school to be passed on to parents. The school will do it’s best to insure that the paperwork is submitted on time. Being more present physically and health-wise this term, it is my plan to complete and return the Transportation Department forms, enabling our school to participate in the reimbursement program. The amount of reimbursement varies slightly each term, however, the reimbursement amount has averaged approximately $200.00 per qualified family, not per student. This summer the Delaware legislature has been discussing the future of the reimbursement to parents in private schools. At this point we are hopeful that the reimbursement will still be available. 

 

 This money belongs to the qualifying families. Each year parents who are eligible to receive the reimbursement are duly informed. Payment or Donation options are made to parents. Because the school always has a number of pressing needs, primarily insufficient operational funds, a plea is made for parents to make a tax deductible contribution of all or part of the reimbursement. This year we are simply requesting that parents consider donating their reimbursement amount if available to the school to assist in its operational budget.

It would be a blessing if we would be favored to receive a one hundred percent (100%) of the tax deductible write-offs from parents.  The reimbursement donations would be a blessing to help subsidize our operational costs. We are doing all we can to not raise student tuition and child care, and lunch fees for this term 2008-2009. Thank you for your consideration. We would welcome one-time payments of about $200.00 per household or the same amount or whatever can be afforded could be donated to the school in two, three, or whatever number of payment the family decides. I believe we can all see the benefit of implementing and expanding such a program. I am sure everyone who takes a part will beam with pride as students are able to later demonstrate their learning in a PTO Meeting or a perhaps short skit during a weekly chapel assemblies. If the parent indicates, naturally we will see to it that the reimbursement is written to them in part or whole by the end of the school term, as the school will not receive the full payment of reimbursements to the school in one payment.

Parent Response As How To Distribute The Proposed Family Transportation Reimbursement For The 2008-2009 School Year

1. ____    Please keep my reimbursement as a donation towards School Operation..

2. ____     Please keep $__________ of my family's total reimbursement amount and apply the remainder to my last tuition payment for

                 the year.

3. _____    My family does not qualify for a Transportation Reimbursement Amount, however, we pledge to donate $__________ to the 

                  School Operational Budget.

Signature of Parent/Guardian:                                                                                           . Date:                                        .