If you have any questions about this process, please email olmcschool@olmc1.org or call 317.846.1118 Summer Hours: M-F from 9am - 2pm.
Worship at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is an essential component in developing our faith life. Your attendance at Mass is an important witness, not only to your children, but to all parish children and adults that regular participation in the sacraments is essential to our way of life as Catholics. This is to be demonstrated by giving a parish envelope in the offertory basket on a regular basis. We encourage you to engage your children in additional forms of daily family prayer as well.
Envelope System
For canonical reasons (enrollment in OLMC School; use of our facilities for liturgical services; certification as sponsors), OLMC uses the Envelope System to verify attendance. Whenever attending Mass, please place your personalized envelope or check in the collection basket. Envelopes do not need to contain money. Extra envelopes are available on the Welcome Table in the narthex.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is committed to providing a quality Catholic education for children of our parish families. Admission to the school is limited to families registered to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish.
In situations where there are more applications for admission than there is room available in a class, the following priorities will be used to determine those who are admitted. The definition of a school family is a family with current school children or graduates who have remained a continuous active member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish.
School and/or Parish personnel will maintain the records and waiting lists that may be needed to administer this policy. At the time registration begins for a new school year, students who are already on a waiting list for a grade will automatically be given first priority on the waiting list for the next grade, if the family re-registers the student within thirty days of the beginning of registration. The school office will try to contact such families to make sure the student still wants to be admitted to the school.
The school administration will have the final decision on any admission matters, whether or not covered by this policy.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a tithing parish and does not charge school tuition, except for Full Day Kindergarten (see below). However, as a non-tuition parish school, parents are expected to be leaders in tithing, directing at least 5% of their annual gross income to the Church through the weekly collections. This tithe obligation is what all Catholics in the universal Church are asked to do, whether or not a school ministry exists. Thus, school families are especially obligated to support the parish. All OLMC families are asked to remain faithful to their tithe obligation. School families are also expected to take leadership roles in parish & school ministries, demonstrating their faith at work.
Half-Day Kindergarten & Grades 1-8: Book fees depend on the needs of the individual grade of the child. Generally, book fees are an estimated $400- $500 per year per child, but this amount can be more or less. Payment for the first half (or the full amount, if you choose) must be received in the office or communication of hardship to our business manager by July 15 each year. The second payment (if applicable) is due on November 30. Additional fees for field trips, yearbooks, pictures, and other various activities are separate from book fees and will be collected at the time of need.
Full-Day Kindergarten: Tuition for Full Day Kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year is $4,750. Payment must be submitted in full by July 15. There is an option for ACH direct debit for monthly payments from August through May.
The school must be notified in writing by the parent(s) of a student regarding a decision to transfer a student to another school, including the last day the student will attend classes at OLMC. Please click here to print and complete the Student Withdrawal Form. All school-owned materials such as textbooks and library books must be returned to school and all fees paid before leaving. Scholastic information will be sent to the new school upon a “request for records” from the new school. All fees and other obligations must be paid prior to the release of the student’s record. Once a child is withdrawn from the school, an application must be submitted to be considered for re-enrollment.
Students experiencing serious academic, behavioral, or social difficulties require special attention. In order to best serve the needs of the child, the school may require testing as a requisite for continued enrollment.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel does not provide transportation to or from school. All transportation to and from school is the sole responsibility of the parent/guardian.