What is SCRIP?
Scrip is a way for families to offset their tuition and also help their school. Scrip is gift cards to various retailers. The school purchases the gift cards at a discount and sells them to families for full face value. Families buy them at NO extra cost and can be used as cash at the various stores. Most Scrip gift cards look just like the gift cards you purchase at the store and are great to use as gifts!
How does SCRIP benefit the school? How does SCRIP benefit you?
Because retailers sell SCRIP to the school at a discount and the school then sells the SCRIP at face value, the difference is the profit to the school. The profit percentage would be split 50/50 whereby the school would automatically keep 50%. The other 50% would be granted to families via a tuition rebate. This tuition rebate helps families keep their children in catholic school by giving a rebate on purchases that families are already making. This is not another fundraiser. Families use SCRIP as they would cash where they normally shop.
How does SCRIP work at St. Thomas?
Families have the opportunity to order SCRIP via order form, online, and other specified times during the year (Back-to-School night, Harvest Fest, Christmas and Talent shows). All order forms that are received by 12pm on Friday afternoon will be available for pick-up or distribution on the following Friday afternoon, and early evenings at school.
CREDIT CARDS (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and Debit) and Cash are now accepted and are the preferred method of payment. You may use your credit card for scrip purchases at the school office Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, or you can write your number on the scrip order form. We will continue to accept checks made out to ‘St. Thomas Scrip’; however, we will not process your order until your check is cleared (this may delay the processing of your order by up to one week).
The Scrip committee tracks all scrip purchases and provides the tuition office with a total rebate amount, by family on a monthly basis. The Tuition Office will credit each participating family’s tuition account on a monthly basis. The School will then mail a rebate check home twice per year (January and June) to participating families.