CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL • ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE
FALCON FAMILY NEWS Dear Families: As Lasallian educators, we often look to the writings of our Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, for guidance and inspiration. “Take care that your school runs well,” wrote De La Salle in a 1709 letter to Br. Robert, who was leading a school in France. As President of Christian Brothers High School, I am ever mindful of this simple, but profound statement and take seriously my role as a steward of Lasallian Catholic education in Sacramento. Fortunately, I am not in this alone. Our community is served by dedicated administrators, faculty members, and staff whose commitment to outstanding academics and enriching co-curricular activities is resolute. CB is blessed with dedicated volunteers whose time, energy and talents support the school through our Lasallian Parent Ambassadors, our New York, New York! Auction Committee, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging endeavors, our Alumni Engagement Committee, and the La Salle Club just to name a few. Collectively, these groups all work tremendously hard to ensure that our school runs well and by doing so, assist us in ensuring that CB is the place to be and belong for our students.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
We recognize that you make tremendous sacrifices to send your children to Christian Brothers. Our constant challenge is balancing mission-centered excellence with affordability. Please know that we work hard to invest your resources well in your children’s education and consider this a sacred partnership. Recently, the Board of Trustees approved an operating budget which calls for an increase in tuition of 4.75% percent. As such, tuition will be $16,365 and the registration fee is set for $785 for the 2024-25 school year. While this is greater than our typical increase, we are not immune to the rising costs of goods and services impacting us all. Much time and effort are directed at ensuring that increases are minimized to the extent possible with great attention placed on tracking inflation and economic factors affecting families. 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 ensure that a Christian Brothers education is available and accessible to families at all income levels. We embrace this opportunity. In 2023-24, we are distributing $3.4 million to 455 students, approximately 40 percent of our student body. We expect these numbers to be similar in 2024-25. Tuition assistance comes from three sources: endowment earnings, fundraising efforts, and the operating budget. We are grateful to all of our alumni and parents who support our fundraising activities. Your ongoing support is critical to our mission! De La Salle also said “To be entrusted with the teaching of the young is a great gift and grace of God.” Thank you for entrusting us with the “gift” of your children. 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!
Crystal LeRoy, Ed.D. President Falcon Family News | March 2024
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