Commitment Hours / Virtus

In cooperation and under the directives of our diocese, all parishes must participate in Virtus Protecting God's Children Program.  This workshop is required of all employees, parish volunteers and school parents/guardians (grandparents and relatives who assist us) who have contact with our children.  Without completition of Virtus training & background check, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER at school or events including but not limited to serving as class parent, kitchen/lunch helper, school events/functions, surprise reader, and field trip chaperone.  

To see where and when Virtus classes are held and to register, please visit
VIRTUS Online Class Registration

You must indicate Rockville Centre, NY Safe Environment (Diocese) from the drop down menu and on the next page for session type select Protecting God's Children for Adults to begin class registration. The website will guide you through the registration process.

In order to keep tuition costs and the parish subsidy as low as possible, the MRPA is tasked with meeting an annual fundraising goal of $130,000.  In order to meet this goal the MRPA depends on the help of our parents and extended Maria Regina community.  All families are asked to volunteer a certain number of hours in support of our events and fundraisers.    The commitment is twenty (20) hours for families in K-8 and ten (10) hours for families in Early Childhood. Families that are unable to commit to time will have a fee of $15 per hour that remains incomplete as of Aptil 15th applied towards their May tuition invoice.  

We understand that our student body's parents work hard to provide a Catholic Education and may not be able to fulfill the time commitment.  That is why we provide non-time commitment opportunities including raffle basket donations, fundraising sale incentives, and an early buyout option for commitment hours.  We are offering families an option to either pay a discounted $125 (N/PK) and $250 (K-8) upfront by November 1st or agree to serve as volunteers for events during the year and at the end of the year pay the original $150/$300 minus the value of the volunteer hours offered.  Payment can be made via credit card on our website or Checks (payable to MRPA) - please send all checks to the main office in a sealed envelope with your family name & oldest child's grade.