# What types of purchases are considered family expenses?

##### **Parent Expense:** HCOS is not able to pay for the following items as per Ministry Funding Guidelines and HCOS policy

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-musical-instruments-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 499.922px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 46.5938px;">Musical Instruments</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 46.5938px;">Ministry considers this a family expense; HCOS can pay for lessons, but not instruments</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 80.1875px;">General school supplies

</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 80.1875px;"> Ministry considers this a family expense. Examples: notebooks, lined paper, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, scissors, calculators, pencil sharpeners (including electric pencil sharpeners), daily planners, blackboards &amp; whiteboards, etc...</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3906px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 63.3906px;">Computer Accessories

</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 63.3906px;"> Ministry considers this a family expense. Examples: adapters, USB, external storage, DVD drives, speakers, microphones, keyboards, mouse, etc...</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Video games

</td><td style="width: 49.8765%;">HCOS considers this a family expense. Examples: Nintendo switch games, PS4 games, Xbox games etc...</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 80.1875px;">Equipment &amp; Costumes needed for activities and lessons

</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 80.1875px;"> Ministry considers this a family expense; HCOS can pay for lessons, but not equipment or costumes. Examples: household appliances, workshop tools/equipment, sports equipment, greenhouse equipment, incubators, etc...</td></tr><tr style="height: 31px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 31px;">Cameras, microscopes &amp; telescopes</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 31px;">Available on loan from [HCOS Learning Commons](https://hcslearningcommons.org/ "HCOS Learning Commons")</td></tr><tr style="height: 55px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 55px;">Rentals &amp; Deposits</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 55px;"> Ministry considers this a family expense</td></tr><tr style="height: 85.7812px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 85.7812px;">Furniture</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 85.7812px;"> Ministry considers this a family expense. Examples: desks, chairs, carpets, lamps,. shelves, blackboards &amp; whiteboards, etc...</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7812px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 50%; height: 57.7812px;">Duty</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 49.8765%; height: 57.7812px;">HCOS considers this a family expense

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<table border="1" id="bkmrk-tuition-ministry-con" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 808.385px; height: 37px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 37px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 408px; height: 37px;">Tuition</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 400px; height: 37px;">Ministry considers this a family expense; Funding cannot be used to pay tuition

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<table border="1" id="bkmrk-summer-activities-hc" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%;">Summer Activities</td><td style="width: 50%;">HCOS does not pay for summer programing, day camps, trips, lessons or activities. </td></tr></tbody></table>

<p class="callout warning">If unclear about an item, please contact your teacher or the office for clarity *before* making the purchase. </p>

<p class="callout warning">*<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Oxygen, Ubuntu, Roboto, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">ALL</span>* purchases must be made with approval from the teacher</p>