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Financial Aid / Scholarships Diocesan Tuition Assistance Program What is DTA? Donors across the Diocese have been generous in their gifts to tuition-assistance funds. These funds are dispersed yearly to needy families through a distribution process that takes into account family and school need, total number of children applying for aid, and total amount of funds available that year. Families must apply each year. What Parents Need to Know Other Resource Information about Catholic Schools and From the earliest settlements of this country, Catholic schools have served the common good of the nation and will continue to do so in a manner which recognizes that all children have an inalienable right to a quality education that is responsive to the rights of parents as the primary educators of their children. NCEA 2008 Who can apply for tuition assistance? Some Catholic elementary and Catholic high schools choose not to participate in the Diocesan Tuition Assistance Program because they are able to provide tuition assistance at the local level. In this case, parents may still be required to complete an application for tuition assistance but they will not be considered for DTA. Note that all DTA awards are based on financial NEED. How do families apply for tuition assistance? Private School Aid Service (PSAS) Application PSAS Application Form - English Code List - School & Parish-Spanish Deadlines and…
Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program Description: Children residing within the boundaries of the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) entering grades kindergarten through eight are eligible to apply. Once the child has been awarded a scholarship, the family need not apply again, as long as the child is enrolled in a participating school and continues to meet all other program requirements. Students may continue to use the scholarship through twelfth grade; however, new scholarships are not awarded at the HS level. Amount: Students with CSTP scholarships receive either 90% or 75% of the legislated amount for the scholarship. Currently: 90% of $3,450 or 75% of $3,450 toward his/her tuition. If the non-public school tuition is less than $3,450, then child’s scholarship is 90% or 75% of the lesser mount. Time Line: Applicationsare usually distributed in January and available online. Complete applications, with verification of income and residence, returned on or beforeFebruary 28thwill be included in the first selection. All others received through July 31st will be entered into subsequent selections. All other selection dates are subject to the number of applications received. The last day to submit a complete application is July 31st. Applications from low-income families are given priority. Scholarships are awarded by random selections. If the child is not awarded a scholarship, parent(s) must submit a new application each year until one is awarded. Contact Information:
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Program Description: The State of Ohio can provide up to 14,000 eligible students with scholarships to attend an ODE-approved participating private school of their choice. Students in grades K- 12 who reside in an Ohio public school district (excluding the Cleveland Municipal SD) and attend a school that has received a state rating of Academic Watch or Academic Emergency for two of the last three school years are eligible to apply. Students must live within the boundaries of the school district in which the school is located. [For example, a student must attend an eligible school in Euclid and live somewhere within the Euclid City SD. A student cannot attend an eligible school in Euclid and live in the Warrensville Heights City SD.] Provided that all eligibility requirements continue to be met, families can renew the scholarship annually through 12th grade. Student Eligibility: All students currently enrolled and attending one of these schools; or Students currently attending a public community school (a.k.a. charter school) who would otherwise be assigned by their public school district to one of these buildings are also eligible to apply; or Students currently enrolled in a regular public school or community school who will be assigned to attend one of the EdChoice-designated schools for the upcoming school year. [This provision is for students moving from elementary school to middle school or from middle school to high school.]; or Incoming students who are eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall of the following school year and who would be assigned by their public school district to one of these buildings are eligible to apply. Scholarship Amount: The maximum EdChoice scholarship amount for students in grades K-8 is currently $4500. For students in grades 9-12, it is currently $5300. The scholarship can only be used to pay tuition. It cannot be applied to fees, uniforms or anything other than TUITION. If either the elementary or high school tuition amount is less than the maximum EdChoice scholarship amount, EdChoice will pay the lesser amount. Time Line: November 1 – January 1 February – mid April July Contact Person: Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Program Office: 877-644-6338 National Catholic Education Association (NCEA): FAQ's about Catholic Education Return to OCE Home Page
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