If you were unable to attend the meeting regarding the changes to the service scholarship program, the notes below will update you on what is new for the 2018-2019 school year.
2018-2019 Registration
Registration Packet
Application fee for first time applicants is $75.00
March-April registration fee is $75.00
May-June registration fee is $100.00
July registration fee is $125.00
EdChoice Scholarship Program
Meeting in February
Forms submitted to ELCS and ODE March 31
Window closes April 30
Forms available tonight if needed
Second window will open in summer 2018
What has NOT changed
1. Tuition amounts have not changed
Full tuition for K-8 remains at $5050.00
Full tuition for 9-12 remains at $6000.00
Tuition reduction opportunities are available to all families of full-time students through service to ELCS
2. Reduction amounts have not changed
Maximum tuition reduction for K-8 is $1800.00
Minimum tuition for K-8 is $3250.00
Maximum tuition reduction for 9-12 is $2664.00
Minimum tuition for 9-12 is $3336.00($14)
3. Service opportunities have not changed
Service opportunities provided throughout year
Families determine their amount of service
Service must be approved, documented, tracked
Monthly invoices emailed (15th of each month)
What HAS changed Hours not Points Service Hours Administrators (SHAs)
Important Summer Events 2018
Sign Up
Tracking
Maximum Hours Offered
Wage per Hour
Service Opportunities (Removed/Added)
Fundraising Opportunities
Unserved Hours
1. Hours not Points
Service tracked/awarded in hours not points
Tracked and represented in Renweb as hours
Must be pre-approved by a SHA in advance
2. Service Hours Administrators (SHAs)
All service must be pre-approved by an SHA
Agreement made in advance of the task
SHA must sign off on service once completed
SHA submit data to office monthly
Service Hours Administrators (SHAs) :
PTF: P. Anthony
B&G: K. Smith
Athletics: J. Wilson-Diaz
IT: J. Williams
PR/Fundraising: P. Miller & K. Williams
Finance: Marc Moore
Other: P. Bouscher, S. Mackall, S. Forsythe
3. Important Summer Events
Master Calendar posted in June to elchristian.org
Service Plan Night in July (tuition plan/More Blessed)
4. Sign Up for a Service Opportunity
Announced through One Call and Facebook
Posted on elchristian.org
Posted under “Community”
Select job, enter contact information, submit
SHA overseeing the task will contact to confirm
5. Tracking of Service Hours
Personal tracking form, not submitted
SHAs track all service approved by them
SHAs submit monthly report to office
Office catalogue hours served in Renweb
Hours represented on monthly email invoice
6. Maximum Hours Offered
K-8 families can serve a maximum of 50 hours
9-12 families can serve a maximum of 74 hours
Multiple children, maximum of 130 hours
7. Wage per Hour
Each hour of service will reduce tuition by $36.00
K-8: 50 hours x $36.00 = $1800.00 reduction
9-12: 74 hours x $36.00 = $2664.00 reduction
8. Service Opportunities (Removed)
Hours will not be awarded for attendance at the following:
PTF meetings, School Board Meetings, Open House, Orientation, Parent-Teacher Conferences
Unless it is a planning meeting for a fundraiser
8. Service Opportunities (Added)
Hours will be awarded for the following:
Work days, transporting students, chaperoning events, field trips, school cleaning, shoveling walkways, plowing lot, mowing grass, etc…
As determined and approved by the SHAs
9. Fundraising worth Time and a Half!
Encourage fund raising for general operations
Service done at a fundraiser worth time + ½
2 hours at fundraiser, awarded 3 hours
Very limited extra scholarship opportunities Request forms are available in the office Forms must be submitted by May 24 (last day)
Multiple child discounts are available Multiple child discounts upon request Forms must be submitted by May 24 (last day)
10. Unserved Hours Paid Back
Hours tracked very closely, monthly invoices
Final analysis done end of May
Hours not served will be converted back into cash owed to ELCS at rate of $36.00 per hour
Families will be billed for the balance due
1. Tuition amounts have not changed 2. Tuition reduction amounts have not changed 3. Ample service opportunities will be provided
Hours not Points Service Hours Administrators (SHAs)
Important Summer Events 2018
Sign Up
Tracking
Maximum Hours Offered
Wage per Hour
Service Opportunities (Removed/Added)
Fundraising Opportunities
Unserved Hours
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