Early Childhood Education Grants provide high-quality early learning preschool services in order to prepare children for success in kindergarten. The purpose of the grants is to maximize a child’s early educational experiences before kindergarten and provide high-quality early learning services to eligible children.
Parents interested in applying for the ECE Grant should contact the school office.
The Educational Choice Scholarship (EdChoice) Program provides low income students who are entering kindergarten through third grade the opportunity to attend participating private schools. In order to find out if your child is eligible for the scholarship, please click here to visit the ODE website.
The application period begins in February and traditionally runs through April 15. A second application window is open from July 1 through July 31.
The Educational Choice Scholarship (EdChoice) Program provides students from underperforming public schools the opportunity to attend participating private schools. The program provides up to 60,000 EdChoice scholarships to eligible students. In order to find out if your child is eligible for the scholarship, please click here to visit the ODE website.
The application period begins in February and traditionally runs through April 15. A second application window is open from July 1 through July 31.
St. Cecilia School is a provider of the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship. The JPSN Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who are eligible to attend kindergarten through 12th grade and have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) from their district of residence. The amount of each scholarship will be based on the disability identified on the student’s IEP and will not exceed $27,000.
There are two application periods annually. The first application period begins in February and ends on April 15th. Scholarships awarded to this group of applicants will be for the full school year. The second application period begins in October and ends on November 15th. Scholarships awarded during this second application period will be awarded for half of the school year (January 1 through June 30). To apply for a Peterson Scholarship through St. Cecilia School, parents of eligible students must first contact the Principal to register. Registration forms (including the JPSN Application) must be turned in to the office upon the time of registration.
For more information about the JPSN Scholarship, please click here to visit the ODE website.
The George and Mary Kremer Foundation was established in 1985 for one single purpose: to provide Catholic elementary schools in the continental United States with tuition grants for children from financially challenged families. The goal of the Kremer Foundation is to assist in giving these children the opportunity for a Christ-centered, Catholic education. The Foundation's grants are given only to Catholic elementary schools rather than to individual families. The principals of the participating schools select the students who receive the tuition assistance, based primarily on financial need, without regard to race, gender, nationality, citizenship, or religion.
Grants provided in the 2014-2015 school year extended to over 4000 students in 419 schools, located in 104 arch/dioceses in 45 states, including the District of Columbia. Since the Foundation's inception more than 40,000 elementary students have benefited from the Foundation's grants. To date, the Kremer Foundation has awarded over $49 million dollars to Catholic elementary schools for tuition assistance.
The George and Mary Kremer Foundation was the proud recipient of the National Catholic Educational Association's St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award in 2008 for significant philanthropy to Catholic education.
Parents interested in applying for the Kremer Grant should contact the school office.