Admissions
Policy | Active Parishioner Status | Payment
The basic purpose of Catholic Schools is to assure that Catholic truths and values are fully integrated with the student's life and academic program. Students are expected to participate fully in the religious program of the school. No one shall be refused admission on the grounds of race, sex, national or ethnic origin, or religion.
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- There will be a well-publicized registration day early in the second semester of one school year for all children wishing to enter in the fall of the next school year.
- Once a child has been admitted to a class that place is reserved for the remainder of elementary school, as long as the child is in continuous enrollment.
- Entrance into St. Francis of Assisi School begins in kindergarten. From that time forward, children new to the school in grades 1 through 8 will be considered as transfers.
- All children who register during the announced window with a well-publicized deadline date will be prioritized for admission in the following sequence:
- Children of registered parishioners: (Completed all paperwork and met with Mr. Ed Wirth. If a family is transferring Parishes, a letter of good standing must be presented)
- Children from parish families with children already enrolled. This includes Non-Parishioners and Parishioners of other Parishes without a school who already have children enrolled at SFA (so as not to break up the family).
- Children who leave SFA to receive remedial educational support and wish to return. These families must have left in good standing.
- Children from parish families in which the oldest child is just reaching school age and children of other parishioners who may wish to transfer into SFA.
- Children of new parishioners who are newly moved into the neighborhood who are transferring from a Catholic school or from an area where a Catholic school was not available but participated fully in the religious education programs offered.
- Transfer Students: Other Catholic children if the parish authority (a person designated by the pastor) judges the intent and motivation for attendance to be in accord with the purposes of Catholic education.
- Transfer Students: Non-Catholic students if the parish authority, on the basis of a personal interview and educational assessment, judges the intent and motivation for attendance to be in accord with the purposes of Catholic education.
- Children of registered parishioners: (Completed all paperwork and met with Mr. Ed Wirth. If a family is transferring Parishes, a letter of good standing must be presented)
- Should there be more potential entrants than spaces in kindergarten or any other class, a waiting list will be developed from those who applied on registration day and the child's parent or guardian will be notified as a place opens in the class. This place must be accepted or rejected within 3 days.
- Class cap size will be as follows: Kindergarten - 25 students; Grades 1-8 - 30 students. The Principal reserves the right to admit a student beyond this cap taking the following into consideration: current educational needs of the students already enrolled, age level of the students, and other unforeseen factors.
- Late applicants will be added to the waiting list for a particular grade in chronological order.
- A new waiting list for potential new entrants will be formed each year at the completion of the announced registration day.
- For classes which are under subscribed, immediate entrance will be allowed at any time with the approval of the Principal.
- Children shall be 5 years of age on or before October 1 of the current school year to enter kindergarten. Children shall be 6 years of age on or before October 1 of the current school year to enter first grade.
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As part of the mission of St Francis to "pass on the gifts we have been given" the parish community makes a significant commitment of resources to the work of our school. In return, the community seeks the active commitment of those families who have children in our school in the wider mission of the parish. In the coming year we will be asking families to assess their level of commitment in two ways and I wanted you to know more of the specifics of that assessment.
The first and greatest commitment we all make as Catholics to the church community is to regularly worship together on Sundays. It is such an important commitment that church law spells out the requirement for Catholics to attend mass every Sunday. After consulting a number of other parishes, we have decided that the easiest and most effective way to assess people's commitment to this requirement is through the use of a coupon book. We will be providing each family with a book of coupons, and, beginning the 1st of July, all that you have to do is drop a coupon in the collection basket when you attend mass on Sunday. Recognizing that for various reasons people sometimes attend other churches, we are asking a minimum of 26 Sundays at St Francis.
The second way we will ask families to assess their commitment is through a review at the end of the school year. This will include two questions:
- Discuss how the members of your family have worked to fulfill your commitments of time and talent to the St Francis community? (If there have been extraordinary circumstances that affected your ability to be involved, please discuss those as well.)
- Discuss how your family has worked to fulfill your commitment of treasure to the St Francis community? (Again, if extraordinary circumstances have affected this commitment, please discuss those as well.)
Because family circumstances vary widely, these questions are not seeking a certain level of commitment. Instead they are seeking to help families explore what their involvement has been.
We will assume that all school families who are registered in the parish (or in a parish without a school) will fall under the "Active Parishioner" status for the coming year. If you choose to opt out of this status, please let me know through letter or email () by the end of the school year.
Thanks always for your commitment to St Francis and to the education of our youngest members,
Rev. Louis Meiman
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According to the Archdiocese of Louisville, each school shall establish a specific protocol defined by sound principles of child development for making school readiness decisions. This protocol shall include ample time for gathering student information from a variety of sources such as teacher observation, family interviews, student work samples, valid readiness test, etc.
School readiness and placement decisions shall be based on multiple factors and consultation with a variety of individuals including, but not limited to, parents, teachers, administrators, counselors, etc. Specific programs design shall be ever changing, based upon the developmental levels of incoming students, and include instructional plans to address those students who may be considered at risk for early school success.
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Volunteer participation in school and parish activities is required of parents sending children to St. Francis of Assisi School. For families identifying themselves as "Parishioners," a current stewardship form pledging time, treasure and talent must be on file with the parish in order to register your child(ren) for the current school year.
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The schools of the Archdiocese of Louisville will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admission policies, scholarships and loan programs, athletic or other school administered programs.
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Tuition - Members
For registered members of St. Francis of Assisi Church for the 2011-2012 school year is:
- $4700 for a single child
- $7490 for two children in a family
- $9410 for families with three or more children
For the 2011-2012 school year there is a 2% discount offered for pre-payment of annual tuition.
Tuition - Non-Members
Non-parishioners with children in grades K through 8 are required to pay tuition of:
- $6510 for a single child
- $12,440 for two children in a family
- $17,330 for families with three or more children
For the 2011-2012 school year there is a 2% discount offered for pre-payment of annual tuition.
Parishioners and Non-Parishioners with children in grades K through 8 are required to pay tuition through the SMART Tuition Management System. An annual enrollment fee will be added to your account. Contact the Parish Manager, Mr. Ed Wirth at 456-6394, if you have not yet enrolled in this program. Records must be current on registration day. You have the option to pay your child's tuition in advance directly to St. Francis of Assisi School. Contact the Parish Manager, Mr. Ed Wirth before July 1st to make this arrangement.
Exceptions:
Families with 8th grade children who will graduate in May 2012 and no other children enrolled at St. Francis of Assisi who wish to use the SMART option must re-enroll. Payments for these families must be completed in eleven (11) months.
School Fees (per family):
- One student - $600 per child
- Two students - $425 per child = $850 total
- Three students - $350 per child = $1050 total