Our students continue to excel in the classroom, on their athletic teams, and in their academic competitions. Our students, led by our teachers and parent volunteers, are living and growing in their faith as evidenced by the sacraments they are receiving, the involvement and commitment to our Campus Ministry program, and the 3,000 hours of Works of Mercy they completed in the 2023-2024 school year. In addition, we have unveiled the beginnings of an outdoor space master plan by naming the Zach McMillian Field. More information will be shared soon with our school community about the exciting improvements to our school grounds. 

We are humbly grateful and recognize the significant commitment it takes to send your child to St. Cecilia. Our utmost priority is to deliver the best educational experience possible for each of our school families. Therefore, with your continued commitment and the support of Fr. Francis and our School Advisory Council, we are significantly increasing our teacher's salaries. Beginning next school year, St. Cecilia teachers will earn 90% of what their public school counterparts earn annually. I am so proud of our teachers and their commitment to providing high-quality and rigorous Catholic Education to our students. I am so proud of our students for the positive energy they bring to our school and their commitment to working hard and putting forth their best effort. And, I am so proud of our parent community for your commitment to our school and grateful for your continued support for our teachers and our precious St. Cecilia Catholic School.

We’ve had a successful admissions season thus far, reflecting a 67% increase in interested applicants. As we begin turning our sights to the next school year, please find below the 2024-2025 one-page calendar and tuition & fees information. To ensure your child(ren)’s placement and continued success next school year, please complete the online re-enrollment process (see below in this email for more information) by Monday, February 12, 2024, at 3:00 PM. 

Thank you, again, for entrusting us with the care, education, and formation of your most precious child(ren). We look forward to continuing to serve you and your family. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions or concerns.

Warm regards and blessings,

Jeff Matthews

Principal

Tuition and Fee Schedule 2024 - 2025

We are pleased to share the 2024-2025 Tuition Schedule. Many items will continue to remain the same:

• The Active Parishioner Tuition Discount Rate for active St. Cecilia Parishioners
• The Multiple Children discount
• The ability to make your payments either monthly, by semester (a 1% discount), or annually (a 2% discount).

Non-Parishioner Tuition Rate

Per Child - $14,410

Active Parishioner Tuition Discount Rate*

1 Child - $10,900

2 Children - $21,040

3 Children - $30,640

4 Children - $39,690

5 Children - $48,190

* As approved by the Pastor. Please see the "From Our Pastor" section below for more details.

Tuition Deposit

The Tuition Deposit due in April 2024 will be $1,000.

• The deposit is credited to the Tuition for each student for the 2024 – 2025 school year that will be billed on September 1, 2024.

Fee Increases

• Re-Enrollment Fee per student starting February 1, 2024 is $175.
• Technology Fee per student in PK3 through 1st Grade will be $180 in 2024 – 2025.
• Technology Fee per student in 2nd – 8th Grade will be $380 in 2024 – 2025.

School Supplies Update

As was implemented for the 2023 – 2024 school year as part of our move to the Skilled Student program, we now require all students have the same school supplies in each grade level. Starting in the 2024 – 2205 school year the school will now purchase the school supply packs directly from the supply vendor for each family and bill families through FACTS on July 1, 2024. Families will not order school supply packs separately. 

School Supply Pack Costs:

• PK3 - 5th Grade - $120 Per Student
• 6th Grade - 8th Grade - $140 Per Student

Please click here to see the full 2024 - 2025 Tuition and Fee Schedule.

Financial Aid is available for qualifying families by submitting the required FACTS Grant and Aid application. 

Re-Enrollment Process

The Re-Enrollment process for returning students for the 2024 – 2025 school year is completed through FACTS. If you have multiple children re-enrolling for the 2024 – 2025 school year, there will be a separate re-enrollment packet for each student. 

If you do not have many changes to your information (student, family, etc.) – like the last few years - this will continue to be a quick and easy review process. For families new to St. Cecilia Catholic School this year, the re-enrollment process is very similar to the enrollment process you most recently completed in FACTS. If you do not have many changes, it should also be a quick and easy review process.

New FACTS Payment Setup Step

To increase security for FACTS Payments - FACTS has implemented a Multi-Factor Authentication step for all users. This is not something that the school has any access to or control over or can assist with. FACTS has provided a help number for families to call their support line at 866-441-4637, as well as a help video on how to use the Multi-Factor Authentication step. A password is required to watch the video. Password: MFAsetup

The deadline for re-enrollment for the 2024 – 2025 school year is Monday, February 12, 2024 at 3:00PM.

Re-Enrollment Checklist

We have created a new Re-Enrollment Checklist document to help families keep track of the completion of the steps of re-enrollment. Please click here to download the checklist. 

• Please click here to download the re-enrollment help document.
• Please click here to begin the re-enrollment process. 

The deadline for re-enrollment is Monday, February 12, 2024 at 3:00PM. If re-enrollment is not completed by the deadline, the fee increases by $100 per student. 

2024 - 2025 School Year Calendar

Please click here to view our one-page calendar for the upcoming 2024 - 2025 school year. The school day hours remain the same for next year and are on the one page calendar. The dates on the one-page calendar have also been added to the school’s Google Calendar. 

School Volunteer Hours Form

Thank you to all of our school parent volunteers in all the ways you help throughout the school year. We are grateful for your support. Each year during this re-enrollment period, we ask our school volunteers to fill out the School Volunteer Hours form. Filling out this form helps the school account for the many, many volunteer hours parents give to the school each year. Please complete this School Volunteer Hours form by March 31, 2024.

Please click here to report your school volunteer hours.

From Our Pastor

We are grateful that you have selected St. Cecilia Catholic School to provide a holistic elementary education for your child. Our parochial school is part of the catechetical and teaching mission of our parish. In addition to providing competitive learning competencies for our students, our parochial school aims to cultivate in each child the core values of respect, responsibility, and reverence in the proud tradition of Catholic education. Our parochial school offers parishioners the possibility of a reduced tuition rate for families who are responsible stewards of God’s gifts. 

First, the Eucharist is the summit and font of our lives as Catholics. So, regular Mass attendance on Sundays is vital to our students' education. What makes a Catholic school unique more than anything else is the active embrace of the Eucharist as central to the growth and maturity of the students and the family. Therefore, parents are asked to foster this attitude and value by attending Mass regularly on Sundays. Faithful Sunday Mass attendance by the whole family is, in the end, the only way to form a Catholic identity and foster Catholic values.

Second, participation in parish life is a great way to connect to the parish and other families. Our ministry handbook is a useful tool for finding ministries that best suit your interests. In whatever ministry you choose to volunteer for, please let the ministry leader know that you are a school parent volunteer.

Finally, Faith Direct is our online giving portal and is an easy way to ensure that you are consistently contributing to the financial health of the parish. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to take the opportunity to sign up for Faith Direct. Parents are also strongly encouraged to participate in supporting the Diocesan Services Fund (DSF).  

In summary, the Active Parishioner Tuition Discount Rate is available to any registered parishioner who: 

• regularly attends Sunday Mass
• actively participates by volunteering in the communal life of the parish, not just with the school
• has consistently shown (for at least six months) a pattern or history of contributing to the financial well-being of the parish

If you are a returning school family and feel you qualify based on the above criteria, please complete this application for verification purposes by March 31st. If you are new to the parish and school, please complete the application and include the additional information requested by May 1st.

May God enrich you and your family with blessings that come from faithful stewardship!

Sincerely in Christ,

Father Francis M. Macatangay, S.Th.D.

Pastor