I’m So Blessed!
This week is Catholic Schools Week. I’m so blessed that we have such a great week of special activities and so many people to help with them. Fun Night, for example, was awesome on Saturday and couldn’t have been done without the help of many volunteers!
Gala on Friday
Online registration is scheduled to begin later this week. Separate directions and a link will be emailed when available from the SCCS business office. The registration fee, except for those Iowa residents applying for four year old preschool, is $125, discounted to $100 if submitted prior to March 1st.
Feb 1: Target date for online re-enrollment/registration/new application to go live. That link will be used for the following:
- Current K-11th grade students may re-enroll for 2024-25.
- Students who will be kindergartners and pre-schoolers in 2024-25 may apply.
- Families should apply as early as they can. While factors such as siblings already at JFK, OLV parishioners, members of supporting parishes, etc. will be taken into account, if all things are equal, there will be an element of first come, first served.
- Families new to JFK who will have students in grades 1-8 in 2024-25 may apply.
Feb 13: Pre-school open house and meet the staff. We will also have some iPads available for families that still need to apply.
Feb 15:
- Kindergarten Round-up. Learn more about JFK and kindergarten. Families are encouraged to apply before this date.
- Deadline for preferred re-enrollment for current K-7 students who are going into grades 1-8 in 2024-25. After this date, current JFK students are not guaranteed a spot for next school year.
Feb 16:
- Applications for families new to JFK with students in grades 1-8 in 2024-25 will be reviewed, and these students new to JFK will begin to be accepted.
March 1:
- Kindergarten and preschool applications will begin to be reviewed in JFK and SCCS schools, and students will begin to be accepted for kindergarten and preschool.
- Acceptance decisions will need to be made for all preschoolers and kindergartners due to class size limitations and student to staff ratios requirements.
- Discounted registration fees end, and the registration fee goes from $100 to $125.
April 16: Target date for ESA applications to become available for the 2024-25 school year.
- Families must apply each year!
- Eligible families in 2024-25 are the following:
- All kindergartners and first graders
- New transfer students
- Students who already received an ESA this year due to transferring to JFK for 2023-24
- Families whose income is less than 400% of poverty, which is just over $120,000 for a family of four
- (In 2025-26, all families, regardless of income will be eligible for ESAs)
K-8 Tuition Rates for SCCS Schools
Below are the tuition rates for K-8 in Scott County Catholic Schools for 2024-25. For those paying tuition themselves (“private pay”), the rate is about a 5% increase, which has been about the historical average for many years.
| Grade School Tuition | ||||||
| Parish Subsidized Private Pay | Parish Subsidized ESA | |||||
| Student #1 | $4,600 | Total per student | $5,425 | |||
| Student #2 | $3,910 | |||||
| Student #3 | $3,000 | |||||
| Student #4+ | $2,300 | |||||
| Non-Parish Subsidized Private Pay | Non-Parish Subsidized ESA | |||||
| Student #1 | $6,810 | Total per student | $7,635 | |||
| Student #2 | $3,910 | |||||
| Student #3 | $3,000 | |||||
| Student #4+ | $2,300 | |||||
Preschool and Wraparound Programs and Rates
There are many possible combinations for 3 year old and 4/5 year old preschool, most of which can also be combined with part-time or full-time wraparound childcare. Three year old classes are offered MWF, M-F, or T/Th. These classes run from 7:25-9:55 a.m. Students must be 3 years old on or before Sept 15th. Four year old classes are offered M-F from 7:25-10:25 a.m. or M-F 11:40 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. Students must be 4 years old on or before Sept 15th. Five year olds may also enroll in the four year old class, if there is space available. See the below for rates for preschool and wraparound care options:
Preschool Tuition Rates_FINAL 2_7_2024
Weather Communications
Communications about weather closings will be via email and posted on our website and Facebook accounts. Text messages may also be used. We generally follow the decisions made by the Davenport Community School District due to busing. JFK does not use the television scrollers due to the inaccuracy of the information reported there over the years.
SCCS/SAU Career Fair
At the Scott County Catholic Schools and St. Ambrose University 8th grade career fair, small groups of 8th graders interact with presenters throughout the whole day. Students can really learn something about a career or field of study. We also have our students talk with college students, and the day concludes with Mass. Outside of athletics, it is the largest cooperative venture of SCCS and SAU. The career fair is March 1st. If you would like to be a presenter or know someone we should contact, please reach out to Mrs. Wolf, emma.wolf@olvjfkmail.com.
Catholic Schools Week
Monday, January 29:
- Dodgeball for Diapers fundraiser for grades 3-8
- Arts and crafts activities for K-2
- Athletic and/or Favorite Team Dress Day/Out of Uniform
Tuesday, January 31:
- Talent Show
- Begins at 12:00 with the kindergarten class act, and K-8 individual and small group acts follow
- Guests are welcome, but we cannot be more particular about the time of performers. It all depends upon how many acts there are, how long each act actually is, etc.
- Pajama Day
- Students may also bring a pillow to sit upon
Wednesday, January 31:
- All School Mass with Individual Blessings of Throats
- Spirit Wear Tops or green/white tops. Bottoms may be out of uniform.
- Bring an Adult Guest to Lunch Day
- 10:40-11:10 Kindergarten
- 11:10-11:40 Grades 3 and 4
- 11:40-12:10 Grades 1 and 2
- 12:10-12:40 Grades 5 and 6
- 12:40-1:10 Grades 7 and 8
- Several after lunch activities for guests and students will be available
- Students’ adult guests may sign their students out from school for the rest of the day, if desired
- Details about signing up for lunch were distributed previously. Sign-up in advance is needed to determine food ordering. Adults can prepay or have their meals charged to their child’s account. Adult meals receive no government subsidy, and cost $4.84 per meal.
Thursday, February 1:
- Scott County Catholic Schools Grades 2-12 Mass at Assumption. We will leave JFK via buses around 9:00 and return around 11:00-11:30. There is no separate permission slip as long as you gave permission for your child to attend field trips during the online registration last spring.
- Take Pride in Your Uniform Dress Day (Everyone is in dress code. This applies to upper grade students as well even if they have PE today)
- Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)
- Students can bring a pillow and a snack for themselves as well as their book
- Science fair showcase for grades 7/8
Friday, February 2:
- 8th Grade vs. Staff Volleyball Games with grades 6-7 cheering them on, 1:30
- K-2 Special movie or other activity
- 3-5 Special movie, other activity, or cheer at the volleyball games
- Wacky Tacky Out of Uniform Day
- GALA!
Sunday, February 4:
- H & S sponsored event at SnowStar
- $20 per person for 3 hours of tubing fun! Must be age 3 or older to participate. Make online reservation at www.skisnowstar.com. Use promo code JFK2024 at checkout. Please select 4pm time slot when making reservation. Please do not forget to sign a waiver for all participating individuals
Position at JFK
JFK is looking to fill a full-time, school year only childcare, preschool, and recess supervisory position. Please forward your resume to Chad Steimle at chad.steimle@olvjfkmail.com.
April Calendar Change
April 8th is now an in-service day for JFK and all the SCCS elementary schools in order to accommodate a joint training session. The DCSD was already going to have an in-service day on this date.
No Buses on Monday, February 5th
There are no buses in the morning of afternoon on Monday, February 5th as the DCSD does not have classes.
Calendar Highlights
Here are just a few items highlighted from the detailed online school calendar:
- Feb 1: 7/8 Science Fair Showcase (6:00-6:45)
- Feb 2: GALA
- Feb 5: No Buses (The DCSD does not have classes). Middle School Youth Night
- Feb 8: H & S Skate Night
- Feb 10: Sweetheart Dinner fundraiser for youth ministry
