Month: March 2024

I’m So Blessed!

I could not sit through the 7/8 mock shark tank finals on Friday without a smile on my face. It was such a fun experience!

7/8 Shark Tank Winners

Consistent with science/engineering and ELA/public speaking standards, JFK’s 7th and 8th graders are participating in a Mock Shark Tank experience. Seventh graders developed/improved upon a game, and 8th graders developed/improved upon household items. After the development of their prototypes, they had to “pitch” it to the “sharks” just like on the TV show. Congratulations to the following students:

• 1st place: Natalie S., Noah F., and Kyle D.: Spoonalicious — an edible spoon
• 2nd place: Sydney S. and Hailey E.: Sprinkle Dinkle — a toilet seat helper for potty training boys
• 3rd place: Anthony C. and Lincoln M.: Pool Darts — jumping through holes on a “dart board” in the swimming pool to earn points

Just like on the real Shark Tank, I think some inventions and presentations also just resonated with the judges. I thought the finalists all did an amazing job!

School Calendar for 2024-25

The academic calendar for the Davenport SCCS elementary schools for 2024-25 has been linked on the front page of our website.  It is also available here: SCCS – Davenport Elementary School 2024-2025 Academic Calendar

For this April, there is no plan in Davenport SCCS to make up any snow days. The public schools are now going to school on April 1st. With more school days and a longer day, SCCS schools have no need to do make-up days. We will continue to have off on April 1st, which is Easter Monday. The SCCS schools in Davenport also have off on Good Friday.

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.

Registration Letters Have Now All Been Emailed

Registration acceptance or waiting list letters have now been emailed to all families who have children who will be in 3 YO PS through 8th grade at JFK next school year. This letter is another point of confirmation that your registration was received. Communication will now begin for those who have not paid the registration and/or 4 YO PS extra time fees. The link to pay the fees is available on the front page of our website.

Why Keep Printing the Definition of a Participating Member of Our Lady of Victory or Other Catholic Parish?

Eventually, someone at each parish, including OLV, will have to verify that the students registered for JFK and Assumption, for example, are either participating members of OLV or another Catholic parish or not participating members.

We do have a definition for being considered a participating member of OLV:

An OLV registered and participating member or member of another supporting Catholic parish, at a minimum, follows the precepts of the Church and is called to go far beyond the minimum in the love of God and neighbor.  Below are the precepts of the Church:

• Attend Mass at OLV or a supporting Catholic parish on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Members of OLV are expected to fulfill the majority of those obligations at OLV to help ensure that the parish and families develop their relationship together as disciples of Christ.
• Confess one’s sins at least once per year.
• Receive Holy Communion at least once per year, during the Easter season.
• Observe the days of fast and abstinence.
• Provide for the needs of the Church, including OLV or the supporting Catholic parish to which one has membership. The use of envelopes or electronic funds transfer should be used by OLV registered and participating members to facilitate this obligation.  If this obligation is too much of a hardship, an individualized plan for donated services/voluntarism may be agreed upon.  Those who are members of another supporting Catholic parish should utilize methods desired by the supporting parish.

In addition, the following are also included in the definition of an OLV registered and participating member, and similar requirements are often made by other supporting Catholic parishes:

• Register in the parish by completing the parish registration form.
• Participate in and help with parish/school activities.

Mass Attendance chart for Principal’s Post, 3-17-2024

Online registration and application for PS-12th grades is open. The links and some directions are available on the front page of our website, www.olvjfk.com.

The registration fee, except for those Iowa residents applying for four year old preschool, is now $125 per child. The registration fee should be paid at the time of registration/application. The link has been changed for new families so it includes the options for paying the extra time fee for 4 YO preschools and the wraparound registration/deposit fee. The K-8 registration fee button can also be used to pay for 3 YO preschool registration and 4 YO Non-qualifying preschool registration.

If a child, INCLUDING A PRESCHOOLER, is currently in JFK or any Scott County Catholic School, he/she is NOT a new student. You must do the Login to PowerSchool as a parent. If, after you login, you do not see one of your currently attending preschooler-11th grade students, please contact the school. You will need a new code to add the missing child. If you do not remember/have your PowerSchool login, please contact the school as well. If you are changing schools, please contact us so the new school can be added as an option.

If you see a message next to your child’s name in PowerSchool that says “Not Submitted,” you must finish the registration process by submitting the application. A “Not Submitted” application is in “no man’s land;” we can’t see it at all, and we don’t even know you’ve tried to apply!

If you are having difficulty with registration, please let us know.

ESAs: The target date for ESA applications to become available for the 2024-25 school year is April 16th. Even if you received an ESA in 2023-24, you have to apply again.

• Families must apply each year! The application is through Odyssey, the state’s vendor.
• 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)

ESAs and State Assessments

Families receiving ESAs may have received a message from the Iowa Department of Education reminding them that their students must participate in the same federal and state required assessments as those attending public schools. This participation requirement actually is in place by JFK’s policies already. JFK students will be taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) in late April.

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. This document has been updated to show the application fee/deposit for wraparound care:

Preschool Tuition Rates_FINAL 2_7_2024

Checking Grades in PowerSchool

Have you been logging in to check your student’s grades in PowerSchool? The third quarter will wrap up on March 27th.

Measles Immunizations?

There are relatively few students who have immunization exemptions at JFK. If your child or you does not have a measles immunization, usually obtained through a once per lifetime MMR shot, you may want to talk to a health professional. Measles, which was once thought to be “eradicated,” has had several cases move from the coasts toward the middle of the country. If there were to be a measles case, it’s not just the person with the illness who needs to be out of school; typically, all others who are not immunized also need to be out of school for as many as 21 days.

Calendar Highlights

Here are just a few items highlighted from the detailed online school calendar:

• Mar 26: Supply Store.
• Mar 27: 8th Grade Band Members Trip to Blue Man Group in Chicago. End of 3rd Qtr. Dismissal at 12:40. No afternoon preschool
• Mar 28: Holy Thursday
• Mar 29: Good Friday. No Classes. ECLC Closed
• Mar 30: Holy Saturday
• Mar 31: Easter
• Apr 1: Easter Monday. No Classes. ECLC Closed
• Apr 4: Jump for JFK Event at The Fun Station
• Apr 8: In-service. No Classes. ECLC Open. Middle School Youth Night
• Apr 11: Jersey Mike’s Night. Confirmation Practice
• Apr 12: Confirmation

I’m So Blessed!

I’m so blessed to be part of an administrative team in Scott County Catholic Schools that seems to continually have an eye toward how we can operate better as a system rather than as five separate schools, which is how we operated until the last couple of years. Yes, we have growing pains, but we’re also learning how to be better together. Two newer examples are below:

• A cohort of 44 teachers from our SCCS elementary schools (eleven from each building) will be doing Lexia’s Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training this spring and continuing over the next two years. LETRS training enhances teachers’ knowledge and ability to teach reading utilizing science of reading research in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and spelling. A cohort of 25 administrators from the Diocese of Davenport, including all of the SCCS elementary school principals and some other SCCS building leaders, is also undertaking the LETRS for Administrators training.
• A unified textbook replacement cycle for SCCS elementary schools has been created. First up for SCCS schools are K-5 ELA/Reading materials. The SCCS schools will finally be using the same materials in all subjects, as the replacement cycle is implemented over time. We have often tried to use the same materials, but, operating independently in the past, if a school couldn’t afford to replace their materials, they didn’t.

7/8 Shark Tank Finalists

Consistent with science/engineering and ELA/public speaking standards, JFK’s 7th and 8th graders are participating in a Mock Shark Tank experience. Seventh graders developed/improved upon a game, and 8th graders developed/improved upon household items. After the development of their prototypes, they have to “pitch” it to the “sharks” just like on the TV show. The final round of competition is this week. Best of luck to the following students:

7th Grade:

• Sully G. and Sylvia R.: Check Your Luck, Mate — an easier way to play a chess-like game and progress to learning the real thing
• Evy S. and Sophia N.: The Toy Carwash — how to clean your toy cars
• Anthony C. and Lincoln M.: Pool Darts — jumping through holes on a “dart board” in the swimming pool to earn points
• Kinley V. and Waylon A.: Lego Table Football — moving goalposts and table make the classic lunchroom game of football more challenging

8th Grade:

• Caroline M. and Grace K.: Scrubby Hand — a glove with scrub pads attached
• Sydney S. and Hailey E.: Sprinkle Dinkle — a toilet seat helper for potty training boys
• Leia H. and Emma S.: Mirror Bracelet — a handy mirror attached to a bracelet
• Natalie S., Noah F., and Kyle D.: Spoonalicious — an edible spoon

School Calendar for 2024-25

The academic calendar for the Davenport SCCS elementary schools for 2024-25 has been linked on the front page of our website.  It is also available here: SCCS – Davenport Elementary School 2024-2025 Academic Calendar

For this April, there is no plan in Davenport SCCS to make up any snow days. The public schools are now going to school on April 1st. With more school days and a longer day, SCCS schools have no need to do make-up days. We will continue to have off on April 1st, which is Easter Monday.

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.

Registration Letters

Given some of the difficulties families were having with the registration process, we will be emailing acceptance letters to families who have children at JFK in grades 2-8 in 2024-25. This letter will be another point of confirmation that your registration was received.  Acceptance or waitlist letters were emailed before spring break to families with 3 year old preschoolers, 4 yr old preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders.

Communication will then begin for those who have not paid the registration and/or 4 YO PS extra time fees. The link to pay the fees is available on the front page of our website.

Participating Member of Our Lady of Victory or Other Catholic Parish

We do have a definition for being considered a participating member of OLV:

An OLV registered and participating member or member of another supporting Catholic parish, at a minimum, follows the precepts of the Church and is called to go far beyond the minimum in the love of God and neighbor.  Below are the precepts of the Church:

• Attend Mass at OLV or a supporting Catholic parish on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Members of OLV are expected to fulfill the majority of those obligations at OLV to help ensure that the parish and families develop their relationship together as disciples of Christ.
• Confess one’s sins at least once per year.
• Receive Holy Communion at least once per year, during the Easter season.
• Observe the days of fast and abstinence.
• Provide for the needs of the Church, including OLV or the supporting Catholic parish to which one has membership. The use of envelopes or electronic funds transfer should be used by OLV registered and participating members to facilitate this obligation.  If this obligation is too much of a hardship, an individualized plan for donated services/voluntarism may be agreed upon.  Those who are members of another supporting Catholic parish should utilize methods desired by the supporting parish.

In addition, the following are also included in the definition of an OLV registered and participating member, and similar requirements are often made by other supporting Catholic parishes:

• Register in the parish by completing the parish registration form.
• Participate in and help with parish/school activities.

Mass Attendance chart for Principal’s Post, 3-17-2024

Online registration and application for PS-12th grades is open. The links and some directions are available on the front page of our website, www.olvjfk.com.

The registration fee, except for those Iowa residents applying for four year old preschool, is now $125 per child. The registration fee should be paid at the time of registration/application. The link has been changed for new families so it includes the options for paying the extra time fee for 4 YO preschools and the wraparound registration/deposit fee. The K-8 registration fee button can also be used to pay for 3 YO preschool registration and 4 YO Non-qualifying preschool registration.

If a child, INCLUDING A PRESCHOOLER, is currently in JFK or any Scott County Catholic School, he/she is NOT a new student. You must do the Login to PowerSchool as a parent. If, after you login, you do not see one of your currently attending preschooler-11th grade students, please contact the school. You will need a new code to add the missing child. If you do not remember/have your PowerSchool login, please contact the school as well. If you are changing schools, please contact us so the new school can be added as an option.

If you see a message next to your child’s name in PowerSchool that says “Not Submitted,” you must finish the registration process by submitting the application. A “Not Submitted” application is in “no man’s land;” we can’t see it at all, and we don’t even know you’ve tried to apply!

If you are having difficulty with registration, please let us know.

ESAs: The target date for ESA applications to become available for the 2024-25 school year is April 16th. Even if you received an ESA in 2023-24, you have to apply again.

• Families must apply each year! The application is through Odyssey, the state’s vendor.
• 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. This document has been updated to show the application fee/deposit for wraparound care:

Preschool Tuition Rates_FINAL 2_7_2024

Checking Grades in PowerSchool

Have you been logging in to check your student’s grades in PowerSchool? The third quarter will wrap up on March 27th.

Calendar Entries: Did You Know?

Entries on our website calendars that are underlined expand to include more details when one clicks on them. The special dress day for March 18th is an example.

Calendar Highlights

Here are just a few items highlighted from the detailed online school calendar:

• Mar 18: Green/White Dress Day. Middle School Youth Night
• Mar 19: Home & School
• Mar 21: JFK Skate Night. 8th Grade Confirmation Prep Activity. Hand-in-Hand Out of Uniform Fundraiser
• Mar 23: Easter Egg Hunt
• Mar 24: Palm Sunday. Ignite Sunday.
• Mar 26: Supply Store.
• Mar 27: 8th Grade Band Members Trip to Blue Man Group in Chicago. End of 3rd Qtr. Dismissal at 12:40. No afternoon preschool
• Mar 28: Holy Thursday
• Mar 29: Good Friday. No Classes. ECLC Closed
• Mar 30: Holy Saturday
• Mar 31: Easter
• Apr 1: Easter Monday. No Classes. ECLC Closed

 

I’m So Blessed!

I’m so blessed to be part of a parish with such an active Christian Experience Weekend (CEW) program. OLV’s women’s and men’s CEWs were held within the past month, and the gym was full with participants.

JFK GROWS Students of the Month for February

Each morning, students and teachers at JFK recite the JFK Difference:  JFK GROWS.  We put God first, use Respectful behaviors, find Opportunities to serve, are Welcoming to all, and make Safe choices.  Each month, we recognize one student at each grade level, alternating each month between the two homerooms, whose teachers have observed exhibiting these traits particularly well at school during the past month:

• Kindergarten:  Amelia N.
  • Amelia comes into the classroom every day with a smile on her face and is ready to learn new things.  She listens, pays attention, and eagerly contributes to class discussions.  She is respectful, helpful, and kind to her classmates.
• 1st Grade:  August M.
  • August is a good friend to all. He takes great pride in his work and follows the JFK Difference.
• 2nd Grade: Olivia M.
  • Olivia is a helpful and hard working student. It is wonderful to see her helping out others, whether it is a tricky math lesson or they just need help finding the correct page. She always has a smile on her face and is ready to do whatever is needed.
• 3rd Grade: Yaretzi L.
  • Yaretzi is a very caring and thoughtful student. She strives to complete her assignments on time and with accuracy. She follows all classroom rules and procedures.
• 4th Grade: Malcolm R.
  • Malcolm is a leader in the classroom.  He leads by example and tries to do what is best for the class.  He always pays attention and participates in discussions.  He quietly stands up for others, especially for those who do not speak up themselves.
• 5th Grade: Alyse R.
  • Alyse is a sweet, hard working, and caring girl!  She has a fun personality, and you can count on her to help others.
• 6th Grade: Sierra M.
  • Sierra is a kind and caring person.  She is very helpful with the kindergarteners she sits with at Mass. She is a hard worker, respectful and always willing to help out.
• 7th Grade: Alayna A.
  • Alayna always does her best. She is always prepared for class, is attentive during lessons and has no problem asking questions if she doesn’t understand something. She has a good heart and is always willing to help someone or lend a hand. She’s well-behaved and follows directions easily, but also is quick with a funny anecdote at the perfect time.
• 8th Grade: Ellie D.
  • Ellie has a great work ethic and enjoys working with her peers. She is helpful to her peers and staff when asked.

No Make Up Days Planned

There is no plan in Davenport SCCS to make up any snow days. The DCSD is now going to school on April 1st. With more school days and a longer day, SCCS schools have no need to do make-up days. We will continue to have off on April 1st, which is Easter Monday.

An academic calendar for the Davenport SCCS elementary schools for 2024-25 should be available soon.

Registration Decisions for 4 YO PS, Kindergarten, and First Grade

Acceptance or waitlist letters were emailed to kindergarten families on Sunday. Similar letters for 4 YO morning preschool and first grade are in the process. We’ll then work on communications for 3 YO PS and grades 2-8, but they have a little more space. The discounted registration fee of $100 per student ended on Thursday and increased to $125 per student on March 1st.

Participating Member of Our Lady of Victory or Other Catholic Parish

We do have a definition for being considered a participating member of OLV:

An OLV registered and participating member or member of another supporting Catholic parish, at a minimum, follows the precepts of the Church and is called to go far beyond the minimum in the love of God and neighbor.  Below are the precepts of the Church:

• Attend Mass at OLV or a supporting Catholic parish on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Members of OLV are expected to fulfill the majority of those obligations at OLV to help ensure that the parish and families develop their relationship together as disciples of Christ.
• Confess one’s sins at least once per year.
• Receive Holy Communion at least once per year, during the Easter season.
• Observe the days of fast and abstinence.
• Provide for the needs of the Church, including OLV or the supporting Catholic parish to which one has membership. The use of envelopes or electronic funds transfer should be used by OLV registered and participating members to facilitate this obligation.  If this obligation is too much of a hardship, an individualized plan for donated services/voluntarism may be agreed upon.  Those who are members of another supporting Catholic parish should utilize methods desired by the supporting parish.

In addition, the following are also included in the definition of an OLV registered and participating member, and similar requirements are often made by other supporting Catholic parishes:

• Register in the parish by completing the parish registration form.
• Participate in and help with parish/school activities.

Online registration and application for PS-12th grades is open. The links and some directions are available on the front page of our website, www.olvjfk.com.

The registration fee, except for those Iowa residents applying for four year old preschool, is $125 per child, discounted to $100 if submitted prior to March 1st. The registration fee is paid at the time of registration/application. The link has been changed for new families so it includes the options for paying the extra time fee for 4 YO preschools and the wraparound registration/deposit fee. The K-8 registration fee button can also be used to pay for 3 YO preschool registration and 4 YO Non-qualifying preschool registration.

If you are having difficulty with registration, please let us know. We’ve been to work through a number of issues easily and have had programmers involved for the more complex issues. Most of the registration issues parents have experienced are related to not having PowerSchool accounts set up or not having all of their children set up/attached to the account. Several families still need to take the action themselves to set up the parent access account. The PowerSchool parent account is needed for registration.

If a child, INCLUDING A PRESCHOOLER, is currently in JFK or any Scott County Catholic School, he/she is NOT a new student. You must do the Login to PowerSchool as a parent. If, after you login, you do not see one of your currently attending preschooler-11th grade students, please contact the school. You will need a new code to add the missing child. If you do not remember/have your PowerSchool login, please contact the school as well. If you are changing schools, please contact us so the new school can be added as an option.

Any currently attending student, including a preschooler, whose information was completed as a “New Application” will not be able to be registered for next year. A parent will need to go back and “update” the information for students already attending our schools. We will also attempt to contact families who have mistakenly completed the wrong process.

If you see a message next to your child’s name in PowerSchool that says “Not Submitted,” you must finish the registration process by submitting the application. A “Not Submitted” application is in “no man’s land;” we can’t see it at all, and we don’t even know you’ve tried to apply!

Feb 1: Date online re-enrollment/registration/new application went 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 15:

• Deadline for priority 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. This document has been updated to show the application fee/deposit for wraparound care:

Preschool Tuition Rates_FINAL 2_7_2024

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.

Checking Grades in PowerSchool

Have you been logging in to check your student’s grades in PowerSchool? There’s only a few weeks left in the third quarter. Low grades, especially in the upper grades, are often due to students missing work.

SCCS Business Office Positions Available

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Scott County Catholic Schools is currently seeking an Accounting Assistant responsible for Accounts Payable. The role of the Accounts Payable position involves providing financial, administrative and clerical support. Their role is to complete payments and control expenses by reviewing, coding and processing invoices, verifying approvals, and processing payments.  The ideal candidate for this position is a detail oriented, organized, team player with excellent communication skills.   For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter detailing specific interest in and knowledge of Scott County Catholic Schools and a resume to nikki.gartner@sccsiowa.org.

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Scott County Catholic Schools is currently seeking a dynamic, strategic, and mission-focused Finance Director to serve as a collaborative member of the leadership team. Reporting to the President, the Finance Director oversees and manages all aspects of Scott County Catholic Schools’ fiscal administration and accounting processes to ensure financial stability, long-term sustainability, and ethical stewardship of organizational resources.
For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter detailing specific interest in and knowledge of Scott County Catholic Schools and a resume to nikki.gartner@sccsiowa.org.

Calendar Entries: Did You Know?

Entries on our website calendars that are underlined expand to include more details when one clicks on them. February 26th’s entry for Red Out is an example.

Calendar Highlights

Here are just a few items highlighted from the detailed online school calendar:

• Mar 4: 7/8 Grade Shark Tank Presentations. Music Boosters
• Mar 5: Hearing Screening for PS, K, 1, 2, & 5
• Mar 11-15: Spring Break. ECLC open.
• Mar 18: Green/White Dress Day
• Mar 21: JFK Skate Night. 8th Grade Confirmation Prep Activity