Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1John 3:18
Frequently Asked Questions:
Registration Questions:
Eligibility for Registration
St. Joseph School (SJS) will admit students who meet the following age requirements:
a student must be six (6) years old before September 1 to enter first grade
a student must be five (5) years old before September 1 to enter kindergarten.
Required Documentation
Completed application form
Birth certificate
Baptismal certificate (required of all, including those baptized at Joseph Church)
Social Security card of the child
Up-to-Date Immunization records issued by physician at the time of application for admission to St. Joseph School, parents are required to provide the following documents for each child making application:
In addition to the above requirements, students transferring from another school must present a copy of the current report card and any other pertinent academic information. A satisfactory academic and conduct record from the prior school is essential. Before a transfer student is accepted, the principal will review the child’s records from the sending school.
Parents wishing to apply to St. Joseph School may download the applicable registration forms, complete them and bring them to the school office. Links to all forms can be found on this page.
Re-Enrollment
School families currently enrolled in St. Joseph School must re-enroll annually for the next academic year. Re-enrollment materials will be emailed in January/February. All financial obligations must be current and up-to-date before re-enrollment can be accepted for the following year. Families that are not current with their tuition will be notified of the amount owed. They will be encouraged to call the parish office for an appointment to make their account current.All deposit and tuition payment plans to SJS are now online only.
Tuition Deposits
A non-refundable tuition deposit of $200 is payable to SMART Tuition at the time of re-enrollment for the upcoming academic year. The deposit holds a place for your child/children. The deposit is applied towards your tuition for the upcoming school year and can only be accepted if you are current in your tuition. All deposits must be paid by the firrst week of February of the current school year. There is $100 late fee paid to be paid by check unless you write a note to the principal to ask for an extension.
Re-Enroll with SMART Tuition
In order to complete your re-enrollment, you must update your SMART account. To do this, please go to: www.enrollwithsmart.com. Returning families will need to use current login credentials to rollover their account. (If you do not use the current login information, you will be creating a duplicate account.) When you update your account, you will need to include siblings who will begin at St. Joseph School in September.
Once you have updated your account, you will then sign up for your family’s payment plan. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY YOUR $200 DEPOSIT AND THE ANNUAL $35 SMART FEE TO COMPLETE THE RE-ENROLLMENT PROCESS. DEPOSITS CAN ONLY BE PAID BY CREDIT CARD OR BY AUTO WITHDRAW FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT. You cannot mail in a check to pay for your deposit.
Reminder: All deposit and tuition payments are made through SMART Tuition.
Contributions:
Families registered at St. Joseph who send their children to St. Joseph School have a financial obligation to support the mission of St. Joseph Church through regular contributions. The expectation is that each school family registered in Saint Joseph Parish will contribute at least $10.00 weekly in the collection.
Should a registered family with children in the school decide not to regularly contribute to the parish, they will be considered non-sustaining and will be charged the Non-sustaining Rate. The Non-sustaining Rate is the full fare tuition rate that those outside the parish, Catholic or non-Catholic, pay. It is up to the family to prayerfully discern their Stewardship of Treasure and to support the parish as a whole as the parish supports the school. The parish offers E-Giving, Credit Card Giving, and Automated Giving, in addition to the traditional weekly or monthly envelope. Details can be found at www.stjosephrc.org and click on Resources for details.
In justice to all parents and the parish community, parents are expected to keep tuition payments up to date. The Business Manager reviews the tuition records on a periodic basis. The trimester report card will not be released if the tuition account has an outstanding balance, unless the parent has met and made suitable arrangements with the Pastor. In addition, the school reserves the right to take further action, up to and including withholding of school records and dismissal, if tuition payments are not made in a timely manner.
Payment Plan Options
There are three payment plan options available: one payment in full on July 15th, two payments, July 15th and November 15th, or ten monthly payments due on the 15th of every month July through April. You will sign up for your tuition plan at the time of re-enrollment with SMART.
Withdrawal Policy
If a student cancels/transfers prior to the start of school, all tuition (less the non-refundable deposit) that has been paid will be refunded. When a transferring student leaves during the school year, tuition must be paid for the full trimester(s) in which the child attended school. When the transferring student leaves during a trimester, tuition is due for that entire trimester. If, for some reason, one child is transferred and others in the family remain in the school, the entire original tuition must be paid. Tuition balance must be paid in full before records can be released.
No tuition will be refunded after April 30th of the school year. All cancelations/transfers must be communicated both to the school (610) 269-8999 as well as the tuition office (610) 269-8294.
Questions
All questions related to tuition should be directed to our Business Manager in the parish office at (610) 269-8294.