TUITION POLICY 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

• Collected as 10 monthly payments beginning in August and ending in May.

• Payments are due on the 1st of each month.

• Tuition payment books and envelopes will be provided.  Envelopes can be mailed, placed in the collection basket at Mass or sent in the Wednesday envelope (checks only, with the payment stub, please).

• $10 late fee will be assessed on payments not received by the 15th of each month.

• A Non-Sufficient Funds fee of $35 will be assessed on all returned checks.

The cost to educate a child at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School is $8,076 per year. 

Other Required Fees: A one-time Non-Refundable Registration fee for new students  $50.00/student. All students are required to pay a Supply Fee each year.  Please see the "Supply Fees for the 2020-2021 Academic Year" form included in this packet.

Tuition Assistance:

Families new to BISON

• Parents should visit the BISON website at www.bisonfund.com to complete a pre-application for the 2020-2021 school year. The pre-application form is only for families NEW to BISON.  

Current BISON families

• Families  will receive an email with a  link to complete the requalification process in February 2020. 

Parish Assistance

• Financial assistance from St. Martha Parish is available to families demonstrating need. Assistance is determined by the Tuition Committee, based on availability of funds. Parish assistance forms are available from the Principal.  To qualify for Parish Assistance you must submit a copy of your BISON application to the School Office along with the St. Martha Tuition Assistance application. 

• Non-parishioners may apply for St. Martha Tuition Assistance once your BISON is submitted. If you are not a member of St. Martha but belong to another church without a school, you must apply for the Catholic Tuition Grant Program and submit a signed copy of your CTGP application. 

• If your CTGP form is not signed by your home parish and submitted to OLBS, you will be charged the non-parishioner tuition rate.

• Families not associated with a Catholic church may apply for St. Martha’s Tuition Assistance by submitting a BISON application and completing the St. Martha Tuition Assistance form through the principal.

• Minimum parental tuition responsibility is $500.

Volunteer 

• The sharing of your time, talents and treasures promotes unity in our school community. The money raised in fundraising helps to keep the tuition rates and parish subsidy at the recommended Diocesan rate.