Educational Savings Accounts (Parents & prospective families - please read)

Posted: 12/10/2014 - by Charlie Narmi

Dear Friends...

Thank you for your ongoing support of Saint Albert Catholic School. Our School relies on the support of our parents, our parishes and our patrons to continue to offer a very high quality education within our Catholic School framework.

Last week we held a parent meeting to learn about and discuss Education Savings Accounts (ESA). ESAs could have a dramatic impact on families that choose to send their children to Saint Albert. ESAs are going to be discussed in this session of the Iowa Legislature - and it is important that all families that are making a deliberate choice about their children's education become familiar with ESAs.

The proposed legislation will allow parents who choose to send their children to a non-public school - like Saint Albert - to apply for an Education Savings Account. If approved, funds will be deposited into each student's ESA with those funds restricted for tuition and other expenses at non-public schools in Iowa. The amount of the deposit each year would equal the average amount of support provided per student to public schools (in 2013-2014 this was approx. $5500).

All Saint Albert families will benefit from ESAs. Here are some materials and resources about ESAs:

+Here is the handout from the meeting - it is a one page explanation on ESAs.

Educational Savings Accounts Flyer

+Click -->here<-- for the IowaACE website. IowaAce is a statewide advocacy group that promotes parental choice in schools. Their website has a lot of interesting information along with a very informative video on ESAs.

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here<-- to reach the Iowa Catholic Conference website. You can insert your e-mail address in the "Quick Sign Up" to receive alerts on legislative progress for ESAs. You can also you can enter your zip code in the "Find Officials" box and compose an e-mail to your State Senator and Representative. At this point a simple message is all that is needed - something like - you are interested in the ESA Legislation and would like to see the issue debated by the whole Senate (or House).

Thanks again for your support of our Catholic School - Please let me know if you have questions or need additional information.

~Joe~
Joseph Connolly (Class of '75)
President
Saint Albert Catholic Schools
(712) 329-9000 Extension 1

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