SIOUX CITY – Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools is holding events for families interested in utilizing the new Students First Educational Savings Accounts and sending their kids to a private school.
The events will allow parents to learn more about Educational Savings Accounts and get assistance in filling out an application.
“We’re going to help them through the process because it’s new to them and it’s new to us,” said Bishop Heelan Director of Enrollment Laurie Dougherty.
The state-funded private school financial assistance program was signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in January. It allows parents to enroll their children in accredited non-public schools and receive an amount equal to the per-pupil funding allocated to public school districts for each eligible child.
Since the program was signed into law, Dougherty said she has spoken to numerous interested families, sometimes as many as 15 families a day.
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