Diocese of Scranton Announces New School
Names,
Registration and Tuition
The implementation phase for the reorganization of Catholic
schools in Lackawanna, Wayne and Luzerne
Counties is now underway. The final plan for
these counties was announced by Bishop
Joseph F. Martino at a news conference on
Jan. 17.
Since that day, Diocesan officials and school principals
have been working on a variety of
implementation details. A process for the
first phase of registration and tuition
rates for the 2007-08 academic year have
been finalized.
In addition, Bishop Martino has announced the new names for
the following institutions:
Luzerne County
-
Holy Redeemer High School will be the
name of the Catholic high school to be
located at the current Bishop Hoban High
School site.
-
Good Shepherd Academy will be the name
of the K-8 elementary center to be
located at the current Bishop O’Reilly
High School site.
-
Holy Family Academy
will be the name of the K-8 elementary
center to be located at the current
Bishop Hafey Junior/Senior High School
site.
Lackawanna County
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Bishop Hannan and Bishop O’Hara High
Schools will operate as one institution
under the name Holy Cross High School.
“These names reflect the unity of our Catholic Church and
our Diocese,” Bishop Martino said. “We have
entered a new era in Catholic education for
the 21st century.”
Regarding the structure of Bishop Hannan and Bishop O’Hara,
the 10-12 classes will remain at their
respective sites for the coming year. The
incoming freshman class will be located at
one site. Both sites are being evaluated and
the site to be used for the freshman class
will be determined in the near future.
The first registration phase for the 2007-08 academic year
will be held the week of Feb. 5-9. During
this phase, students who are currently
enrolled in a Diocesan Catholic school will
be allowed to re-register at that school. In
the cases where a particular school is
closing, those students can register at the
designated school that is combining with the
school to be closed.
For example, Holy Rosary School in Scranton and St. Mary
School in Old Forge will close and combine
with All Saints Academy in Scranton.
Students from Holy Rosary and St. Mary will
be allowed to register at All Saints during
this phase.
“Our intention during this first phase of registration is
to give all of our current students the
opportunity to secure a seat, either in
their present school or the school that
their former school is joining,” said Joseph
G. Casciano, Diocesan Secretary for Catholic
Education and Superintendent of Schools.
An open registration period will be held toward the end of
February or the beginning of March. During
this second phase, new students or current
students who choose not to enroll under the
above conditions can seek to register at any
school with available seats. Details for
this process will be announced when they are
complete.
There is a $100 non-refundable registration fee for both
phases. The fee is not for each student, but
per family within the K-12 systems in
Lackawanna/Wayne Counties and Luzerne
County.
Mr. Casciano said the fee has two purposes. First, the
Diocese needs funding for enhancements to
facilities, repairs and technology upgrades
at the schools. Second, the Diocese needs to
ensure that it has firm registration
commitments so that staffing needs and space
utilization can be planned accurately.
Tuition rates for the Lackawanna/Wayne and Luzerne systems
have been set for 2007-08. The complete
tuition schedule is contained at the
conclusion of this article.
Mr. Casciano said that eventually tuitions will be uniform.
Because tuitions have been established by
each school over the years, they have
varied. Therefore, for this first year under
the new system, adjustments have been made.
There is a $500 fundraising fee per family within a K-12
system.
Mr. Casciano noted that an additional means of financial
assistance for those with the most financial
need will go into effect for the coming
year. An automatic scholarship of $200 per
elementary student and $400 per high school
student will be awarded to families who are
eligible under the same income guidelines
established by the federal government for
the free and reduced lunch program.
This is in addition to the existing tuition assistance
provided each year through the Diocese of
Scranton Scholarship Foundation.
Information about all of these scholarships is available at
each school.
“We recognize that many families are making a financial
sacrifice to send their children to a
Catholic school, so we are making every
effort to alleviate the burden as much as
possible,” he said. “We want everyone to be
able to enjoy the benefits of a Catholic
education.”
Mr. Casciano said that transitional teams at each school
have begun to address other practical
aspects of the reorganization and the
particular issues that will affect their
respective school communities.
Meanwhile, the Diocesan human resources director is working
with teacher representatives to develop a
fair and equitable policy regarding school
personnel. After registration is complete
and the number of personnel needed is
determined, the policy will be completed.
Diocese of Scranton
2007-2008 Tuition
Families will now begin to register their
children from Kindergarten to 12th
grade. Pre-Kindergarten will be separate
from the rest.
Lackawanna/Wayne Counties
Our Lady of Peace, Clarks Green; St. Mary of Mt. Carmel,
Dunmore; LaSalle Academy, Jessup; All Saints
Academy, Scranton; St. Clare/St. Paul,
Scranton;
Marian Catholic; Scranton
Tuition Rate Fundraising Total
Cost
(Per family)*
1st Child
$2200.00
$500.00
$2700.00
2nd Child
$2000.00
----------
$2000.00
3rd Child
$1800.00
----------
$1800.00
4th Child
$0.00
----------
$0.00
Non Catholic
1st Child
$3000.00
$500.00
$3500.00
2nd Child
$2800.00
----------
$2800.00
3rd Child
$2500.00
----------
$2500.00
4th Child
$0.00
----------
$0.00
Sacred Heart, Carbondale; St. Vincent, Honesdale
1st Child
$2000.00
$500.00
$2500.00
2nd Child
$1800.00
----------
$1800.00
3rd Child $1600.00
----------
$1600.00
The minimum for Pre-Kindergarten is $2200.00
for five full days (pro rate accordingly.
If a Pre-Kindergarten is currently
higher, it will remain as it is for next
year. Example ½ day program
$1100.00. If there is only a child in Pre-K
there is no fundraising requirement.
Holy Cross High School
1st Child
$4000.00
$500.00
$4500.00
2nd Child
$3500.00
----------
$3500.00
Non Catholic
1st Child
$5000.00
$500.00
$5500.00
2nd Child
$4500.00
----------
$4500.00
*Fundraising will be per family. The new
system will be from Kindergarten to 12th
grade. A family with a child in high school
will only be required to meet one
fundraising fee of $500.00. If a family has
a child in high school and child/ren in
grade school the child/ren in grade school
will become the 2nd and/or 3rd
child rate and so on. Re-registration fee
per family is $100.00 non-refundable.
Luzerne County
Holy Rosary, Duryea; Wyoming Area Catholic, Exeter; St.
Mary Assumption, Pittston; Good Shepherd
Elementary Center, Kingston; Gate of Heaven,
Dallas;
St. Nicholas/St. Mary, Wilkes-Barre; SS. Peter and Paul,
Plains;
St. Jude, Mountaintop
Tuition
Rate
Fundraising Total
Cost
(Per Family)*
1st Child
$2200.00
$500.00
$2700.00
2nd Child
$2000.00
----------
$2000.00
3rd Child
$1800.00
----------
$1800.00
4th Child
$0.00
----------
$0.00
Non Catholic
1st Child
$3000.00
$500.00
$3500.00
2nd Child
$2800.00
----------
$2800.00
3rd Child
$2500.00
----------
$2500.00
4th Child
$0.00
----------
$0.00
St. Aloysius, Wilkes-Barre
1st Child
$2000.00
$500.00
$2500.00
2nd Child
$1800.00
----------
$1800.00
3rd Child
$1600.00
----------
$1600.00
Holy Family Academy, Hazleton
1st Child
$1900.00
$500.00
$2400.00
2nd Child
$1700.00
----------
$1700.00
3rd Child
$1500.00
----------
$1500.00
The minimum for Pre-Kindergarten is $2200.00
for five full days (pro rate accordingly.
If a Pre-Kindergarten is currently higher,
it will remain as it is for next year.
Example ½ day program $1100.00. If there
is only a child in Pre-Kindergarten there is
no fundraising requirement.
Holy Redeemer High School
1st Child $4500.00
$500.00
$5000.00
2nd Child
$4000.00
----------
$4000.00
Non Catholic
1st Child
$5000.00
$500.00
$5500.00
2nd Child
$4500.00
----------
$4500.00
*Fundraising will be per family. The new
system will be from Kindergarten to 12th
grade. A family with a child in high
school will only be required to meet one
fundraising fee of $500.00. If a family has
a child in high school and children in grade
school the children in grade school
will become the 2nd and/or 3rd
child rate and so on. Re-registration fee
per family is $100.00 non-refundable.
