St Johns - Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available through the eight regional parishes, Friends of Catholic Education Scholarships, James & Marian McSherry Endowment Scholarship, the Eliot Kelly Scholarship (for Kindergarten), and from the school. A Tuition Aid Data Service (TADS) form must be processed online in order to be considered for tuition assistance. All are welcome and encouraged to apply and information provided is confidential. For more information, contact Mrs. Nancy Motherway, the Business Manager, at 301-662-6722 or by email nmotherway@sjrcs.org. TADS on-line forms at www.tads.com , must be submitted by April 30 of the enrollment year.

Food Certificate Program

Friends of Catholic Education (FOCE) supports a Food Certificate program to assist parents in reducing the cost of tuition at Frederick County Catholic Schools. To learn more about the program please contact FOCE at foce@att.net or www.friendsofcatholiced.org

Scrip Program

Scrip is a new tuition credit program now being offered by St. John's as a way to help defray the cost of tuition. Scrip provides gift certificates or gift cards from over 300 national and local retailers which may be purchased via an on-line program at www.shopwithscrip.com. Examples of how much can be earned in tuition credits include: Starbucks (7%), Regal Entertainment (16%), Macy's (10%), Payless Shoes (13%), Land's End (17%), Macaroni Grille (11%), Barnes & Noble (9%), Sports Authority (8%), Panera Bread (9%). To enroll in the program, please follow these steps:

Log onto www.shopwithscrip.com for a complete list of retailers. Then register to be a member of ShopWithScrip. The SJRCS enrollment code is 81C9B1A58989. The Scrip method of payment on-line for SJRCS orders is provided by PrestoPay.

Tuition credit will be applied to your account on a monthly basis. Scrip credits may also be applied to a general tuition assistance fund for families at our school.