Eligible, interested families have an immediate opportunity to pursue scholarships for a high-quality, academically-rigorous Christian education at Heritage Christian School. Students currently attending a public school that has been rated in Academic Emergency or Academic Watch for two of the past three years are eligible to apply. Public school students that will be assigned to such a school in the upcoming school year are also eligible to apply. Students must apply and be accepted for admission to a private school before applying for a state-funded scholarship. There are no income guidelines. Transportation is often available. Act fast. To qualify, your child must be accepted for next school year before April 18. The EdChoice state application deadline is April 18, 2008, so families should set up interviews with Heritage today. Call (330) 452-8271. The application period for the 2008-2009 school year is February 1 through April 18, 2008.
For complete information and eligibility requirements, visit the Ohio Department of Education Web site at http://EdChoice.ohio.gov
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For more information, call the Heritage Christian School Main Office at (330) 452-8271 or our High School Office at (330) 452-0671, OR email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to submit your name and telephone number.
Heritage Christian School will host four EdChoice community informational meetings March 17 - 20 at various locations in the city of Canton. The meetings will give eligible, interested families information on pursuing tuition-free Ohio EdChoice Scholarships to attend Heritage Christian School. The state scholarship application deadline is April 18, 2008. The dates, times and locations for the informational meetings are as follows:
Monday, March 17, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Stark County District Library - Youtz Branch, 2921 Mahoning Road NE
Tuesday, March 18, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Canton Area YMCA - Triangle Room, 405 Second St. NW
Tuesday, March 18, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Heritage Christian School - Auditorium, 2107 Sixth St. SW
Thursday, March 20, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Stark County District Library - DeHoff Branch, 216 Hartford Ave. SE
Designated Stark County Schools for 2008-2009
Allen Elementary
Barbara F. Schreiber Elementary
Belden Elementary
Belle Stone Elementary
Choices Alternative School
Compton Elementary
Dueber Elementary
Gibbs Elementary
Hartford Middle
Summit Elementary
Youtz Elementary
General Information about EdChoice
According to the Ohio Department of Education Web site, "The Educational Choice Scholarship (EdChoice) Pilot Program was created to provide students from underperforming public schools the opportunity to attend participating private schools. The program provides up to 14,000 EdChoice scholarships to eligible students." For much more information, visit http://EdChoice.ohio.gov or call 1-877-OHIOEDU.
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