Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely not! IC School is open to children of any faith! All students take part in daily religion classes and weekly Masses. Students who are not Catholic do not receive sacraments, but can still participate in many ways at Mass and in prayer activities. Teachers are sensitive to showing respect to every family's faith traditions. Baptism is also not a requirement for attending school. However, Catholic families who want their children to receive their sacraments should tend to Baptism prior to students entering 2nd grade.

Costs for Preschool are $900 for Preschool  and $1600 for Prekindergaarten for the year.  Financial aid is now available for preschol through the Archiocese CEF fund and through our Adopt-a-Student fund.

IC School is a provider for the Ed Choice Expansion and Jon Peterson Scholarships through the Ohio Department of Education. Ed Choice Expansion is an income-based scholarship available to all families. Families below the 450% Federal Poverty level qualify for a scholarship of $6,166.  Families above this income level qualify for a smaller scholarship based on their income level. Jon Peterson Scholarships are available to students with learning disabilities or other health impairments who qualify to be on an IEP. This scholarship provides for tuition plus intervention services.

Families can also apply for financial aid through FACTS (see Enrollment page for details). This application also automatically goes to the Archdiocese for possible grants from the Catholic Education Foundation. More details about how financial aid works can be found on the "Tuition and Financial Aid page. 

We are committed to making IC School an affordable choice for families who want a faith-based education.

Class sizes currently range from 12 - 20. Most classes average around 16. Our students definitely have an advantage in getting individual attention when it is needed.

We are currently using the i-Ready program for diagnostic testing and measuring student growth.  This testing program is an acceptable alternative to state testing, but it gives us much more usable data to help our students grow.  We also use My Path individualized learning between the diagnostics to help students grow in skills in math and reading at their individualized level.

We have also been using the ARK test, a standardized test of religion knowledge. 

Students who receive state scholarships must meet certain assessment requirements as a condition of their scholarship. Among these is taking the state assessments in grades 3-7.  i-Ready testing is an alternative to taking the state tests, so students are not required to take any other tests in math or reading.  5th grade students do need to take the 5th grade science test.

We do not have a formal "gifted" program. However, we do work to try and meet the needs of our gifted student through various enrichment opportunities when possible.  5th and 6th grade students have an opportunity to participate in "Lunch Clubs," which provide enrichment opportunities to explore various career options, hobbies, and other life skills. Lunch clubs have included cooking, woodworking, science/STEM, book clubs, art, physical activities, etc.
We work hard to support our students who have learning challenges. We provide Title Reading which provides extra reading support for students in K-4. We provide a tutor who can work with students when they need catching up or extra help with specific concepts.  We have a speech and language pathologist who provides assistance with articulation and language, and we have 2 intervention specialists who work with students who have an identified learning disability.  

All of our students get the opportunity to perform in an annual Christmas program, and some grades also perform in a spring music program. Our students all have an opportunity to perform in the 5th and 6th grade musical.  Band is also an option for 5th 6th, and 7th grades. Our students get to participate in family groups with students from each grade. Our 6th graders act as the leaders of the families, planning and carrying out activities with the other students. Students attend Mass once per week and fill the roles of readers, greeter, song leaders, and servers. Our students in K-7 all receive regular instruction in music, physical education, and technology. They also have one period of library and one period of technology.

In addition, our students have many field trip opportunities and get to participate in many varied activities.

Our courses of study are written by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and are aligned with state standards, but our faculty determines the materials we use to teach those standards. We find that our students are well-prepared for middle school and beyond with the curriculum we teach.
We have worked hard to stay fairly up-to-date in technology. Currently, we are 1 to 1  with chromebooks for our K-7 students, allowing students to use technology in some way almost every day. We also have a computer lab and provide technology classes once per week for all students K-7. All K-7 classrooms are equipped with interactive boards and document cameras.

We generally hear that our studentsare well-prepared for middle school and beyond.  We see many students' names on honor rolls and in awards.

We have kept track of our students who graduate from Celina High School and find that, in most years, 60-70% of our former students graduate with honors and receive college scholarships, compared to 30-40% of their classmates. We often have former students in the upper ranks of the graduating class, wherever they choose to continue their education.

However, we do NOT qualify our students before they come here. Some of our students never go on to make the honor roll, but many of them still perform better because of a work ethic that was developed here (this is based on what parents and teachers have shared, not on any actual statistics.)     

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