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11 DENVER CATHOLIC | FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 9, 2018 Worthy of the Name A Vision for the Future of Denver's Catholic Schools On mission Excellent Accessible Sustainable Why Variable Tuition? Key aspects Adjusts tuition to the unique circumstances of each family. Participation is voluntary for families. Those who opt out can choose to pay school's set tuition. Increased enrollment will lead to healthier, more sustainable schools. Implementation begins 2018-19 in select schools. How it works Tuition adjustments In some cases, a family's tuition may decrease based on its fi nancial position. If there is a large disparity between what a school currently charges and the per-student cost to educate, a family's tuition in 2018-19 may increase slightly. In either case, there will be no more than a 10 percent decrease or increase in the tuition a family pays under the new Variable Tuition Program in 2018-19 versus what they paid in 2017-18. REALITY CHECK Empty seats lead to higher per student cost UNSUSTAINABLE Average gap between per- student cost and tuition paid: $1,700 SOLUTION Fill empty seats and lower per- student cost Right-sized tuition: Variable Tuition Program Schools implementing the Variable Tuition Program in 2018-2019 • Annunciation • Assumption • Guardian Angels • Holy Trinity • Notre Dame • St. Bernadette • St. Catherine of Siena • St. Francis de Sales • St. Joseph • St. Pius X • St. Rose of Lima • St. Stephen • Sts. Peter and Paul Family pays school's set tuition (with multi-child discounts, if applicable). Family chooses not to apply for fi nancial aid or declines to share any personal fi nancial data Family visits school website or visits with school rep to create an online account and enters its fi nancial information, which creates a record for the family in the secure Seeds of Hope database. Family elects to complete variable tuition/fi nancial aid application School sets family tuition based on: shared formula; adjustments; 2017-2018 tuition and taking into account a family's eligibility for outside scholarships and aid. Schools communicate tuition and scholarship application responsibilities to family. DenverCatholicSchools.com The goal: Increase enrollment in our schools. The strategy: Make Catholic education an aff ordable option for Catholic families, particularly those with several children. The tactic: We chose the Variable Tuition Program because it is what many of our successful schools already do on a case-by-case basis. – or – • Annunciation • Assumption • Guardian Angels • Holy Trinity • Notre Dame • St. Bernadette • St. Catherine of Siena • St. Francis de Sales • St. Joseph • St. Pius X • St. Rose of Lima • St. Stephen • Sts. Peter and Paul Family pays school's set tuition (with multi-child discounts, if applicable). Family chooses not to apply for fi nancial aid or declines to share any personal fi nancial data DenverCatholicSchools.com – or – education A new variable tuition model will be rolled out in 13 of Denver's Catholic schools in the 2018- 2019 school year. PHOTO BY JASON WEINRICH

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