How to Enroll

We offer a tuition structure to support families in every aspect of their child's education. This tuition covers books, technology, and fundraising fees. It does not include fees for mandatory field trips, graduation, computer insurance, or extracurricular activities. Additionally, we tailor your monthly payment plan based on your financial needs, making quality education accessible and affordable for all families. This way, we remain committed to providing every student with a nurturing and equitable educational experience.

St. Frances of Rome School has partnered with FACTS Management to handle tuition payments. Payments will be processed automatically from your bank account or debit/credit card. Please note that a 3% service fee applies to debit/credit card payments.

FACTS offers flexible payment options, including annual, biannual, monthly, biweekly, or weekly payments. To adjust your payment schedule, contact our Tuition Coordinator, Jennifer Garcia, at jgarcia@sfr-school.org.

If a payment is returned, FACTS will automatically add a $30 Return Payment Fee to the family's FACTS account.

The Tuition Coordinator will be in contact with families regarding their missed payment(s). Families will have up to one week to make the necessary arrangements to fulfill their past-due balance and return payment fee(s). If the amount is not fulfilled by then, an interruption of attendance may take place for the students. We appreciate all the efforts and sacrifices families make to provide quality education for the students.

To help families, St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds gives a $1,000 tuition discount from the start, this is automatically applied to each student's annual tuition.

We recognize that some families will require further assistance to be able to give their children the best education by enrolling them in our school. Scholarships are awarded to students from Pre-K to 8th grade based on their needs and fund availability thanks to FACTS management system and our partners at Big Shoulders Fund. When you start the registration process our team will automatically assist with the scholarship application process.

Our commitment is to turn your family's dream of a Catholic education into a tangible opportunity, and we are committed to offering extensive assistance.

There is both before-school and after-school care available for your child. Before-school care begins at 7 am and after-school care is available from 2:40 pm until 6 pm.

Costs are as follows:

• Before-school care: $7 a day per child

• After-school care: $7 from 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm and $10 from 3:40 pm - 6:00 pm

Please note there is a late fee charged for children who are not picked up by 6:00 pm $1 per minute that must be paid in cash at the time of pick up. Before and after care fees will be added to your FACTS account every month. A $14 registration fee will be included in the first monthly bill.

The required enrollment ages are as follows for Preschool - First Grade.

Your child's birthday must be on or before September 1st:

• Preschool 3 – 3 years old

• Preschool 4 – 4 years old

• Kindergarten – 5 years old

• 1st Grade – 6 years old

St. Frances of Rome School offers Preschool for All, a State of Illinois initiative ensuring high-quality preschool programs are available to 3 and 4-year old children. The Preschool for All program is a five-hour, five-day a week program provided to eligible families at no charge.

To qualify, a family needs to be screened in a 60 minute process (30 minutes for the parents, 30 minutes for the child) via Zoom. Families for qualifying families that require full day care may utilize our full day program with a prorated tuition rate.

For more information or if you are interested in registering your child for Preschool contact the school office at 708-652-2272 Ext: 103

Update: For the 2024-2025 school year, the State of Illinois is providing free lunch to all students, including students attending a private school such as St. Frances of Rome School.

A hot lunch is available each day to students. There is a fee for this; however, some families may qualify for financial assistance with the hot meals programs.

Students may bring lunches made from home to the school. Parents are prohibited from bringing lunches to the students during the day. If a homemade lunch is forgotten, the school will provide the student with a free lunch this school year.

Fundraising events are no longer a requirement for our families. However, to provide the best education at an affordable price, we need the help of parents to raise funds for the school. We encourage families to participate in the fundraisers throughout the school year.

Yes, as the education and formation of St. Frances of Rome School is the work of parents, teachers, staff, and the parish community. We require that each family give 15 hours of their time helping with school and/or parish events. Any hour not completed will be an additional fee that the parents must pay by May of each year. This fee will be added to families FACTS account under PCP.

Parents who would like to help as volunteers at our school and/or parish events must complete all the requirements before the event. To have volunteer hours count towards PCP the volunteer must be compliant and approved by the Site Administrator. These requirements are implemented by the Archdiocese of Chicago for the safety of the students and volunteers. You can find the requirements on our Current Families page or all questions, certificates, and forms must be forwarded tot Ms. Huizar at jhuizar@sfr-school.org to learn more about the volunteer requirements.

Students in grades K-8 must wear appropriate uniforms and shoes. Students must also wear gym uniforms on the days the class is assigned to them.

Please view the requirements in the document:

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If you are looking for additional information please reach out to the school's office at 708-652-2277 Ext. 103 or info@sfr-school.org

If you wish to begin the enrollment process, please fill out the form on our Admissions Page.