What should Des Moines families ask a school about aid?
Ask what the family owes for this grade after the $8,148 ESA is applied, which STO the school belongs to and when its grant application is due, and whether parish, church-member or sibling rates apply.
Also ask which fees the school bills through Odyssey, because school-billed fees are paid from the ESA before Marketplace purchases.
What School-Based Tuition Assistance is and isn't
| It is | It isn't |
|---|---|
| Set by each school | A state program |
| Applied after the ESA and STO | A replacement for applying to the ESA |