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Why we need you...

Poetry Community Christian School is a fully accredited private school serving students in K-12th grades. The school, located in rural Poetry, Texas, serves a diverse group of families primarily from the middle to lower-middle income brackets.  Families come to PCCS from many local communities, including Rockwall, Caddo Mills, Royse City, Terrell, Kaufman, Forney, Fate, Balch Springs, Leonard, Crandall, Mesquite, Rowlett, Greenville, Quinlan, Scurry, and Poetry. The school was established in 2002 and celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2022.

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To make tuition more affordable and encourage parent involvement, PCCS implemented an innovative "Parent Partnership Program." In this program, parents work at least 5 hours per month for each student enrolled. This leads to more than 1500 parent hours per month to support school operations and keep overhead down.  Since most of our families come from the middle to lower-middle income brackets, this lower tuition enables them to send their children to a Christian school. 

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While our affordable tuition structure and conservative fiscal management keep PCCS solvent, PCCS is not a wealthy school. Our lower tuition does not offer monies necessary for campus improvements or development, technology and computer system upgrades, or financial aid or needy and qualifying students.

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That's where donations and fundraising play a role!  We need your support to provide needed campus improvements! (see below). Please consider a tax-deductible donation -- your contribution will be used wisely.

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TEXAS PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION VOUCHERS

PCCS STUDENT ELIGIBILITY: Student is eligible if he/she is a citizen or national of the U.S. or lawfully admitted into the U.S. and a Texas resident; eligible to attend a public school or open-enrollment charter school (and attends an ACCREDITED PRIVATE SCHOOL -- PCCS through 12th grades beginning Fall 2026). If accepted into the program, the student remains eligible until high school graduation (or is no longer eligible to attend a Texas public school, charter school, or pre-K or kindergarten program, enrolls in a Texas public or charter school, or moves out of the state of Texas).  All eligible students are not guaranteed funds; participation will be determined via a lottery process if eligible applicants exceed available program funding--SO DO NOT DELAY IN APPLYING FEBRUARY 4!!​​

 

APPROVED EXPENSES from the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA): 

  • Educational Services/MaterialsTuition and fees at an accredited private school (PCCS is an accredited school) 

  • Textbooks or other instructional materials.  

  • Required uniforms.

  • Academic assessment costs.

  • Private tutoring.

  • Transportation to/from approved providers.

  • Educational therapies not covered by any federal, state, or local government benefits (i.e, Medicaid).  

  • Computer hardware or software (must not exceed 10 percent of the total amount transferred to the child’s account that year).  

  • Meals provided by private school.

 

APPLYING & EXPECTED $ IF SELECTED: DO NOT DELAY IN APPLYING ON FEBRUARY 4.  The first round closes mid-March!  GO TO THIS TEFA LINK TO GET ON THE EMAIL LIST:  https://educationfreedom.texas.gov/

  • Private school students:  Approximately $10,800 (full tuition at PCCS can be covered easily)

  • Students with a private school IEP ON FILE WITH THE TEA by the end of the application period:  Up to $30,000.  IMPORTANT: If you have an IEP (or a PCCS PEP), you must get this ON FILE WITH YOUR LOCAL ISD to be eligible for this larger sum of money and priority consideration for funds

  • Students must be enrolled at PCCS to receive funds. At least 25% of approved funding available July 1st...so register Feb. 4 to be in the 1st round!

  • If applications exceed available slots, the comptroller must prioritize in this order:

    • Students with documented IEPs on file evidencing learning differences/disabilities from families at or below 500% of the federal poverty level (roughly $160,000 for a family of four).

    • Families at or below 200% of the poverty level (under roughly $64,300).

    • Families between 200% and 500% of the poverty level.

    • Families at or above 500% of the poverty level, limited to 20% of the budget.

 

​​PCCS, as a school that serves many middle to lower middle income families, continues to pray that those families who qualify will receive funds for tuition for the 2025-26 school term.  Parent must be able to confirm enrollment at PCCS to receive funds.  

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