Tuition Support Program

CONGREGATIONAL INTENT AND PURPOSE
- Honoring our Lord’s command in Ephesians 6:4 to “bring our children up in the training
  and instruction of the Lord,” Trinity Lutheran Church (TLC) will support the Christian
  education of our members’ preschool and elementary-aged children through tuition
  assistance.
- Such tuition assistance will be a budgeted item in TLC’s annual budget, calculated by
  the Board for Christian Education and approved by the Church Council each year.
ELIGIBILITY
- At least one parent or legal guardian must be a TLC member in good standing.
- “Member” used here is a “Communicant Member,” according to TLC’s Constitution and
  Bylaws, which says (Article V:5)…
  - Communicant Membership in this congregation shall be restricted to such as:
    1. are baptized, have been instructed in Luther’s Small Catechism, and
    declare their adherence to the doctrine of the Lutheran Church;
    2. diligently attend divine services and frequently partake of Holy
    Communion;
    3. willingly contribute towards the maintenance of church, school, mission
    endeavors, and benevolent purposes according to their ability;
    4. do not live in manifest works of the flesh, and are not members of any
    anti-Christian society (lodge), but lead a Christian life (Galatians 5:19–21);
    5. exercise diligence to have their children instructed in Christian doctrine
    and urge them to attend Bible class after confirmation;
    6. will readily submit to the rules and regulations of this congregation.
    3. TLC’s tuition assistance will be offered only to children attending schools of our
    ELS/WELS fellowship, primarily the schools of our Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School
    Federation.
STRUCTURE
- TLC will subsidize the difference between “member” and “non-member” K-8 tuition up to
  the maximum levels stated below. “Member” tuition in this context is the tuition that
  would be paid by a member of the church affiliated with the elementary school.Please
  contact each ELS or WELS elementary school directly for all current fees.
- TLC will support tuition by annually establishing an Annual Support Amount (ASA) which
  is detailed below.
  - If the difference between “member” and “non-member” tuition is smaller than
    TLC’s ASA, TLC’s support will be reduced so that the TLC families pay the
    equivalent of the “member” rate.
  - If the difference between “non-member” and “member” tuition is greater than
    TLC’s ASA, the family is responsible for the “member” rate plus the difference.
- TLC will make ASA payments directly to the school(s) being attended, not to member
  families.
- Only tuition fees; not registration, book, computer, etc. fees; are to be used for the above
  calculations. TLC provides no support for non-tuition fees.
- TLC will subsidize up to half of the Pre-K tuition, not to exceed the ASA.