FOR SCHOOLS
Local relationships.
Shared responsibility.
TXCSF is building a scholarship approach that can grow across faith-based and independent private schools. We welcome conversations with school leaders about student needs, family affordability, and the coordination needed to turn community support into educational opportunity.
A local approach to coordination
Schools know their students, enrollment process, and community. A scholarship granting organization brings a complementary focus: connecting charitable support with a defined scholarship process. TXCSF’s planned paperless master application would give families a central starting point while keeping school staff involved in enrollment verification and follow-up.
The goal is coordination that works alongside your existing admissions and financial-aid procedures. Early discussions can identify where families need guidance, which information schools can confirm, and how to avoid duplicate requests. Participation criteria, agreements, reporting expectations, and operating requirements are still being developed; an inquiry is an opportunity to help clarify practical needs before those details are finalized.
What we can discuss together
Application coordination
Identify how families select a school, who receives coordination requests, and how missing information is resolved. Discuss school-year calendars, application deadlines, and the point at which admission or enrollment can be confirmed.
Enrollment verification
Determine who can confirm a student’s grade, school year, and enrollment status. Plan how to communicate withdrawals, transfers, or other changes that could affect a scholarship, using the designated process and appropriate permissions.
Family communication
Help families distinguish school admission, school-based aid, TXCSF scholarships, and TEFA. Agree on clear points of contact so questions about tuition, award decisions, and state-program accounts reach the right organization.
Prepare for the first conversation
A school does not need to submit student files to begin a discussion. These topics can help make the conversation useful; they are not established participation requirements:
- A coordination contact. Identify an administrative contact and the staff responsible for admissions, financial aid, and tuition accounts. Discuss who can answer routine questions and who can verify or approve information.
- Your existing enrollment process. Bring general information about grade levels, admissions steps, enrollment dates, tuition, mandatory fees, and existing aid. Explain how families receive cost estimates and when they must make financial commitments.
- Information handling. Discuss the minimum information needed for coordination, who is authorized to share it, any family permissions required, and the secure submission process. General planning conversations should not include individual student records.
- Practical follow-up. Discuss incomplete applications, changes in enrollment, tuition adjustments, and any reconciliation or refund questions. Clarify how school and foundation staff would communicate and document the next step.
- Community support. Describe affordability challenges and the questions families ask most often. Bring ideas for sharing accurate scholarship information with your community while avoiding promises about awards, tax benefits, or participation before confirmation.
The intended roles
Families would apply through the designated scholarship process, provide requested information, and complete school admissions separately. Schools would explain educational offerings and costs, support family communication, and verify enrollment through an authorized contact. TXCSF would coordinate its application review, local due diligence, and scholarship administration.
Before implementation, the process will need clear responsibilities for award notices, any payment arrangements, recordkeeping, enrollment changes, and follow-up. Schools should confirm how scholarship assistance would interact with their existing aid and tuition policies. Those operational details should be documented so families receive consistent guidance from both the school and the foundation.
Questions schools may have
Is a participating school list available?
A confirmed list has not been published here. TXCSF’s plans include expansion across a broader private-school network rather than a single faith tradition. Interested faith-based and independent schools can contact the foundation to discuss their programs and current participation planning. Interest alone does not establish approval or a partnership.
Should we send enrollment records now?
No. Begin with a general inquiry. Student records should use the designated process once instructions about requested information and submission are available.
Does this replace our admissions process?
No. Families still follow the school’s admissions and enrollment procedures. Foundation scholarship coordination is a separate process.
Does TXCSF coordination establish TEFA participation?
No. TEFA has its own state requirements and official school directory. The TEFA resources page links to the state’s information.
Begin with the right people
Contact the foundation to discuss your school’s questions and identify an appropriate coordination contact. A clear first conversation can help define the information and next steps needed as scholarship plans develop.