School Choice (Voucher)
Blackhawk Christian School participates in the School Choice program for the State of Indiana that is commonly known as the voucher program for grades K-12. This program provides scholarships (vouchers) to eligible K-12 students by utilizing a portion of the state funds allocated for that child to follow them to the non-public school of their choice.
To be eligible, a student must satisfy these initial requirements:
– Be a resident of the State of Indiana
– Be accepted for enrollment into an eligible school (BCS is an eligible school)
– Be between the ages of 5 and 22 no later than August 1 of the school year.
– Live in a household below the income limits listed in the following chart:
Listed Below is information from the 2021-2022 School Year.
After satisfying the initial requirements above, following are the seven different tracks that a student can satisfy to become eligible to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program:
- Continuing Choice Scholarship Student Track
- Previous Choice Scholarship Student Track
- Previous Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) Award Track
- Special Education Track
- “F” Public School Track
- Two-Semesters in Public School Track
- Sibling Track
The value of the Choice Scholarship is the lesser of the two amounts:
- Tuition and fees at the eligible school;
- The amount listed below by school district where you live, as determined by the income limits by household size listed above.
School Choice Application Window: January 4th - February 26th
School Choice Lottery (if needed): March 17th on the North Campus
If BCS were to receive a number of Choice Scholarship applicants that exceeds the possible number of Choice Scholarship places that BCS can successfully accommodate, then BCS would conduct a random lottery drawing of eligible Choice Scholarship Students who meet admission standards for BCS at a public meeting. This drawing would be subject to the following priority admission order:
- Currently enrolled students – during reenrollment window only
- New students of BCS/BM Employees
- Siblings of currently enrolled “full paying” students
- Siblings of currently enrolled “tuition assistance” students (including SGO/Voucher)
- BCS Alumni: “full paying” student
- BCS Alumni: “tuition assistance” students (including SGO/Voucher)
- New to BCS family: “full paying” students with siblings
- New to BCS family: “full paying” student
- New to BCS family: “tuition assistance” students with siblings (including SGO/Voucher)
- New to BCS family: “tuition assistance” student (including SGO/Voucher)
For additional information or to schedule a tour contact:
Laura Leichty, Admissions Director (260)493-7400 x 2004
For general information about the voucher program visit: http://www.doe.in.gov/choice