Both Educational Choice Scholarship (EdChoice) Programs provide students the opportunity to attend participating private schools. The programs provide students who are entering kindergarten through 12th grade scholarship opportunities based on different eligibility criteria. The Traditional EdChoice Scholarship is awarded to those students who would otherwise attend a designated public school. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship is an income-based program and awards scholarships based on household income level.
The Calumet contact for all things EdChoice is Elyse Stands. She works out of the Clintonville office of Calumet and is able to be reached by phone, 614-261-8136, or email, standse@calumetchristianschool.org. Elyse will update this page with applicable forms, information, and links as they become available from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
New Student Applications for Calumet enrollment can be submitted starting in early January. Once the Application is approved and the student is then Enrolled** you are free to pursue EdChoice to request a scholarship.
January/February/March: Families of all students who have completed the enrollment process for the 2025-2026 school-year will receive an email. This email will contain an EdChoice Scholarship Program application - new or renewal. These application documents can be completed completely electronically. All applications, new or renewal, require the submission of proof of address (usually all pages of a current utility bill). New Expansion Scholarship applications require Income Verification through OHID.
February: The EdChoice application period for both programs for the 2025-2026 school-year opens on February 1, 2025. Families are responsible for completing the digital application. Calumet is responsible for submitting the application to the EdChoice program.
August: The Ohio Department of Education & Workforce mails out an award letter and EdChoice Scholarship Acceptance Form for each scholarship that is Awarded. A digital copy of a general Acceptance Form will be emailed to families from Calumet for completion.
September: First checks arrive in the latter half of the month. For new applications, the primary guardian, as listed on the EdChoice Application, must sign a digital copy of the EdChoice Check Deposit Consent Form.
**New Applicants for Calumet must be in "completed enrollment" status, in order to start the application process with EdChoice.
All new K-8 students should complete the FY26 EdChoice Scholarship Request Form that is emailed to them from Calumet.
The first question on the Request Form states: This application is for a (select one): Traditional EdChoice Scholarship or EdChoice Expansion Scholarship (income based). Please check the 2025-2026 Designated School List to see if you qualify for Traditional EdChoice. You can verify your Columbus public school assignment by visiting the School Locator area of the Columbus City Schools website. If you do not qualify for Traditional EdChoice, then you will apply for the EdChoice Expansion Scholarship and you must also complete the Income Verification process. Families who do qualify for the Traditional scholarship and believe their income level to be below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, may complete the Income Verification process.
Any family who completes the Income Verification process and is confirmed to be below 200% FPL, regardless of either EdChoice Scholarship, will not be charged the monetary difference between the scholarship amount and Calumet tuition.
Returning students who have previously been awarded an EdChoice Scholarship must complete the FY26 EdChoice Scholarship Renewal Form that is emailed to them from Calumet.
The scholarship can only be renewed as long as the student completes ALL 3 of the following:
takes all required assessments
does not have more than 20 unexcused absences for the school year
Click Here for the current EdChoice Excused Absence Policy
remains a resident of Ohio.
Any family who completes the Income Verification process and is confirmed to be below 200% FPL, regardless of either EdChoice Scholarship, will not be charged the monetary difference between the scholarship amount and Calumet tuition.
Any family previously verified as below 200% FPL are also required to again complete the Income Verification process.
Any family who believes their income level to be below 200% FPL, may complete the Income Verification process.
Incoming students who received the EdChoice Scholarship at a previous school, will complete the EdChoice Renewal Form designating Calumet Christian School as the school of choice.
Acceptable proof of address, only ONE of the following:
all pages of a current utility bill,
a monthly mortgage statement or lease/rental agreement and a piece of current business mail, OR
if the student's parent/guardian has no utilities in his/her name, then a signed and notarized statement from the person (third party) with whom the parent/guardian and the student live and a copy of a current utility bill in the third party's name and a copy of a piece of current business type mail in the name of the parent/guardian.
Please also provide :
A copy of the student's birth certificate is also required to be submitted with their application if it was not submitted with their enrollment paperwork.
Additional information such as student report card, notarized letter, custody documentation, or foster care information may be needed by the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce for determining student eligibility for a scholarship.
Not yet released.
Please reach out to Elyse Stands at any time for EdChoice related questions.
More information can be found on the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce website HERE for both EdChoice Scholarship programs.
This page was updated on December 19th, 2024.