Continuous Enrollment families: Would you please take a few minutes this week to update and make any necessary changes to your demographics, etc in the FACTS family portal. Normally this would be accomplished with the completion of an enrollment packet. It's very simple to update information. Here's how: Log into the FACTS family portal, click Family, then Family demographic form. From there, you can update student demographics, medical, parent info, emergency contacks and pickup as well as grandparent info. When editing a section, don't forget to scroll down to access the save button and click save.
3rd-5th Basketball update: Basketball games will be held Thurday at 5:30 instead of Friday to accomodate families that might be traveling on Friday for Spring Break.
EFA families: Complete the EFA Renewal Survey in your student's ClassWallet account. It must be completed for each student in your family who participated in the program.
Re-Enrollment: Complete your student's re-enrollment packet in the FACTS family portal under Apply/Enroll, then Re-Enrollment. If you have decided not to re-enroll, simply click the link that says "will not enroll" or give us a phone call and let us know.
Creation Museum/Ark Trip: A packing list, vrbo details, itinerary, and room assignments will be going out this week. Watch your emails!
Thanks so much!
Here's what's happening this school week:
Monday, March 16: Today marks Open Enrollment for any students not subscribed to Continuous Enrollment. The enrollment fee is $150 through April 15th. You can enroll through the FACTS family portal. Log in, click Apply/Enroll, then Re-Enrollment, then you should see your student's enrollment packet to complete. Today, MHCA also begins processing new student applications and offering enrollment to approved students.
Tuesday, March 17: The monthly prayer walk will meet at 8:15 in the lobby just outside the main office.
Tuesday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day. Students must be in MHCA uniform but may accessorize with green. (No face paint please)
Wednesday, March 18: Our chapel guests will be Kyle Sexton and Josh Sloan.
Wednesday, March 18: The Freshmen lead Early Ed Chapel.
Friday, March 20: Trap practice at Fred Berry Center at 1:00pm, MHCA school van leaves from MHCA at noon if your student needs a ride.
3rd-5th Grade Basketball: Practice will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 4:00-5:00pm. Then on Friday games will start at 5:30. All players need to be at MHCA Gym by 5:15.
Renew/Apply for EFA funding: Many current EFA students have already completed the renewal survey. It's a very easy process done through your student's ClassWallet account. If you have not renewed, please do that at your earliest convenience to ensure you receive funding for next school year. If you have a current PK4 student this year and you plan to move forward with MHCA, your student will now qualify for EFA funding for next school year. You need to apply for that funding now. You can access the application on our Financial Aid page at ChooseMhca.com
Financial Aid: MHCA is accessible to all families if you want to put in little work and qualify for financial aid. The ACE scholarship is a great option that can be used in conjunction with EFA funds sometimes eliminating 100% of out of pocket costs of tuition to families who qualify. The deadline to apply is April 15th! You can find information about the ACE scholarship and our in-house scholarships at ChooseMhca.com
Spring Break: Spring break is next week, the week of March 22. School will resume on Monday, March 30.
Please be in prayer for our team of students/chaperones headed to Guatemala this Saturday. Pray for safe travels and effective ministry as they love on the people of Guatemala!
Renew your student's EFA account today for next school year!
ClassWallet did not have everything in place for families to be able to renew their additional children that are currently in the EFA program yesterday when the process opened. ClassWallet is planning to deploy an update today that will fix the issue with multiple students not being able to renew. Some families have already had success this morning with renewing their additional students.
ClassWallet is supposed to email families to notify them of this update, and I have asked them to include some instructions for families that may need to change previously submitted survey information – for example, if they entered the wrong grade information.
EFA stands for Education Freedom Account. This is a school choice program that allows tax dollars to follow the student to the school of their choice. You can use these funds to pay most of the tuition at MHCA! This has been such a huge blessing to our families who participated this school year!
If you have a K4 student who is moving onto Kindergarten at MHCA or an additional K-12 student that plans to join MHCA, to take advantage of this program you will need to complete a new student application through the Arkansas Department of Education. You can find a link to that site at ChooseMhca.com under Financial Aid. You will need a copy of your student's birth certificate to upload as well as proof of AR residency (like a copy of a parent driver's license).
Reach out if you have any questions or trouble with the process!
3 important updates concerning the Father Daughter Ball and Night w/y Knight:
Tomorrow is our special EPIC meeting at Noon. We will be packaging gifts for our upcoming events, sorting, organizing, and crafting (just a bit). We need a lot of helpers! Can you spare 1/2 an hour to an hour? Meeting at noon at MHCA. (P.S., if you have need nosed pliers please bring them to the meeting)
The event sponsor recruitment window has now closed, if you failed to let us know of a sponsor you recruited, please reach out to vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org and let her know. We are so thankful for your help!
Final push for volunteers specifically for the Father Daughter Ball on Saturday. Please see how and where you can plug in and help! https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
Students who had EFA this school year: It's time to re-enroll for EFA funds/Learns! Today the renewal process opens. You should receive an email from ClassWallet when that is ready. Just in case, here are the instructions, ClassWallet is finishing up some testing of the renewal process this morning, but expects the survey to be ready and active later today:
Log into your student's ClassWallet account.
Upon logging in, a pop-up message will be visible that reads "Action Required: Pending Survey"
You will have 2 options: Complete now, or Remind me later
Choose Complete now.
You will be redirected to the survey site.
Answer the renewal survey questions. (They are specifc to your student, so be aware of which student's account you are logged into if you have multiple students)
Submit the survey.
If you have additional students, switch accounts in the upper right hand corner, and complete the renewal survey for each student.
Do you have a new student in your family that you'd like to attend MHCA? Go to www.ChooseMhca.com, and schedule a student success meeting a.s.a.p. in the upper right hand corner. This is the first step for returning families with new students to add, to receive access to the application portal for MHCA.
Current MHCA PK4 students who are moving forward with Kindergarten at MHCA: You may apply for your student to use EFA funds for tuition for next school year at MHCA. This will leave a balance of only $383 per quarter for tuition that parents would pay out of pocket. The application process is different for students that are new to the program. Here's some documentation you will need to be able to upload into your application: the birth certificate of your student and proof of AR residency, ie. a copy of a parent AR driver's license or a utility bill with your AR address on it that matches the address used in your application. Register for EFA funding here: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/offices/office-of-school-choice-and-parent-empowerment/education-freedom-accounts
Please come out and invite your friends and fmaily for our Guatemalan benefit concert featuring various musical talent from the Twin Lakes area! The event will be held this Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm at Dunbar Auditorium. Come enjoy the music and help our students build a house for a family in Guatemala!
Get those re-enrollment packets completed before March 16th for the best enrollment rate! (only for families that did not subscribe to continuous enrollment) If you decide not to re-enroll, you can indicate that under enrollment in the family portal.
Informed choices pregnancy center is looking for volunteers to serve at their upcoming banquet. See the flyers for details. You can use these service hours to meet your MHCA service hours as well, just input them into the family portal.
If you are subscribed to Continuous enrollment, your opt out window to withdraw your student for next school year is "now- March 16".
8th Grade Creation Museum/Ark trip participants, Mrs. Forrest will be charging any final payments on Monday, March 16th to your student's FACTS account. The trip is approaching quickly. Reach out with questions to vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org
Here's what's happening this school week:
Monday, March 2: Re-Enrollment is open for returning students who did not subscribe to Continuous Enrollment. Email invitations went out today! You can also simply log into the FACTS family portal, click Apply/Enroll, then Enrollment/Re-Enrollment. Re-enroll before March 17 to take advantage of the best rate on the enrollment fee of $75. We will begin processing new student applications on March 17 and emailing invitations to enroll at that time!
Tuesday, March 3: Silver Eagles grandparents meeting at 10:00am in the MHCA library.
Wednesday, March 4: Our chapel guest is Jason Hoyle! MHCA family are welcome to join our chapel service. Times posted below.
Wednesday, March 4: Preschool chapel will be led by our Juniors.
Thursday, March 5: End of 3rd Quarter
Friday, March 6: Trap practice at 1:00 at Fred Berry Range, meet at noon at MHCA to ride the van.
Friday, March 6: Mission Trip benefit concert at 7:00pm at Dunbar auditorium. Watch local talent perform!
Volunteers Needed: There are still many openings to volunteer at the Father Daughter Ball and Night with your Knight events. Please see how you can help! https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
Thanks so much, have a great week!!
Hi MHCA friends,
It's Enrollment time!
If you have not subscribed to Continuous Enrollment, you will need to complete an enrollment packet. Those were originally supposed to be available in the FACTS family portal tomorrow, March 1. However, we have a few details that need to be completed on Monday before that can happen, so we are anticipating your student's enrollment packet to be ready sometime on Monday, March 2. Watch for communication on that day.
If you have subscribed to Continuous Enrollment, you need to do nothing at this time. Your student will automatically be enrolled on March 16th, unless you withdraw your student before that date.
Enrollment fee schedule is attached below.
Finally, unrelated to the above information: We are still in need of many more volunteers to help with the Father Daughter ball and Night with your Knight. We serve anywhere from 800-900 guests over that weekend, that means that you, MHCA family, are the hosts of these events. Share the love of Jesus in a tangible way by signing up to help! Sign up here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
Thanks for valuing Christian education and being part of the MHCA Eagle family!
