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ANNUAL REPORT TO DONORS2013

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Thank YouThe “Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future School Tuition Organization” had yet another

record year! Because of your faithful and ongoing support, More than $4 million in student

scholarships was awarded throughout the Archdiocese of Dubuque for the 2013-2014 school

year, allowing 3,287 students to receive a faith based education.

Faith based schools build character, impart values, and prepare the future leaders of our

communities and our faith. Whats more, a recent study concluded that private-run, faith-

based students score a full year ahead of their public school counterparts (1). Your support

continues to make a tangible difference in the lives of families throughout the archdiocese,

and within our faith, and for that, we thank you!

We saw unparalleled progress for the school choice movement in Iowa in 2013!

Because of the diligent efforts of our state’s leaders, Iowa saw the single largest increase to the School Tuition Organization program through the increase in the cap from $8.75 million to $12 million, effective in 2014. With this gift, even more families will have the ability to choose the educational setting that best meets the needs of their children.

As you will learn from information included in this report, our legislators have also introduced and seen a positive movement toward an Education Savings Account (ESA) bill.

We sincerely thank all of our legislators for their service to education in our state!

A Thank You to Our Legislators!

(1) William H. Jeynes (2012): A Meta-Analysis on the Effects and Contributions of Public, Public Charter, and Religious Schools on Student Outcomes, Peabody Journal of Education, 87:3, 305-335.

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Board of DirectorsJim Osterberger, President Dubuque, Church of the Nativity

Jeff Henderson, Vice-President Cedar Rapids, St. Jude

Kevin Ballard Marion, St. Joseph

Julie Hermann Dubuque, Resurrection

Mike Hulme Cedar Falls, St. Patricks

Vicki Palmer Dyersville, St. Francis Xavier

Judy Rudman Ames, St. Cecilia

Rev. Msgr. Thomas E. Toale Dubuque, Archdiocese of Dubuque

Anonymous (229)Tom AbbasCatherine A. AddyKris Adkins and Rob CoutchieDr. Paul and Laura AhernWayne and Shelley AhernMary and Harry AlthausMary Beth and John AlthoffJohn and Peggy AmbroseBonita AmesLeRoy and Jean AndersonJaNelle and Lloyd L. AndersonDaniel ApelMr. and Mrs. Gerald ArensdorfJoann M. ArensdorfMary L. ArmstrongMichael ArndorferJack L. and Carol AschenbrennerSalvador AtienzaJohn L. BahningJohn and Linea BaldwinJohn C. BaleDavid BalkKevin and Diane BallardGeorge and Sylvia BarloonNicholas and Nancy BarsicRev. Ardel H. BartaLouis BasslerMr. and Mrs. Scot BauderKenneth and Rosemary BauerC. Phillip BaumelMs. Barbara BeattyCarol BeckerDavid BeckerGreg BeckerRon and Mae BeckerRita M. BeckerSue BeckerThomas J. BenakLawrence and Marsha BendaBill and Karen Bergan

Keith BerningGregory F. BernsLinda and Tracy BesseyAnna Marie BestStephen and Theresa BetzCarolyn and Jerome BiesCarl BinzCarol A. BitterKen and Mary Ann BlackburnMr. and Mrs. William A. BlankJack and Dianne BlazekRev. Msgr. Russell M. BleichJohn and Dolores BlitschDave and Anne BlockerThomas and Martha BlondinClement BlongMark and Pam BoddickerSteve and Lori BoeckenstedtDoug and Suzanne BoeckmannReinhard and Angelika BoeschenJeannette S. BohnenkampCraig and Renee BohrRosemary A. BolandDan and Nancy BonthiusMegan BoomgardenAllen BorchardtBrad T. BornholtzMr. and Mrs. LaVerne BouskaSteve and Lori BoyerRev. Thomas E. BraakJohn and Kathy BradyDr. and Mrs. Louis B. BrayRandall and Lori BrechtEdwin BreitensteinCorrine BreitspreckerChristopher and Fiona BreslinCecilia A. BrickleyShirley BriggsRobert BrincksDoug and Michele BrockAnthony Broghammer

Janice BromGaylord and Gayle BrownDave and Marian BrunkanRobert and Frances BrunkanDr. and Mrs. John BrunkhorstPeter and Theresa BrustkernTom and Terri BudnikSteve and Abby BuesingJay BullermanTom and Nancy BurdsPeter W. and Mary Ann BurkRosalia BurkeTheresa M. BurkeDonna BurtonNeoma BurtonTom and Kim CallahanBill and Linda CallahanRussell B. CandeeGreg and Mary CarewMichael and Dorothy CarlinJonas and Sara CarlssonChristina CarltonDr. James and Mary Kay CarrMargeret Georgia CarsonElizabeth CarterMarc and Cherie CaseyBridget A. ChambersLarry CinkSteve and Deon ClabbyMarilyn T. ClarkRobert L. ClasenMary ClemenScott and Carmen ClemensonWilliam R. CollingJames ConlinAlice and Dan ConlonChristine and Daniel CorkenLarry and Lori CorkeryLou and Michele CorkeryLoren and Susan CorriganRobert Coutchie and Kristina Adkins

Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future School Tuition Organization (STO) is a charitable organization representing all of the Catholic K-12 schools in the Archdiocese of Dubuque and St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Waverly. The STO receives voluntary cash contributions from Iowa taxpayers and allocates those funds in tuition grants to Iowa school children, who in turn, use those grants to attend one of the schools represented by the STO. At least 90% of the money received by the STO must go back out in tuition grants.

The Catholic Foundation for the Archdiocese of Dubuque (CFAD) is responsible for raising the funds on behalf of the Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future STO. If you have questions regarding your gift, please contact Jamie Henley, President of CFAD at (319) 261-1031 or jhenley@ourfaithsto.org.

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6 7Sarah and Larry CrawfordMary Ann CroweBill and Mary CummingsHarry and Mary Ann CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Patrick CurranGary and Nancy CuvelierJohn and Cathy DarrahMr. and Mrs. Charles DeBlieckNick and Jennifer DeckerSandra K. DeetsPatrick and Carol DeignanTunis E. Den HartogTom and Joan DePrengerRon and Peg DetweilerWayne M. DeutmeyerTom DeutschRobert and Merilee DickDavid and Bonnie DicksonRev. Alan John DietzenbachCapture This Video ProductionsJane and David DirksRaymond and Mary DistlerShirley DolphinSteve and Janet DomeyerDonald and Opal DoolittleFather Wayne DroesslerStan and Margaret DuffySteven and Renee DugganJerome and Margaret DunbarMark and Monica DunbarKen and Nancy DunkelMichael and Cindy DunnRita (Forker) DurchenwaldJeff EaganDr. and Mrs. Stephen EarneyPhyllis EinwalterJohn E. EisenbacherGrace ElginDarrel and Terri ElsberndLaura ElsberndMarie ElsberndCyril G. ElsingerAndrew EngelkenTim and Angela EnglishJames A. ErbTerry and Carol ErionDon and Karen ErtlJoseph ErtlPatrick and Lisa EschCarl and Carol Esker

Crystal and Matt EstabrookParnell EtteldorfLawrence E. EvansThomas EvansDon and Annette EvenKatie FaheyKen and Janice FangmanMary Ann FangmanVerna FangmanRev. Frederick C. FangmannEdwin and Mary FawkesJason and Julie FeldermanElmer and Dorothy FeldmannBill and Peggy FellerJohn and Susan FinkTimothy FinucanDavid and Barbara FischerDeb FleckensteinAl FlickAnn FlickDonald P. FlickRobert and Eileen FogartyRichard and Dianne FoustEric and Kim Foy and FamilyLeo and Lois FrancoisMrs. Wm. FrancoisDennis and Jane FrederickMr. and Mrs. Frederick P. FreeseLeRoy and Ruth FrericksBernard FrettDonald and Jan FreymannRev. Ronald G. FriedellIrv FriedhoffJack and Maureen FriedmanLawrence FriedmanTerry and Paula FriedmanWayne F. FrostSteve and Judy FuemmelerDoug Funke and Wendy WillenbringMike and Stephanie FunkeWilliam and Janice FunkeJohanna GamezEleanore GansenRobert S. GardnerPhil and Donna GarlandAlan GaulSandra GaulVirgil and Helen GaulPete GehlVery Rev. Kenneth B. Gehling

Phyllis Gerlach WingertTim and Nancy GibbonsSeth W. Gibson D.O.Brian and Linda GilliganMark and Denise GimbelNancy and Mike GlabJoe GlaserBrian and Beth GlobokarDave and Cindy GlynnDan and Mary GoedkenFred L. GoedkenDiane GoerdtJane and Jeff GonnerLinda and Raph GonshorowskiAlbert R. GoransonJack and Betty GormanJean GovernMary GraffMary Lou GravelBryan and Joy GravelineThomas W. GreenJanine GreenwoodDick and Mary J. GregoryAl and Nancy GremmNick GretemanSusan GriffithJudd and Michelle GroverKarl and Melba GschneidnerMarcia and Bruce GullicksonWilliam and Julie HaasKevin HagartyRaymond P. HagartyAndy and Jill HagemanJulius and Betty HagemanTom and Julie HagemanHelen M. HalsteadThomas J. and Norma J. HamelJoe and Carolyn HanchakMelinda HansenRobert C. Hansen Sr.Mark and Margy HansonMost Rev. Jerome A. Hanus OSBStephen F. HardieJill HarpenauFrancis HarringtonJackie HarrisBrett and Melinda HartJohn J. HartmannDwayne HauberJeffrey and Amy Haverland

Adolph Havlik JrJames and Elaine HavlovicRev. Msgr. Cletus J. HawesCyril HawesRev. Donald J. HawesJim and Cathy HeavensMr. Richard L. HeffernenHorst HehrStephen and Nancy HeidemanE. Eileen HeidenJeffrey HeilPaul M. HelleElmer and Deann HemesathJeff and Lisa HendersonMrs. Janette L. HendricksJamie and Andrea HenleyJulie and Mark HermannPat and Kim HermsenRev. Nils de Jesús HernándezMatthew HerrickJames and Ethel HerringGary HeuerLarry HeyingMary Ellen HeyingDick and Judy Hierstein

Evelyn B. HighTom and Elaine HildebrandCarl HillJeanne HillBetty M. HillaryDan and Dorothy HingtgenThomas and Virginia HoagDavid and Kathy HoaglandCharles J. HoeferThomas A. HoffmannBill and Sherri HollandWillard and Mary Ellen HolthausRobert A. HoltzWilliam and Jeanette HoltzJack HolversonGary HolzingerMichael and Jennifer HoschMrs. Leona HrubesSusan and Marvin HrubesArthur F. HuberRonald J. HuberPaul HughesLiza and Mike HulmeDorothy A. Hurley

Janine Marie Idziak, Ph.D.Sr. Marilou Irons PBVMPeter and Molly IversenRon IversonStephen JacobiRev. Louis M. JaegerRon and Sally JansenMerlin and Lillian JasperTom and Joan JasperReynolds A. JensenMary E. JohnsonRobert D. JohnsonDeacon Jerry and Mary JorgensenMary and Dave JungeJames and Sherrie JusticeMerlin and Jane KaiserJulie A. KapschTerry and Alice KasuboskiRobert F., Janis L., Kimberly K. and Kory K. KazimourTom and Jodi KeatingRobert KehoeMike and Jean KellyPatrick D. Kelly

More than 96% of the contributions received by the Our Faith STO are distibuted as tuition grants!

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In 2014, the available amount of School Tuition Organization tax credits increased allowing the Our Faith STO to increase our goal from $4.2 million to almost $5.7 million!

In 2006, the School Tuition Organization Tax Credit was signed into law by then-Gov. Tom Vilsack (D). Prior to that signing ceremony, the legislation passed with the help of both parties in the House (75-19) and sailed through the Senate (49-1). Republicans and Democrats, alike, passed a tax-credit scholarship program that today serves more than 10,000 students.

M o r e t h a n 3 , 2 0 0 c h i l d r e n a t t e n d n o n -p u b l i c s c h o o l s

i n t h e A r c h d i o c e s e o f D u b u q u e , t h a n k s t o t h e t u i t i o n g r a n t s o f f e r e d b y t h e S c h o o l Tu i t i o n O r g a n i z a t i o n ( S TO ) t a x c r e d i t p r o g r a m .

C r e a t e d b y t h e E d u c a t i o n a l O p p o r t u n i t i e s A c t i n 2 0 0 6 , t h e S TO p r o g r a m o f f e r s a s s i s t a n c e t o l o w - m i d d l e i n c o m e f a m i l i e s a c r o s s I o w a . I n p a r t i c u l a r, t h e O u r Fa i t h , O u r C h i l d r e n , O u r

Fu t u r e S TO o f f e r s a s s i s t a n c e t o f a m i l i e s w i t h i n t h e A r c h d i o c e s e o f D u b u q u e .

We a r e t h a n k f u l t o l i v e i n a s t a t e t h a t p r o v i d e s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o i n v e s t i n f a i t h - b a s e d e d u c a t i o n . T h i s w o u l d n o t b e p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t t h e d i l i g e n t w o r k o f o u r s t a t e’s f i n e l e g i s l a t o r s .

We a l s o e x t e n d o u r g r a t i t u d e t o o u r s c h o o l s , a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , p a r e n t s a n d d o n o r s . To g e t h e r, w e a r e m a k i n g a f f o r d a b l e f a i t h -b a s e d e d u c a t i o n a r e a l i t y f o r a l l t h a t d e s i r e i t !

“O, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good.” - I Chronicles 16:34

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Paul J. KellyKevin and Norah KennedyMichael and Linda KennedyDonald W. KerkerKenneth KeuneSusan M. KeuneDon and Viola KilburgLoras L. KilburgRay KingMichael P. KinsellaJoe and Carolyn KirbyNorma Jean KirpesRaymond L. KirpesMatt and Rachel KlarenThomas KlarenDan KleinJames and Jennifer KleinJohn F. KleinschmidtBetty M. KleitschGary and Marilyn KlobassaHarlan and Jeanette KloppenborgBarry J. KlostermannBruce and Nancy KlostermannEsther L. KlostermannJulia M. Kluber

Jill and Cory KluesnerMr. and Mrs. Paul J. KluesnerEsther KnechtTim and Jolene KneelandGeorge A. KnepperJean A. KnepperSteve and Mary Jean KnepperMichael P. KnepperMary KnippPaul and Delaine KnipperRoger and Brenda KnipperKendra D. KnudsonKevin KochVince and Noreen KochRev. Harry H. KoelkerMr. Philip KoestersKevin and Janean KolbetRoger and Jean KolbetDavid and Mary KoopmanAdrian and Elaine KorbelPhyllis KoschmederRichard J. KramerBob and Carmen KrantzLaurance and Darlene KrapflMatthew and Jennifer KreebDoug and Vickie Kronlage

Donald and Kendall KrouseStephen KrumbholzBarb KrusePhillip F. KruseRoger and Barbara KueterMichael KuhnKim KunkelKevin and Jane KutschDr. and Mrs. Carlton LakeChris and Kathie LampeJames LandherrJerome LansingJohn and Rose LarkinJoanne V. LarsonDr. Joseph and Linda LatellaRussell LauresStanley B. LauresSteve LauresSusann LauresVirginia L. LauresDon and Dorothy Lawse Jim LeeheyEdward and Patricia LehmannSteve and Julie LeiboldVincent and Wilma LensingMaury and Eileen Lenz

Richard LevisLois LexWayne L. LiebeMary E. LinkNorb and Phyllis LinkRichard LinkJenny LittererJames J. LocherTroy and Jennifer LoeckleDr. Mary LorenzRichard and Karen LoukDarrell and Sally LudwigMarge LudwigEdward J. LukanPatricia A. LynchPatricia C. MaasCatherine M. MackMark MackeChuck and Mary MagillBill and Sandi MaiersDianne MakovecMrs. Wilma E. MalinaLeo and Rosemary MallieLorin MandersNorma J. ManhartJarod ManningJames ManorMadonna ManternachDavid and Deb MarchesaniStephen V. and Sharon A. MarlowDavid and Tami MarrBenny and Bernice MartensenJoan MartinDaniel and Susan MartinekJoe and Rosanne MashekBen MasonDebra MasseyMelvin and Kay MattesonAnthony and Susan MayWilliam F. May and Karen MaySteve and Denise MazeMona McCalley-WhittersKeith and Dee McCarraherJoy K. McCarthyKevin and Patty McClimonShirley A. McCloyJames M. McCormickJohn and Margaret McCoyM. Bernadette McCoyGerald and Kathleen McCright

Dianne and Lloyd McDermottFr. Tom McDermottFrancis and Darlene McDonaldMark and Maggie McGarveyLarry McGeePerry J. McGeeJoseph and Barbara McGraneLarry McGrathMike and Megan McKennaCasey McLaughlinLaurie McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. William A. McNultyMark and Marcia McNultyWayne MeadePat and Mary Jane MeadeSteve and Kelly MeierBill and Ann MeirickMary MelchertGrace Mae MendezDarrell L. MergenKenneth M. MerschDavid MescherMarilyn A. MescherRoger H. MescherFrancis MettilleDonald and Helen MeyerGerald and Rosemary MeyerHerman J. MeyerKathleen MeyerKevin and Sandy MeyerWayne and Jayne MeyerJoan MichelsShirley M. MikeshBarbara and Gary MillerMarlo H. MillerMatthew F. MillerCarel MinjeurDavid and Penny MinnihanDave and Chris MitchellMary MocklerPenny MoehnDan MoellersAnthony MonatDale E. MonroeProf. Robert T. MooneyJeff MooreTim and Mary MoothartDrs. Brian and Gina MoranSean and Kim MoranJohn and Barbara MorrisseyDon and Donna Mottet

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. MouselVirginia MrazTodd and Dawn MuhlbauerBill and Rita MulcahyEric and Judy MunshowerMarcus and Annie MurphyThomas and Margaret MurphyWalter G. MurphyJan Merfeld and Kevin MurrayChad NachtmanJulie NeebelJohn and Donna NegroPaul F. NeiersDeborah NelsonKember NelsonDr. Roger and Elizabeth NemmersJulie NiemeyerTimothy and Sara NoonanThomas J. NovakMike and Deb NunemakerDon and Berneta O’BrienJohn and Jo Ann O’ByrneRev. David H. O’ConnorRev. John J. O’ConnorKathryn A. O’ConnorWilliam G. O’Hara DDSAnn O’LoughlinMargaret O’NeillDave and Peggy ObrechtMark and Marie OddenAngela OlsonChuck and JoAnn OlsonIvan and Marilyn OppermanMarcella A. OrtnerBob and Ann OsterhausRev. Mark OsterhausMatthew and Marilyn OsterhausJoseph and Louise OttaviMatt and Eve OttingFr. Paul J. OttingRev. Lloyd Paul OuderkirkPaul E. PalmerVicki PalmerLarry and Lynn PapeClaire B. PatinChris and Nancy PatrickMike and Jackie PattersonDan J. PavlovichBill and Barb Payton

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Contribution Amount $500.00 $1,000.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00

Iowa Income Tax Savings (credit) (325.00) (650.00) (3,250.00) (6,500.00)

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What Does a Gift Cost YOU?

* Assumes 25% tax bracket. This is provided as an example. All taxpayers should consult with their tax advisor for specific information.

12 13Carl PelzerSteve and Paula PeotJoseph PeraudKatie PeraudJeana PetreeDr. Travis PetreeLyal PfeilerMelita PfeilerBarton PhillipsMary Lee PhillipsJames and Lois PienkosJerry and Eileen PinsTim and Mary PinsJeff and Michelle PitzGlenn and Joanne PohlandEmil and Mary Kay PolashekCharles and Jane PorterMr. and Mrs. Allison R. PrattDorothy J. PrattDaniel and Elaine PreglerChip and Dawn PreglerJack and Liz PreglerJim and Judy PridegArnold ProhaskaRaymond J. and Marlene F. ProhaskaRick and Michelle PrullfRev. Dennis J. QuintSteve and Janet RadosevichDewayne and Krystal RaheRobert and Rita RaheKristy RamaekersMarty RamaekersMatt RamaekersJohn and Jody RandallRegina RasmussenJulie RastetterTom RatchfordDavid and Mary Jo RaterBrian and Marirose RauchPatrick and Ruth ReaFr. Mark J. ReasonerDouglas J. ReckerGregg ReckerLarry E. ReckerWilliam O. ReeceHenry ReicksJill ReicksWilliam and Karen ReicksDonald and Mona ReillyPeter and Rae Reilly

Thomas J. and Judy A. ReillyRev. Msgr. Wayne A. ResslerLloyd E. ReuterMark and Kileen RezacJim and Nancy RhombergMark and Jaclyn RichmondLinda RidihalghFr. Carl A. RiesMike and Jody RiesDeacon Dan and Nancy RigelSteve and Marge RileyEd RinikerMichael J. RinikerSteve RodhamDan and Kim RohnerBarb and Jerry RolingGary RolingViola M. RomanJerry and Mary RossJames J. RottinghausErvin RowlandsScott and Jean RudeRick and Maureen RundeGerard RushtonDavid and Megan RuzickaDaniel J. RyanRobert A. SackSteve and Ann SalterRev. Marvin C. SalzRichard and Elaine SamekRuss and Susan SandersDavid and Cheryl SaundersAllan and Doris SauserAdam and Laura SchaeferKristin A.L. and Jeffrey J. SchaeferLawrence and Helen SchaulRon and Sue SchemmelBarb and Joe SchmallShirley SchmeiserGary and Anne SchmitKevin and Valorie SchmittLyle and Karen SchmittMark and Diane SchmittRev. Phillip E. SchmittEva SchmitzGina SchmitzHattie SchmitzRoger and Gloria SchmitzTom and Vicki SchmitzJohn and Geralynn Schneider

Fr. Joe SchneiderSteve and Kelly SchniedersChristina M. SchnurrSue SchoeberlKim Schonhoff-ReiterPam and Dave SchowalterAlan SchroederDave and Diane SchroederDave and Donna SchuellerMichael and Carol SchuellerMr. and Mrs. Tom SchuellerJames and Sue SchuethSue SchuetteAngeline SchulteLeRoy and Anne SchulteMatthew SchulteRuth F. SchulteDr. Meghan and Mr. Michael SchultzTim and Denise SchupickTom and Chistine SchusterVincent and Marjorie SchusterMerle and Karen SchwickerathSteve and Cindy SebergerRev. James L. SecoraKelly and Erin SedarsVirginia A. SedbrookMr. and Mrs. Kenneth O. SelzerGreg and Sarah SerbousekAaron and Katie ShafferDonald ShatekRocki and Bill ShepardMike and Marilynn ShogerDuane SiepkerRev. Msgr. Ralph P. SimingtonTim and Terri SimodynesTom and Mindie SimonsMr. Mark D. SingsankDaniel and Janice SmithJames and Mary SmithJohn SmithPaul D. SmithPeter and Rebecca SmithRoger W. and Yasuko SmithMary SmockCatherine and Richard SnowElizabeth J. SnyderMargaret SolbergKathy SonneFrank and Jackie SpielbauerJim and Linda Squiers

David and Eva StabenowBob and Amy StahlinPat and Mindy StahrMarvin and Lydia StallmanT.J. and Christi SteckleinFlorian and Karen A. SteffenRobert and Radka SteffesDavid M. StegerMark and Janet StelkenMary K. StephanyEmmett and Mary StevermerChris and Kristy StilleNancy and Bob StirmMichael StreiEleanor StreletzkyWilliam and Janet StriepeJoseph A. StritzelCharles N. StrubRyan and Melanie StuntzJoel and Karen SturmMike and Julie SullivanBob and Anita SullivanDiAnn SvensonCraig Takes and Heather TreesBill TakesTom and Beverly TaukeLois TaylorDennis and Barb TebbeRich and Marge TeKippeCharles and Mary Kay ThatcherPatricia R. ThayerTony and Sue TheisenChris and Pam TheisenJim TheisenRita J. TheisenMike and Tammy ThenPaul and Jane ThierJeff and Trisha ThierDavid and Carolyn Thogerson Clement ThomaRev. Dwayne J. ThomanMary D. ThompsonRev. Philip ThompsonRobert ThomsonSteve ThorsonPauline M. TibbsMarie TieskoetterRandy and Joyce TietzRosemary and Paul TimlinAl and Rose TimmermanTim and Christie Timmerman

Rev. Msgr. Thomas E. ToaleRhonda and Tim TranelMike and Carol TruegTom and Laurie UlsesStan and Charlotte UpahTom L. and Janice R. UpahJeff and Amy VaassenDoug and Becky VarleyAnnette and Robert VoboraRichard W. VoellingerJohn W. VogelRich and Mary VogelKaren VolzChuck and Lois VotsmierDavid WachBob and Nita WagemanAl and Karen WagnerDavid WahlertLisa WallClement J. WalleserDaniel and Aimee WalshJeff and Jonna WaltersBrad and Cathy WalzGeorge and Mary WandlingLoras and Karen WattersDon WeberDonna M. WeberEd and Sharon WeberJeffrey M. WeberKaren WeberPhil WeberRandy and Janan WeberRichard and Marilyn WeberTim and Dawn WeberVincent and Nancy WeberDr. Richard J. and Carol E. WedeGary WeersDonald H. WegmannScott and Mary Wegmann FamilyWilliam and Marlene WeigelFrank and Ann WeinerSteve and Patti WeissTim and Diane WeitzelKaren R. WellsDean and Kathy WelterRoman and Rosemary WelterBecca M. WemhoffMaurice and Karen WendlingRobert and Janet WernkeMike and Diane Wertz

Cory and Michele WesthoffDennis and Tami WesthoffGerald and Mary Kay WesthoffRon and Sheila WetjenBernard and Phyllis WhiteDick and Fran WhittersRich and Sue WhittyOrval WiemersJoe and Eileen Kloberdanz WierDr. Martin WiernuszWayne and Corinne WiestMsgr. Lyle WilgenbuschDaniel and Shanna WilleKen and Janice WillenborgMary WillenbringPaul and Gail WilliamsBob and Shirley WilsonAl and Linda WintersTrudene WittmaackPaul and Rita WolfgramLuann and Jeff WoodwardWray and Rachel WrightErnest WulfekuhleSharon Wulfekuhle-HefelJulie YoungGlenn R. YtzenJim and Pat ZajicekLois M. ZajicekJerald and Agnes ZeihanRay and Sheryl ZinkulaRobert and Mary ZinkulaLaVern ZobeckDavid Zrostlik

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a v e r a g e s t a t e p e r - p u p i l s p e n d i n g t o u s e t o w a r d t h e i r e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e n s e s – a l l o w i n g t h e m t r u e f r e e d o m o f c h o i c e i n e d u c a t i o n ! Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e E S A i n i t i a t i v e v i s i t t h e I o w a A l l i a n c e f o r C h o i c e i n E d u c a t i o n w e b s i t e a t w w w. i o w a a c e . o r g .

For nearly 150 years, the Church has unequivocally taught that parents have the right and responsibility to serve as the primary educators of their children. To assist them in this sacred duty, the Church has articulated clearly that children have the universal right to an education in faith, and the state has the fundamental obligation to enable such a right. In both written word and lived witness, the Church has advanced parental choice as a fundamental part of its mission to protect the equality of educational oppor- tunity that is the birthright of all

Have you Heard about the Education Savings Account (ESA) Initiative?

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Parental Choice Today

children. Since the passage of the first parental choice program in Milwaukee in 1990, bishops and state Catholic conferences have been among the most important advocates for parental choice.

More than 245,000 children participated in a publicly funded private school parental choice program during the 2012-2013 school year. Approximately 50% of these children are enrolled in Catholic schools.

• The achievement gap between students of different racial and/or socioeconomic backgrounds is significantly smaller in Catholic schools than public schools.

• 99% of Catholic school students graduate from high school on time, and 85% of Catholic school graduates attend college.

• Catholic school students are more likely to pray daily, attend church more often, retain a Catholic identify as an adult, and donate more to the Church.

• Students in Catholic schools demonstrate higher academic achievement than their public school peers from similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; White paper: K-12 Catholic Schools and Parental Choice.

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