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EdChoice Expansion

The State of Ohio expanded the EdChoice Scholarship Program in July 2023 such that all students in the State of Ohio are eligible for a scholarship from the Ohio Department of Education to attend a private school. Students may apply for either the Cleveland Scholarship, the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship, or an EdChoice Scholarship depending on your circumstances. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship is awarded based on a sliding scale of family household income and the high school amount ranges from $841 to $8,408. Please read below to take advantage of this new opportunity to reduce your tuition cost.

Families Already Receiving a State Scholarship

If your student currently receives a Cleveland Scholarship, a Traditional EdChoice Scholarship, an EdChoice Expansion Scholarship, or a Jon Peterson Scholarship, the Ohio Department of Education requires a reapplication process for the 2025-2026 school year that can be completed via myMHS.

Families Not Yet Receiving a State Scholarship

You will need to apply for an income-based EdChoice Scholarship, also known as an EdChoice Expansion Scholarship. Click here to view EdChoice Expansion Scholarship Fact Sheet. Depending on your family’s size and 2024 household income, the high school scholarship amount ranges from $841 to $8,408 on a sliding scale. Please note that awards are determined solely by the State of Ohio Income Verification System, not by Magnificat High School. Until such time as your student is officially awarded a State of Ohio scholarship, your current Magnificat tuition obligation and payment plan remains in effect. Magnificat evaluates all funds available to a student to meet her tuition obligation, therefore her current financial aid award may be adjusted if a new scholarship is awarded by the State of Ohio. 
All Magnificat families have an incentive to apply. Step 1 must be completed before Step 2. 

Step 1

Submit EdChoice application and supporting documents through MyMHS:
  • A checklist requesting the submission of these documents has been assigned through the MyMHS portal, unless we already have all required documents.
  • EdChoice Scholarship Application Request Form can be found here. The Renewal Form can be found here.   
    • Must be filled out completely. Do not leave questions blank.
    • List your student’s name exactly as it appears on her birth certificate.
    • The parent listed as the primary parent on the form must also be the parent that signs the application.
    • The signature at the bottom of the second page must be an electronic or handwritten signature; it cannot be typed or e-signed.
    • If your student has ever attended public school, name the district, building, and years attended in the Student Information section. 
  • Copy of Student’s Birth Certificate 
    • Must match name on application exactly
  • Limited Power of Attorney Document – Requested by Magnificat High School authorizing the school to endorse and deposit checks issued by the EdChoice program to be applied to your student's tuition for the duration of their enrollment.
Income verification is not required for renewals unless household income has decreased and you want to have income re-verified. If families are below 200% of the federal poverty level, income verification must be submitted yearly to re-qualify for a low-income tuition waiver.

Forms should be submitted through MyMHS as soon as possible. PDFs are preferred over JPGs or other file types.

If there are any issues with uploading documents through MyMHS, you should email the documents to ODEscholarships@maghs.org with your daughter’s name in the subject line. 
If you are unable to upload the documents, please mail or drop them off at school: Magnificat High School, Attn: Finance Department, 20770 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River, OH  44116-3397.

Step 2

AFTER Step 1, once the application is marked completed on your MyMHS checklist, verify household income using the OH ID portal  
  • In the OH ID portal, under My Apps, go to Income Verification and click Open App.
  • Update Contact Information
  • Under My Income Verification – select School Year 2025-2026 and Go to Income Verification
  • In Household Members ensure all members of your household are listed.  Add all dependents listed on Page 1 of your 2024 Federal Form 1040.  Dependents aged 18 or older must be added (name, birthdate and last four of SSN) to be counted in household total.
  • The second box is Household Income where income is added for your household. 
For Member Name: If a joint tax return was filed, income can be listed under either spouse
For Income Source: Select Wages and Salaries
For Frequency: Choose Annual
For Amount: List amount shown on Line 11 of your 2024 Federal Form 1040. This is household Adjusted Gross Income (AGI.) Leave out dollar signs and commas.
  • Next Upload Page 1 of your Federal Form 1040. Only Page 1 is needed. Applicants are strongly advised to black out the first 5-digits of their SSN number on any tax documents submitted.
  • To attach: Click on the documents button in the green box to the right. It will bring up a box to upload information. 
For Type: Choose Income Tax Return.  Drag the file into the box. Attach.  Then close Add Documents.
Finally, click Submit [located in the top right corner of the screen.]  An automated email from the state will be sent upon successful submission. After a review by the state a second email will be sent which reads “Income Verification Completed” and then a scholarship is awarded.

Additional items to note:
  • Household Deductions only pertain to alimony, child support paid out, or garnishments.
  • In cases of divorce or shared tuition responsibility, Income Verification should be completed by the court appointed residential parent for school purposes. 
If your family qualifies for the minimum Expansion award of $841, you have the option to submit a notarized Minimum Scholarship Affidavit instead of completing Income Verification. 

NOTE: If you are experiencing issues accessing the EdChoice Income Verification System in OH|ID, you may use this link to access the application system. You will need to have an existing OH|ID account for the link to work. 

* If you do not have an existing OH|ID, you may create an account and login using the Open My Apps button on the Portal Help page. After you login, under Web Systems, click Application Request. Change the Application to Income Verification in the dropdown box. For Reason type: I am a parent submitting incoming verification for my household. Click Submit. After a moment your screen should reload with access to the Income Verification tile.

*Alternatively, you can upload to the minimum scholarship affidavit. 

Questions?

Please email ODEscholarships@maghs.org with any questions, and thank you for participating in the EdChoice Expansion Scholarship Program, which allows Magnificat to better meet the financial need of families choosing to invest in our Catholic, all-girls education.
20770 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River, OH 44116 | Phone: 440.331.1572 | Email: info@maghs.org
Magnificat High School, a girls' Catholic college-preparatory high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, educates young women holistically to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary’s Magnificat.