Beginning of Year Information

PowerSchool Registration

Thank you to those who have completed this process, we will continue to ask families to complete PS Registration annually in Jan./Feb. If you have not already done so, please go to xcs.powerschool.com/public, sign in and complete all Forms. Confirm completion by selecting Forms and ensuring all show Submitted, Approved, or Pending Review. 

Parent/Guardian phone numbers that wish to receive text alerts, including weather-related delay/cancellation notifications, must have the “Allow SMS” box checkmarked next to their phone number.

Volunteering

Volunteers are needed frequently throughout the school year in order to make events run. We ask that ALL families take a moment to fill out our volunteer form to show what areas you may be interested in helping out. (Completing this form does not automatically sign you up for these groups, it just gives an idea of who to reach out to should the need for help arise).  Volunteer form: APT Volunteers

Tuition and Fees

Parents can sign tuition contracts, pay tuition and certain fees by logging into their FACTS account. Tuition amounts are posted in FACTS for those who have completed the tuition contract process. The first tuition payment is due in August, depending on the payment plan selected. If the payment has not been paid as scheduled, it must be paid before the first day of school. To log in to FACTS, head to https://factsmgt.com/.

Student Supply Drop Off and Meet the Teachers:
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 4:00-5:30 p.m.  

New Family Parent Information Session: 
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 4:00 p.m.

Families of all new students are invited to attend an info. session on Thursday, August 21, at 4:00 in the school cafeteria.  Following the session, students will drop off their supplies and meet their teacher.

First Day of School: 
Monday, August 25 – Regular dress code with dismissal at 12:15 p.m.

Regular Monday–Friday School Hours: 
8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

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Information that Pertains to All Families:

Dress Code for 2025-2026

Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, our school’s dress code will begin following the system-wide dress code for all Xavier Catholic Schools.  Alignment of the student experience at all grade levels has been a priority since Xavier Catholic Schools became a school system in 2024. 

NOTE: 2024-2025 Dress Codes Grandfathered In for 2025-2026  To give families the appropriate amount of time to plan, the dress codes in place for last school year (2024-2025) in our school will also be grandfathered in for the 2025-2026 school year. Students may wear apparel from our school’s dress code from last year OR the new XCS dress code.

VIEW A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE OF THE XCS SYSTEM-WIDE DRESS CODE

VIEW FULL/DETAILED XCS DRESS CODE

ALL SAINTS LAST YEAR DRESS CODE

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Student Absences/Attendance

We ask that all student absences be communicated to the school office by 8:45 a.m.on the day of the absence, or earlier. Please e-mail info.allsaints@crxcs.org or call the school office at 319-363-4110 to report any changes to student attendance.

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Student/Parent Handbook

The 2025-2026 student/parent handbook is being revised for the new school year. Once it is available you can find it at: CRXCS.ORG/PARENT.

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2025-26 School Year XCS System Calendar

To view Xavier Catholic Schools’ board-approved annual calendar, go to: CRXCS.org/XCSCalendar

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School Supply List

Find the 2025-2026 supply list for our school here: SUPPLIES

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Lunch Program Information
All Xavier Catholic Schools will be using the Meal Magic program for the 2025-26 school year. Parents will be able to log into their family account, view balances, add money, and apply for free/reduced lunches. More information will be coming soon about how to access accounts. If preferred, checks may be dropped off at the school for lunch accounts (please allow a few days to be deposited into lunch accounts), as well as paper free/reduced applications.  This link will be shared soon. 

Student breakfast price will be $2.15 and lunch will be $3.15.                   

Free and Reduced forms can be found online at:  https://crxcs.org/food

Diet Modification Q & A and Request form can be found online at:  https://crxcs.org/food

Lunch Cards/School ID’s will be handed out on picture day.

Lunch Payments can be made electronically through Meal Magic. More information will be shared with families soon. Payments made to All Saints School MUST be on a separate check.

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Parent Email Notifications

Parent email addresses used for school email communication to parents are pulled from the Contact section of PowerSchool. It is important that only your primary email is entered in your parent information during PowerSchool Registration as this is the email that we will use for this communication. Please email info.allsaints@crxcs.org if another family member (in addition to father and mother) would like to receive this communication. We are continually working to streamline our communications to make them as applicable to as many of our families as possible, but appreciate your understanding in knowing that not every email may apply directly to you.

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School Messenger – Instant Parent Contact

This year, our school will be using School Messenger, a system that syncs with PowerSchool to enable school personnel to notify all households and parents by text within minutes of an emergency or unplanned event which warrants parent notification. School Messenger is a company that specializes in school-to-parent communications. Our school (listed as our XCS system: “Cedar Rapids/Marion Xavier Catholic Schools”) will continue to report school closings due to snow or weather on the local radio, TV stations and social media and will use this system in addition to public announcements.  

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School Website: allsaints@crschool.org

Our school will soon be transitioning to a new website. All Xavier Catholic Schools individual school websites will be found at the CRXCS.org website domain. Stay tuned for additional information on this. 

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Additional Upcoming Dates to Note – Mark your calendars!

• New Family Parent Information Meeting: 4:00pm, Thursday, August 21, 2025

• Homecoming Week (Celebrated across Xavier Catholic Schools) – September 8th – 13th.

• Picture Day: September 24

• Grandparents Day: October 3

• Fall Conferences: October 28 and 30