Financial Assistance
Affording a Shlenker School Education
At The Shlenker School, we seek to enroll and provide need-based financial assistance to qualified students who will experience success in our programs. It is available for families who qualify according to the guidelines and policies set forth by the Financial Assistance Committee and approved by the Shlenker Board of Trustees. All information submitted to the committee is kept strictly confidential, and any correspondence between the committee and applicants is handled by the Director of Finance & Operations of The Shlenker School.
In processing the application, the committee takes into account all financial information provided, recommendations by the processing service (SSS—School and Student Service for Financial Aid), and guidelines determined by the Board of Trustees.
Steps for Applying for Financial Assistance
The deadline for submitting the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) to SSS and uploading your 2011 Tax Return is on or before March 1, 2012 for current Shlenker families and new families. Our school code is 4734.
1. Requests for financial assistance will be considered only for students who have formally made application to The Shlenker School.
For returning students, this requires the submission of the Tuition Payment and Enrollment Contract and a non-refundable, adjusted tuition deposit of $100 for both the Elementary and Early Childhood Program. The tuition deposit will be applied to your child’s 2012-2013 tuition if the contract and deposit are returned by the contract due date. Be sure to check the appropriate box on your contract to indicate that you are applying for financial assistance.
For new students, this requires submission of a New Student Admission Application and the nonrefundable application fee of $110. Financial assistance will not be finalized, and parents will not be notified, until the student has been accepted into the program, and the Tuition Payment and Enrollment Contract and the non-refundable adjusted tuition deposit ($100 for Early Childhood and Elementary) have been submitted. The tuition deposit will be applied to your child’s 2012-2013 tuition if the contract and deposit are returned by the contract due date. Be sure to check the appropriate box on your contract to indicate that you are applying for financial assistance.
Note: In order to be considered for financial assistance, you must submit the initial contract, along with the $100 deposit. Once financial aid has been awarded, you will receive an addendum to the contract.
2. Access the financial assistance application, called the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) online at www.nais.org/financialaid/sss. The PFS is a standardized and confidential form used by independent schools throughout the country and administered by SSS. Directions for completing the form are included online.
3. Completely fill out the application and upload your 2011 1040, W-2’s and/or 1099 forms online.
4. If you wish to explain any unusual circumstances or hardships, we encourage you to write a narrative to provide more information and a better understanding of your personal situation, which can be included in the last section of the application, but you may also upload a separate letter.
It is our goal to help as many families as possible to attend Shlenker. However, financial assistance is limited, and we urge you to send in your application by the indicated deadline of March 1, 2012.
For further information or questions, please contact our Director of Finance and Operations, Jocelyn Ozan, at 713-270-6127, ext. 618.
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