Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance Directions

1. Starting on November 1^st, you may begin working on your “Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS)” on the “School and Student Services by NAIS Website for Families.”  Go to SSS.NAIS.ORG/parents.  Follow the instructions for the PFS on the left side of the screen. At the completion of your on-line submission, be sure to print a hard copy of the data you submitted; submit this to PWS along with your other hard copy application materials listed below.  Do not send any other documents to SSS. The four-digit school code for Pasadena Waldorf School, which you will need to enter on the “Parents’ Financial Statement,” is 5687.
2. Submit to Pasadena Waldorf School, c/o Tuition Assistance Committee:

• A copy of the “Parents’ Financial Statement” data you submitted to SSS.NAIS.ORG.
• The Pasadena Waldorf School Tuition Assistance Application.
• Choose the appropriate option below:

A. If you are a currently enrolled family receiving Tuition Assistance:

1. Submit a brief letter updating the present financial situation of your family and the circumstances which make tuition assistance necessary.  Include an updated monthly budget.  Please comment on your volunteer service to the school.
2. The 2011 Federal Income Tax Return 1040 which is on file will be used by the Committee.
3. A copy of your signed-as-filed 2012 Federal Income Tax Return 1040, including all attachments, must be forwarded to the Committee as soon as it is available, but not later than April 16, 2013.  This form must be signed and dated.

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B. If you are a family applying to enroll in PWS, or are currently enrolled but are not receiving Tuition Assistance:

1. Submit a detailed letter describing the present financial situation of your family and the circumstances which make tuition assistance necessary.  Include a monthly budget showing household income and expenses. If you are a current PWS parent, please comment on your volunteer service to the school.
2. Submit a copy of your 2011 Federal Income Tax Return 1040, including W-2 form(s), 1099(s) and all schedules.  This form must be signed and dated by YOU on page 2.  An unsigned copy or missing schedules and/or attachments will delay a decision on your request.
3. A copy of your signed-as-filed 2012 Federal Income Tax Return 1040, including all attachments, must be forwarded to the Committee as soon as it is available, but not later than April 16, 2013.  This form must be signed and dated.

Please Note:  For divorced, separated or never married parents, the non-custodial parent must also submit all items in Section II.

The Tuition Assistance Committee cannot begin review of your assistance request until all application materials are complete.  The Committee may also request additional information to help assess the need for assistance. All information is kept strictly confidential by the Committee.

Tuition Assistance Applications Received by: December 3, 2012
TA Committee Decision: January 28, 2013*

All other Tuition Assistance Applications are due by Thursday January 31, 2013*

Applications for tuition assistance submitted after January 31, 2013 will be reviewed if there are still funds available.
*Returning families and new applicants who have completed the admissions process.

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Tuition Assistance Policy

The goal of the tuition assistance program at Pasadena Waldorf School is to make a Waldorf education available to as many families as possible who would otherwise be unable to afford it.

Each year, the School sets aside a percentage of estimated gross tuition revenues for tuition assistance.  The School’s Tuition Assistance Committee, a confidential committee composed of members from the faculty, Board of Trustees, and parent body, awards assistance based on an assessment of need and other factors.  In keeping with a philosophy of responsibility for self, and to enable us to benefit as many families as possible with our limited resources, the Committee, with rare exception, limits assistance to a maximum of 50 percent of tuition.

Tuition assistance application information and amounts awarded are kept strictly confidential by the School, and recipients are asked to honor this confidentiality.