1. Initial
contact is made by parents, either via a phone call or through an
Open House.
2. Parents are strongly
encouraged to attend a school tour which includes viewing the campus,
observing the individual classrooms and concluding with a follow up
discussion with the Director.
3. Parents
submit application, a copy of the most recent transcript, and the non-refundable application fee of $125.00. Submission of a
photograph of your child with the application is recommended.
4. If the school has questions about the application materials, a staff member will call the family to discuss the application.
5. CCS Admissions Office contacts parents to schedule a mandatory student visit.
6. Student attends Cascade Canyon for their visiting day.
- Prospective Kindergarten students attend from 8:30 - 10:30. Prospective first grade and second grade students attend from 8:30 - 12:00. Prospective third through seventh grade students attend school for the full day.
7. Parents and teacher discuss observation and visit. Student's current teacher and or other appropriate parties may be contacted for additional information.
8. Teachers meet with Director to discuss admission of prospective student.
8. Director makes a final decision as to whether the student will be admitted, and the family is notified.
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Description of our Program
For the 2012/2013 school year, Cascade Canyon School is pleased to announce that we have again set aside a small amount of money for several partial scholarships for Cascade Canyon School families who are in need of tuition assistance, and for whom a partial scholarship would make the difference in the family’s ability to attend Cascade Canyon School.
Cascade Canyon School has contracted with a third party, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), to receive and analyze parents’ financial information and help guide the school’s Scholarship Committee in deciding how to allocate funds.
We hope that what we can provide through our Scholarship Program will help broaden the range of families who are able to attend Cascade Canyon School.
Eligibility
Current families and families new to Cascade Canyon School who are in need of tuition assistance are welcome to apply to be considered for partial scholarship for the 2012/2013 school year. New families must apply to the school by February 5, 2012 in order to apply for tuition assistance. Partial scholarships are available to students of any race, color, gender, creed, and national or ethnic origin.
How to Apply
We ask that parents complete a Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) through School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), a service of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and provide SSS with a complete copy of your 2011 tax forms for review. For your application to be considered complete, your tax documentation must include a copy of your 2011 1040 form, along with all supporting forms and schedules, as well as a copy of all W-2s.
Please also submit a signed Federal Tax Form Form 4506 to the school, authorizing the IRS to furnish a certified copy of your 2011 1040 Tax Form to the school, should it be needed for verification purposes.
All of the above steps must be completed and documents received on or before the finanical aid deadline of February 18, 2012. Families new to the school must also apply to Cascade Canyon on or before February 5, 2012 for the financial aid application to be considered.The SSS program provides an objective analysis of family financial information to guide the Scholarship Committee in determining how much a family can pay toward school costs. Please note that you must file your 2011 taxes ahead of filling out the PFS and submitting the 4506, so that all of your information pertains to reported tax information from the current tax year.
Steps to Prepare the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) through SSS online
Note: Deadline to submit your completed PFS and all supporting financial documents is FEBRUARY 18, 2012..
1. Have your family’s 2011 financial documents in hand.
2. Go to: http://sss.nais.org to access the online SSS program and prepare your PFS (financial report) based on your 2011 financial data.
3. Submit your 2011 supporting tax documentation per above to SSS online or via mail (attach the SSS document cover sheet if by mail).
4. Enter the Cascade Canyon School Code 5043 so that your information will be sent to our school.
5. Submit a signed copy of Federal Tax Form 4506 to Cascade Canyon School to finalize your application.
6. If you need help during the online SSS process, contact SSS:
- Customer Service Center for Parents: 800-344-8328 (Mon-Fri: 9 am - 8 pm. Sat: 9 am - 4 pm) or
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- SSS Website for Families: http://sss.nais.org
- Mailing Address for Submitting Paper PFS and for Submitting Required Documents:
SSS By NAIS, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368.
For overnight mail, use this address: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.
To avoid processing delays, families should use a PFS Cover Sheet when mailing
documents to SSS. This will allow SSS to match the documents to the
application.
Divorced, Separated or Non-married Parents:
All parents are asked to complete the PFS and submit tax returns to the Admissions Office. Each situation is unique, however, and exceptions will be handled on an individual basis.
The Scholarship Committee maintains strict confidentiality of all financial information provided to them by our families. In cases of two-household families, information about one parent is not shared with the other.
Application Timeline
DUE BY FEBRUARY 5, 2012 Your child's application for admission to Cascade Canyon School must be received by the school on or before this date in order to be eligible to apply for tuition assistance.
DUE BY FEBRUARY 18, 2012 Please submit your PFS (Parent Financial Statement) to SSS online, along with sending your complete 2011 tax documentation (2011 1040, all schedules and forms, and a copy of all W-2s) to SSS on or before this date. Then submit a signed Federal Tax Form 4506 to the school on or before this date. For students whose parents are separated or divorced, both parents should submit tax forms and complete the PFS.
MAILED IN MARCH 2012 The Scholarship Committee will meet in March to determine awards and notify both returning and newly admitted families in March of their Required Family Contribution (RFC) toward the school tuition. Requests for partial scholarships that are filed after the deadlines will only be considered as funds allow. Due to the small size of our school and the comparatively reasonably priced tuition of Cascade Canyon School among other private schools in our area, especially in relation to the cost of providing first rate education in a small school setting, we may have requests for assistance that exceed our available funds: we may not be able to meet full need as determined by SSS. We will, however, do what we can within our means to accommodate our families who are in need of assistance.
RENEWAL Partial scholarships toward tuition assistance will be granted for one year. We ask that parents complete a PFS each year and send it to SSS in accordance with the annual application deadlines.
How is the Required Family Contribution (RFC) calculated?
The RFC is determined through a methodology developed by SSS, which takes into consideration gross taxable and non-taxable income, assets, liabilities, family size and the number of students in tuition-charging schools or colleges. After allowances for basic necessities and taxes, and a cost of living adjustment for the Bay Area, a portion of the remaining funds are considered available for education on a sliding scale.
Income:
Refers to pre-tax income from wages, businesses, and investments. The SSS formula considers certain costs against this income in calculating the RFC, but they are not exactly the same factors that the IRS uses to calculate taxable income.
Assets:
If a family has major assets, savings, and/or investments, the formula used by SSS computes an income supplement. Student assets such as savings or trust accounts are also considered. The treatment of home equity is not matched to actual market value in the Bay Area, but calculates a value based on the price paid for the home and the years it has been owned. The income generated by assets also takes parent age into account with respect to consideration of retirement savings.
Cost of Living:
The high cost of living in the Bay Area is factored into the calculation of the RFC.
Unusual Expenses:
The formula used by SSS makes allowances for expenses such as care for an aging grandparent, parent educational loan payments and a number of other expenses listed in the PFS instructions.
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