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 and non-refundable application fee of $85.00. Submission of a
photograph of your child with the application is recommended.
4. Parents
are contacted by the school to discuss the application.
5. CCS Admissions Office will contact parents to schedule a mandatory student visit.
6. Student attends a full day of classes*. *Prospective first grade and second grade students only attend from 8:30 - 12:00. *Prospective Kindergarten students only attend from 8:30 - 10:30.
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.
9. 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 2010/2011 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 2010-2011 school year. 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 submit supporting tax documents each year to the school to demonstrate family need. The SSS program provides an objective analysis of family financial information to guide the Scholarship Committee in determining how much a family can pay towards school costs.
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 19, 2010.
1. Have your family’s financial documents in hand.
2. Go to: http://sss.nais.org to access the online SSS program and prepare your financial report.
3. Enter the Cascade Canyon School Code 5043 so that your information will be sent to our school.
4. Make sure to submit the required tax forms and supporting documents to SSS to finalize your application. See contact information below.
5. If you need help during this 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, 2010 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 19, 2010 Please submit your PFS (Parent Financial Statement) to SSS online on or before this date, with an electronic copy of your 2008 and 2009 Federal Tax Form 1040 and any required supporting schedules and wage and tax statements (W-2s, 1090s, etc.). For students whose parents are separated or divorced, both parents should submit tax forms and complete the PFS.
MAILED IN MARCH 2010 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 more assistance than we have funds available, and 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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