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Tuition, Fees & Tuition Assistance

Tuition & Fees

January 1, 2008
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The Board of Trustees sets tuition and fees yearly. A non-refundable deposit is required at the time of acceptance, with a second deposit due May 1. The tuition balance may be paid annually in July, semi-annually in July and December, or monthly over an 8-month period from July through February. Full-day and drop-in extended day programs are also available.

2010-2011 Tuition Elementary Grades K—5: $18,550/year

2010-2011 Tuition Middle School Grades 6—8: $20,900/year

2010-2011 Full Day Afterschool Grades K-8: $2,750/year

We are fortunate to have in our beautiful and spacious campus an ideal environment for learning. To sustain our facilities, each new family is required to make a one-time payment of $1,000 to the Windrush School Building Fund. This fee is payable over the first year’s ten month tuition period. Families receiving tuition assistance will pay in proportion to the aid they receive.

Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available to qualifying families. Applications should be submitted when applying to Windrush School.  Contact Bonnie Whitler, Director of Finance and Operations, through our contact form or by phone at (510) 970-7580 x211 if you have any questions that are not answered below.

Policy Statement

The goals of the Windrush School Tuition Assistance Program are:

  • to provide a Windrush education to children who might otherwise not be able to afford it.
  • to give children access to a learning environment where their contributions will be recognized, supported, and developed.
  • to assist in meeting the diversity goals of Windrush School.


Windrush School's admissions and tuition assistance are open to students regardless of gender, race, color, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or family structure.

Determination of Tuition Assistance Awards

Each application for admission is processed without consideration for the family’s need for financial assistance. The two processes are separate; applying for tuition assistance will not affect the student’s application for admission. Once a decision is made to admit the student, the family’s application for tuition assistance is considered.

The primary responsibility for financing a student’s independent school education rests with his or her family. Tuition assistance decisions are based on the financial information provided by parents/guardians.  Awards are limited by our resources and are disbursed so as to further the policy set forth above.

All financial information submitted in support of a tuition assistance application is secure and held in confidence.

Tuition Assistance Application Process (for 2010-11 school year)

1. Starting on or after November 1, 2009, go to sss.nais.org.
2. Click on the prompt to begin completing your Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). 
3. You will be given a password that will allow you to return to your PFS at a later date before submitting it.
4. Submit the following required documents by mail directly to SSS:
5. Mail these required documents to: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368-0449. For overnight mail: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.

You can also download a printed copy of the PFS Cover Sheet and the PFS document here.
 
If for some reason you are unable to download the document, you may request a printed PFS by calling 970-7580 ext. 244 or emailing our Admissions Associate. If you are unable to complete the PFS online, you may complete the PFS document and return it with all required documents to the address listed above. To contact SSS, call (800)344-8328 with any questions for NAIS (Mon - Fri: 9am - 8pm EST, Sat: 9am - 4pm EST)

Due Dates

Returning Families: All of your tuition assistance application materials (with the exception of the 2009 tax returns, which are due no later than April 15) must be received by SSS/NAIS no later than December 28, 2009.

New Families: For your application to be considered in the first group of tuition assistance awards and for you to be notified of the tuition assistance decision at the same time as the admissions decision, your tuition assistance application materials must be received by SSS/NAIS no later than January 25, 2010.
           
LATE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED

Awards Process

1. The Tuition Assistance Committee meets to review the applications.

2. Letters announcing tuition assistance awards will be sent to returning students with renewal contracts and to new students with acceptance letters.

3. Return of the enrollment contract with the required tuition deposit constitutes acceptance by the parents/guardians of the tuition assistance award offered. The offer of tuition assistance expires, and the award may be given to another family, if the enrollment contract and tuition deposit are not returned by the deadline.