Tuition Assistance

MMS Short-Term Tuition Relief and Tuition Assistance Application

Dear Parents,

Thank you for contacting us to explore available options to help pay for your child(ren)'s independent school education at MMS. Due to the challenges brought on by the recent shifts in the economy, MMS has supplemented the school's longstanding tuition assistance program with a short-term tuition relief fund. We hope this provides you with the information you need to get acquainted with our short-term tuition relief and tuition assistance programs.

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE FILLING OUT APPLICATION

Confidentiality is a fundamental element of Marin Montessori School's short-term tuition relief and tuition assistance programs. Preservation of confidentiality is the responsibility of all participants in the program; both the TA committee and the families applying expect that all matters will be kept entirely and permanently private. The committee takes careful steps to ensure that all information pertaining to a family's application is maintained in a secure manner. Names and other identifying information of children and families are strictly protected and are not shared with the faculty, board or staff of MMS. Likewise, applicants should please refrain from discussing any aspect of their applications with faculty, their children or other members of the parent community.

See below for details on the forms you will need to apply for short-term tuition relief and/or tuition assistance for the 2010-11 school year. Please be sure to complete all sections of all forms so there is no delay in processing your application.

The following forms must be completed and/or submitted to the MMS Business Office by Tuesday, November 30, 2009:

  1. MMS Short-Term Tuition Relief and Tuition Assistance Application (CLICK HERE)
  2. Copy of the completed SSS Parents' Financial Statement (PFS).
    1. The PFS form can be completed online. SSS charges $35 for online submissions.
      1. Starting on November 1, 2009, go to sss.nais.org.
      2. Click on the prompt to begin your Parents' Financial Statement (PFS). You only have to complete one PFS even if you have several children applying to our school.
      3. You will be given a password that will allow you to return to your PFS at a later date before submitting it.
      4. You will be given instructions about submitting required backup documents by mail. Your documents will be handled with the utmost level of security. To read more about SSS's document security, go to sss.nais.org.
      5. Mail the required documents to: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368-0449. (For overnight mail, use this address: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.)
    2. The PFS form can also be submitted by mail. SSS charges $42 for paper submissions.
      1. If you don't already have a printed Parents' Financial Statement (PFS), call Ryan Garroway Myers, Business Manager, at 415-924-5388 x105 or CLICK HERE to download.
      2. Complete the PFS and return it and all required backup documents to: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368-0449 USA. (For overnight mail, use this address: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.)

Note: If you apply for financial aid online, your information will be delivered more quickly to MMS, allowing us to make a faster decision about your eligibility for financial aid.

The school will review each application, and notification of awards will be mailed no later than Thursday, January 21, 2010.

SSS (School and Student Service for Financial Aid) is a service that provides an objective and consistent method of determining a family's ability to contribute to educational expenses. CLICK HERE to learn more about SSS.

We cannot determine your award amount without the information SSS returns to the School. We expect to receive the SSS computation within one week (if submitted online) or within three to six weeks (if submitted by mail) after they receive the form.

Short-Term Tuition Relief and Tuition Assistance Schedule for 2010-11
for current MMS families
October 19, 2009Applications available for 10-11 school year
November 30, 2009Applications due to MMS
January 21, 2010Final award letters mailed with re-enrollment contracts
January 29, 2010Deadline for families to accept or decline awards and re-enrollment contracts due

If you have any questions regarding any of the forms or the overall process, please don't hesitate to call me at 924-5388 x105.

Sincerely,

Ryan Garroway Myers
Business Manager