Affording Jemicy

List of 8 items.

• Award Determination

  • The School’s Tuition Assistance Committee awards grants based upon careful review of each family’s tuition assistance application and the recommendations of School and Student Services (SSS) by Community Brands. 
  • Tuition assistance awards reflect each family’s unique circumstances, vary in size, and may change from year to year depending upon changes in a family’s financial position.
  • Awards are based on funds available and on each family’s need relative to the needs of other families applying.
  • The committee considers the finances of all family members including parents, step-parents, guardians, domestic partners, and other relatives when applicable.
  • Total family income, assets, expenditures, and economic lifestyle choices are included in tuition assistance calculations.
  • Jemicy expects both parents of tuition assistance applicants to be employed full-time unless there are very young children at home or other circumstances preventing employment.
  • The committee considers the impact of siblings enrolled in other tuition-charging institutions.
  • Jemicy addresses the needs of its returning families prior to reviewing the needs of families with prospective students.

• Medical Deductions

  Families may benefit from tax deductions, as Jemicy School’s tuition and any related educational costs, including transportation, are considered medical expenses which can be combined with all other household medical expenses for tax purposes. For information on claiming tuition as a medical deduction, please refer to the IRS Publication 907. For the latest information about developments related to Publication 907, such as legislation enacted after this publication was published, go to https://www.irs.gov/pub907.

• Confidentiality

  • The School commits to maintaining confidentiality of all information related to individual applications for and awards of tuition assistance. 
  • The Tuition Assistance Committee expects that families will maintain this confidentiality as well. It is also expected that a family respect the privacy of other families who choose not to disclose their financial aid details or outcomes.

• Expectation that All Families Contribute to a Portion of Tuition

  • Every family, regardless of need, is asked to contribute a portion of tuition costs.

• Divorced Parents and Blended Family Policy

  • In the case of divorce, both parents are required to complete a tuition assistance application regardless of custody or legal financial arrangements. 
  • The Tuition Assistance Committee will consider the assets of both parents before making any award decision. 
  • In situations where the custodial parent has remarried, the committee will also consider the assets of the step-parent within the context of the step-parent’s financial obligations to his or her own children.
  • The Tuition Assistance Committee requires financial documentation from parents, guardians, domestic partners, and step-parents before making any award decision. These individuals may submit their financial information together on one application, or they may choose to submit the required information by completing separate financial aid applications.

• Statement of Non-affiliation

  Jemicy is an independent school and is not affiliated in any way with The Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF). As such, if a district agrees to enter into a private agreement with a parent, the agreement is between the parent and school district. Jemicy will not be involved in any of the following:

  • Jemicy will not accept direct payment from a district.
  • Jemicy will not enter a formal contract with a district.
  • Jemicy will not be required to follow a district’s curriculum.
  • Jemicy will not be required to follow an individualized educational program (IEP) developed by a district.
  • Jemicy will not attend IEP meetings or be summoned to fair hearings.
  • Jemicy will not allow school observations, either by a district or parent, as observations are disruptive to our educational program.
  • Jemicy will not administer district testing and will only send a student’s report cards or a transcript when records are requested as part of the IEP process.

• Financial Aid and Public School Funding Policy

  • A student who receives public school funding will not be eligible to receive tuition assistance from Jemicy School. The family must decide whether to accept Jemicy’s offer of tuition assistance or the funding from the public school system for that student. 
  • Families pursuing public school funding may apply for tuition assistance in the event their request for funding is denied. All families seeking funding must notify the Jemicy Tuition Assistance and Business Offices in writing before applying for tuition assistance.
  • Families who are seeking funding, or receive third party funds of any kind, must also indicate the status of their negotiations in the Additional Notes section at the end of the online tuition assistance application (PFS). If any child in the family (Jemicy or non-Jemicy) receives third party or public school funding, that information must be disclosed on the tuition assistance application. 
  • The Tuition Assistance Office will process applications for those families seeking funding to determine whether or not they would qualify for aid, but until negotiations are finalized, the Business Office will post a full-pay, tuition contract in MyJemicy. 
  • Families who wish to reserve a space in their child’s class must submit a signed contract and deposit by the enrollment deadline. Otherwise, that space may be forfeited. 
  • Failure to disclose a public school funding award as soon as you or your representative is notified by the school system may result in Jemicy’s withdrawal of tuition assistance and/or the removal of your child from the Jemicy School.
  • If a student’s request for public school funding is denied/rescinded or if the family choses to accept Jemicy tuition assistance in lieu of a public school award, the family must provide the Tuition Assistance Office documentation that their request for funding was denied/rescinded or the award was declined by the family. The student(s) award will then be recalculated and financial assistance will be offered if family qualifies for assistance and funds remain available. At that time, the Business Office will post a revised contract that includes tuition assistance. 
  • For families with multiple Jemicy students, non-funded students will be eligible to receive a financial award, should the family qualify.

• Full Pay Families Applying for Tuition Assistance in Subsequent Years

  • When families choose to enroll a student at Jemicy and pay tuition in full, it is the School’s understanding and expectation is that the family will continue to do so in subsequent years. 
  • If there is a significant, unanticipated change in a family’s financial circumstances after enrolling a student at Jemicy, the Tuition Assistance Committee will consider a subsequent application for aid. 
  • The Committee will require submission of tax returns and supporting documentation from the current year and the two years prior to the application year. 
  • Unless a significant change can be demonstrated clearly in the required documentation, the family will not be eligible to receive tuition assistance.