Does potomac school offer tuition remission? Quick answer needed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very few secular schools offer tuition remission anymore so there's no need to call Potomac's policy "outrageous. As the PP said "no teacher has been unable to send their child to Potomac due to financial reasons."

-former Potomac teacher w/ child who received FA

What was your salary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:STA does. Landon does. Every school should. It's shameful when they don't. If I were rich enough to set up some kind of foundation/fund, I would set up a fund at my children's school to cover the tuition of teacher's children. They can opt out if they are wealthy but would be available to all teachers and administrators.

I agree. And it is outrageous that the Potomac School does not offer tuition remission, considering their resources.
What do they pay their faculty?

[Anonymous]

Administraters typically do get tuition remission and the Head of School usually gets tuition remission for their childrens college tuition. Teachers and staff do not.

[Anonymous]

it is not "outrageous" that faculty members can't send their kids to the school where they teach for free. according to the nais website, the trend is moving away from tuition remission. schools simply can't promise either admission or tuition for all faculty kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see some form of remission -- maybe a sliding scale based on the HHI of the teacher's family? I personally agree that it's a good thing when schools strive to attract and retain faculty by offering a way for their kids to attend. Also, I think it adds some economic diversity to the school.

Makes sense.

[Anonymous]

It is outrageous to not give tuition remission. Let me explain my job as an independent school teacher who gets paid 40 k a year to do a job that was before I began considered a full time job, but now 85 percent. For two years I have taught with the promise of going technically full time, while I spend my vacation slaving over my extra curricular task. I spend ours at home while my daughter does not attend said school. I go above and beyond that which is required in the hopes they will give me tuition remission next year. I am not holding my breath. A job in my field was offered at another school. Guess what, I am jumping ship, because they are not honest about their intentions, nor do I trust them. So much for the amazing program I built. I love the kids and the kids love the program but my daughter comes first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it is not "outrageous" that faculty members can't send their kids to the school where they teach for free. according to the nais website, the trend is moving away from tuition remission. schools simply can't promise either admission or tuition for all faculty kids.

Wow this doesn't make any sense. More schools are being assholes and schools should find a way, period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is outrageous to not give tuition remission. Let me explain my job as an independent school teacher who gets paid 40 k a year to do a job that was before I began considered a full time job, but now 85 percent. For two years I have taught with the promise of going technically full time, while I spend my vacation slaving over my extra curricular task. I spend ours at home while my daughter does not attend said school. I go above and beyond that which is required in the hopes they will give me tuition remission next year. I am not holding my breath. A job in my field was offered at another school. Guess what, I am jumping ship, because they are not honest about their intentions, nor do I trust them. So much for the amazing program I built. I love the kids and the kids love the program but my daughter comes first.

Dear God I hope you do not work at Potomac or you just totally outed yourself.. Although to be honest you may have just outed yourself regardless if you work anywhere in the DC area.

Also, and I really do mean this in a nice way, why did you think that if you did a good job at work, you would be offered tuition remission? If tuition remission is not offered as a benefit, you aren't going to get it, no matter how good of a job you do. Especially if you are not even considered a full time teacher!

The reality is that most DC independent schools do not offer tuition remission anymore. I used to be a teacher at independent schools, and I probably would have stayed if tuition remission was a benefit. Instead, I left, because the low salary wasn't worth it to me anymore with my own kids at home. I'm not bitter, though- this is what it is. No one owes you anything. If you can find a new job where you can get tuition remission, that is great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is outrageous to not give tuition remission. Let me explain my job as an independent school teacher who gets paid 40 k a year to do a job that was before I began considered a full time job, but now 85 percent. For two years I have taught with the promise of going technically full time, while I spend my vacation slaving over my extra curricular task. I spend ours at home while my daughter does not attend said school. I go above and beyond that which is required in the hopes they will give me tuition remission next year. I am not holding my breath. A job in my field was offered at another school. Guess what, I am jumping ship, because they are not honest about their intentions, nor do I trust them. So much for the amazing program I built. I love the kids and the kids love the program but my daughter comes first.

Dear God I hope you do not work at Potomac or you just totally outed yourself.. Although to be honest you may have just outed yourself regardless if you work anywhere in the DC area.

Also, and I really do mean this in a nice way, why did you think that if you did a good job at work, you would be offered tuition remission? If tuition remission is not offered as a benefit, you aren't going to get it, no matter how good of a job you do. Especially if you are not even considered a full time teacher!

The reality is that most DC independent schools do not offer tuition remission anymore. I used to be a teacher at independent schools, and I probably would have stayed if tuition remission was a benefit. Instead, I left, because the low salary wasn't worth it to me anymore with my own kids at home. I'm not bitter, though- this is what it is. No one owes you anything. If you can find a new job where you can get tuition remission, that is great!

I dunno. I am a mom and the idea of teachers not having at least some tuition remission grosses me out. We're not applying yet but now this will be an important factor for me.

[Anonymous]

Well how does this work? Essentially if you are a teacher with kids, you are getting paid more than other teachers if the school foots the bill for your children's education, right? Then, does the school have incentive to hire the 50 year old female teacher over the 25 year old teacher or the 36 year old teacher with 4 kids? Then are the DC schools facing a DC "familial status" discrimination lawsuit for not hiring the candidate who is a parent to avoid paying them more?

Could be sticky.

[Anonymous]

I am surprised to learn this--I thought it was standard. My sister is a professor at a top 50 university and both her kids went to college there tuition free. There was no preference for admission, however.

[Anonymous]

Potomac does offer tuition remission now! And a reasonable amount at that, comparable to other schools in the area. Great place!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well how does this work? Essentially if you are a teacher with kids, you are getting paid more than other teachers if the school foots the bill for your children's education, right? Then, does the school have incentive to hire the 50 year old female teacher over the 25 year old teacher or the 36 year old teacher with 4 kids? Then are the DC schools facing a DC "familial status" discrimination lawsuit for not hiring the candidate who is a parent to avoid paying them more?

Could be sticky.

Excellent point!

[Anonymous]

Not Potomac, but I can tell you that our school, and I thought most others, offer very significant financial aid to faculty who have children accepted to the school. It's financial aid though, not a blanket tuition reduction across the board for faculty. That seems fair too, as I can think of at least one faculty member (whose kids have now graduated) who has lots of family money.

[Anonymous]

Potomac offers a certain percent (substantial!) to full time teachers, and financial aide is if you qualify for part or all of the rest.