Can you get a full scholarship for private school?
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Anonymous
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Hi all! I have a 2 month old DC so we haven't even thought about school as yet. We are also new to the area so don't know much about what schools have to offer. I live on a street where all our neighbor s are fairly close. The kids play together and moms and nannies get to have a chat and coffee during this time. One of our neighbors has a nanny who
is so fabulous and kind hearted. She really is an all Round good human being. She welcomes all the kids, plays with them even when she could let then play with each other. If anyone is sick she will cook meals in her house and drop it off. If we need to run and errand we can count on her to keep out kids for an hr or two. Nanny has a 3 yr old as well who is really smart and well mannered. She would have to enroll him in school soon and her neighborhood schools aren't great at all. I wanted to suggest to her to try to get a scholarship for her son to a private school but didn't know if that was actually possible at his age. She is a single mom who is also in school part time so I know she couldn't afford to pay any or half of tuition. I thought I would ask here before I even mentioned the possibility of this to her. Any insight? Thank you all in advance! |
Anonymous
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Does she belong to a church? Many parish schools have aid available for low-income parishioners.
The Black Student Fund offers significant scholarship help if they have an AA heritage at all. I don't know of any similar programs for other religious/cultural groups. |
Anonymous
Incorrect: The Black Student Fund only offers a small grant-scholarship |
Anonymous
| Well, there are the vouchers? I don't know how it works other than it's a lottery system of some sort and many of the private schools accept them. |
Anonymous
| OP here. She does go to a church but I don't think it's very well off because she told me she donates all her kids clothes to some needy moms at the church. Some of the moms give her hand me downs. I'm not very clear on the details of the church but know they don't have a school. I assume she will make it work whatever the choices may be but it would be nice if schools did offer scholarships and she could have a chance of getting in on that. |
Anonymous
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17.11 can you tell me more about the vouchers
Pls? |
Anonymous
| Very few of the independent schools offer full sholarships. I know the one we attended wanted parents to contribute something. It's especially tough for prek/K since the school will need to commit to 10-14 years of scholarships (depending on how many grades the school covers). What about charter schools? |
Anonymous
I can understand why you would want "help" your friend/neighbor/nanny. If you know the child well,and think the child would be a good fit for the school, perhaps write a rec for the child/mom. I know of private school parents who paid full tuition at 30K a year for the children of their " household staff" to attend private school as part of the nanny's employment package. Is your friend in a position to do this? If so, she should speak with the AD at your DC's school. If your friend is not in a position to pay tuition for her nanny's kids as a condition of her employment, know that the nanny would have to apply for FA like everyone else, using the w-2 I assume your friend provides her with as her employer. The previous two years w-2 and Fed taxes are the bulk of the FA application and many school verify them with the IRS, so before applying for FA are all the ducks in a row regarding her employers taxes and the nanny's taxes ( going back two years) If no to above, perhaps try the charter schools, which are free and at which her employer may have a hook. |
Anonymous
| Thank you all. I will recommend she look into charter schools. |
Anonymous
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She should look at...
http://sanmigueldc.org/ |
Anonymous
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Perhaps one day but San Miguel starts at middle school. OP, your intentions are great, but I wonder if the initiative is coming from you or your nanny. If she's approaching you that's one thing, but otherwise I wouldn't assume thatptivate school is "better" for her child. There are many things a good public school can offer that are missing in many private schools: economic diversity, support for English Language Learning, a sense of neighborhood community, opportunities for working families to be involved, affordable childcare, curricula that reflect the communities they serve. . . Large financial aid packages are rare, kids who need them are usually rejected, but even if a famiky gets one private schools aten't an easy choice for a low income family. |
Anonymous
| If you are a combination latino, asian, AA, handicapped and military, it is no problem. |
Anonymous
Are you saying that a mother who meets all of those criteria would find it easy to gain admissions, then I won't argue. I don't know anybody who meets them all and has applied. If you are saying that a child of color who needs substantial aid will find a space "no problem", you are mistaken. |
Anonymous
| There can be a lot of added costs of private school. Transportation, after-care, lunch, costumes. Then there are all the social costs - birthday presents, after-school activities, clothes that fit in. It can be hard to fit in when other kids take ski trips, have horses, private lessons, tutoring, ballet lessons. I would definely let your nanny take the lead if she wants her DD to go to a private school. |
Anonymous
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Do research on charter schools for her if you have the time and she is interested.
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