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Financial Aid Instructions and Information
Need-Based Financial Aid Process
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, as it is written: "He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little." Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift — Jesus Christ! II Corinthians 8:13-15, 9:15
Summary of Financial Aid Process and Program:
1. A Financial Aid Committee will annually make recommendations for need-based awards.
2. Timeline:
a. Make application to school by “early decision date” – mid-February.
b. February – Annual "How on Earth do I Pay for/Finance Christian Education for Heaven's Sake? (A practical workshop)" All families applying for financial aid are asked to attend.
c. March 1 – all applications and materials due.
d. April 15 – confidential notification to all applicants. Unfortunately, not all applicants are guaranteed financial aid.
e. April 30 – deadline for acceptance of aid. If financial aid is not accepted by the family through finalizing the enrollment process, the award may be withdrawn and/or redirected.
3. Financial aid is on an annual basis only. Financial aid is based on current assessed need and is granted only on an annual basis. Families need to apply every year. If a family’s financial situation changes, financial aid amount may change as well.
4. Prioritized criteria have been established to fairly distribute financial aid. Financial aid awards are distributed according to the following prioritized criteria until the budgeted amount for scholarships is reached.
a. Families who were awarded financial aid last year and whose need for financial aid is established again this year.
b. Families who had a child attend CLS last year and did not need financial aid but due to a change in circumstances now have an established need for financial aid.
c. New families whose need for financial aid is established.
5. Crean Lutheran South High School establishes the need for financial aid through a review of each family’s financial aid application by an impartial, anonymous fiduciary committee. CLS administrative staff are not members of this committee.
6. All awards must meet the criterion of demonstrated financial need. In addition to demonstrated financial need, the Financial Aid Committee also considers other factors such as the following:
a. Attendance at CLS’s annual "How on Earth do I Pay for/Finance Christian Education for Heaven's Sake? (A practical workshop)";
b. Other tuition (Christian school and/or university tuition) currently being paid for other immediate family members;
c. Appropriate “fit” of student into CLS’s culture;
d. Student recommendations/comments received by the CLS office and administration.
7. All communication concerning financial aid is directed through the CLS business office.
8. Due to the nature of financial planning and budgetary timelines, decisions of the committee are final.
9. Tuition assistance information is managed in a private and confidential manner.
10. Due to the sensitivities and individual uniquenesses of every family, financial aid applicants are asked to please respect this process and therefore not to share the financial aid decision, whether there is an award or not, with others. Questions regarding CLS’s financial aid process can be directed to the CLS business office.
11. Anyone may apply for financial aid. Lutheran High School of Orange County admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to the students of the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
Instructions for families applying for financial aid:
In order for the Crean Lutheran South High School Financial Aid Committee to complete the review of your application, we request the following:
1. You have applied for admission of your child(ren) and have been accepted for the coming academic year (new families) or have sent in your re-enrollment forms for your child(ren) for coming year.
2. You must not have any outstanding tuition or fee balances from a previous year. You must be up-to-date on the current year's tuition.
3. Your application must be complete. This includes:
a. A one page letter requesting financial aid. The letter should include the following:
b. The reasons why you would like your child(ren) to attend Crean Lutheran South High School.
c. Whether the financial need is for this specific year or anticipated to be for multiple years.
d. All sources of outside tuition subsidy or financial assistance for your child(ren), such as church tuition subsidies (some
"Partner Churches" give a per student contribution), employer education grants, etc. It is understood that CLS bases its
financial aid recommendations on the figures submitted by the families. Therefore, if a family finds out later that their church
offers a subsidy, we would expect that that amount would be deducted from the year's CLS financial aid.
e. A brief summary of what you think you can afford and the amount of financial aid you are requesting.
f. An explanation if one of the parents is not employed.
g. The following information:
1. Housing: do you own or rent?
2. Monthly house payment/rent.
3. Monthly automobile payments (loan or lease – not counting operating costs).
4. Debt other than mortgage (includes automobiles).
5. Non-employer contributions to retirement funds (403b, Roth IRAs, 401k, etc.)
6. Savings accounts (not including pensions,403b, Roth IRAs, etc.).
7. Are you receiving any other financial aid for Crean Lutheran South?
8. The most recent Federal Form 1040 and accompanying schedules with W-2’s.
9. A listing of all other sources of income not specifically shown on the 1040, including dividends, child support,
adoptive child(ren) support, etc.
4. Your attendance at our annual "How on Earth do I Pay for/Finance Christian Education for Heaven's Sake? (A practical workshop)" evening -- see calendar for date and time. This will usually be in February.
5. Copies of the application forms and documentation, must be received by our office by March 1 prior to the start of the academic year. Families who submit applications after that date will receive aid awards only as funds allow.
6. Please realize that financial aid is based on current assessed need and is granted on an annual basis. Applicants will need to apply every year. Please note that if your financial situation changes, your aid award may change as well.
7. Prioritized criteria have been established to fairly distribute financial aid. Financial aid awards are distributed according to the following prioritized criteria until the annual budgeted amount for aid is reached.
a. Families who were awarded financial aid last year and whose need for financial aid is established again this year.
b. Families who had a child attend CLS last year and did not need financial aid but due to a change in circumstances now have
an established need for financial aid.
c. New families whose need for financial aid is established.
8. Crean Lutheran South High School establishes the need for financial aid through a review of your financial aid application by an impartial, anonymous fiduciary committee. Due to the nature of financial planning and budgetary timelines, decisions of the committee are final. All communication concerning financial aid is directed through the CLS business office.
9. Tuition assistance information is managed in a private and confidential manner.
10. Due to the sensitivities and individual uniquenesses of every family, financial aid applicants are asked to please respect this process and therefore not to share the financial aid decision, whether there is an award or not, with others. Questions regarding CLS’s financial aid process can be directed to the CLS business office.
11. Anyone may apply for financial aid. We do not discriminate with regard to race, national origin or sex. Lutheran High School of Orange County admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to the students of the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
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