AMIS Education Foundation

Application Process

One of the objectives of the AMIS Education Foundation (AMISEF) is to provide an equal opportunity for all students to attend the Atlanta Montessori International School (AMIS).  Our financial aid program helps to increase economic diversity at AMIS. Consequently, all financial aid is based on need.

Families applying for financial aid must complete a Parents’ Financial Statement and submit this to the National Association of Independent Schools’ School and Student Service (SSS) for Financial Aid, using the school code for AMIS Education Foundation. We also require that you mail or deliver copies of your 2008 1040 tax documents and your 2009 tax documents as soon as they become available.

Our Finance Committee receives a summary report from the SSS that calculates the financial aid needs of scholarship applicants.  The Committee uses this report and your 2009 tax documents  to make its final financial aid decisions.  The Committee consists of three to five AMISEF board members.  Board members of the AMISEF abide by confidentiality policies and the information they receive is held in strictest confidence.

The Committee uses the SSS calculation as a guideline in determining awards; however, the board ultimately determines the amount awarded in order to spread our limited funds among as many eligible families as possible.All parents are expected to contribute according to their means, taking into account total income, assets, number of dependents, and other appropriate information.

The financial aid schedule follows the AMIS application deadlines for the 2010-2011 school year. See the Application Documents section below for details and deadlines.Financial aid decisions will be mailed out the first week of April. Scholarships will be made in 2 installments from June to April and paid directly to AMIS.

Application Documents

Eligibility

All financial aid is need-based.  Although families apply for financial aid at the same time they apply for admission to Atlanta Montessori International School (AMIS), those are separate decisions made by separate groups.Any student who has submitted a financial aid application by the [update date], deadline is eligible for consideration for financial aid.  Late applications are not accepted. Financial aid awards are heavily weighted towards students in the Primary community, and additional consideration is given to families with multiple children at AMIS.  Children in the half-day Primary program are not eligible for financial aid.

Jace Westmoreland Vaughn Scholarship

The  Westmoreland-Vaughn family has created a scholarship to honor AMIS alumni, Jace W. Vaughn. In addition to the need-based eligibility described above, this scholarship encourages racial diversity at AMIS by providing financial assistance for an African-American male child in the Toddler or Primary classes.

2009-2010 Financial Aid Application Deadline February 15, 2010

Applying for financial aid from the AMIS Education Foundation is a multi-step process. Please read the directions below carefully and make note of the specific requirements and deadlines, including using the school code for AMIS Education Foundation. Access National Association of Independent Schools’ School and Student Service (SSS) online to complete an electronic version of the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS).

This application costs $35 with payment by credit or debit card only. Once submitted, this form will be automatically forwarded to the SSS office for processing.  Be sure to direct SSS to send its report directly to our business office; AMIS Education Foundation code is 4938.

If you own a business you are also required to complete an additional form called the SSS Business/Farm Statement, which is available at the NAIS website. Mail or deliver this form to our business office.All applicants will also need to mail or deliver copies of both parents 2008 1040 tax forms with accompanying tax forms to our office by the financial aid deadline of February 15, 2010.

Mail or deliver copies of all 2009 W-2 forms to our business office as soon as you have them available. We cannot process your financial aid application until we have received this information.

About NAIS School and Student Service for Financial Aid

AMIS is not a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). However, the AMIS Education Foundation has paid a subscription fee to use the NAIS’s School and Student Service for Financial Aid because they process financial information following a standard set of procedures. To the best extent possible, the SSS assesses the financial resources available for a family to contribute toward their child’s education.