iCap: Keeping Jewish Day School Accessible to Middle-Income Families

iCap: Keeping Jewish Day School Accessible to Middle-Income Families

Author(s)

Charles Cohen
Daniel Perla

Publication Name

Jewish Day School Affordability Knowledge Center White Papers

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Jewish Day School Affordability Knowledge Center
Orthodox Union (OU)
Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE)

Abstract

iCap is a program of the Solomon Schechter Day School of Boston that caps a family's total tuition expense at 15% of its adjusted gross income (AGI), regardless of number of children enrolled. Financial aid programs that cap tuition at a percentage of family income have become a popular discussion topic in the Jewish day school field. If you want to implement a similar program in your school, consider these important steps: --Be clear about the challenge you are trying to address. --Collect the right data from your parents and your school budget. --Set an AGI cap that fits your families' needs. --Eligibility should be defined as much by your families' needs as your school's budget.

Geographic Coverage

Boston, Massachussetts
United States

Copyright Info

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BJPA Record

http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/downloadPublication.cfm?PublicationID=18360

Bibliographic Information

iCap: Keeping Jewish Day School Accessible to Middle-Income Families. 2013: https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-bjpa18360

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