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Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance is Available

Tuition Assistance is awarded in the form of grants applied toward tuition reduction and need not be repaid.
Over 1 million is awarded in tuition assistance each year. In the recent past, approximately 30% of WSM families have tuition assistance. Awards range from $500 to half-tuition.

Families complete the Blackbaud Financial Aid Management application for grant and aid each year they wish to be considered for assistance.
 
Once aid is awarded, if the family financial situation remains the same, it is generally awarded in subsequent years at a similar dollar or percentage level of commitment as in the initial award year, as resources allow.

 

Applications

Priority Deadlines:
For families with children not currently enrolled at WSM, the priority deadline is February 1.
For families with children currently enrolled at WSM, the priority deadline is December 15.

Applications are submitted online.
One application is used for all children in the family.
There is an application fee.
WSM ID #14462

Tuition Assistance Notification

  • When the priority deadline is met every effort will be made to include your child’s tuition assistance on the enrollment contract.
  • Applications must be in “Complete” status per Blackbaud Financial Aid Management before a review and award are made.
  • If you submit a Blackbaud Financial Aid Management application and there is no assistance on your child’s enrollment contract you will receive a separate notification.
  • Families with children in grades K-8 who reside in Ohio must also apply for EdChoice if applying for tuition assistance. EdChoice applications for the following school year can be submitted the Ohio Department of Education starting in early February. Please contact edchoice@montessoritoledo.org for details.

Tuition Assistance Information

  • Tuition Assistance decisions are determined by the West Side Montessori Tuition Assistance Committee on the basis of the financial information the family submits to Blackbaud Financial Aid Management.
  • WSM believes the family bears the primary responsibility for funding their child’s education and will not fund 100% of the cost of tuition.
  • All financial information received is held in confidence. Financial information is never shared with faculty members, donors, or among families who maintain separate households.
  • The Tuition Assistance Committee exercises discretion in evaluating applications and making awards in order to achieve the school’s overall enrollment goals. In the event that the total tuition assistance need exceeds available funds, applicants will be considered in the following order:
    • reenrolling students currently receiving tuition assistance
    • reenrolling students new to tuition assistance
    • new students
  • If a family believes that the tuition assistance awarded is insufficient to meet its needs, they may file a written appeal to the Tuition Assistance Committee. Appeals must include information that was not previously available or clarification of an item or an extenuating circumstance.
  • Deposits are refunded if the family notifies the Tuition Assistance Coordinator by email (tuitionassistance@montessoritoledo.org) within two weeks of receiving tuition assistance that the award is insufficient to meet its needs.

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West Side Montessori is an independent, accredited Montessori school educating children 13 months through 8th grade (preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school). We are one of the leading private schools in Toledo and the nation.

WSM does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability in the administration of its admission policy, educational policy, or any school-administered program.