Read the Article:
“How Our School Is Making the Funding Paradigm Shift”

Isn't this what you want for your school? You can join a growing number of successful Christian schools that are committed to excellence and that agree the best way to determine the financial needs of a family is to require the parents to submit detailed financial statements annually for review and analysis. FFNA will recommend a percentage of total tuition for financial aid based on a standard computation determined by FFNA. The schools always remain in control. Final decisions on financial aid are made by participating schools. All schools that participate with FFNA agree that grants will be available to applicants regardless of race, color and national or ethnic origin.

Who should apply?
As a general rule of thumb, if a family's total income is under $42,000 and their tuition is over $2,000, they will probably qualify for financial aid. FFNA recommends that schools offer minimum aid of $300 and maximum aid of 50% of tuition. However, FFNA can increase or decrease the maximum percentage at the school's request.

Income over $42,000
Once a family's income exceeds $42,000, then their tuition must be at least 10% of their income to qualify for financial aid. (e.g., an income of $50,000 would require a tuition of $5,000 or more to qualify for aid.)

Cost of Services
FFNA has an annual participation fee that is paid by the school. The schools also purchase parent application forms from FFNA. However, schools will not need a paper application for those who choose to complete an application on-line.

COST OF SERVICES

PAID BY SCHOOL Participation Fee …………….$100.00 ACSI Discount ……………….. $50.00 Parent Applications ………… $1.00 each No minimum order necessary but there are discounts available for any order of 100 or more. Order 100-199 applications – receive 10% discount Order 200 & above – receive 20% discount

PAID BY PARENT  *All processing fees are paid directly to FFNA by the parent. Regular processing (paper application) … $20 (Assessment returned to school in approximately 4 weeks) On-Line Regular processing .... $30 (Assessment returned to school in approximately 2 weeks) Fast Back (available in paper application & on-line) ...$40 (Assessment returned to school in approximately 2-3 business days)

Throughout the years Paul Young has written several articles of interest to Christian school administrators which you may access by clicking on the underlined links below.

The Role of Financial Aid in the Funding Paradigm Shift

The Marriage of the Church and the Christian School: Why Do They Struggle?

Role of the Christian School Administrator

The Case for Christian Education

Teaching Worldview in the Circumstances of School