Re-Enrollment and FACTS Clarification

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FACTS Clarification

Thank you to the Parents who attended the FACTS and Re-Enrollment Presentation. Below is a synopsis of what was discussed.

Based on feedback received so far, some accommodations have been approved by the Finance Board. Please read on.

Good Afternoon,

Before anything else, I would like to put into perspective the cost of educating a child at St. Joseph School, changes we have made to tuition rates, and the decision to transition to the FACTS Tuition Management and SIS.

Our current tuition rates are below the cost of educating a child. Last year, this cost was approximately $5,500 per child. This year, it will increase approximately $500. While all expenses go up every year, we will incur some new costs associated with the maintenance of the new gymnasium and new cafeteria. Click HERE for additional information.

It is our goal to keep tuition as low as possible while remaining financially stable. The difference between our actual costs and your tuition MUST come from fundraising events, such as the upcoming Casino Night, the Annual Polish Festival, and the Annual Fund. Nevertheless, w e continue to offer Diocesan Financial Aid and SJS Scholarships, as well as discounted sibling tuition and free tuition for the 3rd and 4th child in grades K-8.

During my presentation on Thursday evening, I explained how utilizing FACTS tuition management and a Student Information System benefits both parents and the school. HERE is the list of some benefits. We understand that there is a learning curve associated with the transition to FACTS, but we are confident that once we get through it, everyone will be glad we made this change. Please note: All Diocesan schools have switched to FACTS Tuition Management several years ago and we are the last school to comply with this requirement.

Please feel free to email me any questions.

-- Ewa Mamro

Re-enrollment & FACTS Links

The following links provide information

to assist with the transition to FACTS:

FACTS Payment Plan Enrollment Fee (Please review this link and return here to answer the questions at the end of this email.)

St. Joseph School Enrollment Fees

Are Auto-Pay Transactions Secure? This is is the most common question asked in the past few weeks. The answer is yes. Click HERE for more information.

Implementation Timeline - The Headmaster Portal will be used until the end of the school year for payments, lunch orders, student grades/report cards.

Simultaneously , we will use ParentsWeb for Re-Enrollment, Financial Aid, Payment Plan Schedule, and the first billing for the 2019-20 academic year.

***Important Reminder***

Invitations for Re-Enrollment were sent by email to the mothers in each family. If you have not received that email, please check with your spouse. This was set-up as the default to prevent duplicate submissions.

PLEASE NOTE: During the online Re-Enrollment process, as you complete individual sections, you will be directed to the FACTS site to setup a payment plan. After you finish that section, you MUST GO BACK to the Re-Enrollment page (ParentsWeb) to complete the remaining sections of the packet and submit it to the school along with school re-enrollment fee for your child(ren).

See below for an image of the Re-Enrollment page.

SJS Scholarship

We will utilize FACTS Grant-in-Aid management to process our SJS Scholarships for the next academic year. Those of you who applied for the Diocesan Financial Aid were able to apply for the SJS Scholarship at that time. For those who have not, the applications for SJS Scholarships are due by April 15th for students re-enrolled into grades K-8. You will need to upload copies of your 2018 tax return and W-2 forms by April 15th.

If you applied for both scholarships, please log back into your account, (via the link on ParentsWeb portal), and check your application status. Make sure to scroll all the way down to see the status for each institution. You may have Complete Status for the Diocese but Incomplete for St. Joseph School. If needed, please upload your documents as soon as possible. If you need help, please let me know and I can upload them for you. If you paid your application fee at the time you applied for the Diocesan Aid, there is no additional fee for SJS Scholarship. Otherwise, FACTS charges $30 per application.

Diocesan and School award decisions will be emailed in the first week of May and posted to your accounts before the first payment due date.

We have not finalized the process for the Educational Scholarship for students entering Grades 5-8, so please watch for more information.

Revised ParentsWeb Account Instructions

Based on feedback received on the original re-enrollment email, below are revised instructions on how to access and create a ParentsWeb account.

You can access the portal via our website at www.sjs-webster.com , hover over Parents in the upper right-hand corner and click ParentsWeb OR

go to www.factsmgt.com

After the ParentsWeb Login screen opens, either log in or click Create New ParentsWeb Account.
Enter STJS-MA into the District Code field.
In the Email field enter your email address as provided in your application to the school.
Click the Create Account button.
You will receive an email from RenWeb Customer Support containing a link that will allow you to create your username and password. For security purposes the link will remain active for 6 hours.
Please click on the link. A Change/Create Password screen will open. You may use the default username provided, or create a new username. Then type in your desired password into the Password field and Confirm Field.
Click on the Save Username and/or Password button.