Dear AYA families, 

Re-enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year has begun! In this email, we’ve shared instructions for completing your student’s re-enrollment, information about the Early Childhood tuition increase, and how to apply for Tuition Assistance.

We look forward to welcoming your student back to AYA in the fall.

Sincerely, 

The AYA Admissions Team 

Early bird re-enrollment contracts are due by February 23rd. Re-enrollment contracts received after this date are not guaranteed a space. Students applying for Tuition Assistance (TA) must have a re-enrollment contract submitted to be considered. (For more on Tuition Assistance, see the next section.)

Tuition & Fee Schedule 2023–2024

Please follow the steps below to complete your student’s re-enrollment: 

1.) Click here to access your AYA Connect account.

2.) Follow the prompts on the homepage to access your contract(s). 

• Each enrolled child has their own re-enrollment contract. 
• If you have a child in Teenoki (12 mo-2 yr) or K’ton K’ton (2 yr-3 yr), please click here for more information.

3.) Initial and sign the contract(s) as directed. Only one parent is required to sign re-enrollment contracts.

• After-school care, conferences, and extra care are available for an additional fee, and can be selected on your contract.

4.) Pay the re-enrollment fee. Re-enrollment fees are non-refundable and due upon re-enrollment.

• Early bird re-enrollment fee (before Feb. 23, 2023): $275 per student
• Re-enrollment fee (Feb. 24, 2023 and later): $550 per student
• Please note: re-enrollment is not complete until the fee has been submitted.

5.) Click Submit. 

We want to help make it possible for every child to have the ability to have an affordable Jewish education here at AYA. Our Tuition Assistance program helps make tuition affordable to those families that need it. While we understand that applying may be uncomfortable, please do not let this deter you from doing so. Your student and your family are valued members of our school community, and we are committed to working with you.

The Tuition Assistance Committee takes its responsibilities very seriously, and evaluates each application with sensitivity, discretion, and individual attention. Many criteria are considered, including: parent/family income, housing and vehicle expenses, retirement and college savings, extracurricular activity fees, and more.

Please follow the steps below to complete a Tuition Assistance application: 

1.) TA applications must be submitted entirely online here. Log on to the website, create an account, and complete the application. 

• If you have previously created an account on Blackbaud Financial Aid Managment for AYA or any other school, you should use the same account to apply this year as well. AYA’s school ID is 14562. 
• An application is not considered complete and will not be processed if any fields are left blank, or if any required documents are missing.

2.) The application will ask applicants to state their family contribution. Family contribution is the amount of tuition the family is prepared to pay for the upcoming year.

• A response to this field is mandatory. Your answer should take into account a) the amount of the undiscounted tuition bill, b) the amount of assistance, if any, provided in prior years, c) the number of children the applicant has enrolled at AYA, and d) the applicant's current financial condition.

3.) This year's application deadline is February 28, 2023. 

• Any applications submitted after February 28 will incur a penalty fee of $250, which will be added to the applicant's total tuition bill.
• After May 31, 2023, the fee will rise to $500. Applications received after July 31st, 2023 will likely result in your child’s delayed enrollment, as their application will still be in process.

4.) Tuition assistance is distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once the budget has been exhausted, no further scholarships will be offered.

Detailed instructions for completing the Blackbaud online application can be viewed here. You may also contact Blackbaud by phone at (800) 360-8027 or by email at financialaidsupport@blackbaud.school.

If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Tuition Assistance Committee at ta@akibayavneh.org.

You may have noticed that Early Childhood tuition fees have increased. Our intent behind this is to allow for increased salary and benefits for our Early Childhood educators and staff while maintaining Early Childhood tuition in-line with the current market. We appreciate your understanding and please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Andi Bonner

Director of Enrollment Management

abonner@akibayavneh.org