Scholarship Information

The Rose Hill Montessori PTO has allocated $3500 to the PTO Scholarship Fund for the 2010 - 2011 school year. 

Applications are available November 1, 2009.  Please read the information below to find out how to apply.  Applications are due Friday, January 29, 2010.   Determinations of awards will be made by March 1, 2010

MISSION

To support the philosophy of Montessori education, the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) of Rose Hill Montessori (RHM) School sponsors the scholarship(s) for our Rose Hill community.  The purpose of this financial scholarship is to assist committed students and their families in a time of financial need to continue their Rose Hill studies.  The scholarship(s) will be awarded to families who have followed and completed the application process, provided documentation of need and who have demonstrated a commitment to the Montessori philosophy of education.  The amount allocated to the fund will be decided by the PTO by or before November 1.  The recipient(s) and amount of the scholarship(s) will be chosen by a scholarship selection committee.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Who is eligible?

Family applicants of the RHM PTO scholarship award must be currently enrolled at RHM School and in good standing.  This means the family has willingly adhered to all of the school policies.  The parents/guardians have met all of their obligations and commitments to the school, to the classrooms, to their child, and to the supplemental programs offered at the school or by the PTO.  The parents/guardians have also met all of their financial obligations, staying current with tuition and fees.  The student applicant has met and maintains the academic and disciplinary standards of the school and his/her classroom.

RHM School, its PTO and the scholarship selection committee do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin in administration of its policies and other administrative programs.

Selection Criteria

The primary basis for selection is the financial need of RHM families.  Need is established by considering each family's circumstance such as income, assets, liabilities, family size, number of siblings at RHM.

The secondary criterion for selection is (a) the student's character, performance, and motivation to learn and work to the best of his/her cognitive and physical abilities and (b) the family's involvement and commitment to their child's education and school.

Preference will be given to families of elementary students, providing all other selection criteria are equal.

Additional considerations:

• Families failing to complete the enrollment procedure to RHM as required by the administration by or before the 1st day of school will forfeit their awards.  Awards will then be returned to the general PTO funds.
• Families falsifying any information will be disqualified and their application withdrawn.
• Families failing to remain in good standing or failing at any time to be financially current with tuition and fees will forfeit their award.
• Student applicants are expected to meet and maintain the academic and disciplinary standards of the school and their classrooms or risk nullifying the award.

How and When to Apply

• Application forms may be picked up at the school or by e-mailing the school at
  r h m school@qwestoffice.net (remove spaces) starting November 1st.
• Families having siblings at RHM will need to submit a Teacher Referral form for each sibling.
• Applications are to be completed and returned to the school administrator, Christel Nordhausen, by or before January 31.  When January 31 falls on a weekend, applications are due the Friday before. After January 31 no applications for the upcoming school year will be accepted.
• For students of divorced or separated parents/guardians, each parent/guardian financially responsible for the student must fill out an application and provide all pesonal and financial information and the required attachments:  tax return, most recent W-2, Statement of Need, Statement of Support.
• The applicant families are responsible for completing the entire applicaiton process and providing all the information and attachments requested.  Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the Scholarship Selection Committee.
• Families needing financial assistance will need to reapply each year.  The amount awarded to a family may vary from year to year based on the PTO funds available, the number of families needing assistance, and changes in the family's financial circumstance.
• Once all forms are submitted they become the property of the RHM PTO Scholarship Fund.

Privacy Policy

All application forms and supporting documents submitted are held in the strictest confidence and will be destroyed by shredding when no longer needed by the Selection Committee.  For this purpose the school administrator shall be appointed for the collection of all applications.

We promise to make every attempt to keep the applicant and recipient anonymous by following the procedure below:

1. Applicants should place completed forms and supporting material in a sealed envelope addressed to the school administrator, Christel Nordhausen, and mark it Confidential.
2. The administrator will photocopy every document and on the photocopy s/he will black out all personal information that could reveal the identity of the applicant family and student such as name, address, etc.
3. The photocopied submissions will receive an identifying number code.  The coded forms will then be given to the Scholarship Selection Committee members for their review of eligibility.
4. When the scholarship recipient and amount determinations are final, the committee will report its decision of the awards to be made to the administrator and will return to the administrator all applications and supporting information given to it so they may be destroyed.
5. The administrator will contact the family(ies) of the award(s) and the amount of the award(s).
6. The recipient family(ies) and student(s) will remain anonymous.

Selection and Distribution of Awards

• A Scholarship Selection Committee, approved by the RHM PTO, whose members are not current RHM parents or teachers, will make the determination for the awards.
• Selections will be made by or before March 1 and all applicants will be notified as soon as possible after March 1.
• Awards will be sent by the PTO directly to the school - half each semester - to offset the tuition of the family(ies).