Financial Aid, Reimagined Recap: SSS + TaxStatus Webinar
Get a recap of our recent webinar with TaxStatus, where we unveil the future of financial aid awarding for K-12 private schools.
Recent Blog Posts
How to Ensure your School is Meeting the Growing Need for Financial Aid Awards
The need for more financial aid is increasing as the trend towards rising enrollment in private schools continues to grow. Minority families, middle-class, and higher-income families are all included in the latest data showing a higher need for financial aid....
Resources to Help Your School Thrive in 2024
The new year is approaching, and we want to give you some of our favorite resources to help your K-12 private or independent school grow and thrive in 2024! Our work is dedicated to providing you with best-in-class technology to advance your mission and provide a...
3 Ways Private Schools Can Adapt to Changes in Education
To say that it’s been a tough 24 months in schools is an understatement. The last 24 months have forced school administrators into thinking, operating, and forecasting differently—from acquisition strategies to marketing, budgeting, engaging, and everything in between.
What is the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) Program?
Encourage families to apply for financial aid by providing basic financial aid knowledge that they need to get started! In this blog, we cover what financial aid is, financial aid options, and resources for applying for financial aid.
How Families Manage Financial Aid with School and Student Services (SSS)
Simplify the financial aid process for families at your K-12 private school. Learn how families apply, track their financial aid status, and receive their financial aid award decision with SSS.
Are Private Schools Ahead of Public Schools in 2023?
Families have much to consider when deciding where to send their children to school, including class size, availability of programs, and graduation rate. One important measure is academic performance. Studies have consistently shown that students in private schools...
Financial Aid for Private School: Tips for Administrators
When providing financial aid for students at private schools, administrators have the important job of organizing and managing who receives funding and deciding how to keep track of each recipient. From learning how to manage funding to choosing or planning different...
How to Balance Financial Aid and Financial Health for Private Schools
Finding the right financial aid formula for your private school can help you award the perfect amount of aid to families and students in need. While budgeting can often be a difficult conversation within the administration and top leadership at your school, you must...
How to Leverage Giving Tuesday for Your School
If your school is looking for a way to increase donations, consider participating in this year's Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday takes place on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, which means this event will occur on November 29, 2022. After the shopping frenzies that...
3 Benefits of K-12 Early Awarding
Considering the Switch to Early Awarding? Here are 3 Main Benefits Let’s face it, financial aid season can be a hectic time for schools and families. From gathering a slew of personal documents, to application tracking and making decisions—everyone feels the pressure...
Spring Cleaning Your Financial Aid
Once the snow melts, the sun starts shining and the birds begin chirping, it's time to stow away the sweaters and puffy coats and kickstart your spring cleaning. Spring cleaning your home is good for your health, so it's not surprising that spring cleaning your...
Seize the Value of Building a Bundle
Managing your school software systems and all the data associated with them takes significant time and effort. When your software programs are integrated, manual data entry workload is reduced and data integrity within the whole system is improved.