Message from the Head of School
Parents may ask why, if we have just begun the 24/25 school year, we are already focusing on the 25/26 school year. The answer is that for us to be a school that can provide the excellent programming, facilities and faculty that our children deserve, we need to function with financial responsibility. Hundreds of hours have already been spent on the 25/26 school budget which relies heavily upon tuition revenue. Your registration and ultimately signed tuition contract allows the school to prepare for next year in a manner that will allow our children to receive the full benefits of an Emek education.
Enclosed, please find the approved schedule of tuition and fees for the 2025-26 academic year, as well as the application timeline form which details the registration and financial aid deadlines. You can save $500 on registration fees per child by registering by January 10, 2025, the early registration date. After this time registration for returning students will be $1000 per child. Please be aware that only a signed tuition contract will guarantee a place for your child. Completed registrations are necessary for us to release the tuition contract or begin the tuition assistance online process. Registration does not guarantee a place in the school. We expect many of our classes will be at maximum capacity next year. We accommodate existing parents by allowing them to register early. Once the later date for new parent registration opens, we cannot assure you that there will be a spot available for your child. We kindly ask that you review the dates carefully and respond to the various submission deadlines in a timely fashion.
Please note registration fees are non-refundable for all parents. Following registration you will be issued a tuition contract. A signed tuition contract is a legally binding document. If parents remove a child from school mid-year due to unforeseen circumstances, they are still legally and morally obligated to pay the full year’s tuition. Please check the dates as to when you can still notify the school in writing that you are reconsidering sending your child to Emek and would like the contract rescinded.
100% refund by April 1, 2024
50% refund by May 1, 2024
25% refund by July 1, 2024
After July 1 all contracts are expected to be honored.
Last year Emek provided close to four million dollars in tuition assistance. The Board of Directors anticipates the school’s continued need to provide financial aid and we encourage those families in need of assistance to submit a scholarship application by the required deadline of January 19th, 2025. The Tuition Assistance Committee will work diligently in a private, caring and sensitive way with those applicants to find a solution so that their children can receive a Torah education at Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center. Your tuition assistance application with all the required documentation must be submitted by January 19th so that we can release a tuition contract for you to sign prior to new parent registration.
To streamline the process, all tuition contracts will now be managed through Parent Locker. You will receive your contract directly via your Parent Locker account, we have eliminated the other portals for financial aid. Everything, including contract submission and financial aid applications, will be handled through Parent Locker.
Parent Locker will now be used for:
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Registration
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Financial Aid
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Contracts
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Tuition Payments
At the request of PTA, the amount needed to be submitted as an exchange for volunteer hours served will be raised from $500 to $1000. This is not going to require additional volunteer hours but the intent is to have more of our Emek families volunteering. We will not be collecting checks at the beginning of the year but rather we will be charging your Parent Locker accounts on June 15, 2026, if you have not met the 10-hour requirements. To update your volunteer hours as you complete them, please contact Michelle Gurstein at [email protected]
Our Board has also decided to implement a modest tuition increase to offset the burgeoning expenses that the school is incurring due to the impact of the current economic climate. Most schools are discussing tuition increases of 6%-10% to offset wage increases as well as other rising operating expenses. We have implemented a tuition increase of less than 3%. To remain competitive, our salary line alone is expected to increase between 7%-10%. With your continued support, we will ensure that Emek is still offering the highest quality General and Torah studies education, while at the same time keeping your children safe and happy. We are still by far the most affordable quality program in Los Angeles.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID
We thank you for your cooperation. We are look forward to partnering with you to inspire the next generation.
Sincerely yours,
Rabbi Mordechai Shifman
Head of School
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