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FA Procedures & Timelines

Our online platform, Clarity, does not decide whether financial assistance will be awarded to a family or determine the size of awards; rather, it provides a need-based financial aid analysis service which includes a recommendation of what a family could reasonably contribute toward tuition. All information entered on the platform by the family is kept confidential. The recommendations are reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee and financial aid award decisions are based on all information submitted.

To start the process, please do the following:

* Go to the main Financial Aid page. Scroll down to the bottom of that page where you will see the Clarity “button.” Click on that to create an account and get started.

* The application typically takes 30 to 60 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $60 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools. If you cannot budget the fee, please contact Verena Denove at vdenove@wesleyschool.org for assistance.

* The submission deadline for the online application is January 17, 2025 for current families and January 24, 2025 for new applicant families

* Clarity will automatically pull your 2023 federal tax returns with all schedules and W-2's and attach them to your application for our review. Please remember to return to your dashboard after you complete and submit your Clarity Application, as The Wesley School requires you to send additional tax documentation directly to the school. These include:

  • 2023 California state tax return

  • 2024 W2’s and 1099’s

  • A brief explanation of any significant changes in income and/or expenses for 2024 vs 2023 as well as for the upcoming year, 2025. If all will be largely the same, please include a statement to that effect.

* The deadline for emailing the 2023 state tax return and copies of the 2024 W2’s and 1099’s is Friday, February 14, 2025. Please send to Verena Denove vdenove@wesleyschool.org:

* If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752, in both English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.

Our goal is to have an award determination for our returning families by March 3, 2025 and for our applicant families by the time we mail enrollment decisions on March 14, 2025.