Tuition Policies

Income from tuition is the primary source of funding for all operations at Maimonides, and timely fulfillment of tuition obligations is critical to our ability to provide the proper educational environment for our students. Please note that all changes to the tuition policies are made with the approval of the Tuition Committee.

We do understand that exceptional circumstances can occur for families, and we work hard to be flexible in such situations. For more information about tuition or financial questions in general, please contact Arline Tannenbaum, Operations Administrator, at 617-232-4452 x425 or atannenbaum@maimonides.org.

Tuition Payment
All tuition and fee payments are made through Smart Tuition, an outside company that affords parents a variety of payment options: auto debits from a designated account, payment online, payment over the telephone, or by mail.

New families will be asked to enroll in Smart Tuition when they receive their tuition contracts.  Returning families will be re-enrolled in Smart Tuition upon receipt of their signed tuition contracts for the upcoming school year.

Tuition payments for new students registering after the first day of school may be prorated by the number of months they will be in attendance, at the discretion of the Tuition Committee.

Tuition Contracts
All parents/guardians are expected to complete the tuition contracts by signing and returning them to the Tuition Committee within 10 days of receipt of the contract.

• On or before July 1, parents/guardians may cancel a Tuition Contract without payment obligation by making a written request to the Business Office.
• On or before August 1, a contract may be cancelled by making a written request to the Business Office and paying 50% of the contract amount.
• As of August 15, a contract may not be cancelled without payment of the full contract amount with the following exceptions:  family is moving out of the school’s catchment area, a student’s involuntary dismissal or a student’s documented medical disability.  Under these circumstances, tuition will be pro-rated for the months that the student was in attendance but parents will be responsible for the full activity/security fee of $725.

Financial Aid
Tuition assistance is available through the school’s Tuition Committee and requests for financial aid must be made on an annual basis.  For complete information about the financial aid process and timelines, please see our Financial Aid Page. 

Financial aid grants are awarded in the spring and early summer prior to the start of a new school year.  However, if a family’s financial circumstances change significantly within the course of  a school year, a family can request reconsideration of their aid grant. Such requests should be made in writing to the Tuition Committee and submitted to Arline Tannenbaum, our Operations Administrator, who can be reached at 617-232-4452 x425 or atannenbaum@maimonides.org.

Delinquent Tuitions
Parents/guardians are expected to meet all financial obligations by the appropriate due dates. Maimonides School reserves the right to deny admission and withhold report cards, transcripts, or diplomas of any student whose parent or guardian fails to promptly meet his/her financial obligations to the School. Parents/guardians failing to pay tuition according to the contract, or who have been unwilling to make suitable alternative arrangements, are subject to rejection of the student’s readmission to school and/or a summons before a Beit Din (Rabbinical Court). All tuition and fees previously owed by the parent/guardian must be paid by July 15 if a student is to be readmitted on the first day of class for the following school year.