BOOST Open House - Tonight (Tuesday, Apr. 9) at TA

By BJLife/Rabbi Ariel Sadwin, Director, Agudath Israel of MD
Posted on 04/09/19

Dear friends,

Once again, this serves as a reminder that the application period for those seeking BOOST tuition scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year ends on Wednesday, April 17th at 11:59 pm.  

All those who have already completed their online applications, including the uploading of their tax/income documents and school enrollment letters, and submitted it through the BOOST online portal (make sure you clicked “submit”) --- THANK YOU FOR DOING SO. If you have any questions about the success of your application’s submission or have the need to re-access the application to make changes or to add another child, please send an email requesting that to boost.msde@maryland.gov.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO APPLY:

Using the chart below, if your household income is within the financial eligibility guidelines, PLEASE APPLY ASAP – by going to the BOOST application webpage where you can create/access your account through and then apply for all of your children going in to grades K-12. (Please note: BOOST calls “kindergarten” as one grade before First Grade).

Household Size:

Parent(s) + children

Annual Household Income:

 

Household Size:

Parent(s) + children

Annual Household Income:

2

$30,451


8

$78,403

3

$38,443


9

$86,395

4

$46,435


10

$94,387

5

$54,427


11

$102,379

6

$62,419


12

$110,371

7

$70,411


Each additional child

Add $7,992

REMEMBER: Previous BOOST recipients must also apply for a 2019-20 scholarship, not just new applicants.

BOOST OPEN HOUSE in Baltimore – For those with limited computer access or those who need additional assistance with their BOOST application, Talmudical Academy has graciously offered to make their computer lab available for families of all day schools on Tuesday evening April 9th from 8:00 – 10:00 pm – at 4445 Old Court Road in their new preschool building.

Computer workstations and scanners will be available for anyone to come and complete their BOOST applications.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING ALONG THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OR INFO:

Your school will provide you (if not already provided) with a letter verifying the student’s enrollment status which will be uploaded with the application together with the tax/income documents.  

Please remember that it is critically important that all families that are within the above income eligibility chart submit an application for each of their children. There were families last year who did not apply thinking it was not worthwhile or were mistakenly concerned about potentially losing some of their government benefits (that will NOT happen) and lost out on getting this vital benefit.

Any additional questions can also be sent to info@agudathisrael-md.org.

Thanks for your participation,

Rabbi Ariel Sadwin