Recognizing that not all families can afford to pay the full tuition, Dickens Sanomi Academy makes available some financial aid on a needy basis. 70% of DSA families receive financial aid in the form of tuition assistance, with a total of over $250,000 in 2021-2022 awarded in financial aid and sibling discounts. Our financial aid awards are generous but limited. For this reason, it is strongly suggested that financial aid applications be submitted no later than June 30th.
To ensure privacy, accuracy, and fairness in the financial aid application process, all applications are managed by FACTS, an independent company that provides grant and aid assessment services for schools. Although FACTS conducts financial need analysis and makes recommendations for the allocation of financial aid, all award decisions are made by Dickens Sanomi Academy’s Financial Aid Committee.
Families seeking financial assistance should complete and submit a Grant and Aid Application along with the necessary supporting documentation and the $35 fee.
The Grant and Aid Application may be completed online at: https://online.factsmgt.com
Step 1: Select Applicant Sign In
Step 2: New Users select Create an Account OR Returning Users enter their existing Username and Password.
Questions or concerns about financial aid should be directed to the school office.
For specific questions about the financial aid application process, please contact a FACTS representative at the toll-free number 954-583-3011.
REPORTING MISCONDUCT & ABUSE
Section 1006.061(1), Florida Statutes, requires each district school, charter school and private school that accepts scholarship students under ss. 220.187 or 1002.39, Florida Statutes, to post in a prominent place a notice that pursuant to chapter 39 all employees and agents of the district school board, charter school or private school have an affirmative duty to report all actual or suspected cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
Section 1006.061(2), Florida Statutes, requires each district school, charter school and private school that accepts scholarship students to post at the school site and on the schools’ internet site (if available) the policies and procedures for reporting alleged misconduct by instructional personnel or school administrators which affects the health, safety or welfare of a student. The notices must include the contact person to whom the report is made and the penalties imposed on those instructional personnel or school administrators who fail to report suspected child abuse or misconduct by other instructional personnel or school administrators.