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gorically called Free And Reduced- (with the application) as verification. million, there are simply not enough
price Meals, or FARMs). The formula Please note: A separate online appli- funds to provide scholarships for all
calculates a household’s document- cation is required to be submitted for of the FARMs-eligible students in
ed income and the household size – each child in a household, and mul- Maryland. However, it is of the
not to exceed 185% of the federal tiple children cannot be combined utmost importance that each and
poverty levels. (The documentation into one application. every student who is eligible under
with this info can be found at the program’s criteria submits an
www.marylandpublicschools.org/BO The deadline for the application application nonetheless. After all of
OST). stage is July 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. the funds are dispensed, and many
Once all of the applications are more students are left without a
All families who are within that processed, the Maryland State scholarship, a very strong case will
FARMs eligible designation may Department of Education will rank be made for the program to continue
apply for a scholarship through the the students in the order of greatest with a far larger allocation for the
BOOST program for all of their chil- financial need. The list will then be next school year and beyond. As
dren in grades K thru 12. The online handed over to an advisory board, such, all participating schools are
application is available at the whose members are appointed by being advised to assist all families
Maryland State Department of Governor Larry Hogan, House who have limited internet access in
Education’s BOOST webpage Speaker Michael Busch, and Senate order to fill out their applications.
(www.marylandpublicschools.org/BO President Mike Miller. The board will
OST). The application will ask for determine the amount of the schol- Good luck!◆
financial information and household arship and the number of scholar-
size, and supporting documents will ship recipients. When a student is Rabbi Ariel Sadwin is the director of
need to be uploaded. Prospective awarded a scholarship, a check will Agudath Israel of Maryland and the
students are required to have already be sent to the school to which the Mid-Atlantic Region, and chairs
applied to an eligible participating student applied, made payable to the Maryland’s nonpublic school coali-
nonpublic school (the list for which parent or guardian. The tion, Maryland CAPE. He can be
is also on that webpage) for the parent/guardian will need to go to reached in his office at 410-484-
2016/17 school year and have docu- the school to endorse the check. 3632 and emails can be sent to
mentation from the school uploaded info@agudathisrael-md.org.
As the program is capped at $5
40 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
price Meals, or FARMs). The formula Please note: A separate online appli- funds to provide scholarships for all
calculates a household’s document- cation is required to be submitted for of the FARMs-eligible students in
ed income and the household size – each child in a household, and mul- Maryland. However, it is of the
not to exceed 185% of the federal tiple children cannot be combined utmost importance that each and
poverty levels. (The documentation into one application. every student who is eligible under
with this info can be found at the program’s criteria submits an
www.marylandpublicschools.org/BO The deadline for the application application nonetheless. After all of
OST). stage is July 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. the funds are dispensed, and many
Once all of the applications are more students are left without a
All families who are within that processed, the Maryland State scholarship, a very strong case will
FARMs eligible designation may Department of Education will rank be made for the program to continue
apply for a scholarship through the the students in the order of greatest with a far larger allocation for the
BOOST program for all of their chil- financial need. The list will then be next school year and beyond. As
dren in grades K thru 12. The online handed over to an advisory board, such, all participating schools are
application is available at the whose members are appointed by being advised to assist all families
Maryland State Department of Governor Larry Hogan, House who have limited internet access in
Education’s BOOST webpage Speaker Michael Busch, and Senate order to fill out their applications.
(www.marylandpublicschools.org/BO President Mike Miller. The board will
OST). The application will ask for determine the amount of the schol- Good luck!◆
financial information and household arship and the number of scholar-
size, and supporting documents will ship recipients. When a student is Rabbi Ariel Sadwin is the director of
need to be uploaded. Prospective awarded a scholarship, a check will Agudath Israel of Maryland and the
students are required to have already be sent to the school to which the Mid-Atlantic Region, and chairs
applied to an eligible participating student applied, made payable to the Maryland’s nonpublic school coali-
nonpublic school (the list for which parent or guardian. The tion, Maryland CAPE. He can be
is also on that webpage) for the parent/guardian will need to go to reached in his office at 410-484-
2016/17 school year and have docu- the school to endorse the check. 3632 and emails can be sent to
mentation from the school uploaded info@agudathisrael-md.org.
As the program is capped at $5
40 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
