School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 18, 2025

Learn more about financial aid applications. Simplify the Application Process Complex application procedures can discourage families from completing the financial aid process. Learn how using School and Student Services (SSS) powered by TaxStatus can power your schools financial aid success.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

SSS from VenturEd Solutions Revolutionizes Financial Aid Application Processing with Industry-Leading IRS Integration powered by TaxStatus New partnership with TaxStatus powers simplified and rapid verification of family tax information within a unified admissions, enrollment, and student lifecycle solution.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Simplified Application: Streamline the financial aid application process to minimize the burden on families. Now let’s look at how focusing on an inclusive school culture can provide more opportunities for schools to reach new students. Consider using online portals and automated systems to simplify the process.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 31, 2025

This underscores the value of the recently announced integration between TaxStatus and VenturEd Solutions which transforms how private schools assess and process financial aid applications. These measures ensure that schools can leverage this powerful tool without compromising the security or privacy of applicants.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

Application deadlines to encourage timely submissions. Hold Open Financial Aid Workshops for Families Many families, especially first-time applicants, find financial aid applications confusing or intimidating. Schools can outline: Eligibility criteria for need-based aid, merit scholarships, or other tuition assistance programs.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 4, 2025

I can remember the countless hours I spent sorting through tax documentation, applications, and spreadsheets I maintained on my own, Dodson shared. For families juggling work, parenting, and often multiple school applications, the time saved is invaluable. Benson closed with a look toward the future: This is just the beginning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As This is a growing interest, it seems, every year.”

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Secondarily, schools are seeing an influx of applications from families looking for tuition assistance. While financial aid is essential for keeping private schools diverse and accessible, the administrative workload that comes with processing all these applications can quickly become overwhelming. The good news?

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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We already know the benefits of investing in a one-stop student services solution –you will improve consistency of service and answers, improve the student experience, and better utilize overburdened staff. Q: How Do You Overcome Individuals Who Aren’t Supportive of Centralizing Student Services?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 20, 2023

One benefit the PFS offers families is that they can fill out one PFS for multiple students from the same household for one fee rather than filling out the same information on multiple forms. Tip: SSS offers a complete resource library for families beginning the application process.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

Schools can ensure their financial aid policies, application processes, and available resources are clearly outlined on their websites, brochures, and admissions materials. Simplify the Application Process: One of the barriers families face when applying for financial aid is the perceived complexity of the process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Add inclusive language to admission materials and other student-facing resources where applicable. Use phrases to show support like “regardless of immigration status,” “students with or without work authorization,” and “undocumented students (with or without DACA).” Provide holistic student services.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

This enhancement reduces application barriers for families and enables schools to make timely financial aid decisions without relying on manual or outdated methods. www.venturedsolutions.com About SSS: School and Student Services (SSS) is a trusted financial aid management solution for K-12 private and independent schools.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Average aid per student Helps in understanding per-student investment. Aid-to-enrollment ratio Measures the correlation between aid allocation and new student enrollments. Yield rate of financial aid applicants Determines how many admitted students accept offers based on aid availability.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Thats where School and Student Services (SSS) comes in. By offering comprehensive family financial analysis, SSS helps schools gain a clearer picture of each applicants need, ensuring that resources are allocated in a way that maximizes student access while preserving institutional priorities.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 25, 2025

The workload can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with hundreds or even thousands of applicants. Moreover, a standardized methodology makes it easier to compare applicants and allocate aid where it is most needed. Schools need a financial aid process that eliminates guesswork.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

This exclusive event brought together financial aid directors, heads of schools, admissions and enrollment directors to celebrate a groundbreaking partnership between TaxStatus and School and Student Services (SSS)a collaboration transforming financial aid processing for private K-12 schools across the country.

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NACAC's Admitted

JULY 22, 2024

We defined selective colleges and universities as those that admitted fewer than half of applicants over three consecutive years, on average. Even if colleges were test-optional for all applicants, we sometimes found language on college websites indicating that test scores were strongly encouraged or recommended.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

This year, we’re investing in several new modules which lay out the strategic application of the Civitas Learning platform. By discussing the intended outcome and walking you through the steps customers like you have taken to get there, we’re continuing to augment the strategic application of your solution. We love our student users!)

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Those of us working in college admissions offices are grateful and humbled to watch this happen every fall, as bright, able students begin a journey of discovery as strangers and emerge from the experience knowing more about themselves, each other and the possibilities that await after graduation.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

It is getting closer to the fall semester and your application numbers are below last year’s count. Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. It is not uncommon for students to start college with between three and 12 credit hours already completed.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

VR could address two age-old pedagogical challenges: inspiration and application Didactic “information transmission” often fails to provide inspiration and application, leaving requiring highly motivated students to answer “why does this matter?” and “how can I use this?” on their own.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 20, 2024

Did you know the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) program by School and Student Services (SSS) helps remove obstacles, complete efficient reviews, and support families during the financial aid process? The financial aid season approaches, and your inbox overflows with applications. We all know the feeling.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2024

Full- F eature Dashboard : Imagine a world where applications, data, and insights all live harmoniously in one user-friendly dashboard. Expert Support for Families and Schools : Your financial aid solution should be able to manage even the most intricate applications. And if they do get stuck?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Appily combines EAB’s suite of student services into a one-stop destination where visitors can discover colleges, take virtual tours, find scholarships, explore majors, and match with schools.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Applying to more colleges: In 2021, the average number of college applications submitted by new college freshmen rose to 7 from 6 applications the year before. One way to retain your current staff, and stave off disruptions to student services, is to right-size their workload by leveraging technology.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

The new module enables colleges to create and execute a coordinated communications strategy for prospective students and delivers actionable insight to help campus leaders drive students’ enrollment journeys.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 11, 2022

You can even increase the lifetime value of your students. At School and Student Services, we understand how important it is to keep your financial aid folders clean, and we offer a K-12 Select Software Suite that can help. Scholarship application essays. Contact Us at School and Student Services.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Providing more direct support to families filling out applications. Interviewees noted how simplified application processes reported higher satisfaction rates from parents and often saved money through automating menial tasks such as status updates, document access, and personalized support. Removing stigma.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 9, 2024

College Preparation: These schools often have strong college counseling programs, providing students with expert guidance throughout the application process. Diverse Student Body: US private schools’ pride themselves on creating inclusive communities where students from different backgrounds can learn and grow together.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 5, 2024

Finding the perfect financial aid solution can speed up the application process, ensure fair and unbiased awarding, and empower families. Application volume: Consider the number of financial aid applications you receive annually. Online application portal: Streamline the application process for families.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s look at how to best prepare for and complete financial aid applications. Schools and organizations offer financial aid to ensure they attract talented and diverse students from various economic backgrounds, not just those who can afford full tuition. Most schools will have little COA variance between each student.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Early communication allows schools to share important information about financial aid eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application processes. Automated Notifications: Automated notifications capabilities for keeping families informed about application deadlines, award decisions, and other important updates.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Specifically, the trend of higher-income families needing financial aid, was noted in the NAIS 2023-2024 Trendbook , “The demographics of the applicant pool are changing as more higher-income families apply for aid.” Schools can continue their focus on the families’ needs by making it easier for families to apply for financial aid.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, because of these factors, other families often think they won’t qualify for financial aid due to their middle-class status, leading to fewer applications. Marketing your program of financial assistance to all kinds of students can reduce strains on your funding and help you align your program with your school’s mission.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 5, 2023

Applying for Financial Aid The application process for financial aid will differ by school. Our complete financial aid solution has a central application portal for easy tracking, quick tax form verification, a collaborative review process, and much more.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 11, 2022

Summer is here, which means financial aid season is just around the corner, and many of you will be opening digital piles of applications in September. We compiled a checklist of three tasks you can knock out before opening those applications. What percentage of approved applicants ended up enrolling?

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