关于斯坦福桥年度基金的常见问题
Q: How does a student benefit from contributions to the 年度基金?
A: Your gift supports the people and 项目 that make Stanbridge so special: Our 工作人员 of talented teachers, 辅导员, 和管理员. Maintaining a maximum student-teacher ratio of 8:1 in all classes so students can receive the individualized attention they need. Support 服务 and resources that many public schools simply don’t provide or can’t afford. Up-to-date technology and accommodations for different learning styles. 丰富的机会，包括艺术, 体育运动, 课外活动, 以及我们著名的体验式课程.
年度基金 donations are necessary because tuition alone does not cover all the opportunities, 服务, and support students receive here at Stanbridge. That’s why the annual giving campaign is a critical component for virtually all independent schools to thrive. Inevitably, the range of special offerings that we offer our students drives the budget up. So—just as universities and even public schools now do—Stanbridge must ask current parents, 校友的家庭, 以及外部朋友的经济支持.
A: Your gift supports the people and 项目 that make Stanbridge so special: Our 工作人员 of talented teachers, 辅导员, 和管理员. Maintaining a maximum student-teacher ratio of 8:1 in all classes so students can receive the individualized attention they need. Support 服务 and resources that many public schools simply don’t provide or can’t afford. Up-to-date technology and accommodations for different learning styles. 丰富的机会，包括艺术, 体育运动, 课外活动, 以及我们著名的体验式课程.
年度基金 donations are necessary because tuition alone does not cover all the opportunities, 服务, and support students receive here at Stanbridge. That’s why the annual giving campaign is a critical component for virtually all independent schools to thrive. Inevitably, the range of special offerings that we offer our students drives the budget up. So—just as universities and even public schools now do—Stanbridge must ask current parents, 校友的家庭, 以及外部朋友的经济支持.
Q: Families already pay a significant amount in tuition. 为什么我们也要捐款给年度基金?
A: While tuition at Stanbridge is comparable to most other LD schools in the Bay Area, there is no denying that it is a significant financial investment. 正因为如此, it may be easy to assume that Stanbridge is rich, 老师们的工资很高, 而且经济需求是最小的. 但如上所述, for the vast majority of independent schools—Stanbridge included—tuition alone does not cover the full cost of educating a child. With the cost of living in the Bay Area among the highest in the nation, the 年度基金 helps ensure we can continue to attract, 开发, 保持高素质, talented 工作人员 members; continuously maintain and improve our curriculum and 设施; and ensure the financial stability of our program in a dynamic marketplace.
A: While tuition at Stanbridge is comparable to most other LD schools in the Bay Area, there is no denying that it is a significant financial investment. 正因为如此, it may be easy to assume that Stanbridge is rich, 老师们的工资很高, 而且经济需求是最小的. 但如上所述, for the vast majority of independent schools—Stanbridge included—tuition alone does not cover the full cost of educating a child. With the cost of living in the Bay Area among the highest in the nation, the 年度基金 helps ensure we can continue to attract, 开发, 保持高素质, talented 工作人员 members; continuously maintain and improve our curriculum and 设施; and ensure the financial stability of our program in a dynamic marketplace.
问:如果斯坦布里奇大学的运营更像一家企业, couldn’t the school find ways to charge the full cost necessary to meet the budget and avoid having to ask for gifts?
A: 这是个好主意, 也许, but a for-profit business whose mission is to make money differs from a nonprofit school like Stanbridge, whose mission is to provide children with learning differences a “whole school” experience that ensures academic, 社会, 以及情感发展. 从本质上说, high-quality schools are labor-intensive and people-oriented; salary and benefits make up about 70% of our school’s budget. Much would be lost and we would veer from our mission if Stanbridge became “more efficient” by combining classrooms, 减少员工, 或者削减项目.
What it comes down to is this: The rising cost of faculty salaries and benefits drives the cost of an independent school education. Stanbridge needs to pay our faculty members enough to cover the cost of living in the Bay Area and support their families within a reasonable distance of the school. To offer competitive salaries and provide the 项目 we want our children to have, we try to minimize the year-to-year raise in tuition by soliciting current and 校友的家庭, 受托人, 工作人员, and friends of the community for 年度基金 support. Further efforts are made to offset tuition increases by applying for outside grant funding and other fundraising efforts, such as the Spring Gala and summer school program.
A: 这是个好主意, 也许, but a for-profit business whose mission is to make money differs from a nonprofit school like Stanbridge, whose mission is to provide children with learning differences a “whole school” experience that ensures academic, 社会, 以及情感发展. 从本质上说, high-quality schools are labor-intensive and people-oriented; salary and benefits make up about 70% of our school’s budget. Much would be lost and we would veer from our mission if Stanbridge became “more efficient” by combining classrooms, 减少员工, 或者削减项目.
What it comes down to is this: The rising cost of faculty salaries and benefits drives the cost of an independent school education. Stanbridge needs to pay our faculty members enough to cover the cost of living in the Bay Area and support their families within a reasonable distance of the school. To offer competitive salaries and provide the 项目 we want our children to have, we try to minimize the year-to-year raise in tuition by soliciting current and 校友的家庭, 受托人, 工作人员, and friends of the community for 年度基金 support. Further efforts are made to offset tuition increases by applying for outside grant funding and other fundraising efforts, such as the Spring Gala and summer school program.
Q: Does my 年度基金 contribution go toward financial aid?
A: The 年度基金 supports all aspects of Stanbridge—from 工作人员 and curriculum, 支持服务, 设施, 是的, 还有经济援助. Our financial aid budget is not funded directly through donations, however; instead, we allocate a set percentage of the expected tuition revenue. But without donations sufficient to meet operating costs, more tuition dollars would have to go to operations, 留给经济援助的钱更少了. Gifts to the 年度基金 make Stanbridge affordable to a wider range of students, bringing our entire school community the many benefits of 社会 and economic diversity.
A: The 年度基金 supports all aspects of Stanbridge—from 工作人员 and curriculum, 支持服务, 设施, 是的, 还有经济援助. Our financial aid budget is not funded directly through donations, however; instead, we allocate a set percentage of the expected tuition revenue. But without donations sufficient to meet operating costs, more tuition dollars would have to go to operations, 留给经济援助的钱更少了. Gifts to the 年度基金 make Stanbridge affordable to a wider range of students, bringing our entire school community the many benefits of 社会 and economic diversity.
问:这些信息很有帮助, but we simply don’t have the capacity to make a significant donation to the 年度基金. How much of a difference can my gift really make?
A: 任何数额的捐赠都是意义重大的! 简单地说, Stanbridge has far fewer supporters than a university or a large charity does—fewer than many other local private or independent schools, 就此而言. Because the number who will give is small but the need is large, every gift counts more. 此外, when we can inform outside funders that 100% of our 受托人, 工作人员, 及家长团体支持年度基金, that show of support and belief in the school can lead to additional financial support from grant makers. 这听起来可能很老套, but it is true: Every gift is an investment in a child’s future here at Stanbridge, 并将产生真实而重大的影响.
A: 任何数额的捐赠都是意义重大的! 简单地说, Stanbridge has far fewer supporters than a university or a large charity does—fewer than many other local private or independent schools, 就此而言. Because the number who will give is small but the need is large, every gift counts more. 此外, when we can inform outside funders that 100% of our 受托人, 工作人员, 及家长团体支持年度基金, that show of support and belief in the school can lead to additional financial support from grant makers. 这听起来可能很老套, but it is true: Every gift is an investment in a child’s future here at Stanbridge, 并将产生真实而重大的影响.
以上部分内容参考自 有回报的礼物, © 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 by the National Association of Independent Schools. 版权所有.
