Check's In The
Mail, Almost

Federation has implemented a new
"benchmark" system that takes into
Stafl^ Writer
account synagogues' different proce-
dures for funding their schools.
ix months after the Jewish
Because congregational schools vary
Federation of Metropolitan
in
membership
and tuition fees, with
Detroit promised a significant
some
charging
only
membership fees
increase in scholarships to
and
others
charging
tuition but not
Hebrew school students, synagogues
requiring that
re patiently
students be syna-
aiting for the
gogue members,
oney while dis-
the new system
ribution details
looks at the total
re completed.
synagogue cost
Federation's
— not just
$500,000 schol-
tuition — faced
arship fund is
by families with
more than triple
children in
last year's
Hebrew school.
$122,500, but
In the mean-
changes in the
° time, congrega-
allocations
tions say they
rocess have
are not collect-
delayed distribu-
ing full tuition
tion.
from the fami-
Randie Levin,
lies awaiting
Federation's
scholarships,
assistant director
although some-
of planning, said
times they are
she anticipates
billing the fami-
Lauren Newman studies with Kyle Lappin.
that the full
lies and explain-
5500,000 will be
ing that the
awarded by mid-January and that the
charges
will
be
erased
from their
number of scholarship recipients will
accounts
once
the
Federation
reim-
exceed last year's 800.
bursement
comes.
When
the
Levin said that allocations will be
Federation checks arrive, they will go
speedier in future years, and that this
not to the parents but to the congre-
year's delay stems from new proce-
gations, to be applied toward school
dures that were implemented in
expenses.
response to requests from synagogues.
"Students are enrolled in school
The burgeoning scholarship fund
and
when parents call to ask about
comes on the heels of demands from
their
scholarships, we let them know
synagogue leaders that Federation —
Federation
is still working through the
which has steadily increased alloca-
formulas,"
said
Fran Pearlman, Temple
tions to day schools in recent years —
Israel's
director
of education. "We've
help fund their schools, too.
worked
hard
this
year to encourage as
Approximately 2,000 students
many
people
as
possible
to know the
attend area Jewish day schools, which
scholarships
are
available."
provide a full day of Jewish and secular
In addition to increasing scholar-
studies, while more than 5,000 attend
ship
funds for congregational schools,
Hebrew schools, which offer several
Federation
launched a $25 million
hours per week of Jewish studies.
campaign
last
spring for a series of
In one shift in the scholarship
endowments
to
benefit Jewish educa-
process, supplemental schools are no
tional
and
cultural
institutions. One
longer required to share the names of
of those endowments, the $10 million
scholarship applicants with
Detroit Congregational Initiative, will
Federation, but must simply demon-
be earmarked for improving supple-
strate that they have a fair system in
mental schools. 7
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