Tonight we heard the big news about Kadima's Community Tuition Partnership. After several months of planning the Board of Trustees announced that Kadima will be dropping its tuition for the 2009-2010 school year by approximately 20 percent for elementary school and for Kadima Heschel West Middle School. Here's the comparison between this year and next year's tuition:
In a stirring call to action, and at the end of extradordinary speeches by alumni, administration, and Board leadership, Rabbi Stewart Vogel of Temple Aliyah praised Kadima's decision and urged its stakeholders to serve as Pioneers, Partners and Ambassadors. Kadima's decision to lower tuition--when the recent history of private schools has been to raise tuition--is pioneering. Its decision puts Kadima--and its stakeholders--at the vanguard of Jewish Day School education. Yet, the effort will only work if the school and its community partner by working together to bring financial support and new students to the school Finally, the stakeholders must serve as ambassadors to spread the good news about Kadima's program.
It was a historic evening.
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