Tuition Assistance

We use Clarity as an independent and “blind” financial aid assessor of a family’s ability to pay tuition and/or qualify for Tuition Assistance.

Create an account with Clarity to begin the application process, which typically takes about 30 minutes to complete. Clarity is user-friendly and can be completed on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.

If you have used Clarity in the past, you will recognize that most of the Clarity application process remains the same. What has changed is that U.S. taxpayers will now have the choice of verifying their identity and authorizing the sharing of their tax transcripts through Clarity OR via the IRS.gov website. The identity verification is a one-time security measure required to protect against identity theft and the compromise of personal information.

If you choose the Clarity pathway, McGillis will receive your verified tax information in 3-5 days. If you choose the IRS.gov pathway, McGillis will receive your verified tax information within one hour. Both pathways allow for you to authorize three years of taxes to share with us.

Tax Verification Guide

Tax Verification FAQs

Once your application is complete, pay the $65 fee and submit.

Please contact our Business Office if you have questions about the Clarity fee: businessoffice@mcgillisschool.org

Clarity Resources

Any questions during your Tuition Assistance process? You may request in-app support, or email support@claritytuition.com. Support is available in both English and Spanish.

You may also reach out anytime to our Business Office: businessoffice@mcgillisschool.org. Kevin and/or Jocelyn are happy to meet or talk with you!

Additional Clarity resources:

• Family Application Guide: https://www.clarityschools.com/library/family-application-guide

• Quick Reference Guide: https://www.clarityschools.com/library/quick-reference-guide

Each year, Clarity hosts helpful webinars. Here is a recorded webinar to view from the 2025 Family Application Information Webinars:

• Recorded Webinar from October 22, 2025 Passcode: 5E%y&fLC

We utilize Clarity as an independent and "blind" financial aid assessor of a family's ability to pay tuition and/or qualify for Tuition Assistance. A completed Tuition Assistance application, which will pull most recent tax documents, is required before Tuition Assistance is awarded.

Current families: You must submit your completed application by October 31. Once your application is submitted, your W2s and 1040 will be automatically pulled from the IRS.

New McGillis families: Please submit your completed application as soon as possible upon applying to The McGillis School. Once your application is submitted, your W2s and 1040 will be automatically pulled from the IRS.

Current families: Tuition Assistance award information, as well as tuition amounts for the next school year, will be communicated prior to re-enrollment in early January. Re-enrollment opens in late January.

New McGillis families: Notifications will be communicated with your enrollment agreement.

Yes. Tuition Assistance awards are distributed annually; there is no guarantee that your award will remain the same year to year.

You will resubmit a Clarity application each year in order to qualify for Tuition Assistance, but because your previous application information is saved, it is easy to reapply!

Help is readily available! If you need support during the process of completing the application, you may take advantage of in-app support, as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com. Support in both English and Spanish is available; the application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.

You are also welcome to reach out to the McGillis Business Office anytime at businessoffice@mcgillisschool.org. Kevin and/or Jocelyn are happy to meet or talk with you.

The McGillis School takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Clarity is certified for both GDPR and SOC2 and uses enterprise-level security standards, including end-to-end encryption of all personally identifiable information. For more information, please refer to Clarity’s Privacy Policy.