13 april 2020 / 19 syaaban 1441h myi20/edu20/p007 · assalamualaikum wr. wb. dear parent/guardian...

13April2020/19Syaaban1441HMYI20/EDU20/P007AssalamualaikumWr.Wb.

DearParent/GuardianofaLIVEstudents,

50%WAIVEROFaLIVESCHOOLFEESFORTWOMONTHS

Mayyouandyourfamilybeinthebestofhealth.

2Asannouncedinthemedia,inlightoftheeconomicimpactoftheCOVID-19situationwhichhascausedfinancialchallengesformanySingaporeans,MajlisUgamaIslamSingapura(MUIS)willbesupportingmosquestoprovidea50%feewaiverfortwomonthsforeachaLIVEmosquemadrasahstudent.The50%feewaiverappliestothemonthlyfeesforMarchandApril2020.

3IfyouhavealreadymadetheschoolfeepaymentforMarch,April2020orsubsequentmonths,the50%waiverfortwomonthsfeeswillbeusedtooffsetthefeesfortheothersubsequentmonthsthatyouhaveyettomakepaymentfor.

4We hope that this partial fee waiver will help ease your financial responsibilities whilstensuring that your child/ children continue to receive Islamic education and support fromasatizahatthemosques.

5Youarealsogiventheoptiontooptoutofthefeewaiverandconsidertheadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Pleasefillouttheformonwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaivertoindicateyourdecisiontodonatethefeewaivertothemosqueinstead,andmayAllah(swt)rewardyourgenerouscontributions.

6WewillcontinuetoofferaLIVElearningviatheHome-BasedLearningpackagedevelopedbyasatizah and ismade available onwww.go.gov.sg/alivehomelearning. Asatizahwill also becontactingstudents/parents to support students’ learningduring thisperiod. In theonlineform is also a survey for us to hear your feedback on your child’s Home-Based Learningexperiencesofar.Welookforwardtohearingfromyouaswecontinuetoimproveouronlineplatformsandresources.

7Wedu’aforthehealthandsafetyofyourfamilyandyourchildren’ssuccessintheirjourneytobegoodandpiousMuslims.

WassalamualaikumWr.Wb.YoursSincerely,USTAZAHNORHIDAYAHM.NOORDeputyHead,EducationMasjidYusofIshak

OptoutofaLIVEfeewaiveranddonatetomosque

www.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver

aLIVEHome-BasedLearningPackage

www.go.gov.sg/alivehomelearning

FeedbackonaLIVEHome-BasedLearningPackage

www.go.gov.sg/alivehblfeedback

FAQs-50%aLIVEFeeWaiverforTwoMonths

Asannouncedinthemedia,inlightoftheeconomicimpactoftheCOVID-19situationwhichhascausedfinancialchallengesformanySingaporeans,MajlisUgamaIslamSingapura(MUIS)willbesupporting mosques to provide a 50% fee waiver for two months for each aLIVE mosquemadrasahstudent.The50%feewaiverappliestothemonthlyfeesforMarchandApril2020.

1. Whyisthe50%feewaiveronlyforMarchandAprilfees?CanitbeusedforothermonthsinsteadasmostparentshavemadepaymentforMarchfees?

The 50% fee waiver for two months is provided to ease parents’ responsibilities whilstensuringthattheirchildrencontinuetoreceiveIslamiceducationandsupportfromasatizahatthemosques.

IfparentshavepaidforMarchand/orAprilschoolfees,the50%feewaiverfortwomonthsshallbeappliedforthesubsequentmonthsthatparentshaveyettomakepayment.

Parents/guardians are also given the option to opt out of the feewaiver and consider theadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Parents/guardianswhowishtodosoarerequired to fill out the form onwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver to indicate their decision todonatethefeewaivertothemosque.

2. Ifparentshavemadepaymentoffeesforthewholeyear,cantheystillqualifyforthe50%feewaiverfor2months?

The50%feewaiverfor2020feesshallthenbeappliedtofeesorpaymentsforAY2021.ThewaiveramountwillneverthelessbebasedontheAY2020fees.

Parents/guardians are also given the option to opt out of the feewaiver and consider theadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Parents/guardianswhowishtodosoarerequired to fill out the form onwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver to indicate their decision todonatethefeewaivertothemosque.

3. Can the waiver be refunded instead to parents rather than used to offset fees insubsequentmonths?

FeerefundswillnotbemadeifthestudentcontinuestobeenrolledintheaLIVEprogrammeatthemosqueinsubsequentmonths.Asmostmosquestaffarealsoworkingfromhomeandmosquesremainclosedduringthiscircuitbreakerperiod.

4. SomeparentsarecurrentlypayingfeesviaGIROandhavepaidMarchandApril fees.Howcanthe50%feewaiverforMarchandAprilbeapplied?

AdjustmentstotheGIROdeductionfortwomonthswillbemadebythemosquemadrasahs.IffeedeductionsforMarchandAprilhasbeenmade,the50%feewaiverwillbeappliedtoGIROdeductionforthesubsequenttwomonths.

5. WillstudentswhoreceiveIslamicEducationFundsubsidiesqualifyforthetwomonths50%feewaiver?

Yes,studentswhoareapprovedIEFbeneficiarieswillalsoqualifyforthe50%feewaiver.Forexample, a student receiving IEF who would typically pay $10 of monthly fees after IEFsubsidieswillnowbeeligibletopay50%ofthatamount,or$5forthemonthofMarchandApril.Iftheparent/guardianofthestudenthadmadetheMarchand/orAprilfeespaymentof$10permonth,the$5feewaiverisappliedtothesubsequentmonthsthattheparentshaveyettomakepaymentfor.

Dated:8April2020