PAYMENT OF TUITION / FEES
If tuition, book & material, and sport/activity fee are paid in full by August 1 a 5% discount will be given on the tuition portion of the payment. Parents may also pay tuition over the course of an academic year in ten (10- begins Aug. 1) or twelve (12-begins July 1) monthly installments.
The student activity fee is due prior to the first day of classes.
The book and materials fee is due in full by July 1 of each year prior to the academic year beginning.
SPCA will prohibit students from attending classes if their tuition is more than 49 calendar days delinquent.
SPCA will charge $35.00 for all returned (NSF) checks. After two non-sufficient checks have been presented, SPCA will only accept tuition payments in the form of cashier’s check, money order, or cash.
REGISTRATION FEES
A non-refundable registration fee per student/family will be charged for enrolling and re-enrolling students at SPCA.
This registration fee is applied to tuition if paid by March 1.
The new enrollment registration fee for new students does not qualify for this benefit.
ADDITIONAL FEES
Field trips, special projects, and extra curricular activities are not included in tuition or book/materials fees.
Parents are required to cover any additional expenses related to their child’s education at SPCA.
Each year the students in grades 7 and higher attend the Bethel Convention in Merrill, WI. The cost for this event is approximately $60.00 per student. This is due each year in January.
TUITION DISCOUNTS
· Additional family members who enroll at SPCA receive tuition discounts as follows:
· Second child: $200.00 discount on Tuition
· Third child: $300.00 discount on Tuition beginning 2008-2009
· Four or more children: FREE Tuition beginning 2008-2009
**Please note discounts do not apply to: Book & Material or Activity & Sports fees but only on tuition.
**Discounts are applied from oldest to youngest. The youngest would be the forth child.
· See SPCA brochure for GNFC tithing member discounts.
· Pastors and ministry staff are eligible for tuition discounts.
· There is a referral discount available. You could receive a $100 credit on your tuition for each referral that is accepted for enrollment. Credit will be applied after referral has completed two quarters. Call our office for more information.
· A 5% discount is applied to tuition if full payment is made by August 1.
Account Status & Late Fees
If a family’s account is delinquent: The response will be: The family’s account status is:
> 5 calendar days a statement w/letter will be sent home delinquent
> 10 calendar days a $25 late fee will be assessed delinquent
> 30 calendar days or $500 a statement w/letter will be sent home probation
> 40 cal. days or $500 a meeting with the finance department head will be arranged probation
> 50 calendar days or $750 the family’s child(ren) will be removed from suspended
school until their account status changes
- A current family cannot register for the new school year, if they have a balance due.
- If there is an overdue balance, either at the end of a school year or if a child no longer attends SPCA that family’s account will be in “frozen” status.
- A family in “frozen” status cannot attend school for the new school year. The education records and transcripts of that family will be sealed and will not be released until account is paid in full.
- If a family’s child(ren) is removed from school because their account becomes “suspended”; they must bring their account to “probation” status (<30 days or <$500) to have child(ren) reinstated.
- Tuition payment is considered delinquent whenever received after the 10th day of each month. A $25.00 late fee will be applied when tuition payments are received late. Please see tuition account status for more information on delinquent payments.
REPORT CARD AND TRANSCRIPT HOLDING POLICY
Report cards will be held until the family’s account is no longer in the “frozen” status (i.e. tuition is paid to date, student emergency forms are on file at school, late fees are paid, etc.). In addition, no transcripts or student records will be transferred to another school until all accounts have been satisfied.
WITHDRAWAL FROM SPCA AND REFUNDS
Students withdrawing from SPCA during the academic year must pay for the full quarter in which they withdraw. There will be no exceptions given to this if the student has attended one day of the quarter.
Parents of withdrawing students must pay all outstanding tuition and other debts owed to SPCA (lunch fees, etc.) before any student transcripts or report cards will be released.
Registration, tuition payments and textbook fees are non-refundable. Textbooks are the property of SPCA.
GIFTS AND FUNDRAISING
Tuition and fees do not cover SPCA’s total cost of operational expenses. Currently approximately 50% of the total annual budget is provided through church subsidization, tax deductible gifts, and fundraising. SCRIP and Jog-A-Thon raise over $10,000 each year for SPCA.
VOLUNTEERISM
We also need the involvement of parents and grandparents in order to provide the best variety of academic, social, spiritual, and athletic opportunities.
The degree of volunteer involvement is directly related to the amount of, and quality of, events we host each year.
Each family should purpose to be involved in at least one event or area of need during the school year in addition to our annual Jog-A-Thon. Many hands make the work load light.
Each family is required to clean the school periodically throughout the school year as scheduled. The schedule will be given out during orientation. If a family chooses they may buy out the cleaning at a rate of $50.00 per time scheduled.
Areas of involvement include: tutoring, athletic and academic event judges and coaches, Parent Advisory Board, teacher assistants, office assistants, recess and/or detention supervisors, SCRIP, bulletin board designers, Jog-A-Thon volunteers, field trip chaperones, maintenance and construction project help.
A parent survey will be given to each family listing these and other areas you can get involved with.
We ask all families to fill out the survey and return it to our office. Anyone interested in volunteer opportunities can contact our office for more information.
TUITION ASSISTANCE
SPCA’s tuition assistance program is designed to help students and families with expenses associated with attending SPCA.
Tuition Assistance applications are available from the SPCA Administrative office.
The Financial Assistance Board reviews all completed applications.
Those families who were awarded assistance will be notified by mail.
Eligibility for assistance will depend on several factors, including: financial need, church and ministry involvement, and obedience in tithing.
Payment is made monthly and not in a lump sum. Payment will not be made to delinquent accounts.
Tuition Assistance applications are available from June 1 to July 1 for the following academic year. Applications are due on July 1 each year. After that time, applications are closed and parents are not able to apply for financial assistance until the following academic year. Exceptions will be made in emergency situations only.
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