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 POLICIES
AND TUITION RATES
Tuition is based on a 10-month (40 teaching weeks) school
year. (Summer sessions are charged separately). Students are
charged the same amount each month regardless of the number
of class days (i.e., Mondays, for example) occurring in that
month, or holidays occurring, with a guaranteed total number
of classes equaling 40 weeks by end of year. (Final number
of Mondays, for example, excluding holidays, will total a
minimum of 40 for the year, and students taking one class
per week on Mondays will have received 40 lessons, even
though some months will have 3 Mondays, and others will have
5).
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE
ENROLLING. SIGNING YOUR ENROLLMENT APPLICATION INDICATES YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL POLICIES. There are no
refunds on registration or tuition fees for any reason.
Payment Plans - Tuition may be paid monthly, or in some
cases, semi-annually. Discounts apply to 5-month payments.
Discounted rates are available ONLY at the beginning of Aug.
or Jan. Monthly tuition is due on or before the first lesson
of each month, in advance. Late charges apply (see below).
Non-monthly payment plans are also paid in advance, and will
receive reminder notices before due dates. Registration fees
are due once annually, all students. Students who officially
withdraw and then re-enroll, or are dropped from a class due
to frequent absences, will be charged a second registration
fee. Students who do not officially withdraw (in writing)
still owe tuition (see below).
 Withdrawals - Students who withdraw from a class must
notify the school immediately in writing, and will be fully
responsible for all tuition until the time the written
notice is received by the office. Non-attending students who
have not officially withdrawn are responsible for payments
until we receive written notice, and we keep your place in
class officially “reserved” until then. Calling or informing
us of missed lessons does not excuse the tuition payment for
that month.
Refunds - There are no refunds on
tuition payments, registration fees, or recital/costume fees
regardless of the circumstances, as your place in class has
been “reserved” for that entire school year—this applies to
all payment options. Please keep this in mind if you choose
to pay the discounted long-term rates. There are no refunds
for absences or withdrawals before the end of the pay
period, or for “shortened” months prior to withdrawal. (See
“Withdrawals” above.)
Late (mid-year or mid-month) enrollments
- Students who
begin enrollment in mid-month will pay for the entire month
and not be pro-rated, but will have the opportunity (and are
encouraged) to make up missed lessons by taking additional
lessons that are due to them. (see Make-ups policy below).
Students enrolling after the beginning of a school year need
not make up the missed portion of the year, but may not be
allowed to participate in the recital due to insufficient
preparation time and costume ordering deadlines. Five-month
payment discounts are not available to students who enroll
after the year or semester has begun. (see back)
Non-attendance
- Tuition is not transferable to another
student or family member, and will not be carried over into
any future payment period (month) or year after an absence
or withdrawal. Students are responsible for the full tuition
payment due that payment period even if they do not attend
every lesson. Students who withdraw and then re-enroll
during the same 10-month period will pay an additional $25.
registration fee. Students who do not attend for a month or
more, with or without giving notice to the school, are not
excused from payment unless they are officially withdrawn
(see Withdrawals above) in writing, and may lose their place
in a full class, or be asked to attend a lower level class
upon returning.
Make-ups for missed lessons - We encourage make-up lessons
for students who miss classes, but do not guarantee that
every class and level will have a comparable make-up class
available during that enrollment period. Please call ahead
to schedule a make-up class either before or after an
absence. Make-up lessons are not carried over into any
future payment period and should be made up within the same
month, if possible. No make-up lessons are available after a
student is officially withdrawn (see below). If class is
cancelled by the school due to teacher illness or weather
emergency, a make-up class will be scheduled for the entire
group.
Late Fees - All monthly tuition fees are due on or before
the first of the month. A late fee of $10. will be added to
tuition payments if payment is not received by the first
lesson of the month. Returned check fee is $10. Past due
accounts will receive a reminder invoice and assessed a late
fee. PLEASE NOTE: Absence on the first class day of the
month does not excuse timely payment or release the student
from the late fee.
 Recital & Costume fees
- Classes missed due to scheduling
our own recital dress rehearsals, etc. may be considered as
a substitute for class hours that would ordinarily take
place on those days or times and do not need to be made up
as missed lessons. Students participating in the recital
will be assessed a costume fee usually due in Oct. of
approximately $35.-$100. per costume and a recital fee of
$55.-85. per student, due in March. Recital and costume fees
are non-refundable. Recital participation is optional.
Students wishing to perform should be enrolled for the
entire school year. Tuition and other payments must be up to
date for students to participate in the recital.
Interlachen School of Dance TUITION RATES effective Aug. 1,
2006 -
please refer to the tuition chart on the printer-friendly
Tuition and
Policies sheet.
Registration fees - are charged once annually (every Aug. for
continuing students, regardless of initial enrollment date,
except as noted below) for all students in order to reserve
a place in class, and to fully update our records yearly on
each student. See
Application for Enrollment sheet for
amount due.
Registration fees are due from ALL STUDENTS,
including those paying by semester, semi-annually or
annually; students who first enroll after March 1 and pay
registration fee at that time (of 2006, for example) will
not pay again in August, but will have fees due the
following August, of 2007. Students who drop out of classes
(or are absent without tuition payment) for a month or more
will pay a new registration fee upon re-entering the school.
This includes summer month absences. Annual fees are due
first week in Aug. at time classes begin for both new and
returning students. Annual fees paid in advance will reserve
a place in Fall classes for returning students.
Private lessons
- Fee is $50 per full hour. PLEASE NOTE:
Private lessons are scheduled only through the school office
(NOT through the individual teacher) and paid in advance to
Interlachen School of Dance. Since studio time and teachers
are reserved for private lessons, students who do not attend
their scheduled time without a minimum of 24 hours phoned-in
notice will forfeit their pre-payment. Private lessons
scheduled on a regular weekly basis must be paid monthly in
advance with tuition due on the first class day of each
month.
Single (one-time) classes - We invite prospective students to
observe a class prior to enrolling. We disallow “drop-in”
single class participation by non-enrolled students because
our student liability insurance does not cover non-enrolled
students. Also, the practice of allowing other students into
an ongoing class usually slows down or interrupts an ongoing
class’s progression, therefore we prefer that all students
enroll for extended periods so teachers have time to assess
the student’s abilities fully and accurately.
Observation of a class is always free, and we invite
prospective students and parents to observe and then enroll,
as this is the best way to determine class placement. An
instructor will then be able to interview you regarding
previous dance training, and advise you. Call ahead to
schedule an observation.
Class cancellations - The school reserves the right to cancel
or combine classes not meeting minimum enrollment quotas or
to close full classes. Students enrolled in these classes
may join another class and remain enrolled, or withdraw for
refund equivalent to the number of remaining classes due to
them in that pay period. Refunds apply only to classes
cancelled by Interlachen School of Dance, and not to student
voluntary withdrawals, nor to withdrawals made after already
attending a newly-assigned (or combined) class, or for
non-attendance.
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