COVID-19 Policy @ EKS

SCHOOL SESSIONS

The school year includes two semesters, Fall Semester (17 weeks) and Spring Semester (18 weeks).  When you register, you are signing up for the full school year, both Fall and Spring. The school will automatically secure your slot for the whole academic year. Please do let us know if you wish to make any changes.  

The Summer session (8-9 weeks in June-August depending on school year) is separated from Fall and Spring semester.

FEES

Annual Registration Fee (Non-refundable)

Fall and Spring semester: $30 per individual and $45 per family

Spring semester (Student enrolling on or after Jan 29, 2022): $20 per individual and $30 per family

Summer session: $10 per individual and $15 per family

Recital Fee (Non-refundable)

There is a mandatory annual recital fee of $40 per student to be billed at enrollment and re-enrollment. The recital fee covers the venue rental, piano tuning and studio performance class tuition.

Tuition

Tuitions and fees can be paid for in cash or check (payable to EKS Music School). You can also pay your balance by logging in to your student account.  For all returned checks, there will be a $25 fee charged to the family account.

Tuitions are due on September 11th, 2021 for the Fall semester and January 29th, 2022 for the Spring semester.​ A $10 late fee per student per week will be applied to past due accounts.  In the case of an overdue account for more than 3 weeks, we will  charge your credit card on file including the accumulated late fee after the third week.  Lessons/class/performances will be suspended if the credit card is invalid until the account is current.

DEFFERAL PAYMENT

Families have the option to set up Deferral Payment for account balance.

35-week tuition (Both Fall and Spring Semester) will be divided into six  installments and will be charged to the credit card on file. 

Annual Deferral Fee: $30

Payment Schedule: 

First payment: Due at first registered lesson (including non-refundable annual registration fee,  recital fee and $30 deferral fee) 

Second payment: October 15

Third payment: November 15

Forth payment: January 15

Fifth payment: February 15

Sixth payment: March 15

Families who register after any  of our deferral payment date,  your remaining balance will  be divided accordingly.    For instance, if student register on 10/16, their remaining balance will be divided into  5 installments and first payment  will be charged on date of the first registered lesson . The remaining 4 installments will be charged accordingly to our deferral payment schedule. 

Families who are enrolled in the deferral payment MUST have a valid credit card for automatic payment setup.  We do not accept cash or check for any deferral payment plans. 

DISCOUNT AND FAMILY CREDITS

Existing private students who sign up for additional private lessons or group classes will receive a 10% tuition discount towards each instrument. Existing group class students who sign up for private classes no later than 1 month from the last day of the group session will receive a one-time $25 tuition discount towards any instrument.

Existing group class students who sign up for additional group classes will receive a 10% tuition discount towards each additional group class.

Family Member Credit : Families will receive a one-time $25 credit when signing up additional immediate family members for any private or group lesson. The credit can be used towards future tuition.

There is no refunded for any paid installment. Please refer to the below "WITHDRAWAL, REFUND AND CREDITS" for more information.

MAKEUP POLICY

It is the responsibility of each student to be punctual to his or her lessons.  Since faculty members reserve a weekly teaching slot for each student, they are not required to make up lessons missed due to student absence.     

One lesson per semester may be made up if the teacher or the school receives a notice at least 6 hours ahead of time and if a time should become available during the teacher’s regularly scheduled hours. If your lesson is cancelled due to teacher absence or weather related school closures that lesson will be made-up as a private lesson by the teacher. We will make up for up to two classes if classes are cancelled due to inclement weather.    

There will be no make up lessons for any group class due to student absence.    

Make-up classes will usually be scheduled during the week of Winter break, February or April vacation break or according to teacher’s and school availability during the school year.  Zoom lesson is also another option for make-up class.  EKS Music School reserves the right to assign substitute teachers for make-up class under certain circumstances.    

If student is required to stayed at home due to COVID-19 policy (See Above for COVID-19 Policy)  and restriction, a Zoom lesson will be conducted at the scheduled lesson time instead.     Another alternate option for makeup class will be to sign up for studio performance class, which is free and open to all students on a first come, first served basis. (See below for more information)

SICK ABSENCE

Students who are ill or may have exposed to disease should stay home and rest.  By coming to lesson in such condition, not only it will increase your chance exposing to more viral threat in public area, it will also present a heath risks to fellow students, families and staffs at EKS.  We reserve the right to cancel lesson and ask the student to go home if he or she comes in sick.  Please also refer to the above policy for cancelling and makeup lesson. 

WITHDRAWAL, REFUND AND CREDITS

If it becomes necessary for a student to withdraw from any private lesson, the school will refund a percentage of the tuition provided that a withdrawal request has been signed and returned to the music director.​

Withdraw prior to:​​ 

                 -  1st lesson:  100% refund

                 -  2nd lesson:  80% refund 

                 -  3rd lesson:  60% refund

                 -  4th lesson:  40% refund

                 -  5th lesson:  20% refund

No refund for the semester if withdrawing after 5th lesson.​

Families who enrolled in the enrollment plan will only be refunded 100% prior to the first lesson of the school year.   After the first lesson, any paid installment will not be refunded. 

There are no refunds on group classes once the class is in session.

Registration fee and recital fee are not refundable.  All discounts and credits (except overpaid credits) in the account will be removed when family request for withdrawal. Families who paid by credit card will be responsible for the 3% credit card transaction fee. 

Credit balance – Any credit balance on your account is valid for ONE YEAR only from the date of issue.​

STUDIO PERFORMANCE CLASS

The school runs a monthly Studio Performance Class. Students receive opportunities to practice their performance skills, etiquettes, build confidence and receive comment and feedback for improvement from faculty members who might be different from their regular private instructor. The classes are open to all EKS students at NO additional fee.

Classes are signup events that are on a first come, first served basis. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities especially if students missed their regular lessons due to various reasons. 

Please check the school calendar for Studio Performance Class Dates.

REFERRAL CREDITS

Existing families (with at least one private lesson enrollment for one completed semester or group lesson for one completed session) will receive a $20 tuition credit if the new student signs up for a private class or $10 tuition credit if the new student signs up for a group class. 

Credit will be issued to the referral family after the new student completes a full semester of private lessons (a minimum of 17 weeks of lessons) or one session of group class. 

There is no limit on the number of new students an existing family can refer. 

However, the referral family will only receive one tuition credit for referring each new student no matter how many classes the new student/students signs up for.

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT AND CLASS CANCELLATION

EKS School is following the Quincy Public School calendar and decisions in terms of school closure due to weather related circumstances.Students and parents should check their email in case bad weather conditions result in the closing of the studio.  Announcements will be sent out by noon via email, the EKS Facebook page and on the studio website.

Students will receive up to two make-up lessons if classes/lessons are cancelled due to inclement weather during the makeup week(s). 

TERMINATION

EKS School reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the service of any account with or without notice.