School Policy 2019-2020

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SCHOOL SESSIONS

The school year includes two semesters, Fall and Spring. Each semester consists of 17 weeks of tuition. 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 after Jan 26, 2019): $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 7th, 2019 for the Fall semester and January 25th, 2020 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, lessons/class/performances will be suspended until the account is current.

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.

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. EKS Music School reserves the right to assign substitute teachers for make-up class under certain circumstances.

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 makup 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.​

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.

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. Studio Performance Classes will be run on the following Friday’s evening at 7:30p.m.

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.