2023-24 School Year Application for Acceptance

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Parent or Guardian Name* This field is required.
First Name
Last Name
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Phone Number* This field is required.For texting
Area Code
Phone Number
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Additional Contact Name* This field is required.
First Name
Last Name
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Additional Contact Phone Number* This field is required.
Area Code
Phone Number
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Email* This field is required.
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Student Information* This field is required.Please provide complete information for each student before adding any additional students.
First and Last Name of the student being enrolled
This student's full birthdate and grade during the 2022-23 School Year (this is used for placement purposes)
How can we make this student feel comfortable here? Is there a nickname or preferred pronoun we should use?
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Do you have another student to add?
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Student InformationPlease provide complete information for each student before adding any additional students.
First and Last Name of the student being enrolled
This student's full birthdate grade during the 2022-23 School Year (this is used for placement purposes)
How can we make this student feel comfortable here? Is there a nickname or preferred pronoun we should use?
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Do you have another student to add?
YESNO
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Student InformationPlease provide complete information for each student before adding any additional students.
First and Last Name of the student being enrolled
This student's full birthdate grade during the 2022-23 School Year (this is used for placement purposes)
How can we make this student feel comfortable here? Is there a nickname or preferred pronoun we should use?
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Do you have another student to add?
YESNO
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Student Name, Birthdate and Nicknames/PronounsPlease provide complete information for each student before adding any additional students.
First and Last Name of the student being enrolled
This student's full birthdate grade during the 2022-23 School Year (this is used for placement purposes)
How can we make this student feel comfortable here? Is there a nickname or preferred pronoun we should use?
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Do you have another student to add?
YESNO
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Student Name, Birthdate and Nicknames/PronounsPlease provide complete information for each student before adding any additional students.
First and Last Name of the student being enrolled
This student's full birthdate grade during the 2022-23 School Year (this is used for placement purposes)
How can we make this student feel comfortable here? Is there a nickname or preferred pronoun we should use?
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MASKS: As of 6/1/2022 Masks will be optional for staff, students and visitors to the campus. We may encourage general masking in the event of an outbreak of respiratory illness in the public schools but will no longer require general masking on campus. Please continue to follow the recommendations of the CDC and AKDHSS when considering when it is appropriate to mask or social distance.

SYMPTOM-FREE PROTOCOL: Our symptom-free policy pre-dates COVID-19. We still ask that parents keep any children ill with any virus (not just COVID) home from dance class or music lessons. This includes waiting at least 24 hours after a fever has subsided to resume regular activites. Any other symptoms should have been diminishing for at least two days. Please consider keeping a student home if you have family members in the household ill with any virus, but particularly with COVID. Students with headlice MUST be treated before resuming classes or lessons.

LOBBIES: We will continue to limit observation in the lobbies this year. Siblings may not be in the lobbies during dance classes and parents should limit any observation time to five minutes per dance class. Parents may sit in on music lessons on a case-by-case basis. This is to limit the spread of illness but also to minimize distractions for our students.

DISTANCE LEARNING: In the event the school district closes schools and switches to remote learning, we reserve the right to do so as well. We will make every effort to avoid this outcome but should we need to, we will do our best to accommodate schedule and technical issues that may arise. While a different method of delivery, distance learning is of a value all it's own and is not considered of lesser quality instruction than in-person learning. We will not be able to reduce or refund tution in this instance and our standard withdrawal policies apply.
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Symptom Free Protocol and Lobby Policies (Corona Clauses)* This field is required.
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Liability ReleaseAs the legal parent or guardian, I release and hold harmless the Harbor School of Music & Dance, its owners, operators, and teachers from any and all liability, claims, demands, and causes of action whatsoever, arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including death, that may be sustained by the participant(s) and/or the undersigned, while in or upon the premises or any premises under the control and supervision of the Harbor School of Music & Dance, its owners and operators or in route to or from any of said premises. In case of medical emergency: The undersigned gives permission to the Harbor School of Music & Dance, its owners and operators to seek medical treatment for the participant(s) in the event they are not able to reach a parent or guardian. I hereby declare any physical/mental problems, restrictions, or condition and/or declare the participant to be in good physical and mental health. Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability Relating to Coronavirus/COVID-19 The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing and have, in many locations, prohibited the congregation of groups of people. The Harbor School of Music & Dance (“the School”) has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, the School cannot guarantee that you or your child(ren) will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, attending the School could increase your risk and your child(ren)’s risk of contracting COVID-19. By signing this agreement, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my child(ren) and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by attending the School and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the School may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, School employees, volunteers, and program participants and their families. I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to my child(ren) or myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I or my child(ren) may experience or incur in connection with my child(ren)’s attendance at the School or participation in School programming (“Claims”). On my behalf, and on behalf of my children, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless the School, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from the Claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto. I understand and agree that this release includes any Claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of the School, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation in any School program.
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LOBBY POLICIES

As a precaution against the further spread of illness during the current School year, we are instituting procedures to limit the numbers of individuals present in the school at any given time.

Students must be dropped off no earlier than 5 minutes prior to their scheduled lesson or class. If you are more than 5 minutes early, please wait in your vehicle with your student.

To facilitate student arrivals/departures, all students should arrive dressed for dance class if appropriate

Students must be picked up no later than 5 minutes following their scheduled lesson or class. Please be in the parking lot before the end of class to pick up your student.

Students should move directly to/from the facility to their waiting vehicle before and after classes/lessons.

Parents, siblings and other individuals not enrolled in a class are asked to refrain from staying on the campus or in the lobbies during classes or lessons. This policy is inclusive of the courtyard.
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CONDUCT POLICIES

Please be POSITIVE: Ensure any comments regarding students or staff of the school, or other arts educators in town, are uplifting in nature rather than disparaging. Encourage your student to be inclusive of other students and respectful of their instructors. Build self-confidence by allowing your student to take responsibility for their own learning.

Please be CONSIDERATE: Try to be on time when picking up and dropping off your children. Walk them into the lobby to ensure that any communication that needs to occur is done during your student's lesson or class time. Refrain from posting pictures or videos online of other students (apart from your own) without asking permission of their parents.

Please be KIND: Ensure any public comments made about the school, its students or staff (including on social media) are respectful, truthful and non-specific to any enrolled children. Concerns should be addressed with office staff rather than in the public sphere while enrolled in the school. Opt to focus on what students are doing well at and not where they struggle.

Please be ENTHUSIASTIC: Encourage participation and practice from your student. Help them through positive affirmation and by creating space and time for them to focus on their studies. Celebrate their successes and encourage them to celebrate the achievements of their classmates or friends.

Please be UNDERSTANDING: We make every effort to ensure a quality music or dance education is offered to your student. You can help by supporting the instructors' decisions with regard to level or class placement, repertoire choice, and instructional methodology. Remember that students will have needs beyond what can be predicted by parents and instructors and that sometimes we will need to take time to focus on those needs before progress can be made.

Communication with Staff: Parents with questions specific to their child's music instruction are invited to speak with music instructors during their child's regularly scheduled music lesson. Parents wishing to direct questions to a dance instructor or group music instructor should email those specific concerns to office@myhsmd.com ; all questions regarding scheduling and billing, communications, policies or any other school matter should be directed to the office as well.
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Conduct Policies* This field is required.Students or parents who violate conduct policies on multiple occasions, or flagrantly disregard conduct policies of the school, may have their enrollment canceled by the school administrators.
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ATTENDANCE POLICIES

Music students exposed to COVID but otherwise well may arrange for a live online music lesson. Please make arrangements in advance of your lesson. This will not be counted as a "rescheduled" lesson. Dance students may also view their dance class via live stream if the office is provided with sufficient notice.

MUSIC STUDENTS: Students are offered two rescheduled lessons per academic year. Reschedules must be made 24 hours in advance. We have added two Music Make Up days to the school calendar for convenience. Please watch for messages from the school via text or the BAND app regarding how to participate in make up days or other make up lesson opportunities.

Cancellations by the Harbor School due to instructor illness, inclement weather or other unplanned closures will be made up via rescheduling individual lessons whenever possible. Group lessons may also be utilized as a make up lesson in some circumstances.

DANCE STUDENTS: In the event a substitute instructor cannot be found or the school has an unplanned closure and a class is canceled, there is an automatically scheduled "make up" class during the second week of April that is not included in tuition charges. The final week of the school year is also considered a make-up week as we have extra rehearsals and a performance that week. Some classes may not be held during this week. Additional classes will be rescheduled later during the school year in accordance with teacher availability.

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY during the final 9 weeks leading up to the Spring Dance Recital. Students should make every effort to attend all classes/rehearsals. Students who miss more than two classes during this period may not be able to participate in the Spring Dance Recital. Recital fees are non-refundable, so please make every effort to attend during these weeks. Thank you!
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Attendance Policies* This field is required.
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Media Release* This field is required.By registering your student, the school is hereby granted permission to take photographs or video footage of participant(s) to use in brochures, web sites, posters, advertisements and other promotional materials the school creates. Permission is also hereby granted for the school to copyright such photographs or footage in its name.
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TUITION POLICIES

· Tuition is an annual fee based on 33 weeks of music instruction or 31 weeks of dance instruction over the school year and divided into equal monthly payments.

Tuition can be divided into either 10 or 12 equal installments. Tuition is non-refundable and the schedule of payments is not subject to alteration once the first payment has been made.

· Tuition does not include any scheduled school closures, breaks, or make-up week.

· Tuition total remains the same, whether there are five lessons in the month or one.

· Tuition total is NOT related to the number of lessons in the month.

· Tuition is due regardless of attendance.

Monthly totals include tax. We are not able to prorate or refund tuition for absences/vacations/missed lessons (see Absence Policy above). Please note: if paying for the whole year in advance, tuition paid is non-refundable.
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Tuition Policies* This field is required.
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Commitment Expectations* This field is required.You are currently registering for a full-year course planned to run August to May. Please plan to attend your lessons or classes for the full school year. This helps us provide a quality and comprehensive arts education to your student at the optimum cost to you. Classes which drop below enrollment minimums may be rescheduled or canceled. Those registering for Preschool and Kindergarten Dance Programs are expected to commit to the full 6 weeks of their courses, for which there are no planned make-up opportunities.
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ADDITIONAL FEES

ALL STUDENTS: Late pick ups or early drop offs may result in a "administrative charge." Please try to be timely and contact us if any situation arrises that we need to be aware of. Tuition installments more than 10 days late will be charged a late fee.

DANCE STUDENTS: The cost of dancewear is not included in tuition. Families are expected to order their dancewear through the office or through other retailers in accordance with the uniform policy available in the school handbook.

DANCE RECITAL PARTICIPANTS:

All dancers are assumed to be participating in their respective performances unless the office is notified otherwise.

-Preschool and Kinder dance participants will be charged a $30/per student fee for recital participation due at time of registration. Participation is assumed unless otherwise indicated.

-Combo Classes and Pointe Classes will be charged a $50/per student fee for recital participation due no later than March 1, 2024.

-All other classes will be charged a $40/per student fee for recital participation due no later than March 1, 2024.

MUSIC STUDENTS: Music books assigned by instructors are charged to the account on file. Most music books are less than $15. If assigned music is more than $15, notice will be given before accounts are charged.
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Additional Fees* This field is required.
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School Handbook* This field is required.The 2023-24 Harbor School of Music & Dance Enrollment Packet (School Handbook) provides more detailed policies for you and your student. It has been linked to in this form and is also available at www.myhsmd.com . By applying for acceptance into the Harbor School of Music & Dance, you acknowledge receipt of the handbook and acceptance of these policies.
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The BAND app* This field is required.The BAND app is a free communication service that works as a website or mobile application for private or public groups. We utilize the BAND to communicate key updates regarding lessons, classes, planned and unplanned closures, etc. This service allows us to limit who sees group communications to those registered at the school while also ensuring that Harbor School families receive all pertinent information without it being blocked by email spam filters. You will be directed to a link to register with the BAND and join this year's group page at the end of this application. We request that all registered families check the BAND prior to bringing their students to the school for their regularly scheduled lessons or classes (e.g. at least once a week).
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PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Note: All payment terms are subject to a 30-day written cancellation policy. Your cancellation of tuition payment terms will be dated from the day you complete a withdrawal form in our office. You are responsible for tuition for 30 days from date of written notice. The final date to withdraw from the Harbor School is March 1. Repeated early withdrawals from the school may result in future applications being denied.

Scheduled Debit Terms: Signed authorization is to remain in full force and effect until the Harbor School of Music & Dance has received written notification of its termination in such time and manner as to afford HSMD a reasonable opportunity to act on it or until the term of authorization expires. Notice shall be completed in person at the HSMD school office: 3691 Ben Walters Lane, Suite 2, Homer, AK, 99603.

Declined Payments Policy: All tuition installments are due on the 1st of the month and an attempt will be made to charge the account on file with the school at this time. Should any payments decline, a second attempt will be made on the account on file between the 2nd and 5th of the month. Should the card on file with the HSMD decline on the second attempt, an attempt to contact the account-holder will be made via phone, text or email as appropriate. Any payments made after the 10th of the month will incur a late fee of either $15.00 or 5% of the total due, whichever is greater.
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Payment Terms and Conditions* This field is required.I agree to the payment terms and conditions of the Harbor School of Music & Dance
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Thank you for applying to the Harbor School of Music & Dance. Once you have submitted your application, you will be redirected to the BAND app we use for school communication. We will contact you to complete your registration during our next available registration period (typically weekdays between 2:30pm and 5:30pm) We can be emailed at office@myhsmd.com and texted at 299-7042 . You may also stop by our office Monday through Thursday from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM during the school year. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at any time!
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