Registration Policies for 2024-25
This registration form must be completed and signed for each student and turned into the school office.
· An annual, non-refundable registration and security fee must accompany this form(payment must be submitted within 3 days to complete your registration) to secure placement except for children enrolled into the VPK half day program.
· Parents are responsible for obtaining the VPK Certificate and providing it to the school office by July 1, 2024.
· I understand that tuition prices are yearly, and a payment plan may be facilitated for my convenience.
· Total tuition must be paid in full by August 1, 2024, unless a payment plan has been confirmed with the Temple Sinai Kasselman School office and will be paid up in full no later than May 15, 2025.
· Temple Sinai of Hollywood currently accepts the following forms of payment: Post-dated Checks, Amex, Visa, and Master Card. Please make sure you have your Shulcloud account set up with your preferred payment methods. Temple Sinai of Hollywood Board of Governors has mandated a 2.7% convenience fee for the use of credit cards. The Temple makes no profit on this charge, and you can avoid it by simply making your payments in one of the other payment options listed. Additionally, a $35.00 fee will be assessed for each returned check and payable immediately to the school office upon notice A current credit card along with ACH Payment Method (if this is your current payment method) must be kept on file and will be used for Kids Club Fees. In addition, for missed payments, & tuition fees that are not satisfied by the end of next billing month or by the end of current school year, the credit card on file will be charge without notice.
· Current Families: Please make sure you have your Shulcloud account updated with your preferred payment methods.
· New Families: Shulcloud is a program we use for payments. You will be sent an email from "Temple Sinai of Hollywood"(Please check your spam folder). In the email, there is a "click here" to set up your Shulcloud account. When you click on the link, it will ask you to set up a password. Once completed, you will be connected with different options. First, click the section for "Payment Methods" to input your choice of payment(ACH or credit card - please note there is a 2.7% fee that applies to all credit card transactions). Once you have the payment method set up, go back to the main screen and select "My Transactions". In this section you should be able to see any fees due and make a payment, as well as set up recurring payments.
· Students whose current tuition is in arrears will not be permitted to return to school until the account is brought current. Failure of a parent to pay for past due amounts may be grounds for dismissal from the program for which no refunds will be given.
· Prorated Tuition Policy 2024-25: If registering a child after August, requiring tuition payments are to begin at least 30 days prior to the start date. Registrations starting November 1st or later will have one month of tuition added to their prorated amount, calculated from the preceding month. For example, a November 1st start date would pro-rate tuition from October 1st onwards. This policy ensures families can secure their child's enrollment with timely payment preparation for late registrations and accommodates the additional month's tuition for later start dates effectively.
· I understand that this is a yearly tuition rate, and if I withdraw my child before the end of the school year, I must notify the school office with at least one month’s written notice of the withdrawal date so that the tuition may be prorated based on a daily rate of days used without financial penalty. If one month’s notice is not given, no refunds, credits, or adjustments will be given. There is no tuition adjustment, credit, or refund given for holidays, family vacations, sickness, as well as COVID-19 exposures and or closures, emergencies, or weather conditions causing closure.
· Current & original medical forms for each child must be provided to the school office before attendance is permitted and maintained current. A student may be asked to remain at home until current forms are provided.
· There are many factors that determine class placement, including date of registration, birth dates, gender ratio, specific dismissal time, and, if applicable, children’s interactive behaviors and compatible chemistry developing a well-balanced group. We welcome any information about your child that you feel could help us determine placement. Our faculty comprises caring and committed educators and it is within our purview to make classroom assignments. We are committed to creating the best educational environment to optimize your child’s growth and learning. Please understand that teachers cannot promise placement in a particular class.
· Upon acceptance & approval from the school office of this registration form, a space is reserved for your child. You will receive a packet of all the necessary & required forms prior to the beginning of school. Students will be admitted into class when we have received all required forms and your child’s file is complete and current.
Temple Sinai reserves the right in the sole, absolute, and unfettered judgment of the school director, to cancel students’ enrollment or dismiss any student / family whose conduct, influence and / or behavior is deemed unsatisfactory and not in the best interest of the school or synagogue. In such an event, there will be no refund given.