Membership Application

Grace Valley Academy

Parent/Guardian/Head of Household

First NameLast Name

Email address

example@example.com

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Additional family members:

Name

First NameLast Name

Birthdate:

Date

Name

First NameLast Name

Birthdate:

Date

Name

First NameLast Name

Birthdate:

Date

List any additional family members:

1) Please list the name and address of the church you currently attend and 2) How long you have been attending/how you are involved in the church?

*If you do not currently attend church: do you understand that as a Christian ministry we believe in the Holy Bible as God's Word; we believe that no one should add to or take away from what it says; we believe that the only way to the Father is from the Son; and we have designed our program to have these beliefs woven through every aspect of what we do and who we are?

Grace Valley Academy Membership Agreement

Overview:

I do hereby apply for membership in Grace Valley Academy (hereafter termed “GVA or “ministry”), a 508c1a Christian ministry. With the signing of this membership agreement, I officially apply to become a member of GVA. I have read and agree with the following Declaration of Purpose and Intent, Preamble, and Memorandum of Understanding.

Declaration of Purpose and Intent:

The purpose of this ministry is to provide children with a wholesome Christian educational environment. The intent of this ministry is to lawfully and privately provide all approved members of the ministry with the highest quality spiritual education, guidance, mentorship, and direction for their children.

Preamble:

Members in GVA choose to operate pursuant to the Constitution of the United States of America and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees our members the rights of free speech, petition, assembly, and the right to gather for the lawful purpose of advising and helping one another in asserting our rights under law. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED that we are exercising our right of “freedom of association” as guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and equivalent provisions of the various State Constitutions. Our association activities are restricted to the private domain only. Parents choose to enroll their children at GVA so as to aid them in their spiritual growth. We encourage all members to perform their own research by studying different spiritual education philosophies for the development of their children.

Memorandum of Understanding:

I understand that members, teachers, instructors, and service providers within GVA may or may not be licensed. I understand that within GVA, a private contractual relationship exists and I have freely chosen to become a private member of Grace Valley Academy, heretofore declared “ministry," I agree to join GVA, under common law, whose members seek to help each other achieve a better spiritual education for their children. My activities within the ministry are a private matter that I refuse to share with the State or local Board of Education or other governmental regulatory agency without expressed, specific permission. All records and documents remain as property of the ministry, even if I receive a copy of them. I fully agree not to pursue any course of legal action against a fellow member of the ministry or the ministry itself, unless that member or ministry has exposed me to a clear and present danger of substantive evil. I enter into this agreement of my own free will without any pressure or coercion. I affirm that, as a private member I do not represent any Local, State or Federal agency whose purpose is to regulate and approve products, services, or practices, or to carry out any mission of enforcement, entrapment or investigation. I have read and understood this document, and my questions have been answered fully to my satisfaction.

Duration of Membership:

I am agreeing to enroll my child(ren) and fulfill the membership fee process for a minimum of (1) academic year. I understand that my membership can and will be revoked if I engage in abusive, violent, menacing, destructive or harassing behavior towards any other member of the ministry.

These pages consist of the entire agreement for my membership in the ministry.

Next Steps In the Registration Process:

One your application is reviewed, you will be contacted to set up a tour of our program.

After your tour, if we believe that GVA will be a great fit for your family, you will receive a link to register your child(ren).

Next, you will reeive an email with a link to to create your parent account in openSIS, our student management system. Once in, you will see that you have an open invoice to submit payment for your child(ren)'s registration fees.

The last step will be getting added to our school and classroom communication app where you will be able to see what we have been communicating with our registered families, what your child's supply list consists of, and if there is curriculum that you need to purchase before Back To School Night.

We can't wait to see if you will be part of the GVA family!

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