BRIARCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
2007 – 2008 Conservatory Registration Information & Fee Scale
An Applied Registration Form must be completed for each child and each type of lesson. Students enrolled in more than one applied lesson must complete a separate registration form for each. Registration forms are available on this web site and should be submitted electronically. All lessons will be scheduled on a first-come-first-serve basis. Any forms received after the August 18th deadline will be processed in the Fall or will be entered into a waiting list should lesson times fill up.
FEE SCHEDULE
32 Lessons/year and also two recitals and rehearsal
- 30 Minute Lesson: $705/year
- 30 Minute Group Lesson: $625/year
GENERAL INFORMATION:
1. Payment of Fees The Applied Lesson fee for the entire year will be billed in the Fall by the Business Office. The Applied Lessons Coordinator will submit the list of applied lessons students to the Business Office. Please contact Vicki Price in the Business Office if you have any questions regarding your payment.
Questions have arisen concerning our new year-long commitment. Students are committing to take two semesters of private lessons when they sign up with the Conservatory. This year-long payment can be broken into more than one payment. The business office will work with each family on an as-needed basis.
There is, however, one important policy change. If a student takes more than three lessons and the bill has been split, the full amount for the year must still be rendered. If a student only takes three lessons and decides to discontinue lessons, they only owe for the three lessons they did take.
2. Discontinuing Lessons Applied Lessons enrollment is a year's commitment (two-semesters) consisting of 32 lessons. Those students who choose to drop an Applied Lesson may apply for refund of the fee balance if no more than the first 3 lessons have been taken during the fall semester; however, you are obligated to pay for those lessons received. After the 3rd lesson, no fees are refundable.
3. Scheduling Applied Lessons are scheduled around the academic classroom schedule. These times are after school, or during recess, lunch/break, related arts classes, study hall, or physical education.
4. Attendance When advance notice events take place (i.e., class field trips, special school-wide assemblies, personal appointments with doctors, dentists, etc., or shortened school days), the student or parent has full responsibility to contact the assigned Applied Lessons teacher a minimum of one day in advance in order for the absence to be considered excused. The instructor is not obligated to schedule make-up lessons for unexcused absences. No student is allowed more than one make-up lesson per semester under any circumstance, and some make-ups may be group lessons, theory classes, or performance classes. The final week of each semester serves as an opportunity to make-up excused absences.
Excused Absences In order for the lesson to be considered excused, prior notification concerning the absences must be made with the Applied Lessons teacher. Excused lessons are made up as the teacher’s schedule permits with the understanding that not all excused lessons may be able to be rescheduled. When a lesson will be missed due to illness, please give the teacher as much prior notification as possible.
Unexcused Absences All other absences from lessons are considered unexcused and no make-up lesson is scheduled. Please note that lessons missed due to personal or family vacations scheduled during the academic calendar year are unexcused absences.
5. Questions and Concerns Contact your child’s individual instructor first. If further assistance is needed, please feel free to contact Justin Pepper, Briarcrest Fine Arts Conservatory Director at 765-4622 or email at tjpepper@briarcrest.com.