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Due to the increasing number of students and insurance guidelines, the following Policies and Procedures have been established for the safety of every individual.
STUDIO
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Arrival - 2-3 minutes prior to class start time
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Pick up - must be present at end of class time
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Should an unforeseen event arise that causes a parent to be later than 10 minutes in picking up, school must be notified. For the safety of the student, he/she will be sent to iRock Continuum to await parent arrival and a small fee will be applied to your account. (See iRock Continuum for complete info)
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Missed classes are not made up.
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Parking Lot – please do not block the Drop Off lane in front of the building. Exercise extreme caution.
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All communication is sent via email-check regularly.
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Studio Holidays - Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving week, Christmas Holiday and Spring Break week.
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Enrollment pro-rates are based on 1st and 15th - if enrolled on the first or second week of month, full tuition is due. If enrolled on the third, fourth or fifth week of month, half tuition is due.
Dropping a Class
Our main Season runs September-May and is broken into 2 sessions. As stated on the Registration Form, commitment is for the entirety of the session. Although we hate see anyone leave, we understand schedules sometimes change. In short, commitment is for Sept-Dec, then Jan-May. Should you need to drop a class, tuition remains due through end of session. Email written request to drop a class. Please know transferring to a different class or day is always a option.
TUITION POLICIES
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Registration Fee - $50
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Group Classes - Tuition is based on time and disciplines taught.
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ALL fees/tuition is due the 1st of each month. DLSPA uses a contactless, secure online Auto Pay system on the 1st of each month. Auto-pay selection is located under Payments. Receipts are sent via email. Should tuition not be paid by the 10th, a $15.00 Late Fee will be charged to the account.
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Auto-Pay MUST BE SELECTED, should you choose not to use Auto-Pay, a $5 charge will be added to your tuition each month.
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Trial Class - Group drop-in rate is $30.
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Discounts - Multiple class discounts begin with 3 classes within a family are taken. 10% discount for 3-4 classes are taken within a family and 15% at 5 classes or more..
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Should any payment be returned for insufficient funds, a $35 charge will be assessed.
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***Tuition, registration and recital fees are non-refundable***
RECITAL FEES
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- DLSPA, in partnership with the City of Mont Belvieu, presents a Christmas celebration the first weekend in December and annual recitals are held in May.
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Recital Fee is covered with full tuition in November, December and May and helps to cover cost of technical support and equipment rental. Full tuition is due with the following class schedule:
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November - attend 3 classes
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December - attend 2 classes
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May - rehearsals and show
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All enrollments after December 1st will have a Recital Fee of $60 per class assessed and must be paid upon enrollment.
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May tuition is due for all students, both participating and non-participating in recital.
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Recital Costumes
There is an additional charge for recital costumes.. The average cost of is between $100 and $130 and purchased through SHOP DLSPA. Costumes must be ordered by January 15th, but no later than February 15th. Alterations are responsibility of parent or guardian. When in doubt, SIZE UP.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS
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Classes are progressive so please make every effort to attend class. When excessive classes are missed, private class(es) may be requested by the instructor to catch up the student. Make-up classes are not offered.
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DRUM - drumsticks, and home practice pad
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GUITAR/UKULELE students must have instrument, binder with paper, pencil/pen and sheet protectors
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PIANO - binder with paper, pencil/pen and sheet protectors, and syllabus, purchased through SHOP DLSPA
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DANCE -attire requirements/purchases are located through SHOP DLSPA
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Other requirements as needed as discussed in class