Policies &amp; Procedures

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- EDMS Policies & Procedures
  
  Registration: 2023-2024 a non-refundable fee of $50 per student is required yearly at time of registration and will be billed to the account provided upon registration. Note: There is not a registration fee for Master classes/Workshops or Summer
  
  Payment of Fees: Tuition Installments must be paid by automatic bank account debit or automatic credit card payment. Tuition will be debited from your bank account on file on the 1st day of each month from August-May or charged to your credit card the 1st day of each month. The month of August is non-refundable. Credit card or bank debit payments are not accepted for in-person payment on a monthly basis. Payment must be made by pre-authorized automatic monthly payment. All charges will appear on your bank statement or credit card statement as being from Lynsey Dorsett’s School of Dance. *Note: Class tuition does not vary from month to month even though some months will have more lessons than others. EDMS guarantees 34 lessons over the 2023-2024 year.
  
  DANCE-SUMMER 2023- Upon registration, I give permission for Expressions Dance & Music to debt my checking account or card on file for the summer tuition of the classes and/or camps I have registered for. June 1st- all June camps & classes, July 1st- all July camps & classes
  
  DANCE 2023-2024 -Upon registration I give permission for Expressions Dance & Music to immediately debt my checking account or card on file a $50 registration fee. I give permission for Expressions Dance & Music to debt my checking or credit card on file my tuition on the first of each month starting with
  
  AUGUST 2023 and ending MAY 2024, my costume fee (~ $95) and a $50 recital fee/dancer on October 31, 2023. NSF Payments: I hereby authorize the school to electronically debit my bank account/credit card for the amount of any NSF paper check or auto-debit transactions plus a $25 NSF fee.
  
  NSF Payments: I hereby authorize the school to electronically debit my bank account/credit card for the amount of any NSF paper check or auto-debit transactions plus a $25 NSF fee.
  
  Costume Fees for Dance: Costume fees for the year-end recital will be charged to your auto-debit or auto-credit card charge October 31st. No costume fees will be refunded after this date even if a student withdraws from the school. Amounts for costume fees will be given out the month of September and average around $95/class depending on the class enrolled in.
  
  Withdrawal and Refunds: There is a one-month minimum for all lessons. One-month notice from the first of the month is required to discontinue any classes. Withdrawal must be done in person and will not be accepted over the phone. Withdrawal must be done at the school office and not with the teacher. Withdrawal must occur within the first 7 days of the month. No withdrawals will be accepted after April 1. To withdraw from classes a parent or adult student must: Inform school administration in person, and Complete and sign a withdrawal form provided by the school office.
  
  Extreme Weather or Unexpected Interruption of Classes: If the school must cancel classes due to extreme weather or events beyond our control such as power outages, or natural disasters, class will not be made up. No refunds for lessons missed due to these reasons will be given.
  
  Substitutions: The school reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher if the regularly scheduled teacher is ill or otherwise unable to teach classes. If a teacher is ill and the school cannot arrange a substitute any missed classes will be made up.
  EDMS Closures: November 20-24 Thanksgiving, December 18-January 7 Christmas, March 11-15 Spring Break & April 29 Good Friday
  
  Dance Dress Code for Dance: Required dance wear and dance shoes must be worn to all classes. Failure to wear required dancewear to class could result in students being asked to sit out the class. Repeated failure to wear required dancewear could result in termination of lessons. Students are not permitted to wear jeans or shoes worn on the street or outdoors, to any dance class. For safety reasons dancers are not permitted to wear jewelry. Long hair must be tied back.
  
  Missed Private Lessons and Make-up Lessons: Absolutely no make-up lessons will be given for private lessons unless absence is due to serious illness and a 24 hour notice has been given to the school office. Make-up lessons will be limited to 2 per teaching year and will require a doctor’s note. No refunds are given for missed lessons. (School activities such as ski trips or programs, band trips, Spring Breaks that differ from our school’s Spring Break, sports games, etc. do not qualify for make-up lessons.) There are no make-up lessons for group dance classes, however a dancer may attend another class within the next week. NOTE: *There will be a $25 fee for any missed/canceled private dance lessons if less than 24 hours is given
  
  Dance Class Attendance and Lateness: The school reserves the right to have students who come late to class, sit out the class. Repeated lateness may result in termination of lessons. A minimum attendance level will be required. If a student misses more than 4 classes without written notices, the school reserves the right to terminate lessons. Students missing more than 4 classes after January will not be allowed to participate in the year-end dance recital or competitions.
  
  Parent’s Responsibility to be Aware of Dates and Events: It is the responsibility of the parent or adult student to be aware of all school activities, such as picture day, recitals, extra classes, and dates the school is open or closed. The school will post all such notices on the “Studio News” board as well as sending notices home with the students. It is the parent’s responsibility to regularly check these boards and their emails to ensure they are informed. It is the responsibility of the parents or adult students to inform the school of any address, email or telephone number change..
  
  Care of Students: The school is not responsible for providing before or after class care for students. Parents with students under the age of 5 are to remain in the school during classes. Students are not to be left at the school for excessive time before or after class.
  
  Injuries: Parents, legal guardians of minor students and adult students waive the right to any legal action for any injury sustained on school property resulting from normal dance activity or any other activity conducted by the students before, during or after class time.
  
  Photo Release: The school is hereby granted permission to take photographs or videos of the students to use in brochures, websites, social media posters, advertisements and other promotional materials the school creates. Permission is also hereby granted for the school to copyright such photographs in its name.