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Tuition Policy Tuition is payment for the teachers to provide instruction to complete a class project or increase skills as described in the class description. The teachers have asked the G.I.F.T. Registrar to bill, collect , and provide receipt for their classes' tuition and class supply fee as described in the class description. Tuition must be paid by check and is due the first Tuesday class is held in the month. Tuition for a year's course is divided into nine equal payments. Teachers received payments the last week of classes each month. Post-dated checks will not be accepted. Tuition statements will be provided each month. Returned Checks: Any direct fees incurred by a returned check to G.I.F.T. and/or the teacher are to be covered by the family. Unpaid tuition is handled at the teacher's discretion by the Registrar if requested. No cash payments are accepted. Joining a Class After Orientation Check with the Registrar to see if a class is available to join. The full monthly tuition is due when enrolling. There is no "late joining fee". Dropping a Class Families are to notify the teacher and registrar when they wish to withdraw from a class at least one week before they withdraw. The current month's tuition will not be refunded. Late Tuition Payment A late fee of $10 per month per family is assessed on any payment that is not left in the payment box on the payment day by 2 p.m. or mailed to the G.I.F.T. P.O. Box no later than Friday of the same week. Families Scholarship Policy The application is posted on the website. Amounts paid to the member will be paid out equally over nine months conditional on attendance. Monies will be disbursed on the first class day of the month. Volunteering within G.I.F.T. is required to receive scholarship monies. Scholarships may be gifted throughout the year based on needs at the discretion of the board. G.I.F.T. is not able to pay teachers on behalf of a member. G.I.F.T.'s New Fee Structure: In order to better meet the needs of our member families and our teachers, G.I.F.T. has a new fee structure starting with the 2009-2010 year. Registration Fee: Registration fee is $45 per member family, due with your registration forms. G.I.F.T. Fees: Each member family registering will be assesed a $6 a month fee to cover the basic costs of operating G.I.F.T. Each child enrolled in a class will be assessed an additional $2.50 a month fee to cover the basic costs of operating G.I.F.T. Each child enrolled in a class will be assessed an additional $2.50 a month fee.  We will no longer charge per class, just per child enrolled/per month. Examples: If you are a member family with 1 child enrolled in classes, your monthly G.I.F.T. fee will be $8.50 ($6 per family and $2.50 for each child enrolled). If you are a member family with 2 children enrolled in classes your monthly G.I.F.T. fee will be $11.00 ($6 per family and $25.00 for 10 children enrolled). Families are required to reimburse G.I.F.T. for any bank fees incured as a direct result of a returned check. If a check is returned for two consecutive months, a cashier's check will be required for the next three monthly payments. No cash payments are accepted. Class Fees: Starting with the 2009-2010 year our teachers will be basing their fees on a monthly structure. There will no longer be a separate drop fee for classes.  Monthly fees for each class will be paid on the first of the month.  If a family chooses to drop the class, they will forfeit that month's remaining tuition. The $30 late fee will be lowered to a $10 late fee (to be made payable to G.I.F.T.). At the beginning of the year, we will create a family envelope.  A bill will be included so that each family will know for how much to write their monthly checks.  Since the monthly fees will not change from month to month, unless there is a change in classes, the bill will remain in the envelope.  Each month, the same envelope and bill will be placed out for the families to use for payment. We will also be sending reminder emails out the day before so families will know how much to pay, how many checks to bring with them, and will be able to make payment arrangements in case they are not able to attend. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask, direct all inquires to gifttreasurer@hotmail.com Board Members G.I.F.T. Board Members Position Name Description Chair Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo  Chairs board meetings, G.I.F.T. spokesperson  Secretary  Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo   Treasurer  Chris McCrary Maintains financial records, G.I.F.T. fees, and tuition payments Registrar Chris McCrary Registers students for classes and keeps records. Building Liaison Karen McKeever  Liaison with Church of the Brethren. Manages weekly setup and clean-up.  Volunteer Coordinator  Leslee Dirnberger   Teacher Liaison  Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo   Marketing Director Valerie Reh Markets G.I.F.T. classes inside and outside of G.I.F.T.    Newsletter Editor Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo Publishes Monthly Newsletter Calling Post Manager Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo Initiates calls and maintains logs. Field Trip Coordinator Deb Greening   Teacher Orientation Coordinator Karen McKeever   Member Orientation Coordinator Karen McKeever