Tuition and Fees

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School Year 2008-09

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and book and activity fees for the 2008-2009 school year are the following:

Grades	Tuition	Book and Activity Fees	Total
Lower School-grades K-5	$6293	$425	$6,718
Middle School-grades 6-8	$6293	$975	$7,268
High School-grades 9-12	$6293	$1,270	$7,563

Note: Book and Activity fees include books, activities, and Art and Computer supplies.  Middle School fees also include the Black Rock Outdoor Science trip costs.  These fees are not refundable. 

Additional Fees:

Application & Registration  Fees

Testing Fee (new student)	$90 per student.  Non-refundable.
New Family Fee	$325 per family.  Non-refundable
Re-enrollment Registration Fee	$120 before May 1, 2008 - $250 after May 1, 2008
Registration Fee (all students)	$115 per student, capped at $345 per family.  Non-refundable.

Note:

Testing Fee is due for each student tested by KCA personnel.  This fee includes the testing materials and a conference with one of the school's professional personnel, and is due at testing time.  This fee is not refundable.

Registration Fee is due for each student registering for enrollment in KCA.  The KCA enrollment process begins when a family signs the registration fee for each student they desire to enroll in KCA.  The enrollment process is complete when the student's(') name(s) is(are) listed on the appropriate class roster and all preparation for his/her(their) enrollment are completed.  This fee helps to defray the costs associated with beginning a new school year, such as gathering and entering data, creating class/student schedules, ordering and receiving books and teaching materials, and other activities required to prepare for the new school year.  This fee is not refundable.

Family Fee - A fee of three hundred dollars ($325) is due at registration for the first year your family enrolls at KCA. This is a one-time initial fee and is non-refundable. This fee is applicable for new families enrolling students in grades K-12.

Calvert County Bus Fee - We encourage families that live in Calvert County to use the KCA Calvert bus. The cost for this service is a yearly fee of eight hundred ($800). There is no charge for bus service in St. Mary’s County.

Senior Graduation Fee - A fee of sixty-five dollars ($65) is due for graduating seniors. This fee helps defray the costs of the graduation ceremony. This fee does not include graduation announcements.

Withdrawal Fee - Registering your student(s) at KCA enrolls him/her for the whole school year. When you register your student(s), KCA agrees to educate your student(s) for the whole year and must procure personnel, materials, and facilities for the whole year. If you decide to withdraw your student(s) at any time during the 2008-2009 school year, you must pay a withdrawal fee of $500 per student withdrawn.

Note:  All fees are Non-refundable

Tuition Credits

Multi-Student Credits	Amount	% Reduction
Second Student	$629	10%
Third Student	$944	15%
Fourth or More Students	$1,259	20%

Full Payment Credit – Families electing the full payment plan, i.e. contracting at the time of registration to pay their year’s tuition in full before July 1st, receive a one hundred dollar ($100) tuition credit and a one and one-half percent (1.5%) credit of their total tuition amount.

Semi-Annual Payment Credit – Families electing the two payments plan, i.e. contracting at the time of registration to pay their year’s tuition in two payments due July 1st, 2008, and January 1, 2009, and receive a one hundred dollars ($100) tuition credit.

Electronic Funds Transmission (EFT) Credit – Families that use the annual payment plan, or the semiannual payment plan, or the monthly payment plan with the EFT option will receive a one hundred dollar credit ($100).

Volunteer Credit – KCA keeps educational costs in check by employing volunteers in many support roles.  Families that volunteer more than 30 hours in the previous school year are eligible for a one hundred and ten dollars ($115) volunteer tuition credit.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – KCA offers tuition assistance to families with unusual financial needs. Address your requests for information and a tuition assistance application to Janice Cone, KCA Bookkeeper, at (301) 994-3083 x223. You should submit your application for tuition assistance on or before April 15, 2008. Tuition assistance is limited and is distributed by June 1. If any tuition assistance funds remain after June 1, they will be distributed on a first-come first-serve basis.

Payment Plans

PAYMENT PLANS – Tuition and fees for the 2008-2009 school year are due July 1, 2009.

Full Payment Plan - Family's tuition and fees are paid on or before July 1, 2008. Families electing this plan receives a one hundred dollar ($100) tuition credit and a one and one-half percent credit of their total tuition amount. (see Tuition Credits)

Semi-annual Payment Plan - Family's tuition and fees are paid in two equal payments. The first payment is paid on or before July 1, 2008, and the second payment is paid on or before January 1, 2009. Families electing this plan receive a one hundred dollars ($100) tuition credit. (see Tuition Credits)

Monthly Payment Plan - Tuition and fees are paid in equal monthly payments of either 10 or 11 months.  Tuition Management Systems administers KCA’s monthly tuition and fee collection. Tuition Management Systems permits each family to select due dates of either the 1st or the 15th of the month. The first payment of the school year is due to Tuition Management Systems on either July 1 or July 15, 2008. The remaining payments are due on the same day of the month for the next succeeding 9 or 10 months. Tuition Management Systems will assess a $30 late fee if they do not receive a payment by the due date. 

Late Enrollment, Disenrollment

LATE ENROLLMENT – Families, who enroll their student(s) after the school year begins, will pay tuition based on the number of months remaining in the school year, regardless of the number of days in attendance in the first month. Tuition is computed based on a ten-month school year; e.g. tuition due for a student enrolled in September is nine-tenths of the full year tuition.

DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS – In order to pay our teachers their salaries on a regular, routine basis, we encourage our families not to allow their tuition account to become delinquent. We request our families to place their tuition payment on the top of their monthly payment list. Unfortunately, we must treat those families who do not comply with this request in a fair but firm manner. Specifically,

• Returning families may register their students for the next school year when their tuition and fees account is current.

• Registered students, whose first month’s tuition is not paid by July 15, will be moved from the enrolled students list to the waiting list. His/Her place on the enrolled students list will be given to a student on the waiting list who has paid their first’s month’s tuition.

• A student may start attending school when their first month’s tuition is paid.

• A family, whose tuition and fees account is 60 days delinquent, must make special arrangements with the KCA School Board Treasurer to enable their student(s) to continue attending school.

• A family will receive their report cards and/or records and transcripts after the school year is completed when their tuition account is paid in full.

• A senior will be permitted to attend graduation ceremonies when their family’s account is paid in full.

• Tuition accounts, more than sixty days delinquent, are subject to referral to a collection agency. A thirty-five percent collection agency fee will be added to these accounts.