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Admissions Grace Christian Academy uses an admissions procedure that resembles the application process used in many other private schools and colleges. The selection and make-up of the school’s student body is second only to staff selection in the impact it has on the school’s mission. The family-like atmosphere that Grace Christian Academy seeks to foster, and currently enjoys, is due in great measure to the similarity of biblical convictions and principles taught and lived out in many of the homes of our students. As the Lord blesses us with growth and change, we want to do all we can to maintain and build up that atmosphere. New applications and school handbooks will be dispersed and completed applications will be collected along with the registration fee. Interviews and requisite documentation related to each new student will be evaluated. Accepted applicants will receive all appropriate information for preparing for school, including financial arrangements. Applications will be considered as they are received and as space permits. A student’s academic achievements will be considered in the application process, but only for grade placement, not as the primary determinant for acceptance. Again, we are seeking to enroll those students who, because of their own families’ priorities, will most benefit from what Grace Christian Academy can offer to them. June 9, 2007 Screening Test for 07/08 School Year - KD 9:00 A.M. Future Screening Tests and Entrance Exams A Non-Refundable Registration Fee of $275 must accompany each student application. Discounted Re-Registration Fee for returning students is $225 if paid on or before the last business day of March. Book Fee is $350 per student, due by the last business day prior to June 15th. Tuition for the 2007-2008 School Year is as follows: $2585 Kindergarten (Half Day) | $3230 First-Eighth Grade Tuition Discounts: 3% Prepayment Discount: This discount will be given to those who prepay the entire year's tuition by the last business day prior to June 15 th. This payment will be made directly to Grace Christian Academy . This discount is applied before any other. One of the following may also apply. 35% Multiple Child Discount: Families with more than one child enrolled in Grace Christian Academy during the same school year are eligible for this discount. The oldest child must be enrolled at full tuition. This discount is applied to each additional child enrolled during the same school year. ~or~ 25 % Full time Christian Workers' Discount: A 25% tuition discount will be given to families where at least one parent is a full time Christian worker. A “full time Christian worker” is defined as one who is employed full time by a recognized Christian organization. This discount is specifically created for full time pastors of Christian churches and full time Christian missionaries. This discount may be applied to other full time Christian workers as approved by the Grace Christian Academy School Board. Tuition Payments: All families shall be expected to make tuition payments according to one of the following payment plans. (Each family’s preferred manner of payment must be submitted each year at the time of student registration.) Options for payment shall include: A . Full Payment. Under this plan, the entire amount of tuition is paid by the last business day prior to June 15th and entitles you to a discount (see above). This payment is made directly to the school office. B . Monthly Payments. Under this plan, the entire amount of tuition is paid monthly over a ten (10) month period beginning in August through the FACTS Tuition Management Plan. This plan is an automatic payment plan made through your checking or statement savings account. Those choosing this plan will complete a FACTS agreement form to authorize the automatic monthly payments on either the 5th or the 20th of each month. There is a $38 yearly fee per family to set up payments with FACTS. FACTS Management Company is committed to enhancing the financial stability and affordability of educational institutions. This goal is accomplished through various financial services including low cost, automated payment plans for families and students as well as state of the art information management technology.
Student-Parent Handbook 2008-2009 | Student Admissions Packet 2008-2009 Tuition Packet | Scholarship Packet | World Wide Web Parental Permission Form Field Trip Permission Form | Enrollment Registry Form | Health Records Form Student Pickup Permission Form Kindergarten | 1st/2nd Grade | 3rd/4th Grade | 5th/6th Grade | 7th/8th Grade "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Eph. 6:4 As a support and extension of the family unit, Grace Christian Academy considers the family to be of first importance to a child. God, through His Word, the Bible, indicates that the family is the most important human institution He designed, since He compares it to the relationship believers have with Christ and the Father. Therefore, at Grace Christian Academy we are continually seeking ways to actively involve the parents, siblings, and grandparents of our students in the programs of the school. Below are just a few of the ways we encourage this. 1. Visit the school/class at any time. (Please call ahead out of courtesy to the teacher.) 2. Assist in the classroom, regularly or infrequently. Be a reader leader, teacher aid or a room mom. (Arrangements should be made with the teacher concerned.) 3. Help supervise the lunchroom or playground during recess. 4. Act as chaperone on field trips and/or library visits. 5. Serve as a story-reader, song-leader, or guest artist or offer your special talents. 6. With permission and prior arrangement, present your vocation to the students or invite them to your place of business. 7. Share your experiences, trips, vacations, as they may relate to an area of study in a class. 8. Participate in school fundraisers – organizing, promoting, attending, selling, etc. 9. Attend all Parent-Teacher Conferences that are formally conducted. Informal conferences may be held anytime at the parent's request. 10. Closely monitor and praise your child's progress by reading all teacher notes and student papers sent home! 11. Offer assistance by volunteering to serve on board-appointed committees or the board itself. 12. Pray for the staff at Grace Christian Academy . Just as we view the school as an extension of the home, we also ask that you make the teachers and staff at Grace Christian Academy part of your daily prayer regimen. Ask God to provide wisdom and Biblical insight in the instruction and guidance of their students and that GCA would be unified in purpose and a place where God is richly glorified. The ways to encourage the teaching staff are endless; a kind word or a card will be a cherished event for years. Next to the students, the teachers are our most valuable resource. A "thank you" is always a welcomed word. |
