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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Fees are announced on the annual fee schedule included in the fall registration packet. The fees will vary according to the type of lessons you have selected. See schedule of fee payments for details. Fees must be paid in advance. At least the registration fee is due before or at fall registration. If there is a need to make alternative arrangements for payment differently than the schedule specifies, please contact the Suzuki Coordinator. No bills will be sent but a statement of account is mailed mid-year. A payment reminder form will be issued at registration to remind families of their payment of fees. A general reminder that payment is due will be posted in the monthly bulletin. Payments can be mailed to: UNI Suzuki School, School of Music, Cedar Falls, IA, 50614-0246. They may also be paid at registration, left in the Suzuki mailbox in the UNI School of Music Office in Russell Hall or given directly to the Suzuki Coordinator. Please do not give payments to your teacher. Regular fees entitle a student to participate in all UNI Suzuki School events which include 31 weekly lesson, 31 group lesson or activity, play-ins, two recitals with performance classes and performances including the annual spring concert. Summer lessons are also available for an additional fee. The fee is paid regardless of how many lessons a student attends. There will be no refunds for lessons missed by the student. (See #3) Enrollment must be made for the full academic year or from date of enrollment through the last week of the spring session. If discontinuance is unavoidable, arrangements must be made in advance with the Director. A fee may be charged for early withdrawal. Limited financial aid is available. A request form is available from the Suzuki Coordinator and must be sent to the school by July 31. Requests must be filed annually. 2. Expectations As a member of the UNI Suzuki School, each student is required to participate in the spring concert, annual recitals, attend lesson and group lessons and practice regularly. 3. Make-up Lessons If a student misses a lesson for any reason, the teacher is not responsible for making up this lesson. Your teacher is a professional who has reserved time in his/her weekly schedule for you. Your teacher is at the lesson whether or not you attend. Any lesson cancelled by the teacher will be made up. These may be given during holiday breaks and/or summer upon mutual agreement between the student/parent and the teacher. A partial refund will be issued only if the teacher cannot make up lessons he/she missed. Cancelled group lessons cannot be rescheduled. Teacher lesson schedules will be distributed by each teacher. To avoid missing a lesson, students anticipating an absence should arrange to trade lesson times with another student on their teacher’s list. Every effort will be made to reschedule individual lessons missed due to cancellations because of inclement weather. 4. Dismissal The program reserves the right to discontinue a student who does not exhibit sufficient interest to progress. (See #2) 5. Snow Days If the university, Waterloo, OR Cedar Falls public schools are closed due to bad weather, no group lessons will be held. Individual lessons may be held. Contact your teacher. 6. General Activity Fund A $20 fee will be charged per family ($25 for families with more than one student) each year for the general fund. This fund will be used for special events and accompanists. Returning families will pay this with their intent to register form each spring. New families will pay this as soon as they enroll. This check should be made payable to “UNI Suzuki Association” and should not include instructional fees or instrument rent payments. This organization was incorporated in late 1990 as a non-profit support group of the UNI Suzuki School program. All families enrolled in the program are members of the association. The association's board is made up of teachers, parents, and interested persons. The board meets monthly and serves the program by planning various fund raising activities and special events throughout the year. 8. Classes, Workshops, Retreats, Master classes, Institutes Special educational opportunities will be made available to the students whenever possible. There may be a fee charged to help cover the expenses for these events. Information about these events will be announced in the bulletin or by special notice. 9. Requests for Change of Teacher Requests for a change of teacher should be made in writing to the director. 10. Parking Special visitor tags are available with limited parking privileges for Suzuki families. The annual fee is $25 per tag and allows parking in the Gallagher Bluedorn metered lot or the B lot south of University Ave. (across from Gallagher Bluedorn). 11. Safety Children (under the age of 12) should be accompanied by an adult at all times. 12. Questions or problems Questions should be directed to the teacher when possible or to the Director. Questions regarding fees, program instrument rent, workshop registration, etc., can be directed to the Suzuki Coordinator |
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UNI Suzuki School Phone: 319-273-2508 email: unisuzuki@cfu.net Last updated: 07/14/2008 Site maintained by UNI Suzuki School.
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