Enrollment

ENROLLMENT POLICY

St. Peter's Lutheran Preschool exists for members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and members of the community who wish their children to experience a Christian early childhood program.

Acceptance into St. Peter's Lutheran Preschool will be determined by the Board of Education, using the following criteria:

Parents must be in accord with the religious program.
Parents must be willing to cooperate with the school in all matters relating to the program.
Children in the Early Fives program must be five by the 15th day of February and have gone to preschool previously. Children in the four-year-old program must be four by December 1, and children in the three-year-old program must be three by December 1 of the enrollment year. Children in the Young Threes class must be two years, six months at the time of enrollment.
* Exceptions will be considered and based on interview and observation of a child.
Children must be toilet trained and able to function without a nap during school hours.
A child's enrollment is contingent upon meeting the qualifications in items 1 - 4 above and upon availability of classroom space.
No child will be denied enrollment on the basis of race, sex, creed and/or national origin.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

St. Peter's Lutheran Preschool admits students of any race, color, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

SPECIAL NEEDS ENROLLMENT

Children with special needs will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Evaluation will consist of a meeting between, but not limited to, the parents, the child, the faculty, two preschool board members, any therapists involved with the child, and any other parties pertinent to the child.

If a child is accepted into the preschool program, there will be a two-month probationary period during which it will be decided if the program is proving mutually beneficial to the child as well as his/her classmates.

FEES/TUITION

NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00

Fee Schedule for 2008-2009 School Year

Tuition may be paid monthly, per period, or annually.

		Monthly	Per Period	Annually
Early 5 Year Olds	Mon/Wed/Fri	$ 120	$ 360	$ 1080
4 Year Olds	3 Days/Week	$ 110	$ 330	$ 990
4 Year Olds & 3 Year Olds	2 Days/Week	$ 95	$ 285	$ 855
Young 3 Year Olds (1 Day)	Fridays	$ 65	$ 195	$ 585

***A refund of the $50 registration fee will be offered to current active members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, if funds allow. Determination of available funds will be evaluated in January of each year.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

If for any reason a parent decides to withdraw a child from the school, two weeks' notice is required and tuition is to be paid through the last day the child attends. If a child is withdrawn without the two weeks' notice, parents are required to pay two weeks' tuition beyond the date of the child's last day of attendance.

SCRIP (TUITION REDUCTION)

St. Peter's participates in the SCRIP program to provide tuition reduction for families. Parents buy SCRIP (gift cards or certificates) from retailers who pass along a percentage discount toward a child's tuition.