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HOLIDAY POLICY

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   All tuition is to be paid on the 15^th of each month in advance. When an account is 30 days in arrears, the parent must make some satisfactory arrangements. If arrangements are not made within 60 days, the student will not be permitted in class.
   
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   There is a late charge of $20.00 per month 10 days after your due date. Parents are required to contact the Business Office with an explanation stating when payment will be made.
   
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   Report cards will not be issued if an account is not current, nor will a student be allowed to enroll until the past year's tuition has been paid. In the case of extenuating circumstances, arrangements must be made with the administrator, and with School Board approval. An exact account status may be obtained by contacting the Director of Finances at the school.
   
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   No children of parents owing previous years tuition will be readmitted to MCS. All unpaid tuition accounts from past years are due to MCS. Unpaid accounts are not cancelled or “written off” at the end of the school year.
   
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   Report cards and/or transcripts will be held back for those families owing tuition or other financial obligations at the time of withdrawal, expulsion, or at the end of the school year. In addition, no senior student will be permitted to participate in graduation exercises or receive a diploma unless the family’s financial obligations to the school are current and all checks have been cleared to the school’s account.
   
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   Accounts paid with post-dated checks will be assumed unpaid until the check is cleared.
   
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   If any check is declined payment by the bank due to nonsufficient funds, our bank will automatically redeposit the check and a $15.00 fee will be assessed to your account. If any check is declined payment by the bank for any other reason (for example, a stop-payment order or a closed account), or a redeposited check is declined a second time, the check will be returned to us and your account will be rebilled for the amount of the check plus a $25 fee. If any EFT is declined payment for any reason, your account will be rebilled for the amount of the attempted EFT plus a $15 fee. The EFT for that month’s payment will not be reprocessed; payment will need to be submitted by cash, check, or money order to MCS. Two NSF checks will require future payments to be made with either cash or money order/bank draft.
   
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   No deductions are to be made from the tuition payment for any absence due to illness, death in the family, or any other reason.
   
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   Withdrawal terms allow for a 30-days notice clause. Should a student withdraw without 30-days notice after attending any part of a month, the full month's tuition is due.
   
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    When the parents withdraw a student from the school during any semester, tuition charges for that student will continue until the end of the month (regardless of number of days in attendance) based on one tenth of annual tuition. Regarding withdrawals of students, parents must notify the Director of Finances; otherwise, billing will continue until final notice has been received from the parent. When an expulsion or withdrawal is at the request of the school, tuition will be prorated and due at a 1/180^th of the annual rate for each day school is in session.
    
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    Total tuition for the school year may be paid before August 15 with a percentage discount.
    
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    Prices and policies may be revised yearly.
    

SCHOOL HOURS & CLOSINGS

7:57 AM (1st Bell) Report to class 8:00 - 9:45 AM Absent full day

8:00 AM (2nd Bell) School Begins 9:45 - 1:15 PM Absent 1/2 day

8:00 - 9:45 AM Tardy* 1:20 – 2:45 PM Excused/Unexcused

9:45 - 11:45 PM Absent 1/2 day

11:45 - 2:50/2:55 PM Absent full day *Students are not considered tardy if their bus is late.

Office is located in the Christian Education entrance on the southeast side of the building. School Office hours are from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, however, a receptionist is on duty in the school lobby from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Payments can be dropped off any time during those hours.