Tuition and Fees

Tuition for the 2010-11 school year is as follows:

• $5,000 ($500 per month for 10 months)
• Second Child: $3,200 ($320 per month for 10 months)
• Each Additional Child: 2,200 ($220 per month for 10 months)

A separate non-refundable application fee of $50 per child covers administrative costs of processing applications and maintaining waiting lists.

Following formal notification of acceptance, a student registration/book fee of $500 is due within two weeks.

Tuition payments are due August 1st through May 1st. Tuition covers all costs with the exception of extracurricular activities, personal school supplies, uniforms, school pictures, and field trips. Upper school sports participation fees will be assessed as needed. Tuition for late registering students is prorated on a weekly basis.

Tuition payment plans based on ten (10) monthly installments are available.

Partial scholarship assistance is extended on a limited basis.

Parents must reference the Uniform Handbook as to school uniform requirements and where such purchases can be made.

Enrollment

Kuyper Preparatory School is, in essence, an expression of the commitment of a body of parents to provide the best possible training and instruction for their children. Our mission is to instill in each student a love for truth, wisdom, discernment and learning through the use of excellent materials, in an orderly setting, founded on a growing personal knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a discipleship school, we require that at least one parent or guardian of each applicant give a credible profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and be a regular attendee or member of a Christian church. Students seeking admission are evaluated on the basis of their report cards, references, admission questionnaires, interviews, and potential to perform satisfactorily at Kuyper Preparatory School. We are not equipped with the resources required to serve children who are seeking to be admitted into special educational programs. Students who seek admission directly following suspension, expulsion or behavior problems from another school will not be accepted until they prove themselves elsewhere. Students with less than a "C" average in their primary academic subjects may have difficulty in attaining a satisfactory level of academic achievement.

The first quarter is considered a trial period for all new students.

• Kindergarten students must be five years of age on or before October 16th.
• A student entering first grade must have reached the age of six years by October 16th of the fall in which he would enter KPS.
• Based on the KPS entrance tests, administration will either advance or retain students at its discretion.
• The child should understand that his parents have delegated their authority to the school. Therefore, he is subject to the instruction and discipline of the teachers and principal in their prescribed roles at KPS.

The enrollment process is as follows:

• New applications are accepted beginning in late January. Registration is open first to returning students and their siblings, then to the public. A $50.00 non-refundable application fee must accompany all student applications.
• Screening/testing of new students is scheduled to begin in February and is ongoing throughout the year.
• Interviews with parents of new students are scheduled with the headmaster.
• The application process for new students is defined fully on the Application for Admission. Please refer to it for guidelines and procedures. In short, the application procedure requires:
  • Completed Application for Admission
  • Completed Corporation Membership
  • Application fee of $50 (nonrefundable)
  • Copies of standardized test scores and report cards from the past 2 years
  • Pastor's reference (returned by pastor)
  • Birth certificate (Kindergarten)
  • Signed Parental Contract (back page of Application for Admission)
  • Student screening/testing (scheduled with school office)
  • Parent interview (scheduled with school office)
• When a new student is accepted, a non-refundable registration fee of $500 is due within two weeks.
• Admission is not considered final until the following items are received:
  • Records from child's previous school
  • Health form completed by child's physician (including immunization records)
  • Emergency contact form
• The headmaster will determine final acceptance and grade level placement of students.
  • After the interview, and after reviewing all other required materials (as stated on the application form), the headmaster will make the decision whether or not to admit the student(s). The administration of Kuyper Preparatory School elementary Entrance Tests will likely be necessary for a better evaluation for grade placement of the student(s).
  • Parents will be notified of the decision regarding acceptance. If accepted, the parents will receive an Acceptance Letter and a Transfer of Records form, if the student attended another school previously.
• Enrollment, and therefore the parents' financial obligation, is contracted to be for the full school year.
• It is understood that parents agree to support the policies of the School as affirmed in the Parental Contract and School Guidelines on the Application for Admission form.
• If enrollment for a particular grade is full, a waiting list will be established for that grade.

Though both parents are not required to be Christians, one parent is required to be a Christian. The parents of students in KPS should have a clear understanding of the biblical philosophy and purpose of Kuyper Preparatory School. This understanding includes a willingness to have their child exposed to the clear teaching (not forced indoctrination) of the school's Statement of Faith in various and frequent ways within the school's program.

The parents should be willing to cooperate with all the written policies of KPS. This is most important in the area of discipline and schoolwork standards, as well as active communication with the respective teacher(s) and administration.

Corporate membership longevity in Kuyper Preparatory School, Inc. is a key factor in determining priority in the registration process for Kindergarten. It is less of a factor for grades 1-12. Kuyper Preparatory School admits students of any race, color, sex, and 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, sex, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Kuyper Preparatory School does reserve the right to select students on the basis of academic performance, religious commitment, philosophical compatibility, and willingness to cooperate with the Kuyper Preparatory School administration and abide by its policies.

For the 2010-11 school year, parents of students already attending Kuyper Preparatory School will be contacted first and allowed to reenroll their children by submitting a non-refundable deposit of $500 by March 15, 2010. Application materials will then be made available at the School's office to parents who seek admission of students new to the School. Interviews with these families are conducted, after which notification of each new candidate's status is made. Families for whom there is an opening also submit the $500 deposit.

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