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Marin Dance Theatre’s Participation Policies
1.
Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and
rehearsals. Students are expected to be prompt and prepared when class
begins. Attendance will be recorded. Please notify the school in the
event of an absence. A missed class may be made up within the quarter.
2.
Students must be dropped off and picked up in the studio lobby.
Please DO NOT drop your child off in the parking lot or ask that he/she
meet you there after class. Students must stay in the building or in
the immediate area, i.e. they are not to wander around or off the St.
Vincent’s property. No child will be allowed to leave the lobby without
a parent or guardian.
3.
Be sure to send snacks and a water bottle (clearly marked with
child’s name) with your dancer. Students are to eat only in the
designated eating areas. Seniors may eat upstairs on the terrace,
juniors at the table in the lobby or on the bench in front of the
school. Trash must go in the garbage cans and the recyclable items in
the appropriate receptacles.
4.
Smoking, alcohol or other drug use is expressly forbidden on the
MDT premises or the grounds of St. Vincent’s at any time and such usage
may constitute grounds for dismissal from the MDT program.
5.
Students are expected to dress according to the MDT dress code as
specified. This includes NO dangling earrings or other jewelry, no nail
polish, no visible tattoos (temporary or permanent), and no piercings
excepts ears. Students may not alter the natural color of their hair.
Girls’ hair must be put neatly in a bun. No gum chewing is allowed in
the studio.
6.
The MDT office telephones are available to students for emergency
and/or schedule change use only – NOT personal calls.
7.
All faculty, staff, parents and students will treat each other
with respect and courtesy. Please be aware that we share St. Vincent’s
with other tenants and we ask that you treat everyone with the
friendliness for which we are known. Drive slowly and carefully when
entering or exiting the St. Vincent parking lot and do not wander in
areas marked “off limits” by the Catholic Youth Organization. Dogs are
NOT ALLOWED on campus or in the studios.
8.
Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, etc. are not allowed on the St.
Vincent’s campus.
Marin
Dance Theatre Dress Code
Introduction to Dance
and Pre Ballet
Girls: Pink
short-sleeved leotard, white socks, pink ballet slippers.
(NO TUTUs OR SKIRTS)
Boys: Black shorts, white
T-shirt, white socks, black ballet slippers
Elementary
Girls: Black short sleeved
leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers
Boys: Black shorts, white
T-shirt, white socks, white ballet slippers
Junior & Senior
Girls: Motionwear #2524 or
black Mirella camisole leotard, #207C childrens, M207L or M207LM
adults, pink tights, pink ballet slippers
Boys: Black tights, white
T-shirt, white socks, white ballet slippers
Dancewear may be purchased at either:
The Dance
Shop D’Lynne’s
Dancewear The Dance Shop
1201 2nd
Street 1137 4th
Street 19 Kentucky St.
San Rafael CA 94901 San Rafael CA
94901 Petaluma, CA. 94952
415-459-4008
415-456-4747 707-778-3188
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The first quarter is from
September 7 to November 6, 2010; tuition is due August 23, 2010.
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The second quarter is from
November 2, 2010 to January 29, 2011; tuition is due October 25, 2010.
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The third quarter is from
January 31 to April 2, 2011; tuition is due January 17, 2011.
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The fourth quarter is from
April 4 to June 10, 2011; tuition is due March 21, 2011.
Enrollment:
A completed registration packet, annual registration fee and tuition
payment must be submitted upon enrollment. A student may not attend
classes until this administrative requirement has been met.
Annual
Registration Fee:
Students new to the school will pay the $55 registration fee
at the beginning of their initial enrollment. All returning students
are required to pay a $55 registration fee at the beginning of the fall
quarter.
Billing and Payment Procedures:
The regular school program is from September, 2010 to June,
2011 and is divided into four quarters. Tuition for each quarter is due
and payable two weeks PRIOR to the start of the session.
Failure to meet the tuition schedule will result in late fees. (See Late
Fees below.) Unpaid accounts will be turned over to MDT’s Board of
Directors for further action. The fee for returned checks is $25.00.
Billing Disputes: Any billing disputes must be addressed in writing, Attention
Administrator.
Tuition
Payments: Parents and
students may submit their tuition by mail or in person at the MDT
office. If no one is in the office, there is a “Payment” box near the
front door. Please place the payments inside an envelope addressed to
the Marin Dance Theatre, Attention Administrator. Since class size is
limited, each student placement in the class represents a reservation.
Students must attend the required number of classes for their grade
level. A teacher may grant an exception to a student’s attendance, but
this exception in no way reduces the tuition fee. A 5% discount will
apply if the full year’s tuition is paid by August 23, 2010.
Late Fees: Tuition payments not
received by the second week of the quarter are subject to late fees. A
late fee of 10% of the balance due will be charged on a monthly basis
until the balance is paid in full. Delinquent accounts may be turned
over to the Board of Directors at any time for further action.
Overdue
Accounts: MDT is a
non-profit organization that relies heavily on prompt tuition payments
in order to offer quality dance education and manage ongoing day-to-day
expenses. Overdue accounts are subject to the late fees as described
above and will be turned over to MDT’s Board of Directors. Please
note: New or continuing registrations will not be accepted on
accounts past due. Students with past-due accounts will not be eligible
to participate in performances.
Termination
and Refunds: Tuition
is non-refundable. Since it is difficult to recruit and
integrate students mid-quarter, the school does not offer refunds for
missed classes, including withdrawal from the school, vacation, illness
or dismissal for any reason. The only exception is in the case of a
documented medical emergency.
Performance
Fees: All students are
required to pay performance fees in full. Students with past-due
accounts will not be eligible to participate in performances.
Parent
Participation: Parents
must sign the Parent Participation Program Contract, stating they
understand they will be called upon to volunteer at MDT and agree to
participate. Parents with children in a performance must volunteer to
help with that specific performance or pay an opt-out fee.
Invoicing:
Enrollment is for the entire academic year program. Parents/guardians
will be invoiced for the academic year in four quarterly billings.
Invoices are generated automatically for each quarter unless the school
is notified in writing that a student will be withdrawing from the
program.
Withdrawal:
MDT must be notified when a student will be withdrawing from the school.
If MDT is not notified, billing will continue on a quarterly basis.
Tuition for
mixed-level students:
Please note that students at mixed levels will pay the lower tuition fee
until 50% or more of their classes are at the higher level, then the
higher tuition rate will prevail. If a student is advanced to a higher
level during a quarter, the lower tuition rate applies until the
beginning of the next quarter. In the following quarter, the student is
required to pay at the rate of their new level.
Sibling
discount: Families with
more than one student enrolled at MDT shall pay the highest-level
tuition first, with the next
oldest sibling eligible for a 20% reduction in tuition, and subsequent
siblings eligible for a 25% reduction in tuition. If an oldest sibling
is awarded a scholarship, the next sibling is to pay the standard
tuition fees, with subsequent siblings eligible for a 20% reduction in
tuition.
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