2017-18 Forms are out!
Here are some things to consider when building community for next year
Things to note on the 2017-18 Forms
- Fees are the same as they have been for 3 years.
- There are not specific due dates listed for tuition in January or July as there has been in the past. This is up to you to decide. It would be best to decide this before sending out the forms.
- Consider setting earlier due dates for supply and/or facility fees.
- Remember that all fees are non-refundable. Remind your families of this.
1. Accepting Paperwork
- Current/returning family enrollment starts the first of January - most directors tell their families the first day of community in January.
- NEW family applications can be accepted in February - usually the first community day in February.
Application vs Registration
- Consider how you (and the other directors in your community) are accepting forms this year. Be intentional about building your community. Will you have any sort of interview process?
- Here is a document that may be helpful as you consider this (borrowed from another CC campus). Here it is .
2. Fees
- Consider ONLY accepting paperwork and fees TOGETHER as a packet. This will save you time down the road.
- Families submit packets and make checks payable to the the director CURRENTLY contracted for the level they are registering for. If your community is growing a level, then one director can be designated to collect those fees until a director is contracted.
- Monies can be deposited and a lump sum check can be written to the correct director once contracts have been signed for 2017-18 (February).
3. Payment
Be prepared for questions about tuition. They may not come right away, but in the coming months, and it would be good to have a plan in place now.
- Perhaps let families know that you will accept payment plans prior to the July due date.
- Decide when you will send out invoices so you can plan ahead for that.
- The more you communicate now, the easier it will be later when issues arise.
And..... the forms!!
You can dowload these and e-mail them to your community members, or you can send out the links to families.
If these forms are opened in Adobe, they can be filled out digitally and emailed to you (although consider this in regards to accepting the fees as mentioned above).
FE Application: Returning Families: https://p.widencdn.net/olbr4q/2017-2018-FE-Application-Returning-Families-fillable
Challenge Application: ALL Families: https://p.widencdn.net/eykymi/2017-2018-CHALLENGE-Application-fillable
FE Application: New Families: https://p.widencdn.net/pdznln/2017-2018-FE-Application-New-Families-fillable
These are found in the Portal Library.