Monthly Tuition Fees
TUITION PAYMENT POLICY: Tuition
reserves a student’s lesson time each week and is
essential for the academy to function. Because an
instructor’s time is just as valuable as a student’s, it
is important a student’s tuition is paid prior to the
start of lessons. Any lesson a student does not attend
will unfortunately be a forfeiture of that lesson. Our
tuition is structured on a “month to month” basis and is
due on the 25th, of each month for the
upcoming month. Registration occurs on September 1st, of
each year for existing students and students must
re-register during this month annually.
PRIVATE LESSON FEES
Duration
Per Lesson Fee
Monthly Fee
|
30 Minute
Session |
$26 |
$113 Per
Month |
|
45 Minute
Session |
$35 |
$160 Per
Month |
|
60 Minute
Session |
$45 |
$212 Per
Month |
Example: Total a 30 minute student could expect to
pay for a whole month of lessons consisting of 4-5
lessons is $113.00. $26 is the annually
pro-rated
breakdown of the $113.00.
SELF RENEWING TUITION: Although the Royal
Academy’s tuition period is on a “month to month” basis,
all tuition is self renewing by the 25th, of
each month. This means that in the event you wish to
discontinue lessons, you are required to notify the
Royal Academy before the 25th, of the month
prior to the upcoming month in writing or verbally to a
director or administrator. Please do not tell your
instructor, instructor’s are not administrators and this
will not be considered as notice of discontinuance.
Failure to notify the school of withdrawal will result
in charges for the upcoming month’s tuition. Any
balances carried over will also result in a $10 late fee
for each month a balance remains open.
CHECK-IN/TUITION POLICY: All students are
required to check in at the front desk. Students will
then be required to sign in with their instructors
before each lesson begins to track lesson attendance.
In the event a payment has not been submitted by the
8th, of the month (end of grace period), unfortunately
the instructor will not be allowed to perform a lesson,
and lessons will be temporarily withheld until a payment
is made. Students will not be given the reason for a
lesson being withheld only a parent or guardian will be
told the reason. Please do not send your child to a
lesson without remembering to pay his/her tuition, this
makes it very difficult for the school, its teachers and
administration. If finances are an issue, please
contact us so we can help to work out a convenient
payment plan with you.
RESERVING A TIME SLOT: Please understand that the
Royal Academy compensates its instructors for their
time, and their time is just as important as anyone
else’s. When a student does not show up, the instructor
is still present and compensated. Your tuition reserves
a time-slot with a particular instructor and you will be
responsible for payment whether or not you attend the
lesson.
REGISTRATION FEES: There is a $25 dollar
registration fee per student, no more than $50 per
family required upon registration to the academy and on
September 1st. of each year. Those students registering
between May 1st, and August 31st, will be exempt from
re-paying the registration fee the following September.
Royal Academy
registration fee's help the Royal Academy cover such
operating costs as student recitals (which are free to
students), programming, instrument maintenance such as
tunings and repairs, janitorial/cleaning (recitals),
Database and computer maintenance, filing
and much more. We do not charge "hidden fee's" .
ABSENTEE POLICY: The Royal Academy requires a
minimum of 24 hours notice of cancellation for an
absence to be excused. All lessons cancelled outside
this 24 hour period will be considered a cancellation
and a student has the option of taking a make-up
lesson. If 24 hours notice has not been given the
lesson will be considered a “no show” and will be
forfeited and must be paid for.
TEACHER ABSENCE: All instructor
absences will be offered make-up lessons prior to or
after an instructor is absent. Credits are not given for
an instructor absence. An instructor is required to give
a student a make-up lesson for any missed lessons and
all make-up lessons and absences are recorded.
SCHEDULE CHANGES/ INSTRUCTOR
DISCUSSIONS: All administrative issues such as
schedule changes, re-scheduling, tuition, or anything
relating to absences, adjustments, etc. must be made
solely through a school administrator, not through an
instructor. Instructor’s are not required or trained to
deal with arranging schedules, tracking schedule
changes, tuition related issues, etc. Please refer all
these issues through the main office at any Royal
Academy location or by calling 508-792-1221.
MAKE-UP LESSONS: The Academy offers 3 make-up
lessons per year for students that were absent given a
period of 24 hour notice of cancellation. Please do not
contact your instructor on your own to set up a make-up
lesson, all make-up lessons must be validated through
the music office only. If approved, a make-up lesson
voucher will be given to your instructor concerning the
details of your make-up lesson. Make-up lessons owed
can not take place of a student’s tuition. For example,
in the event a student is owed 4 make-up lessons, a
student can not use those make-up lessons in
exchange for that months tuition whether or not the
make-ups were a result of a student or teacher absence.
Make-up lessons must be performed separately from
regular scheduled lessons.
RESCHEDULED LESSONS: In the event a student gives
a period of two weeks or more notice of cancellation of
a lesson, they will be entitled to reschedule the
lesson. This notice must be given to both an
administrative staff member as well as, to the
instructor in order to be valid.
CREDITS: The Royal Academy only offers a lesson
credit if an instructor has left and a substitute or new
instructor was not made available, resulting in a loss
of
pre-paid lessons.
SCHOOL CLOSING POLICY: In the event that classes
and private lessons are cancelled due to inclement
weather or for any other reason, there will be a
recorded announcement on the Royal Academy voice mail
machine which can be heard by calling 508-792-1221,
8:30AM for morning cancellations and 12:30 PM for
afternoon and evening cancellations. Cancellation of
lessons due to inclement weather, or extreme
circumstances such as family emergency will be offered a
make-up lesson only, which can be applied anytime
throughout the year.
SOLICITING INSTRUCTORS/STUDENTS: Due to
non-solicitation contractual obligations, Royal Academy
instructors are not allowed to teach student’s outside
the academy premises or privately without permission
from a director. Furthermore, students should not ask
or request a teacher instruct them outside of the Royal
Academy, this puts instructors in a very awkward
situation.
VACATIONS: The Royal Academy’s admission period
is rolling and lessons are taught straight through the
summer and vacation periods. The Royal Academy’s
schedule does not follow public school schedule so, in
the event that a student leaves for vacation consisting
of two or more weeks during the months of July1st,
through September 1st, the Royal Academy does allow
for tuition payments to be pro-rated for missed lessons
only between this two month period, however, notice of
an absence must be given (by the student) a period of no
less than two weeks (2) notice in order for tuition to
be pro-rated. For example, if a student is out the last
two (2) weeks of July, the school must be notified by
July 1st. etc.
TRIAL LESSONS: The Royal Academy offers trial
lessons for new incoming students and existing students
looking to possibly switch instructors or try a new
instructor. Fees for trial lessons are $26.00 per
lesson, and are 30 minutes in duration.
STUDENT & FAMILY DISCOUNTS: The Royal Academy offers
student and family discounts to students attending the
academy with one or more family member. There is a four
dollar discount per month for the second family member
attending and an eight dollar discount per month for the
third family member attending.
REFERRAL PROGRAM: The Royal
Academy offers students a “one week” free lesson voucher
for the referral of a student to the Royal Academy.
Please be advised that the student must register to the
school in order for the voucher to be valid.
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WORCESTER l SHREWSBURY l BOSTON
E-MAIL:
INFO@ROYALACADEMYARTS.COM
508-792-1221 l 508-755-7373
