Enrollment Policy
Continuous Enrollment Agreement
Upon enrollment at The Geneva School, each student is enrolled into a continuous enrollment agreement and is automatically enrolled from one year to the next. The enrollment fee is assessed to accounts on February 1 and is due by February 15. Families who do not opt out receive a $200 discount per student on the enrollment fee.
- What if a student does not plan to return to Geneva next school year? Every family has until January 31 to notify the admission office in writing of their intent to withdraw a student for the following school year. After that date, the continuous enrollment agreement is binding.
- What if a family does not notify the admission office by January 31 that a student is planning to leave Geneva? The continuous enrollment agreement is a binding contract. Therefore, if a family is unsure whether a student will return to Geneva for any reason, they should notify the admission office in writing by January 31. If after January 31, but prior to the beginning of the new school year, a family is required by a third party employer to move beyond a 35-mile radius from the school OR the student’s primary financially-responsible parent becomes unemployed by a third-party employer OR medical necessity that renders the student unable to attend The Geneva School or any other school, the family will be released from any tuition obligation. The annual enrollment fee is not refundable.
- What if a family decides to withdraw a student after January 31 for reasons not listed above? The withdrawal of an enrolled student for reasons not indicated above necessitates a family’s financial obligation to the school that is determined by the date on which the school is notified of the intent to withdraw. Notification of intent to withdraw for the next school year that is made between February 1 and March 31 requires the family to pay the school 20% of the gross tuition owed to the school. Notification of intent to withdraw for the next school year that is made between April 1 and May 31 requires the family to pay the school 40% of the gross tuition owed to the school. Notification of intent to withdraw that is made between June 1 and the day before the start of the school year requires the family to pay the school 60% of the gross tuition owed to the school. After the school year has started, a family is obligated to pay the school 100% of the tuition owed to the school. Please note that “tuition owed to the school” is defined as the total amount the school would have received had you not withdrawn your child. This includes the amount billed to your family for tuition as well as your Step Up (state scholarship) award.
- What happens if a family does not receive tuition assistance in the amount needed to keep a student at Geneva? As long as the tuition assistance application deadlines are adhered to, the enrollment fee minus a $100 administrative fee is refunded and the family is released from any tuition obligation.
- What happens if a family falls behind on tuition payments? It is a family’s responsibility to notify the accounting office if a tuition payment cannot be made on time. Every effort should be made to bring the account current within 30 days. The Geneva School reserves the right to release a family from continuous enrollment if the account becomes overdue by 60 days. The business office will notify the family in writing should continuous enrollment be suspended.
The Geneva School reserves the right to rescind a student’s enrollment if financial, behavioral, or academic requirements are not met.
Financial Obligations Following Withdrawal of a Student during the School Year
Families are liable for all tuition except in the following circumstances:
- The student’s family is required by a third-party employer to move beyond a 35-mile radius from the school.
- The student’s primary financially-responsible parent becomes unemployed by a third-party employer.
- Medical necessity that renders the student unable to attend The Geneva School or any other school.
If one of the above circumstances applies, any over-paid tuition (calculated on a pro-rated basis) will be refunded.
The student’s records will not be released to the parent or another school until the parents have fulfilled their financial responsibility to the school.
