Once a family has signed a contract to enroll a student, the school expects the family to honor the contractual obligation to pay tuition due in full, regardless of circumstances and regardless of when the student withdraws. The school makes financial commitments based on the enrollment numbers and can face financial hardships when tuition contracts are not honored.
However, there are limited circumstances in which the school will consider a release from further financial obligations indicated in the tuition contract.
The following stipulations govern all requests for a release from the tuition contract:
- The deposit is non-refundable. All fees are non-refundable.
- All requests for release from the tuition contract must be made in writing to the HOS. The HOS will respond to the requesting family in keeping with the policy as indicated here. There is no appeal to the Board, and this entire process is under the direction of the HOS.
- A family is “eligible” for release from further obligations in the tuition contract IF tuition has been paid in full OR the family is enrolled in a FACTS payment plan and is current on all scheduled payments AND the withdrawal is due to one of the following circumstances:
- Death in the student’s immediate family.
- The student permanently moves more than 100 miles from Geneva.
- Medical necessity which renders the student unable to attend Geneva or any other school.
- Unexpected and substantial loss of income to primary wage-earner in student’s immediate family.
- The school determines that a student may not reenroll prior to the beginning of the school year. Note, once the school year begins, this subparagraph does not apply. In other words, if the student is expelled from Geneva, the family is not entitled to a tuition release.
A family who is "eligible" and makes a request pursuant to the conditions listed above, will be entitled to a release from the tuition contract as follows:
- If the request is made on or before April 30 preceding the school year, the family will be obligated to pay 20% of the total amount of tuition due and released from the remaining 80% of the total amount of tuition due. If a family has paid in full or has paid for more than 20% of the total amount of tuition due, then the amount in excess of 20% will be refunded.
- If the request is made on or before June 30 preceding the school year, the family will be obligated to pay 40% of the total amount of tuition due and released from the remaining 60% of the total amount of tuition due. If a family has paid in full or has paid for more than 40% of the total amount of tuition due, then the amount in excess of 40% will be refunded.
- If the request is made on or before July 31 preceding the school year, the family will be obligated to pay 60% of the total amount of tuition due and released from the remaining 40% of the total amount of tuition due. If a family has paid in full or has paid for more than 60% of the total amount of tuition due, then the amount more than 60% will be refunded.
- If the request is made after July 31 but before the first day of class of the upcoming school year, the family will be obligated to pay 80% of the total amount of tuition due and released from the remaining 20% of the total amount of tuition due. If a family has paid in full or has paid for more than 80% of the total amount of tuition due, then the amount more than 80% will be refunded.
- If the request is made on or after the first day of class of the current school year, no release from the tuition contract will be granted and the family will be obligated to pay 100% of the total amount of tuition due. No refund will be provided.
- Please note that a release from the tuition contract does not necessarily qualify a family for a refund of tuition paid. Information about a possible refund of tuition paid is included below.