Enrollment

California State law requires that a student entering pre-school must be three years old and those entering kindergarten must be five years old by December 1st.

State Law requires all preschool and kindergarten students to have the required immunizations prior to the start of school. State law also requires all first graders to have a medical exam. Forms and other information are available in the school office. Those entering seventh grade need to provide proof of Hepatitis B immunization.

New Life Christian School is a non-profit organization and admits students of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and other school administered programs.

$200 (grades one through twelve) per student covers the cost of materials, books, copy machine. Due July 1st unless other arrangements have been made. $100 (for preschool)

These need to be supplied by parents on a regular basis. Other supplies will also be stipulated by the teacher when school starts. Third Grade through High School:

NIV Bible, plenty of #2 pencils, blue or black ink pens, red pen, ruler, crayons (or colored pencils), erasers, loose-leaf binder, binder paper, and scissors.

NIV Bible, #2 pencils, blue or black ink pens, box for supplies, ruler, crayons, erasers, loose-leaf binder, binder paper, Kleenex and scissors. Other supplies will also be stipulated by the teacher when school starts.

Each year the governing board considers students who, because of special circumstances, request a tuition reduction for the coming year. Applications may be picked up in the school office. The applicant takes the application to the family’s pastor for approval before it is sent to the school board for evaluation and an interview. Deductions will be awarded to returning students and those with the greatest need first. Enrollment materials and tuition reduction applications need to be turned in by July 1st with decisions to be made by July 31st. (Funds will be awarded to those meeting the deadline for the applications first.) This process must be repeated each year. (Please check with extended family, other sources, or your church before approaching the school for tuition reduction.

Tuition is computed for the school year. It may be paid yearly, by semester, or in ten equal payments with the first being due by August 1st. Subsequent payments are due the first of each month and the last is due May 1st. If you prepay and decide to withdraw your child, your bill will be adjusted.

Coupons are issued for monthly payments which are due on the 1st of each month and are considered late after the 5th (Romans 13:78). If bills are paid in full on or before the 1st of each month, $5.00 may be deducted from the amount due. On days when the 1st falls on a weekend or holiday, payments need to be made on or before the last working day before the 1st of the month to receive the $5.00 credit. A $10.00 late fee will be charged for payments made after the 5th. $20.00 will be charged for checks that are returned by the bank. Coupon booklets will be issued for payment of school bills. You will receive your booklet in July.

Please be aware YOUR TUITION ACCOUNT IS A BINDING FINANCIAL OBLIGATION. Please make timely payments according to the payment schedule. Our primary source of income is tuition, and it is critical that we pay our bills promptly to protect our good name and the Christian witness in the marketplace. Your faithful stewardship in this matter will enable us to do so.

Each family must make themselves available to volunteer assistance to the school in some way by driving for field trips, recess and lunch supervision, classroom assistance, janitorial duties, typing, selling Scrip, working on the fund raising efforts, etc.

24 hours (grades 1 through 12) are required per family A cash payment of $6.75 per hour not worked may be made. Not required for preschool and kindergarten.

An existing NLCS family who helps enroll a new student may earn a $100 tuition discount on their last tuition payment providing the new student is not receiving financial aid, is enrolled for the entire year, and mentions the recruiting family by name at the time of enrollment or the enrollment interview.

The purchase of $2,500 in Scrip per family will be required this year or a $250 cash payment. Scrip is available from these stores (and others by special order):

Bath & Body	Musicland
Beverage Plus	McDonalds
Big 5	Old Navy
Burger King	One Way Books
Canned Foods	Papa Murphy
Denny's	Payless Shoes
Gottschalk's	Pierson's
Hoby's	Pizza Hut
Kaybee Toys	Ray's Food Place
K Mart	Radio Shack
Kentucky Fried Chicken	Ross Dress for Less
L & M Renner	Safeway (e scrip)
Longs Drugs	Sears
Shell	Union 76 (not Dave's)

Parents are expected to attend and support all the school's activities (Back to School Night, Open House, musicals, rummage sale, conferences and the Parent Teacher Fellowship).

The PTF helps the school by raising support for the financial aid, helping with extra activities, and raising funds for the extras in the school that the regular budget cannot cover.

There will be regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences dealing with the progress of each individual student in K-12th grade. It is our goal to keep the parents as informed as possible of their child's progress so additional conferences may be scheduled at any time by parents or teachers.