Victory Christian School

Academics

Attendance

Conduct

Dress Standards

Extended Care

Homework

Lunches

Medication

Music

Policies

Property

School Board & History

Spiritual Goals and Purpose of Victory Christian School

Statement of Faith

Testing & Student Records

Transportation

The 52 Club

Tuition and Fees

1. We desire that your children come to know and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
2. We desire that your children come to know, love and have full confidence in the Bible, God's inspired, infallible Word and final authority for life.
3. We desire and pray for your children that they yield fully to the indwelling Holy Spirit in order to live a godly life and please God.
4. We desire to teach appreciation of our American heritage and to instill patriotism and loyalty to our great nation.
5. We desire that your children recognize that rules are necessary and must be enforced in order to have the proper atmosphere for learning.  However, we also want your children to understand that simply obeying rules does not produce morality.  It is our prayer that by the time our students are upper-classmen, they will have come to the place in their lives where their moral standards spring from a living relationship with God, rather than a blind obedience to rules.

• We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1, 2, 14; Luke 1:35).
• We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom. 3:24, 25; 1 Peter 2:24, Eph. 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5).
• We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1;9-10; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom.8:34; 1 John 2:1-2).

• We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; 2 Cor. 3:6; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:13-14).
• We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers into all truth; and, that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit (John 16:13; 1 John 2:20, 27; Eph. 5:18).

• We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1, 38-39; 1 Cor 1:4-8; 1 Peter 1;5).
• We believe that it s the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God's Word; which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).

• We believe that every Christian receives by God's sovereign bestowal one or more spiritual gifts, which are divine enablements for service and are to be used in love for the edifying of the Body of Christ (Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:1 - 13:3; Eph. 4:7-16).
• We believe that some gifts of the Spirit such as speaking in tongues and sign miracles were temporary and gradually ceased as the New Testament Scriptures were completed and their authority became established, and that speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or the filling of the Spirit (Acts 4:8, 31; 1 Cor. 13:8-13).
• We believe that, while the final deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection, God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, according to His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; Rom. 8:18-25; 1 Cor. 15:20-28, 35-37; James 5:13-16; 1 John 5:14-15).

• We believe that the church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2)
• We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:47; 20: 17, 28-32; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
• We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20-28; Rom. 16:1-4; 1 Cor. 3;9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).
• We recognize the ordinances of water baptism and the Lord's Supper as a scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; 1 Cor. 11:23-26).

• We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28-29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6, 12-13).
• We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Rev. 20:4-6; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:16-17).
• We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:7-9, Jude vs. 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 20:11-15).

• From the beginning of the church age to our present time, Satan has attempted to confuse, weaken, and divide Christ's Church using movements from outside the church.  He has also worked in the hearts of Christians to stir up hatred and distrust from within the Church.  Paul warned about this in Acts 20:29-30.  Satan's purpose in all of this is to keep the church focused on false doctrine and internal problems so that we are demoralized and distracted from our responsibility to fulfill Christ's Great Commission.
• It is one of the responsibilities of the pastor and elders to teach God's people to learn from the destructive influences of past movements and to expose and warn people of current destructive men and movements.  It is the responsibility of church members to "Obey them that give an account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you." Heb. 13:17.

• We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.  We believe that any from of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God's gift of sex.  We believe that God disapproves of and forbids any attempt to alter one's gender by surgery or appearance (Gen. 2:24; Gen. 19:5, 13; Gen. 26. 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30, Deut. 22:5; Rom. 1;26-29; 1 Cor. 5:1, 6:9; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4).
• We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:10; Eph. 5:22-23).

• Each teacher is born again and actively serving the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Each faculty member is expected to be a Christian role model for our student body.  Our students watch how we live closely, and how we live teaches more than anything we could say in a classroom.
• Teachers must have sincere love for boys and girls and a real desire and gift to teach.
• Teachers must have a college degree and have or be working towards certification by Association of Christian Schools International.

• For standardized class memorization - especially in the lower grades.
• For standardized class reading - especially in the lower grades.

• Any cash payments must be exact amounts, as VCS does not keep cash for change.  Please send the money in an envelope with name, amount, and what the money is for, and grade of student(s). 
• Payments made by check or money order to the general school account for tuition, registration, extended care, music, late fee, lab fee, return check charges, ACSI events such as Spelling Bee, Art Festival, etc., and donations to general school activities may be made on the same check or money order.
• Payments for special account student activities such as sports, classroom activities, yearbook, special student activities (such as Christmas Shop, bowling), Student Council Activities, and Library fees for late/lost/damaged books, or donations to the library need to be on a check separate from tuition and other general account payments.

• Secondary (7th - 12th grades) classes begin at 8:10 am.
• Elementary (K - 6th grades) classes begin at 8:20 am.
• School ends at 3:00 pm.
• The FREEZE bell will ring for secondary students at 8:05 am.  The FREEZE bell for elementary students will ring at 8:15 am.  Elementary students must quietly walk to their lines.
• Students should not be at school before 7:50 am and should be picked up by 3:25 pm.  If problems occur and you cannot be here by 3:30 pm, your student(s) will automatically be placed in extended care.  All students arriving before 7:50 am or not picked up by 3:30 pm will be placed in extended care at parent's expense.
• All visitors must check in at the school office.  This includes parents with messages or articles to be delivered to students.
  

• Regular attendance is absolutely essential to successful schoolwork.
• Parents must call the office by 10:00 am on date of absence.
• Parents requesting homework must call the office and request assignments before 9:00 am to receive that day's homework.
• Students who have been absent will not be given an excused absence or allowed to make up work without a WRITTEN excuse signed by their parent.
• Written excuses should include the following:
• Present date
• Date(s) of absence
• Reason for absence
• Parent's signature
• The following are approved reasons for an absence:
• Illness of the student
• Bereavement
• Doctor appointments
• If a student is absent for thirty days during the school year, Victory Christian School reserves the right to retain the student at the same grade level the following year.

• Three tardies within one grading period will be counted as one absence.
• Tardies due to carpools will be dealt with through the office.
• Parent of driver MUST sign tardy students in at the office.  Late students need an admit slip signed by the office to get into class.
• Parents please notify the office if your child will be late for school.
• Detention policy for tardies:  Detention will take place each Tuesday and Thursday after school from 3:05 to 4:00 pm.  Every student assigned to serve detention MUST sign in before 3:05 pm and MUST be prepared to do school work the entire time.  Students will NOT be allowed to leave for any reason.  Detention will be supervised at all times.
• Once any student has been tardy to school three (3) times in one nine-week period, a detention will be given.  Each following tardy within that nine-week period will result in a detention.  Only the first two tardies are "free" each nine-week period.  Each teacher will handle individual classroom tardies in his/her own way.
• If a student is late to or misses detention for any reason, a "make-up" detention will be assigned in addition to the original detention.
• Any student receiving more than five (5) detentions in any nine-week period will have a parent/student/administration conference.
• Any student left after 4:00 pm will be placed in extended care and charged the normal fee.
• Academic detentions are addressed under homework policy

• Obtain an Authorization to Administer Medication form from the school office and have the form completed.  It requires information from doctor and parent.
• Parents should bring medication to the office.  Send no more than one week's supply of medication.
• Parent needs to note on elementary homework pad that the medication is in the office, and what time the student should receive it.  It is up to the student to take any medication home at the end of the day if it is needed at home also.
• Any medication must have a doctor's statement in addition to a parent's note.
• These rules are entirely for your child's safety and protection.  The school nurse is available to give guidance regarding health concerns or mediations needed by your child.

• No talking is allowed in the classroom unless the student raises his/her hand and is called upon by the teacher to respond.
• Students are not to leave their seats without the teacher's permission.  This includes sharpening pencils and throwing away trash.
• All paper items to be thrown away will be disposed of in such a manner as described by the teacher.
• Students are to be in classes scheduled for them at all times unless ill or excused by the administration.
• Students are not allowed to use the telephone.  (Except in an emergency with permission from the administration.)
• No talking in the halls, or when going form one room to another.  (Except for common courtesy.)

• Students are reminded that rowdiness and roughhousing are not permitted during the school day inside or outside the school buildings.  Any student guilty of such misconduct around the school property or on school functions will be subject to disciplinary action.
• Wholesome friendships are encouraged between boys and girls.  However, this does not include petting, kissing, or any prolonged bodily contact at any time while at VCS or while on any school activity.  Generally speaking, there will be NO contact games between boys and girls.
• Victory Christian School places a great deal of emphasis upon spiritual values, and we believe that Christian young people should manifest their loyalty to and love for the Lord Jesus Christ by living consecrated lives.
• The school does not permit the use of alcohol, tobacco, profanity or involvement with gambling, drugs or narcotics at school or at any school sponsored function.  Practice of any of the above away from school can result in disciplinary action and possible notification of parents to see what can be done to correct it.  Persistent activity in any one of these habits can also lead to expulsion.
• Victory Christian School does not promote dances.

• Victory does not normally enroll students who have been suspended or expelled from another school for a minimum period of 12 months following the infraction.
• Victory does not normally enroll students who have been arrested.
• Any student found to be out of harmony with the spirit of the school might be dismissed.

Care of property:
Victory Christian School belongs to God.  We use the facilities that are the property on loan by God to the Alameda Bible Church.  We expect that the property will be cared for in an appropriate manner befitting Christians.  Willful damage or destruction of school (church) property will not be tolerated.  All damage must be paid for, whether willful or accidental.  No signs, banners, plaques, pictures or other objects may be hung on walls without explicit permission of the administration.  There is to be no tampering with any equipment whatsoever.

Asbestos:
Victory Christian School has completed an "Asbestos Management Plan" as required by teh Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) dated October 30, 1987.  R & H Associated, Inc., an accredited consulting firm headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico prepared the "Asbestos Management Plan."

The "Plan" lists where asbestos is located in our school and what action will be taken with regard to control of asbestos.  A copy of the "Plan" is available in the school office.

We encourage you take time to review the "Plan" and become acquainted with the asbestos situation in the school.  Our first concern is to maintain the safety of all the students, teachers, and staff members of Victory Christian School.

If you have any questions concerning asbestos in the school, please contact Mr. Frey at the school.

Lockers:
Student lockers are the property of the school and are provided as a service for students.  Any locker may be opened and it's contents may be searched or examined by school authorities without the permission of the student at any time when, at the sole discretion of the school authorities, they deem it necessary to do so.  This search includes but is not limited to lockers, automobiles, backpacks, purses, desks, pockets, cell phones, etc.  A parent and the student consent to such a search if they register their student at Victory.  Lockers are to be kept neat and cleaned out on a regular basis.  Students may not switch lockers with another student.  If a student uses a locker it must be the one to which the student was assigned.  It is unwise to leave valuable items in a locker.  Students should carry these items with them or check with the office if these items need special security.  It is recommended that students place locks on their lockers.  Students may only use school locks on their lockers.  Students will be charged $15.00 if they do not return the lock.  Nothing may be kept outside a locker without permission from the administration.  Stickers are not allowed on any part of a locker.  Students may not place anything on a locker that cannot be easily removed without affecting the surface of the locker.  Writing or painting on any part of a locker is not allowed.  Students should not open or enter anyone else's locker.  Students are responsible to pay for any locker damage they commit.  Any problem with a locker should be reported to the office.

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Lunches:
There is a hot lunch program that is catered daily.  The program has a set menu, a copy of which is available in the office, allowing you and your student to determine what days you want to purchase lunch.  Lunch orders are taken as soon as class begins in the morning (first period for secondary students).  Lunch cards must be purchased in order to buy lunch; we do not accept cash for lunch on a daily basis.  Ther cost is $30 per lunch card, and it may be used throughout the school year, except for Thanksgiving lunch.  The card purchases 10 lunches at a cost of $3.00 each.  There is also a snack card available for elementary students that allows them to purchase snacks that are not in the vending machines.  The cost of the card is $10, and it also may be used throughout the year.

At the request of the parents, VCS instigated a policy that does not allow any talking during the first 15 minutes of elementary lunch.  This policy encourages students to finish eating during that period.  We have found this also greatly reduces incidents of young children choking on their food.

Homework Policy:

(For Kindergarten to Sixth Grades, per quarter)

• First Time:  Warning to student, note sent home to be signed by parent and returned the next day. *
• Second Time:  Extra work assigned, note sent home to be signed by parent and returned the next day.*
• Third Time:  Detention given, note sent home to be signed by parent and returned the next day.
• Fourth Time:  Detention given with extra work assigned, note sent home to be signed by parent and returned the next day, conference arranged with parent.
• Fifth Time:  A clean-up detention and an academic detention given, notes sent home to be signed by parent and returned the next day, parent called.  Clean-up detention will take place on next available  Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

*  No note will be sent home on 1st or 2nd time for 5th and 6th graders.

Homework Pads:
At the beginning of the year, elementary students are required to purchase a stenographer's notebook.  They are to write their daily homework assignments in the notebook, take it home each day, have it checked by a parent, initialed by the parent to confirm the work was done, and return it to school in the morning.  The pads will be checked each morning.  Failure to have it, or to have it signed will count as a homework check.  Parents are welcome to write notes to the teacher on the pad, and any medication the student should take is also to be noted on the pad.  Makeup homework for any reason is addressed under absences.  Attendance

Student Supplies:
A complete elementary supply list will be sent out with the summer information letter.  Along with a book bag and a King James Version Bible, the following supplies will be needed in most elementary classes:  pen, pencil, paper, glue/gluesticks, notebooks, Kleenex, rulers, scissors, and erasers.  Mark all items with the student's name.  Kingergartners will need a mat for rest time.  Secondary students will be given information on supplies needed by each teacher the first week of school.  http://www.vcsabq.com/supplylist.htm

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Picking Up Students:
To avoid injury to children and have fewer problems in the parking lot, please observe the following rules when picking up children after school:

Please enter past the parsonage, make a circle past the trees stopping at pick up points.  If you must go into the office, please park in front of the church or school before or after picking up children.

Each school year parents will be asked to fill in a written form telling us who may pick up your children in your place.  Normally only those people may pick up a student.  However, in an emergency you may call the school secretary and give her permission by phone for a particular person to pick up your children.  Please, use the privilege ONLY in a real emergency.  A written note must be sent the next day stating whom you allowed to pick up your child and the date it was done.

Visitors:
We have a general "no visitor" policy at Victory.  Students who have out-of-town guests or know of a prospective student who wishes to visit our campus should make special arrangements with the administration at least a day in advance.  Families of prospective students must meet with an administrator before they will be allowed to visit.  Other visits from non-Victory students are strongly discouraged.  Students expelled from Victory for any reason are not permitted on campus at any time, unless accompanied by a parent.  All guests must meet Victory's dress standards.

Victory alumni may visit the campus with prior approval from the administration and need to sign-in and receive a pass from the office.  These visit should be at times other than regular class times.  Dress must be modest and appropriate.

Closed Campus:
VCS has a closed  campus; students may not leave during the day without permission from the office.

Transportation:
Parents are responsible for supplying their own transportation to and from school.  Many parents arrange car pools.  The school directory and/or map in the office will help in providing names of people that live in you area.

Bus:
The VCS bus will be used for field trips, sports, and most off campus extracurricular events.  ALL students will be required to ride the bus to and from these activities.  Arrangements can only be made by a parent/guardian with the administrator (not a teacher) before a trip for a student to be picked up after an event at the activity site.  The parent/guardian must be at the site by the time set by the administrator or the student will return to VCS on the bus.  This allows the bus to stay on the schedule announced to drivers picking students up at VCS.

Other Transportation For School Sponsored Events:
VCS requires all vehicles used for transporting students on school sponsored events and activities to have current proof of insurance, registration and current driver's license on file in the school office.  Victory requires that these vehicles carry the minimum amount required by state law.  (This school requirement does not include carpooling).

Student Drivers:

• Must have current driver's license and be at least a sophomore.
• Must be registered with the school to drive to and from school.
• Reckless driving and failure to park in the designated area may result in the loss of driving privlege to and from school.
• No other student may ride with a student driver unless written permission by all parents involved is received by the administration.
• Any student driver leaving campus without permission throughout the school day will automatically be dismissed from school.
• Students may not go to their car for any reason during the day without permission from the administration.
• Students must show proof of insurance.
• Students may not congregate at cars before or after school.  Students must leave their cars and go to the playground when they arrive in the morning.  Students must leave campus when reaching their cars in the afternoon and not return withouth permission from the administration.
• Students with car phones or cellular phones MUST leave the phone in the vehicle.

VCS offers classroom music once a week to grades K-6.  Fourth grade students will be taught to play the recorder and are required to pay a one-time $20 lab fee to cover the cost.  In high school, choir is an elective with classes daily.

Private lessons in voice and piano are also available during the school day.*  Lessons will be given on a rotating schedule during the school day.  Each week your student will have a half-hour lesson, and each following week, the lesson will be shifted one-half hour later, thus allowing your student to never miss the same class time two weeks in a row.  Any exceptions to the regular lesson times will be noted on the lesson schedule that is sent home.  Missed lessons WILL NOT be made up.

* Voice is offered to grades 9-12.  Piano is offered to grades 2-12.

Private lesson payments of $90 per month (with the last month payment being $67.50) for each student should be made to VCS from August to April.

If your student has had lessons before, please have the student bring any books to the first lesson.  Lesson books will be available for purchase from the school.  Parents will be billed for any books needed by the students.  An invoice will be sent home in a pink envelope.  It is your responsibility to pay for these books in the office upon receipt of charge.

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High School Classes:

Required Electives
* PE

Electives

Credits for Graduation:

Total Credits required for graduation:  25 Credits

Transcripts:
Students requesting transcipts be sent to other educational institutions must fill out a Transcipt Request Form from the office (students under the age of 18 must have a parent sign the form).  Please allow at least a week for requests to be mailed.  Grades transferred to Victory from other schools will not be included in Victory's Grade Point Average (GPA) but will be included on transcripts as courses taken at other other schools and transferred to Victory.  Only Victory's GPA will be used to determine class Valedictorian and Salutatorian.  Students must attend Victory for at least three high school years to be considered for the class Valedictorian and Salutatorian.

Secondary Bible:
If any secondary student (6-12) fails Bible for a semester, they will automatically be dismissed from school.

Secondary Spiritual Emphasis Retreat:
All sixth through twelfth grade students are required to attned the annual overnight retreat that is held away from campus.  Any student not attending will receive 0's in all subjects for both days.

Victory Christian School Grading Scale:

Honor Roll Requirements:

• Centurion Honor Roll:  Student has A's in every subject
• A Honor Roll:  Student has majority of A's with no more than two B's
• B Honor Roll:  Any combination of A's and B's with no more than two C's.  This covers those with one C and the rest A's, and shows that work is mainly above average.

Progress Reports:
Mid-way through each grading period, a progress report will be sent home for all students.  All reports should be signed and returned to the school the next day.

Parent/Teacher Conferences:
There are two parent/teacher conferences each year.  One is in September at the end of the first four weeks, and the second is in January at the end of the first semester.  It is mandatory that parent(s) attend these conferences.  It is mandatory that students in grades 6-12 attend with their parents.  The academic calendar on the following website shows conference dates.  http://www.vcsabq.com/schoolcalendars.htm

Report Cards:
Report cards will be issued a week following the end of each grading period.  All report cards will be held in the office for students who have delinquent accounts with the school.

Finals:
The parent of any student who must take finals other than during the scheduled dates must see Mr. Frey and make arrangements before finals week.  This is strongly discouraged due to students missing reviews and not performing up to their portential.

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• All sophomores will take the Plan College Prep Test in the fall.  The student will pay the cost of the test.  The test will be administered at VCS.
• All juniors will take the ACT College Entrance Test in the spring.  The student will pay the cost of the test.  The test will have to be taken at a local ACT test site, as VCS is not able to administer this test.
• A senior may take the ACT again to raise his/her scores if he/she wishes.
• All students will take the Stanford Achievement Test in the spring of  even numbered years.  There is no charge to the student and the results are usually available in early August.
• The PSAT and SAT tests are available for VCS students.  Please check with the secondary administration for applications and details.
• Advanced Placement Testing is also offered on campus in all subjects in May of each school year.  Any junior or senior may request a test to qualify for credits in college courses.  The student will pay the cost of the test.
• All eighth graders will take the EXPLORE Test in the spring.  The student will pay the cost of the test.  The test will be administered at VCS.

• Academic records
• Personal information records
• Disciplinary records
• Attendance records
• Health records
• Progress records
• Standardized testing records

• Parents of students over 18, if such student is a dependent as defined in the Internal Revenue Code
• Students age 18 or over
• Officials of this school who have a legitimate educational interest
• State and local officials to whom information is required to be reported
• Certain testing organizations
• Accrediting organizations
• Appropriate persons in connection with an emergency
• Pursuant to subpoena or court order
• Any person with the written consent of the parent of students under 18 or the student over 18
• School to which the student seeks or intends enrollment

• Student's name and address
• Telephone listing
• Date and place of birth
• Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
• Weight and height of members of athletic teams
• Dates of attendance
• Degrees and awards received
• Most recent /previous educational agency or institution attended by the student

• Each student dropped off in the morning between 7:00 am and 7:30 am will be charged $2.00 for any portion of that period.
• Each student dropped off in the morning between 7:30 am and 7:50 am will be charged $1.00 for any portion of that period.
• Each student remaining for afternoon care between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm will be charged $2.00 for any portion of that period.
• Each student remaining for afternoon care between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm will be charged $1.00 for any portion of that period.
• Each student remaining for the 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm time frame will be charged an additional $1.00 for any portion of that period.

• Student A is picked up at 3:45 pm.  Charge is $2.00
• Student B is picked up at 4:35 pm.  Charge is $3.00.
• Student C is picked up at 5:15 pm.  Charge is $4.00.

• All students must be signed in if dropped off before 7:50 am.  This is for student safety as there will be no one on duty outside.  Any student not signed in will be assessed a $10.00 penalty.  Parents picking up in the afternoon during extended care time are required to initial the charge sheet.  The MUST be done when the students are picked up.
• Note:  Failure to sign students in on the extended care sheet in the morning or out of extended care in the afternoon will result in a $10.00 fine for that parent.
• If families are car pooling, the parent picking up or dropping off may sign for all the students in the car pool, but each family will be billed separately.

• If students are dropped off before 7:00 am the parent will pay an extra $10.00 fee.  It is unlikely that there would be anyone at the school before 7:00 am to receive the early student.
• If your student is not picked up by 5:30 pm, there will be an extra fee of $.50 per minute with a daily maximum of $30.00.  This fee will begin at 5:31 pm.  Our teachers make appointments and schedule their personal lives on the schedule of leaving at 5:30 pm.  It is unreasonable and extremely inconvenient to ask them to stay after 5:30 pm.  For car pools, only the driver will be charged.
• If you know that you will be late, please call the school as early as possible.  You will still be charged the extra fee, but the teacher won't b worried.

• Charges for the month will be totaled on the last Friday of the month.  The bill will be sent home the following Monday.  Payment will be due by the fifth of the month (August bill is due Sept. 5th, etc.)
• If you have a question about your bill please phone the office.
• If you plan to used extended care as a child deduction on your income tax, you will need to retain your monthly bills.  VCS DOES NOT send a year-end total to parents.
• Please note that extended care charges are due by the fifth of the month and are subject to late charge if overdue.