Tuition and Fees

School Hours
8am – 3pm

If your child is enrolled in Electives (such as Religion), then dismissal timesare:
   Grades 1-8: 3:30pm
Toddlers-KG: 3pm

Admission Fees
Registration Fee (returning student)     $275 charged on May 1st and non-refundable
Registration Fee (new student) $350 due upon registration and non-refundable

Tuition Information

Montessori Toddler (ages 15 months – 3 years)

      Full Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-3pm):   $8,775.00 (Aug-May)
                                Half-Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-11:30am):       $6,985.00 (Aug-May)
   Full Day toddlers will be assessed $90/month for hot lunch (as required by DCFS)

Montessori Pre-School (3 &4 year-old children)

   Full Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-3pm):   $6,550.00 (Aug-May)
                                Half-Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-11:30am): $5,600.00 (Aug-May)
      Children in this age group are strongly recommended to attend Full Day for a complete benefit.

Montessori Kindergarten to 3rd Grade

                                Full Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-3pm): $6,950.00 (Aug-May)

4th to 8th Grades

                                Full Day (Monday – Friday; 8am-3pm):   $7,500.00 (Aug-May)

After-School Care

Toddlers:
Available from 3pm – 6pm                        $8/hour

Preschool to 8th Grade
Available from 3pm – 6pm                        $6/hour

$1/minute after 6:00pm

Discounts

First Child: Full Tuition
          Second Child: 10% discount
          Third and Additional Children: 20% discount

Discounts are not applicable to any Half-Day or partial-week attendance.
Discount percentage is computed based on the lowest tuition value in the family.

Payment Plans

10 equal installments due on the 5th or 20th of each month from August 2016 to May 2017
12 equal installments due on the 5th or 20th of each month from June 2016 to May 2017
Full payment of the tuition in August 2016. This option qualifies for a 5% discount.
Semi-Annual payment (half in August 2016 and half in January 2017), qualifies for 3% discount

FIELD TRIPS

Field trips are all mandatory except the ones indicated as optional
There is one field trip per month on average.
Mandatory field trips fee is $195 per student per year.

Optional field trips are billed separately.
Field Trips Fee is charged in September and is applied to the family’s FACTS account.

BOOKS

Grades 1 to 3: $135 for the usage of Core Subjects books.
Grades 4 to 8: $185 (includes books usage and workbooks excluding religion and foreign languages).
Foreign Languages: Spanish $25, Chinese $25, Arabic $50
Electives: Religion or other: $50,
Books Fee is typically charged in August and is applied to the family’s FACTS account.

LAPTOP/TABLET

$150 per year per student usage fee.
Fee is due at start of school in August and is applied to family’s FACTS account.
Fee applies to students in grades 4 to 8. Each student in these grades is assigned a personal laptop.

Tuition Policy
In the case of early withdrawal before natural end of school date:
No refund of any paid tuition. Parents will be responsible for an extra month of tuition payment. Remaining tuition payments, as part of the Tuition Agreement with FACTS, will be eliminated and the contract will be terminated.
Entire payment of the tuition for the year 2016 – 2017 must be fulfilled by May 20, 2017.

Refund Policy
The registration and re-enrollment fees are non-refundable The books, field trip, and laptop fees are non-refundable and not prorated
As of January 2015, FACTS charges $46/family/year irrelevant of the number of enrolled children in the family.
All tuition is handled electronically through FACTS.  No form of manual payment is accepted.