Courses


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=Courses= September 29th - December 19th (Make-Up Period December 8th - 19th)
 * REGISTRATION FALL 2008**

Please note that the Fall 2008 session of FORTE consists of 7 - 9 lessons that take place over 9 weeks (Not including the make-up weeks.) Please make note of the following: Monday 8 lessons (Make-up Period December 8th & December 15th) Tuesday 9 lessons (Make-up Period December 9th & 16th) Wednesday 9 lessons (Make-up Period December 10th & 17th) Thursday 7 lessons (Make-up Period December 11th & 18th) Friday 8 lessons (Make-up Period December 12th & 19th) Lessons and classes take place after-school between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. • Students from the winter/spring 2008 session will receive preference for lesson times. They will have priority for the same day and time that they were scheduled and must register during the period of online registration for that same day and time in order to hold on to the time slot. Returning students desiring a new time slot, day, and or new teacher will be placed depending on availability and order of registrations received. • Scheduling and placement of new students will be in the order of registrations received. • Late registrations will be accepted until FORTE reaches capacity enrollment. Waiting lists will be established for priority scheduling in succeeding sessions. • FORTE group classes must reach a minimum enrollment in order for the class to occur.
 * SESSIONS SCHEDULE**

Fees must be paid before your child may participate in classes or lessons. It is important that all FORTE registrations are completed with class fees paid in full prior to the start of the class. Because incomplete registrations have a negative impact on the programs and require additional staff time, MCDS will assess a $25.00 late fee upon any FORTE balance not paid before the start of the first class or lesson. This policy is in accordance with the MCDS enrollment agreement regarding late payments: "If I [parent/ guardian] fail to make payments to MCDS on time under this agreement or otherwise, I agree that a) at the time any payment becomes late I will owe a late fee of 1.5% of the amount overdue with a minimum fee of $25.00; b) during any period that all overdue balances remain unpaid I will owe a service charge of 1.5% per month of the amount overdue, with a minimum charge of ||
 * REFUNDS**