International Students (F-1) Policies and Conditions
- Registration
• Each student is considered enrolled when all forms are returned and all fees paid.
• The registration fee is $350 per International student.
• Registration fees are non-refundable.
- Tuition
• Students affiliated with an agency will pay tuition through their agency.
• International student tuition must be paid in either full-year or semester payments.
• The full-year and 1st semester payments are due by August 31.
• Second semester payments are due by December 31.
• Student records, including report cards and transcripts, will be withheld if the student leaves the school still owing tuition or any other fee.
• A student who is withdrawn, dismissed or expelled must pay a prorated portion of tuition based on days in session and a $100 withdrawal fee.
• A student who withdraws before the end of the year will be refunded any unused tuition based on a prorated assessment based on the number of days remaining in the school year.
• The school reserves the right to require any account to be brought current for a student to continue to attend classes.
- PTO Organization
All school parents are member of the PTO. The PTO's primary purpose is to enrich the school program. Host families are not responsible for the 30 volunteer hours, but are encouraged to find a way to participate and become engaged in the school community.
- International students who enroll independent of an exchange agency are expected to provide a host family stipend in the amount of $450 per month. Students enrolled through agencies will pay host family stipends as defined by the agency agreement.
- If a student has a concern or are dissatisfied, they will seek to resolve the issue with the person(s) directly. Students agree to not gossip about teachers, staff, or other school families, but to follow the principle of Matthew 18:15-17.
- The school board reserves the right to ask a student to withdraw from the school, if, in the opinion of the board, the student is unable to support the policies and practices of the school or has lost trust in the school and its leadership.
- SCS admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policy, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered program.
- J-1 Exchange students are accepted through agency agreements only.
