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Class Fee Information

Our policy and values regarding class fees:
  • Raising Arrows is a MINISTRY to families. We are all ministering to one another. We are volunteering and serving and blessing, by teaching one another's children. We are all teaching in our skill set or passion or gifts (or stretching ourselves outside of that). We are not doing it for compensation of any kind, but as a voluntary ministry as unto the Lord. 
  • Our class fees should be set by each teacher as the price of anticipated materials, plus a small buffer for unexpected expenses. The class fees are not a way for the parents to "make money" or be monetarily compensated for their time. Our prayer is to have as many low cost classes as possible, to make co-op as affordable as possible.
  • Exception: We have a handful of "professional" teachers who offer classes at our co-op but who do not have children in our co-op. Their fees may be higher than the cost of materials, as they are volunteering their time to teach, as well as their commute to come to co-op, without the blessing of their own children being in the co-op. 
  • Teachers may expect parents to purchase books or materials for the class. If these are required, it needs to be clearly stated so on the Class Description so that families can appropriately budget for their classes
  • A core value of the ministry of Raising Arrows, as a ministry of Truth in Love, is to provide homeschool community, fellowship, classes, and support for as low cost as possible to local families.
 
At Raising Arrows, class fees are paid directly to the teacher before the semester begins. Fee policies are listed below:
  • All semester fees are to be posted on the website before class sign up day.
  • If 2 teachers are listed for a class, the payment will be given to the teacher whose name is listed FIRST. The co-teachers will then work together to handle purchasing materials and using the fee for the class.
  • Teachers will send an email to the students in each class they teach, after sign up day, explaining how the fee can be paid (i.e. PayPal, Venmo, check, cash). 
  • If a parent pays a teacher in cash or check, we ask that the cash be given in a sealed envelope, with the name of the student, teacher, class, and dollar amount written on the envelope.
  • Each teacher is expected to print a roster for their class from our website, and write on the roster when, how much, and how each parent paid (i.e.  $10, Paypal, 8/5/22).
  • A copy of this roster with the written fee records is to be given to the admin team of your co-op location as soon as all students have paid.
  • If a student still has not paid after 2 weeks of class, please note that on the roster, give us the roster "as is," and send an email to info@raisingarrowstn.com to let us know the details so we can follow up.
  • If a student has not paid a class fee after 2 weeks of class, RA coordinators will reach out to the family. If the fee is not paid by the 3rd week of class, then they will be removed from the class.
When dropping a class:
  • If your child drops out up to 1 week before classes begin, a full refund of paid class fees will be given to the family by the teacher (i.e. if your classes are on Mondays, you have until the Monday of the week prior to dropping out, with a full refund).
  • If your child drops out within the week before classes begin, they will receive a full refund ONLY IF we are able to fill their spot right away with another student from the waitlist. Otherwise, they will receive a 50% refund from the teacher for the class fee paid (i.e. if your classes are on Mondays, you would receive a 50% refund if you drop out between Tuesday and the first class).
  • If your child drops out of a class AFTER the first class, but before the 2nd co-op day, you will still receive a 50% refund for the class (or a full refund if we are able to fill the spot from our waitlist).
  • If your child drops the class after the first 2 weeks of class, no refund will be given.
If a teacher unexpectedly leaves Raising Arrows after receiving payment from students, but before finishing teaching the class:
  • If no materials have yet been purchased, all collected funds MUST be returned to the Raising Arrows coordinators, to be used for the remainder of the class.
  • If materials have been purchased, then the remaining funds (sum of class fees minus costs of materials) MUST be returned to the RA coordinators, to be used for the remainder of the class.
  • Any materials purchased for the class utilizing class fees will be given to the RA coordinators, who will give them to the new teacher.
 
Teachers will receive a roster the day after class signups (and any time there is a change to the roster).  If you are a teacher and did not receive one after sign ups begin, please let us know!  It is your responsibility to contact the parents of the students on your roster/s to let them know how they can pay you for classes, as payments are made directly to teachers, not the co-op administration.  
 
While we want to work with every family's needs, please understand that teachers also rely on payments in order to purchase supplies so timely payment is appreciated!

 

Have any questions? Please email us at info@raisingarrowstn.com

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