SBS Continuous Enrollment Model for the 2021-2022 Academic Year
Dear SBS Parents,
As we all work through the many challenges caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, St. Bernadette School is already planning for the 2021-22 academic school year. In this “Year of Hope” at SBS it is exciting to think ahead to a time when we hope and pray for everything to return as close to normal as possible.
At the end of last school year, it was communicated as part of our new online enrollment and tuition billing program that we would be moving to a Continuous Enrollment model. This process will make re-enrollment simpler and more convenient for school families. Continuous Enrollment also aids in advance budget planning and assists in providing financial stability to St. Bernadette. St. Bernadette families will no longer have to complete a registration form or log into the TADS system to re-enroll for the next academic year. By automatically registering your student(s) for the next year, we hope to save you time and trouble as well as lessen hundreds of school administrative hours. The parents of current pre-K 3 students will receive a separate communication by January 8, 2021 to reserve your spot in either a full or part-time pre-K 4 class.
Please review the tuition schedule and fees for the 2021-22 school year on our school website at https://st-bernadette.org/tuition-fees-financial-assistance. If you are in academic and financial good standing and do not opt-out of enrollment by January 15, 2021, a discounted early registration fee will be applied to your TADS account in February. If you choose to opt-out of registration for the 2021-22 school year, but decide to enroll at a later date, you will need to re-apply like a new student and will be assessed the applicable registration fee if the class is not full. If the class is full you will automatically be placed on a wait list. Tuition payments for next school year will begin in May. If any of your personal contact information has changed (e.g. addresses, phone numbers, contacts, credit card or bank account information, etc.) you must log into your TADS account immediately to make changes.
TADS will apply an annual fee of $20 to families who choose to make a single payment and a $55 fee for 10 installments to the first invoice of the new school year in May. Also, TADS will automatically apply a $40 late fee to families who do not make payment within a 5-day grace period of their billing date. St. Bernadette does not receive these funds.
If you plan to register any additional family members in pre-K through eighth grade for the 2021-22 school year please email Mrs. Montie at jmontie@stbl.org and copy Mrs. Booth in the school office at mbooth@stbl.org by January 15, 2021. This will allow your application to receive priority review before the general Open Enrollment period begins for new students in January.
If you are not planning to return to SBS for the 2021-22 academic school year for any reason you must visit https://st-bernadette.org/continuos-enrollment on our school website and complete the opt-out form. This must be completed by Friday, January 15, 2021 otherwise all families in academic and financial good standing will be considered automatically re-enrolled and billed accordingly.
Please review all of the information on the Continuous Enrollment page of the school website prior to January 15, 2021 (https://st-bernadette.org/continuos-enrollment). If you have academic concerns regarding your student please contact Mrs. Montie at jmontie@stbl.org. If you have questions regarding tuition, fees or your payment billing schedule please contact Bob Helmig in the Parish Business Office at Rhelmig@stbl.org.
We thank you for allowing us to share in the educational and spiritual development of your child(ren). It is truly a sacred trust.
Sincerely,
Mr. Robert Helmig, Business Manager
Mrs. Joanne Montie, Principal
Fr. Michael Saban, Pastor