Enrollment
Sweet and Smart Montessori School does not discriminate between applicants on the basis of race, creed, national origin, or disabilities.
All Toddler and Children House students will be accepted on a conditional basis. Parents or guardians may be asked to withdraw the student if Sweet and Smart Montessori School determines, in its sole discretion, that the program is not meeting the student's needs or that the student's presence is having an adverse effect on the program.
Our enrollment first and recurrent is performed through our website and our Tuition Management Portal. The procedure requires a Full Name to be entered by the person agreeing to our Legal Policies and is governed by The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act An email will confirm the action. The email notification with time and date stamp falls under the criteria of this Electronic Signatures Act and allows you to consider Online Registrations binding. You also have the ability to view and the time and date stamp with full signature for each registration.
Classroom Placement
It is the policy of Sweet and Smart Montessori School not to accept parent requests for specific classroom placements. Classroom placement is determined in the best interest of the child by an academic team.
Term and Payment Policies
Term Policies
Sweet and Smart Montessori School has been instituted as a School and aims to develop children's natural abilities as per Montessori Philosophy. The school year is divided into 10 months; these months are the specific terms which we follow to create a monthly fiscal calendar and a school opening calendar as published by the Broward County. The School budget is divided into these 10 months and reflects our monthly costing which translates to our monthly fees. Month partitioning is only available at Registration which will prorate fees according to entry date. Once enrolled tuition payments will be due on monthly basis
Payment Policy
All tuition payments must be made online by credit card or bank draft. No cash will be accepted on the premises. Sweet and Smart Montessori School aims to be a factor in protecting our environment and thus will make every effort to reduce use of paper. Parents or Guardians are required to enroll in the tuition management system present in our website www.snsmontessori.com as a condition of enrollment in the Toddler, Children's House or Extracurricular Activity programs.
Late Payments:
Each payment, whether for tuition or other fees, will be considered a late payment if not made by the 5th day, After the due date and first working day thereafter will incur a penalty of $20.00 and $ 5 incremental for each day of the remaining month period. SSMS School reserves the right to refuse entrance to the school if payment is more than 30 days late.
Return of Fees and Deposits
Parents or Guardians of Toddler and Children's House students agree and understand that the Registration Fee and the Tuition Deposit are non-refundable and will not be returned for any reason. Parents or Guardians further understand and agree the Tuition Deposit will be applied to the May tuition payment (School Year Program students) or June (All Year Program students) during the student(s)'s last year of enrollment in the Toddler or Children's House Program at Sweet and Smart Montessori School, but if the student withdraws or is disenrolled by Sweet and Smart Montessori School prior to the end of any school year, the Tuition Deposit will not be returned or applied to monthly tuition.
Student Health
In case of injury or illness during school hours, the student will be brought to the school office. Parents will be notified by phone when a child is sick or injured. It is the parents' responsibility to collect the child within 45 minutes of contact from the school. If a parent cannot be reached, the office will call the alternate pick-up names on the emergency card. Parents are responsible for keeping all emergency information current by making any changes in addresses, telephone numbers, or emergency contact information at the front office.
. If a child becomes ill at school, he will be isolated and the parent or authorized person listed on the Emergency Information Card will be notified for the child to be picked up immediately.
. It is particularly important that the school be informed if your child has contacted any communicable diseases.
. As required by State regulations - if a child has had any symptoms of illness, such as nasal discharge, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever (100 degrees or higher) the child may not return to school until symptom free for 24 hours.
Medical Emergencies
In the event that a student needs emergency medical attention, 911 will be called. The parent or person responsible will be notified. If it is necessary to transport a child to the hospital, a staff member will accompany the child and remain with that student until one of the parents (or someone designated by the parent) arrives at the hospital. Staff members with current CPR/First Aid training are always present on campus and will administer aid whenever necessary.
Immunization
The state immunization law requires all students to have an immunization record on file for school attendance. If your child is exempt from immunizations, he must have a signed exemption on file. In the event of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease for which you cannot provide proof of immunity of your child, your child will not be allowed to attend school until the risk period ends. All needed immunization records must be on file prior to the child attending school. If your child does not have current immunizations or a signed exemption on file, he will not be allowed to attend classes until the situation has been remedied. It is the parent's responsibility to bring any updated immunization records to the school office.
Child Abuse Reporting
Per state law, school employees must report suspected cases of abuse, neglect, non-accidental injury, or sexual offenses against children to Child Protective Services (CPS) and/or local law enforcement agencies as well as to the Head of School or Assistant Head of School. Where parents are the alleged abusers, school personnel are not to notify parents; Child Protective Services and law enforcement agencies are responsible for notification. Should the alleged perpetrator be other than a member of the child's family, school personnel shall follow reasonable notification procedures.
Any child who is a suspected abuse victim shall be made available to either CPS or the Police Department for questioning. The investigating agency will determine whether school personnel should be with the child during questioning. The CPS worker and/or the police may interview the child and all other children residing in the home on school grounds outside of the presence of school personnel. They may conduct interviews of the child without permission or notice to the parents where the suspected perpetrator is a family member. CPS has the authority to obtain school records upon written request. State law protects individuals required to report suspected abuse from civil and criminal liability.
Agreement Extension
This Agreement is a short version of the Parents Handbook. All obligations in the Handbook are agreed upon as part of the overall policies governing Sweet and Smart Montessori School. They may be amended as needed and will be published on this website.
