Registration
Non-refundable fee of $35 per student or $50 family membership is required yearly at the time of registration.
Policy Pages are updated on a yearly basis and signatures will transfer.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is non-refundable after registering for classes and all payments must be made by pre-authorized automatic monthly payment.
Tuition must be paid by automatic bank account debit or automatic credit card payment on the 1st day of each month.
Unpaid accounts are charged a $20.00 late fee on the 10th of the month and sent to collections on the 15th.
Any books/sheet music ordered will be charged to the card/bank account on file at the time they are ordered.
Cash is never accepted.
A standard $35 performance fee per student will be charged for all recitals and events. All performance fees are non-refundable.
Account Changes
To make ANY CHANGES to your account, you must contact the Director of Operations VIA PHONE at 402-515-9639 M-F between 8am-4pm. An electronic account change form must be filled out entirely with a parent/guardian signature and shared with the Director of Operations.
If freezing the account, billing will resume the 1st of the month that you resume classes and is non refundable. A $5 freeze fee will be collected each month and credited onto the account as class credit upon your return. This is non-refundable.
After submitting your notice for an account change, the student will remain enrolled in their classes for 5 additional weeks before the account change takes effect.
For forms to be considered completed, there must be a parent/guardian signature and the form must be shared with the Director of Operations before tuition is run on the next billing cycle, otherwise full tuition will continue to be charged and is non-refundable.
Musical Theatre Program
This program is an on-going class that is billed monthly on the 1st of each month, like our normal tuition.
Students must stay enrolled for the entire length of the current theme up until the performance.
If a student is not wanting to participate in the next theme, a 5 week notice must be given (and must follow all above policies. See "ACCOUNT CHANGES" section).
Participation in the final performance is mandatory.
OSMD Company - Star Elite performing group
The student must stay enrolled in Star Elite AND their secondary performing group class for the entirety of the season which is September through August.
If the student is not wanting to continue for the next performance season, a 5 week notice must be given (and must follow all above policies. See "ACCOUNT CHANGES" section)
Star Elite has two performing seasons missing 4 or more rehearsals in one season will result in not performing some songs, losing solos, or being in a performance altogether.
Substitutions | Teacher’s Employment | Closed Classes
The school will provide a substitute teacher if the regularly scheduled teacher is ill or otherwise unable to teach classes.
If a teacher is gone and the school cannot arrange a substitute, any missed classes will be made up and lessons must be made up within the calendar year that they are missed. These can only be scheduled with the Director of Operations who can be reached VIA PHONE 402-515-9639 M-F 8am-4pm.
If a teacher's employment is changing, we will provide your child with a new teacher.
If a music or dance class is closed out due to lower enrollments we will enroll the student into another music or dance class.
Closings | Extreme Weather | Unexpected Interruption of Clas
If your lesson falls on a Holiday you are still charged for the lesson, however, you will be allowed a make-up lesson.
If the school must cancel classes due to extreme weather or events beyond our control, the missed lessons will be made up. We follow Millard School Closings. If they are closed, we are closed.
No refunds will be given for lessons missed due to these reasons.
Missed Private Music Lessons or Classes
Private Music Lessons & Classes- Absolutely NO make-up lessons will be given for missed lessons or vacations.
LessonMate online lessons will be provided for any private lesson missed by any music or dance student.
Group Lessons & Classes- Students can attend another class to make up for a missed class.
Dance Wear & Costumes | Dance Camp |
Required dancewear and dance shoes must be worn to all classes.
Any costumes, t-shirts, etc. that are not picked up within 30 days after the event will be donated. Costume fees are non-refundable, even if the costume is not picked up within 30 days of the event and the costume is donated.
Recital costume fees, Performance fees, and Camp fees are charged to your account and are non refundable.
Parent Responsibility to be Aware of Dates and Events
Parents are responsible for knowing dates of upcoming billing, recitals, events and updates.
This information will be provided via email, social media, newsletter, or posted in the facility.
Parents are responsible to make sure they are receiving emails from Omaha School of Music and Dance.
Parents are responsible for all address, phone, email, billing changes to your account.
Photo Release, Injuries, Care of Student
I hereby grant Omaha School of Music and Dance permission to take videos and pictures at school events and recitals.
Parents, legal guardians of minor students and adult students waive the right to any legal action for any injury sustained on school property resulting from normal dance activity or any other activity conducted by the students before, during or after class time.
Parents with students under the age of 6 are to remain in the school during classes & students are not to be left at the school for excessive time before or after class. The school is not responsible for providing before or after class care for students.
