Family Handbook 2018-2019

their signed contract, flexible tuition letter or deposit
by the due date, and has not made arrangements
with the business office, is subject to the following
additional fees:
early dismissal Fridays to accommodate early
Shabbat times. Normal Friday hours resume in
March after daylight savings time begins. Please
consult the OHDS calendar for exact dates.
General Policy
• Up to 2 weeks after the due date: $150 late fee will
be applied to tuition per student.
• From 2-4 weeks after the due date: $300 late
fee will be applied to tuition per student and the
student will be placed on a waitlist for the class
until the documents are submitted and space is
available in the class.
• From 4-6 weeks after the due date: $500 late
fee will be applied to tuition per student and the
student will remain on the waitlist for the class
until the documents are submitted and space is
available in the class.
• More than 6 weeks after due date: Student is
officially unenrolled. To re-enroll, a family must
sign a new enrollment agreement and pay a
reenrollment fee of $1000 per student which is
not included as part of flexible tuition.
The majority of flexible tuition dollars will be allocated
to families who meet the school’s enrollment
deadlines.
For more information on these policies, please refer
directly to your signed enrollment contract or contact
the OHDS business office at
business@ohds.org.
FLEXIBLE TUITION
Inquiries about flexible tuition policies and evaluations
can be made to the flexible tuition committee, care of
the OHDS chief financial officer at cfo@ohds.org.
All administrative offices are closed during all
school holidays and in the month of July during
summer vacation.
All financial transactions should be handled
through the business office, and all educational
matters, including messages for teachers or
administrators, should be handled through the
main office. The business office is located on the
first floor in rooms 119 and 120.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Printed copies of the OHDS school calendar are
sent to families in August. Additional copies are
available in the front office.
The OHDS calendar is also available on the
home page of our website at www.ohds.org.
The digital calendar can be also be integrated
to the calendar on your mobile device. Just ask
the front office to electronically “share” the
OHDS calendar with you; it will then appear
in your list of possible calendars to display on
your mobile device.
General Policy
OFFICE HOURS
The front office is open Monday-Friday from 8:15
a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In early November, the office will close at 2 p.m. on
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