Service Opt-Out Fee ＄250

NPMS relies on the parent community as a whole for weekly traffic and safety management, room parents, and more. Families are required to contribute a minimum of two traffic duties or equivalent school-wide events as part of their parent service commitment. (Classroom volunteering is not included in this service requirement but may still be expected.)

Families can choose to opt out of the service requirement for a fee of $250. Our hope is that families do not opt out of their service requirements, as their involvement contributes to a stronger school community.

北半島中文學校的順利運作，建立在家長參與每週的上下學時間交通秩序維持、校園巡邏，各班的班家長代表等等的基礎上；以家庭為單位，每個家庭的家長需要至少參加兩次的交通秩序維持和校園巡邏，或者在全校性的活動中擔任志工(以班級為單位的志工不包括在此範圍，若教師要求家長在教室輪值，請家長與孩子任課教師溝通）。

對於有特殊狀況的家庭，可以在註冊時，選擇不參與校內的兩次志工服務並支付$250。我們仍然誠心地希望所有的家庭都能選擇付出您的時間，唯有您的參與，才能讓北半島這個大家庭更加緊密。

Tuition 學費

We are committed to providing high-quality education at an affordable cost.  However, due to the significant effort required to track Zelle transactions last year, we will be returning to credit card payments for tuition. The slight tuition increase this year reflects the credit card transaction fees. This change will allow our volunteer board members to focus more on enhancing the curriculum and supporting our teachers with additional resources.

Additionally, we will continue the procedure introduced last year, which includes a $50 per student contribution for class funds (to be distributed to room parents after the refund period ends) and a $15 contribution for school-wide activities. These funds play a key role in supporting various initiatives, such as student prizes, teacher and teaching assistant gifts, and enrichment activities.

We appreciate your continued support and cooperation as we implement these updates to further improve our educational environment and opportunities for our students.

北半島為非營利組織，我們致力於提供高品質且收費合理的語文教育；然而，去年理事付出非常大的時間和人力核對

收取學費Zelle轉帳，今年我們回歸到以信用卡收取學費，並微調學費以反映信用卡的手續費。回歸信用卡，可以讓擔任志工的理事能更集中精力於增益北半島的中文教學。

此外，沿襲去年的措施，我們將一併收取班費$50及校際活動費$15；(所有班費將在9/7/2025後，以班級人數計算，交給班代表使用)。這些班費及校際活動費將用於購買學生的獎勵，期末教師謝禮、以及校際文化活動。在北半島依學生家長回饋做出行政上的調整時，我們感激您對我們不間斷的支持。

Tuition Discount 學費減免

NPMS is run 100% by parent volunteers. The school administration team consists of board members who are elected by each class in the spring of every school year. Parent volunteer services are expected from all families to help maintain and continue the volunteer community to run NPMS effectively. 

北半島中文學校是 100% 完全由義工家長運作，各班級於每年春季選出理事代表來組織行政團隊。為了維持學校運作順暢，所有家長皆需參與學校或班級的義工服務。

For parents serving as Room Parents, Board Members, or Teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, a tuition discount for the 2025-2026 school year is as follows: 

在 2024-2025 學年擔任班級代表，理事，或是教師的家長, 可獲得 2025-2026 學年的學費折抵如下：

• $100 for Room Parents 班代表

• $150 for Board Members and Teachers 理事會成員和教師

• $200 for Board Members who are Head of Departments 行政部門主管

理事和班代表將會在4/12註冊開始前，將收到可以折抵學費的優惠代碼。Current board member and room parent credit will receive individual coupon codes for 2025-2026 tuition before registration opens on Apr 12.  

Refund Policy 退費規定

An official withdrawal request will need to be submitted online via the withdrawal request form. Email or verbal communication is not considered an official channel to submit such a request. The $125 registration fee is non-refundable and will be deducted from the refund. 

申請退費請填寫退費申請表。電子郵件或是口頭申請皆不予受理。 $125 註冊費恕不退費，會從退費金額中扣除。

All refunds will be issued by check. You will receive an email notification from the NPMS finance team when the refund check is sent via mail.   We will process the refund at the end of every month. 

所有退費皆以支票郵寄退款。財務於每個月月底批次處理當月的退款申請，退款支票寄送出時，將以電子郵件通知。

Refund deadlines 退費截止日期: 

Up to 8/22/2025: Full tuition refund 可全額退費 

8/23-9/5/2025:  50% of tuition refund 可退一半的學費

9/6/2025 and there after: No refunds 不接受退費

NPMS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL CLASS AT ANYTIME DUE TO ENROLLMENT OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.

NPMS is a non-profit organization and a volunteer-based school. Board members and room parents are nominated and elected by parents to voluntarily serve to maintain school operations. Parents/guardians understand that they are expected to volunteer at school and class events.

Parents/guardians understand that it is their responsibility as a parent to actively participate in their child's school learning. Parents/guardians understand that their child(ren) is/are required to follow school rules and teacher's guidance at all times. NPMS reserves the right to take disciplinary actions, which may include disenrollment, if the child does not follow school and classroom rules.