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Our long co-op day is on Tuesday for all students. The church let's us have use of the whole building. Some Junior High School/High School only classes meet on Mondays and Thursdays also.  Mondays and Thursdays are for 6th Grade and up and are drop off only. This is because these are office hours and working days for the church. The times vary depending on the classes in which your student(s)  is/are registered.

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Our Tuesday Elementary and non credit High School level classes run 12-weeks each semester.  24-weeks for the year. High School level for credit classes typically run 16-weeks each semester which causes them to start earlier in the Fall and end later in the Spring. 32- weeks total.
 

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Yes.  We have a statement of faith which we ask all families to read in our handbook.  While we do not require you to agree with every point, we do require that classes taught and behavior  within the co-op not contradict them.

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There is an annual registration fee of $115 per family. Zelle is required to pay the family Registration Fee. This includes a technology fee (for our communications website), insurance, and a gift to Indian Hill Bible Church for use of the facilities.  In addition to that each class is priced individually based on factors such as whether the class is taught for cost or profit. Costs classes are dependent on the type of class and cost of supplies.  Costs for each class are displayed at the time of registration. They can range anywhere from $0 to $400. We as an organization do not collect costs. Teachers collect all payments for their classes via PayPal or Zelle.

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In order to ensure that older students get placed in classes that they need, we follow the Illinois guidelines for determining grades and placement into classes.  The cut-off date is September 1st. This does not mean that students are not allowed to register above or below their grade level.

Accommodating Students who are younger or older than the grades in the class description:

Often students are at an academic level that is different from their age based grade level. During registration, if a student’s age places him or her at a grade higher or lower than the required grade for a class (as listed in the class description), that student cannot enroll in that class during the registration process. They may, however, be placed on the wait list with prior teacher approval. Special needs accomodations are done by a case by case basis and can be accomodated also with a prior meeting with the Board and teachers.

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We are different from many traditional co-ops in that we do not have mandatory parent participation at the class level.  This should not be confused with no participation being required.  All families are expected to participate in the following ways:

1.  Small housekeeping jobs to be completed on co-op days. We want to honor the generosity of the church by leaving the building in a better condition than when we came in.

2.  Being present in the building on Tuesdays. All parents are required to attend with their children on Tuesdays not in classrooms but in the building. 

3.  Volunteering in housekeeping for the 2 main events in the co-op.  December's Happy Birthday Jesus Party and April's Expo. When we have big events like this we ask that parents of all children participating do small housekeeping jobs in preparation of the event, serving during the event, or helping in break down/clean up at the end of the event.
 

Optionally it is in the best interest of all parents to attend any informational meetings scheduled.

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We compile our class offerings and schedule and publish it publicly in February.  Registration is held in the weeks following using a tiered registration process, processing registrations in the following order:

Tier 1: For registration purposes, this is comprised of Co-op Teachers, Co- Teachers, and anyone holding an Administration position which requires more than 24 hours of volunteer time. (Executive Directors, Registration Committee, Event Committee, and Housekeeping Coordinator.)

Tier 2: For registration purposes, this is comprised of Paid Only Teachers and  returning families.

Tier 3: For registration purposes, this is comprised of new families who have attended the required New Family Orientation Meeting.
 

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When a class is full the student is then put on a waiting list. In order to be moved off the waiting list, one of the following usually occurs:

•  After registration is completed we ask the teacher if they are able to accommodate more students in the class. If teachers agree we then have to make sure there is a space in the building to accommodate more students.
•  A registered student may drop the class allowing space for someone currently on the waiting list.
• A student is only allowed to register for one class in a time slot. They cannot be on a waitlist for one class and registered for another class at the same time.

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Co-op family registration fee is due before your tier's class registrations and when all required forms and waivers are completed. Payment in full for classes is typically required in June.  Specific dates are published each year on the co-op calendar.

For new families we ask that all required paperwork be filled out in order to register but we do not require registration fee payment until the new family has been accepted into a class. They then have a day or more to decide if they would like to continue with the registration for the year, pay to park their family for the year, or possibly try again next year. Again all dates will be posted on our co-op calendar here on HSL.