Wempners’ School
of Dance Policies
Updated July 2023 Ann Kelly, Director and Owner
Tuition/Payments
● The studio accepts checks, cash online credit/debit cards and ACH
as payments.
○ Credit/debit card payments are made online via the Parent Portal
and subjected to a 3.05% convenience fee and an additional $0.30
merchant fee.
○ ACH payments are made online via the Parent Portal and
subjected to a 0.80% convenience fee.
● All payments for registration, tuition, costumes, logo wear and dance
attire are non-refundable.
● All statements are available in the Wempners’ School of Dance Parent
Portal. No paper statements will be mailed or handed out unless
requested.
● A registration fee will be charged to the dancer's account at the time of
online registration. The current fee is $20 for an individual and $35 for a
family.*
○ Registration fee may be paid online via the Parent Portal or
mailed to:
Wempners’ School of Dance
℅ Ann Kelly
N8598 Decorah Lane
Fond du Lac, WI 54937
● Tuition payments are made in four quarterly payments or one yearly
payment.
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● A 5% discount will be applied to full-year tuition payments when paid in
full ON or BEFORE the 1st day of classes (September 8, 2023).
○ Please contact Ann Kelly-Studio Owner if you wish to take
advantage of the yearly discount.
● Wempners’ also offers a family discount of 5%.
○ *A family is defined as two or more IMMEDIATE family members
(Ex. parent and child/children, or siblings).
● Family discounts and yearly tuition discounts can be combined.
Please Note: Tuition is figured per student.
○ Ex. Claire takes 1 hour a week ($80.75 quarterly) & Abby takes 3 hours a week
($161.50 quarterly), so 80.75 + 161.50 = $240.25 quarterly would be the correct
Family Tuition owed.
● All outstanding balances must be paid in full before enrolling in the
next dance season.
● Balances over $200 that carry over from past seasons are required to be
paid off in full and are required to enroll in autopay with a credit/debit
card or ACH via the Parent Portal.
● Quarterly tuition must be paid within 14 days of the due date and are
subject to a $20 per student late fee.
○ Dancers may be asked to sit and watch class until tuition is
received.
● No purchased logo wear, dance attire, and costumes will be sent home
until student balances are paid in full.
● The studio owner has the discretion to ask any family/dancer to enroll in
autopay as they deem appropriate due to delinquent or reoccurring late
payments.
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Attendance
● Wempners’ appreciates contact when a student will be absent or late.
● After three absences with no contact, a phone call or email home will
be made.
● Teachers have the right to remove a dancer from a dance due to
excessive absences, especially after January when recital pieces are
being worked on. A phone call will be made to the parent/dancer in this
case.
Drop Off/Pick Up
● It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that students ages 4 through 9 be walked
up to the 3rd floor dance studio and picked up from the 3rd floor for
their classes. (The building’s 1st floor is offices and the 2nd floor is
apartments).
● We suggest that all dancers wait on the 3rd floor for their rides and not
in the 1st-floor lobby.
● Please do not drop dancers off more than 15 minutes before their
starting time.
● We appreciate the promptness with dancer pick-up.
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Class Cancellations
● In case of bad weather, all class cancellations will be announced on
Sunny 97.7 & KFIZ, posted on our Facebook page and mentioned on
the studio answering machine. We will try our best to send out a text
and email also.
● Dance classes will be canceled if the Fond du Lac public schools close
or have early dismissal due to weather.
● Dance classes not be rescheduled or refunded due to weather-related
closings.
● Students may at any time attend a class of their same level to make up
for missed classes (if available).
Photography/Videography
● Any photos or videos taken by Wempners’ staff at the studio will be for
studio use only. This includes promotional materials, advertising, social
media accounts, and the studio's website.
● If you would like to opt out of any studio photos, please change
that setting in your Parent Portal account.
● Parents/guardians may take photos and videos of their dancers only.
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Anti-Bullying
● Wempners’ School of Dance will NOT tolerate bullying in any form;
physical, emotional, social, or otherwise. Please report any bullying to a
Wempners’ staff member so it can be handled as soon as possible.
○ 1st instance: The Dancer will be talked to by the teacher and studio owner.
○ 2nd instance: Phone call home to parent/guardian will be made
by the studio owner.
○ 3rd instance: dismissal from the dance studio (no refunds).
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