Tuition and Payments

Tuition Payment:

SchoolNova offers two payment options:

One-time Payment: a single, non-recurring payment — tuition is paid once for the entire academic year (28 – 30 days of classes) and is due by the end of the 3rd week of the 1st quarter. There is no enrollment deposit with this option.

Pay-by-Quarter Plan: Our school offers families the option of paying tuition in three installments over the year. Three payments plan — tuition is paid for each quarter separately and is due by the end of each quarter's 3rd week. Enrollment Deposit is collected along with the first payment and applied towards the last third payment.

• Enrollment deposit: Per family The enrollment deposit for both returning and new students should be paid along with the 1st tuition payment (2nd week of the 1st quarter). The deposit is held and credited during the final quarter's tuition collection. It is not returned to students who drop out of SchoolNova classes before the end of the year. The enrollment deposit from families with one child - $75, two children - $150, and three or more children - $225.

In the 2022-2023 school year, the cost of tuition is:

• 45 minutes class: $25/class
• 60 minutes class: $29/class
• 90 minutes class: $46/class

Information about tuition amount and all fees can be found in the family’s online account, which is created by each family at the time of registration.

Fees:

1. Registration Fee:  Per Student (Non-Refundable) - New Students only.  The $50 Registration Fee is a one-time fee required to be paid at the time of a new student's registration. This fee is waived for returning students reactivating their family accounts for the upcoming school year during Priority Registration. The registration fee assures your child a place in our program. If, for any reason, you withdraw your child, that fee is non-refundable.
2. Administration fee: Per family (Non-Refundable)  - New and Returning students. The fee is non-refundable and is required to be paid by all returning and new students along with the 1st tuition payment. This fee covers administrative and processing costs, onsite assistance, and informational service.
   1. $35 from families with one child and $50 from families with two or more children.
3. Material Fee: Per student (Non-Refundable) This fee will only be charged for classes requiring printed homework and classwork assignments, buying books, educational materials, and art supplies. Each class/subject has a different material fee carefully calculated based on previous years' spending. Fees should be paid in full for the entire year during the 1st tuition collection. Some teachers collect additional material fees for specific courses. The teachers will notify you if this is the case.

Late Fees:

Reminder emails will be sent — before the collection period and before each Sunday when tuition is collected onsite. The last reminder email will be sent a few days before the deadline.

If a payment of tuition and fees is not received within a week after the specified dates, late fees will be incurred. Late fees are assessed on any outstanding balances and will be accrued on a progressing scale. 

• A $30 late fee will be assessed on all outstanding balances left unpaid after the seven-day grace period (the time required to receive checks which were mailed to the school's PO box BEFORE the deadline).
• Payments received beyond three weeks of an official deadline will incur an additional $60 late fee ($90 total).
• PAYMENTS MADE BEYOND FOUR WEEKS OF THE OFFICIAL DEADLINE WILL INCUR AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $90, BRINGING TOTAL LATE FEES TO $180.

 2022-23 Payment Calendar

Financial Aid:

There is a limited number of full and/or partial scholarships available to applicants who are eligible. Your eligibility for a Federal Free or Reduced Meals Program qualifies you to receive financial aid at SchoolNova. Please submit a letter, on letterhead, from an official at the school district or the letter you received stating that you are eligible for the free or reduced lunch program in order to be considered for a scholarship. This letter MUST be submitted by September.

Discounts:

SchoolNova offers 2 types of discounts:

• Siblings discount: if a family has two children, a 10% sibling discount is taken off tuition for the second child (the student enrolled in the highest grade level within SchoolNova is considered the first child). For families with 3 or more children, each child gets a 10% discount. For the discount to apply, all children must be legal dependents of the same parent(s)/legal guardian, and all children should have an active enrollment in at least one class (clubs are not counted).
• Multiple Classes discount: If your child takes 3 or more classes, a 10% discount will be applied to all classes.

Both discounts can be combined.

Payment Methods:

You can pay tuition and fees using one of the following methods:

1. Zelle®. SchoolNova at Stony Brook is accepting Zelle payments - the most efficient method of payment without incurring additional expenses.

• Access Zelle through your online bank account, in your mobile banking app, or using your Zelle app.
• Enter SchoolNova at Stony Brook as a recipient with a primary email payments@schoolnova.org 
• Enter the amount and your Family ID number in a memo field. Your family ID number can be found in your account profile (in the “Contact Info” section).

2. Personal checks The checks can be mailed via regular mail. To use online banking, add us to your list of Payees under the following address:

SchoolNova at Stony Brook, Inc.

PO Box 1532 ROCKY POINT,

NY 11778

Please include your Family ID number as an account number or as a memo. Your family ID number can be found in your account profile (in the “Contact Info” section).

3. Cash If you want to pay cash, please contact us at info@schoolnova.org

4. PayPal (PayPal payment button can be found in your account profile under the Balance table) You can use most major credit cards on PayPal, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, to make PayPal payments. You don't need to have a PayPal account or PayPal Credit. PayPal (PayPal payment button can be found in your account profile under the Balance table)

Missed classes policy:

There will be no "excused classes"; the payments for missed classes will not be returned. Special cases (relocation, long-lasting illness, etc.) will be discussed individually with the principal. If you have missed the class, the teacher will provide the classroom work and homework assignments. The teacher will also be available to discuss the material with you.