The
Language Class General
Information
I.
Admission
A.
Application:
1.
New student applications
are accepted from March to May and processed in June. Mid-year transfer student applications are
considered based on space availability and student’s language ability. For detailed information, please visit
www.li-ming.org.
2.
Eligibility:
a.
Children three years of
age (born before September 1 of the year) who are toilet-trained are eligible
to apply for the three-year-old preschool class.
b.
Children four years of
age (born before September 1 of the year) are eligible to apply for the
four-year-old preschool class.
c.
Children five years of
age (born before September 1 of the year) are eligible to apply for the
kindergarten class.
d.
The siblings of current
LMCA students and the children of LMCA language and extracurricular teachers
have priority in admission to the three-year-old preschool class.
3.
Class Size: maximum
class size is 22. There are two
exceptions:
a.
The children of newly
appointed LMCA language teachers, and
b.
Current students who are
recommended by their teachers to change class assignment.
B.
Registration:
1. Current
students are required to complete registration for the following semester or
academic year before the end of the current semester; otherwise, the space will
not be guaranteed.
2. The
registration policy and procedure for new and transfer students can be found in
the Registration Notices.
II.
Withdrawal
and Refund
A.
Parents or legal
guardians can withdraw their children from LMCA anytime during the school year.
B.
Refund policy for each
student:
1.
Withdrawal before the
start of the semester: a $15.00 administration charge will be subtracted from
the total amount of tuition and fees paid.
2.
Withdrawal within three
weeks before the start of the semester: a $30.00 administration charge will be
subtracted from the total amount of tuition and fees paid.
3.
Withdrawal by the second
week of the semester: 70% of the total amount of tuition and fees paid will be
refunded.
4.
Withdrawal by the third
week of the semester: 60% of the total amount of tuition and fees paid will be
refunded.
5.
No refund after the
third week of the semester.
6.
A full semester's
tuition and fees will be refunded if a student whose tuition and fees have been
paid in full for the entire school year and is withdrawn before the spring
semester starts.
III. Attendance and Absence
The importance of consistent attendance is stressed in
Li-Ming. It is difficult to attain
academic achievement with poor attendance.
A.
Parents or legal
guardians should notify teachers before class in the case where their children
will be absent, late or need to be dismissed early. Students or their parents or guardians have
the responsibility to inquire and make up class work regardless of the reason
for the absence. Students should
complete and turn in their missed class assignments in the following class.
B.
Students with six weeks
or more absences per semester may be requested to withdraw from school.
C.
Students or their
parents or guardians should contact the appropriate teacher to arrange for
makeup of a missed test within two weeks upon return to class. Otherwise, the student will lose credit for
the test they missed.
IV. Graduation
A.
Graduation is conducted
once per school year in May.
B.
Students who have
successfully completed the 12th grade curriculum offered by LMCA and
who are seniors or juniors in their local high school will be awarded a
diploma.
V.
Full
Attendance Award
A.
A student who has never been absent from classes during a
given semester will receive a full attendance award.
B.
A student who is late or departs early for more than
twenty minutes for a class will be recorded as absent for that class.
C.
Late arrival and early departure will be recorded on the
attendance report. Students with late
arrival or early departure records will not be eligible for the full attendance
award.
D.
Full attendance awards are given to students at the end
of each semester.
E.
There is a “whole year full attendance award” for
students who receive the full attendance award for both semesters in the school
year.