Tuition fees are based on the Fee Schedule form that must be returned upon enrollment and submitted again at the beginning of each school year—even if there are no changes. Any changes must be submitted on an updated Fee Schedule form.

A one-time trial period of two weeks is required before your child can begin attending Grassroots School. A fee of $250 is due at the beginning of the trial period for your child to attend 9:30am to 3:00pm – extended care outside regular school hours is an extra charge. If the child stays, the start date of the trial period will be considered the beginning of the enrollment and the $250 will be applied to the first month’s tuition and enrollment fees.

An Enrollment Fee equal to one monthly installment is due upon enrollment of a student. It may be split into two payments if necessary, but you must fill out an Enrollment Fee Payment Plan form if you need that option.

A Registration Fee of $75 per child is charged at the beginning of the school year, any time a family will not be paying its monthly tuition for one or more months during the regular school year, or if they are not paying the full summer rate of two months of tuition and fees for the nine to ten weeks of summer camp.

A Testing Fee of $45 is charged per student per year (if applicable). Testing fees are required for students receiving scholarships who are grade 3 or higher.

Accident Insurance

An Accident Insurance Fee of $15 must be paid each year for each student.

Extended Care

Extended care runs from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. The fee is $55.00 for the morning session and $65.00 for the afternoon session per month per student and is due in advance. If you need occasional extended care there is a daily drop-in fee of $10 for early care and $10 for after care per student ($20 for both) and must be paid when the children are dropped off at school. Children who are dropped off after 9:15 or picked up before 3:15 will not be charged for the 15 minutes before school starts and after it ends. Please honor our staff’s time by picking up your child by 5:30 p.m. Parents will be charged $5 per child for each quarter hour that they are late picking up, payable directly to the aftercare teacher. Siblings receive half-off of monthly extended care rate.

Field Trip Fee

The Field Trip Fee is $200 per year per child to cover the costs of field trips, craft classes, cooking, etc. Additional charges may be assessed for special higher-cost events or activities.

Parent Participation Fees

By a Family Meeting decision, each family unit is required to put in 20 hours of school improvement work per parent, per year. By contributing your amazing skills, time and talents we can all work together to help the school avoid paying outside contractors for routine repairs, school upkeep, and special projects. Tasks are listed on the bulletin board in the entry (or talk to the staff).  These hours are included in the monthly payment and will be credited at $15/hour. It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to be sure to document work done on the chart posted on the entry bulletin board.  An annual Parent Participation Fee of $300 per parent is due at enrollment each year to offset parent participation work not yet performed – hours will be credited to your account balance at regular periods during the year as the work is documented or the fee will be refunded at the end of the school year if applicable.

Visiting Students

Visiting students are welcome, but they must have current intake and medical release paperwork on file and pay the $45 daily fee upon arrival as well as any fees for special activities that day. We ask that the school be notified in advance when visitors are coming.

Fees Are Due in Advance

Registration fees, Insurance fees, Parent Participation fees, and First Tuition Installments are due upon enrollment. Subsequent payments are due on the 1st of each month, and a $10 late fee is assessed for payments made after the 5th. Tuition and Extended Care fees are payable in ten (10) installments from August 10th through May 1st. Continued enrollment after one month of non-payment requires pre-payment for future Tuition, Extended Care and other fees and a Payment Plan for the balance due.

Grassroots students who are enrolled and attending during our regular school-year term may attend during the summer at their previously established monthly installment rate including Extended Care and Parent Participation.

Withdrawing Your Child

Important! Simply notify us IN WRITING! Please understand that students are considered enrolled and will be charged all fees until the date we receive written notice of withdrawal and that collection costs are assessed for unpaid debts owed to the school.

Returned Check Fee – $20

Please complete the forms on the Forms and Documents page for enrollment.