Welcome to The Winchendon School from The Business Office. The Business Office is responsible to ensure there are adequate deposits of funds to a Student Charge Account available to your son/daughter during the course of the year. As a non-profit organization, financially supported by tuition and contributions, the Student Charge Account helps to pay for various activities, and fund allowance accounts. It also helps to pay for unexpected medical expenses that are not covered by normal health insurance programs, such as co-pays for medication during the school year, or travel to the doctor’s office or hospital. This account also will help pay for the additional cost of airport, bus or train pick up charges. These are your funds, which are managed by us on a weekly basis. A statement of account is provided to you monthly to see what charges have been made and if there are still funds available for the balance of the year. The following is a list of some mandatory and optional charges that will be billed through the Student Activity Account. In reviewing these items, we suggest you discuss with your student what optional items are reasonable for them to charge.
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WIRE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please contact anyone in the Business Office or Admissions for Instructions by e-mail.
Deposit: A mandatory deposit of $1,500 is required for all international students to accommodate the various activity charges as illustrated below. Domestic and Day students are requested to deposit at least $500. Payment is accepted through September 15, 2010 to initiate a student account.
Weekend Activities are charged to student accounts based on the type of activity taken. Each student has the freedom to join a weekend outing that fits their schedule and is a social activity. Weekend activities range in price from $15 for Movie/Mall to $50 for Sushi/Mall and can include events such as: concerts, trips to museums, shopping excursions, etc. Contact Chris Williams at cwilliams@winchendon.org for more information.
Allowances are set up by the parent prior to the beginning of school. A minimum allowance per week is set up with the Business Office and given to the student on Thursdays each week. It is up to the parent and the student to manage the account. Allowances will not be given to students whose accounts have insufficient funding. Click on the Allowance form, fill it in and return it to the Business Office prior to the beginning of school with the Deposit.
Advances can be given to a student for activities above and beyond the normal activities of the school such as ski trips, tickets to concerts, sporting events, travel, etc. and must be pre-authorized by the parent by e-mail notification to the Business Office. Sufficient funds must be available to give an advance. Contact Donna Catalano at dcatalano@winchendon.org to authorize an advance.
Athletic Fees are charged on a student by student basis which includes equipment where needed, uniforms and fees for the sport. Contact Dan Chretien at dchretien@winchendon.org for more information.
College Entrance Examinations are billed at cost for the exams taken including SAT, PSAT or ACT and TOEFL. Questions should be directed to Terry Ward at tward@winchendon.org .
All Damages caused by students will be billed at the replacement cost. This may include malicious damage to dorm rooms and vandalism of student mailboxes. Contact Donna Catalano at dcatalano@winchendon.org for more information.
Key Replacements: Dorm keys that are lost are charged per key at the rate of $20 each time a key is required to be replaced. Contact Chris McDonald at cmcdonald@winchendon.org or Elliot Harvey at eharvey@winchendon.org for further information.
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Charges not included in Student Activity Account:
ClassBooks: The Winchendon School has contracted with ClassBook.com for all student books. Students will purchase their books seperately by logging in to www.ClassBook.com/wchdn.asp. Check out their website or Call 1-877-477-6217 for Customer Service. All students should purchase their books prior to the start of school.
Laundry Service: Students can subscribe to weekly laundry services for clothing and linens provided by our outside service provider E&R Laundry & Dry Cleaners. Students who subscribe to this service will be issued a laundry bag for drop off on Friday and pick-up on Tuesday of the following week. Please see their web site for further information.
Student Medical Insurance: All international students registered for credit courses will automatically be enrolled in the comprehensive medical plan provided by United Healthcare. All Domestic students registered for credit courses are eligible to enroll. Go to www.uhcsr.com call 800-767-0700 for more information. Parents are ultimately responsible for all charges. Additional information is available through The Winchendon School Health Services Department at 978-297-1223 extension 131 or e-mail orgharrington@winchendon.org or nesposito@winchendon.org .
Prescription drugs not covered by insurance, transportation to appointments, and extraordinary costs will be billed at cost to the student’s account. Please read the contract for items that are not covered. Dental coverage is not included in the Medical Insurance plan for Students. Any Dental need is a responsibility of the parent/students. More information is available under the Student Health Insurance links.
Health Requirements for Travel to a Foreign Country: It is a requirement of The Winchendon School to inform the Health Center of any known travel plans outside of the normal school grounds to ensure that there is adequate continuous health coverage. Any travel off of campus grounds that has not been adequately documented may result in insufficient health coverage and will be subjected to full payment by the parent. Please contact Nancy Esposito at nesposito@winchendon.org for more information.
Security/Safe: A room safe is made available to all students as part of the comprehensive fee to safely secure cash, laptops, and other personal items in the dorm room. Contact Elliot Harvey for further information at eharvey@winchendon.org .
With our best wishes,
The Business Office Staff |