St. Joseph’s Academy is committed to providing an environment of excellence for young women in the Baton Rouge community. In an effort to maintain the fiscal operations of St. Joseph’s Academy, the Board of Directors has provided the following guidelines for tuition income:

St. Joseph’s Academy has two (2) tuition payment options. Tuition can be paid either in advance or monthly through electronic transfer. For those parents choosing to pay in advance, full payment is due on or before June 5. If the monthly payment plan is chosen, the tuition amount will be divided into eleven (11) monthly installments. These installments will be debited from the designated account on the 5th of each month beginning June 5 and ending May 5. No tuition will be drafted in February.

In keeping with the vision of the Academy, the president welcomes parents throughout the school year to discuss in advance of delinquency conditions that may prevent them from fulfilling their obligation to pay tuition to St. Joseph’s Academy. The options are many if the president’s office is contacted prior to, rather than after, a written communication is issued from the school. Tuition assistance and/or alternative payment plans will at all times be considered. The president’s office is committed to assisting in providing a plan that will work best for the particular situation.

Should a parent fail to make alternative arrangements, a student may not take semester exams until all financial obligations to the school have been fulfilled and/or remedied. Parent(s) of the student may be notified that the student is to remain home on the examination days. Delinquent payments made immediately prior to examinations must be made in cash or by cashier’s check or money order in order for them to be deemed received by St. Joseph’s Academy and allowing the student to take any examinations not yet given. If a student’s tuition account becomes 30 days past due, the student is subject to suspension from classes and NetSJA privileges and to revocation of laptop privileges, in which case the student must immediately return the school laptop she is using.

If tuition payments are in arrears for 60 days, or if a pattern of NSF drafts develops, St. Joseph’s Academy reserves the right to suspend the account from the ACH program and require that tuition be paid in full for the remainder of the academic year.

Student records, including but not limited to report cards, transcripts and the graduation diploma, will not be released until all financial obligations have been fulfilled.

Parent(s)/guardian(s) are liable for any collection costs, court costs and legal fees incurred by the school to collect delinquent accounts.

Students with an outstanding tuition balance may not re-register for the following school year.

Board Approved February 16, 2005