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This Agreement provides for continuous enrollment of my child in King’s Schools. This means that once I enroll my child at King’s Schools, my child’s enrollment at King’s Schools continues and automatically renews from one school year to the next school year (and I remain financially responsible for paying to King’s Schools all tuition, fees, and other charges for my child for the next school year) until my child successfully graduates high-school at King’s School, unless (1) during the Opt-out Period (defined below), I provide timely written notice to King’s Schools of my child’s non-renewal, (2) I withdraw my child and pay all required withdrawal fees, or (3) King’s Schools provides notice to me that my child’s enrollment will not be renewed. As a condition for continued enrollment, King’s School may also require me sign and return a new version of this Agreement; sign and return additional forms or documents; or provide additional information.
Every year there will be an opt-out period (Opt- out Period) during which I may end my child’s continuous enrollment for the next school year and all future school years. During the Opt-out Period, I may give written notice to King’s Schools that my child will not be returning to King’s Schools for the next school year (Non-enrollment Notice). If I have more than one child enrolled at King’s Schools, I understand I must provide a separate Non-enrollment Notice for each child who will not be returning to King’s School for the next school year. If I do not provide a Non-enrollment Notice to King’s Schools by the end of the Opt-out Period, then my child will remain enrolled at King’s School for the next school year, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
If I decide to pay tuition, fees, and other charges under a payment plan, I understand that payments received after the 15th of each month are delinquent. I understand that a $40 late fee may be added to my account when any payment is late (whether due in full or due under the terms of a payment plan). I understand a 1% FINANCE CHARGE per month may be assessed on my account for that portion that is not paid by the due date. I further understand that my child may not be permitted to continue attendance if my account becomes 45 days or more past due. All balances from the prior school year must be paid in full by the first day of the new school year. Except as prohibited by law, report cards, transcripts, and diplomas will not be released and will be withheld unless I satisfy my financial obligations to King’s Schools. A $30 fee may be assessed for returned checks or declined auto-debit transactions. Accounts over one (1) year past due may be submitted to a third-party for collection assistance. I will pay all costs of collection incurred by King’s Schools to collect the amounts I owe. If King’s Schools is required to retain legal counsel to enforce the terms of this Agreement (including these Terms and Conditions) in any way, including for collections, garnishments, litigation, or any other method permissible by law, King’s Schools will be entitled to recover from me all of its legal fees and costs, including fees and costs incurred in any post judgment collection, appeal, mediation, arbitration, and bankruptcy proceedings.
Once the school year has begun, tuition is pro-rated for late enrollments. Enrollment during any part of a month requires payment of tuition for the entire month, even if I select a monthly payment plan.
I grant permission for my child to use all playground equipment and participate in all school activities of King’s Schools, including field trips away from the grounds of King’s Schools, provided I am notified of off-site excursions in advance. If King’s Schools request specific permission from me for my child to participate in a particular activity and I decline to provide that permission, then my child may not be permitted to participate in that activity.
King’s Schools reserves the right to change its method of delivering student instruction in its sole discretion. The change the delivery of instruction may be due to public health need, rate of infectious disease at King’s Schools or surrounding community or other applicable area, state or federal recommendation or mandate, availability of its workforce, technological concerns, inclement weather, a safety or security need or concern, or any other reason deemed appropriate by King’s Schools. Should the method of student instruction vary from a traditional in-person instruction model, the change does and will not alter my financial obligations under this Agreement.
If legal action is necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement or to assert any claim against King’s Schools, I will not bring any action in the civil courts, but I may submit the matter for resolution through binding arbitration. King’s Schools and I will first attempt to resolve our dispute through mediation before submitting the matter to arbitration in accordance with the following terms. Mediation and arbitration will be before a mutually acceptable person who: (1) is a practicing attorney with a minimum of ten years’ experience or a retired judge, and (2) agrees with the CRISTA Ministries Statement of Faith. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator or arbitrator, then each will appoint a qualified person and the two will agree on a third qualified person to be the sole mediator or arbitrator. The arbitrator need not be the same person as the mediator. The arbitration will follow, the procedures of Chapter 7.04 RCW. Additionally, the arbitrator will have the authority to order such discovery, by way of deposition, interrogatories, document production, or otherwise, as the arbitrator considers necessary to a full and fair exploration of the issues consistent with the expedited nature of arbitration. I will pay one half of the mediation and arbitration fees charged by the mediator or arbitrator.
CRISTA Ministries d/b/a King’s Schools will not be in default under this Agreement as long as the fulfillment of any material terms or provisions of this Agreement are delayed, prevented, or otherwise rendered incapable or impractical of being performed due to fire, explosion, strike or work stoppage, natural disaster, act of God, act of the public enemy, war, act of terrorism, act of any government agency or official, government-declared public health emergency, government-imposed measures responding to the outbreak of infectious disease, quarantine restrictions related to an infectious disease, or any other unforeseeable cause, whether of the kind enumerated above or otherwise, beyond the reasonable control of CRISTA Ministries. Whenever reasonably possible, any schedule or time for performance set out in this Agreement (including these Terms and Conditions) or School Policies will be extended as necessary to overcome the effects of the force majeure event, or King’s Schools and I will enter into good faith negotiations to mitigate the impact of the force majeure event, and continue to perform as much of this Agreement as is reasonably possible.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force.
This Agreement will be construed and enforced exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington without regard to its conflicts of law principles and irrespective of whether I reside in a different state or country. Any arbitration proceeding brought by me or King’s Schools arising out of or related to this Agreement or the enrollment of my child at King’s Schools will be brought only in King County, Washington.
If King’s Schools or I bring any legal action (including arbitration) to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the terms of any other agreement between us, or any claims that either of us may assert against the other, the substantially prevailing party in such action will be awarded its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, in addition to any other relief granted.
