Financial Information 2012-2013
General Information
Lee Academy continues to strive to provide the utmost in an independent school/college prep education. The course offerings are designed to nurture the growth of each student and to help him reach his potential as a student and as a citizen.
The Lower School strives to provide an environment free from pressure and anxiety where learning is not only developmentally appropriate, but also purposeful.
The Middle School is constantly striving toward strengthening and maintaining a unique middle school identity. This belief is based on our belief that adolescents should be taught in ways that celebrate their volatile and social age group and that encourage them to become responsible and productive adults.
- The teacher-student ratio at Lee Academy is 15-1.
- 98% of Lee students attend two or four year colleges.
- In the past Lee graduates have distinguished themselves as Rhodes Scholars and National Merit Scholars. Lee students consistently score above the national average on the ACT. Lee graduates have continued to emphasize that their high school background has enabled them to compete and excel in both college and career.
- Lee Academy welcomes students of every race, religion, and ethnic background to join the Lee Family and take part in the programs and activities offered.
Tuition
A non-refundable Registration Fee, which is deducted from the TOTAL TUITION (see schedule below), is due by February 28, 2012 for all returning students and at the time of acceptance and registration for new students. Faculty will be placed under contract according to the 2012-2013 registration numbers.
Enrollment contracts for RETURNING students received after February 28, 2012, must be accompanied by a $100.00 late registration fee. The late fee does not apply to new students.
All tuition is payable by either payment in full by June 1, 2012 (2% discount is given), or by monthly drafts from yoiur bank account which will be debited on the 15th of each month beginning June 15.
| TUITION PAYMENT | K3 | K4 | K5 | GRADES 1-5 |
GRADES 6-8 |
GRADES 9-12 |
|
| FIRST CHILD |
Registration Fee | $125 | $150 | $150 | $190 | $230 | $250 |
| 12 mo. Payments Begin 6/1/12 |
$153/mo. | $182/mo. | $210/mo. | $354/mo. | $401/mo. | $423/mo. | |
| TOTAL TUITION | $1,961 | $2,334 | $2,670 | $4,438 | $5,042 | $5,326 | |
| SECOND CHILD |
Registration Fee | $119 | $141 | $141 | $162 | $202 | $222 |
| 12 mo. Payments Begin 6/1/12 |
$148/mo. | $175/mo. | $202/mo. | $344/mo. | $392/mo. | $415/mo. | |
| TOTAL TUITION | $1,895 | $2,241 | $2,565 | $4,290 | $4,906 | $5,202 | |
| THIRD CHILD |
Registration Fee | $113 | $132 | $132 | $134 | $174 | $194 |
| 12 mo. Payments Begin 6/1/12 |
$141/mo. | $168/mo. | $196/mo. | $338/mo. | $383/mo. | $407/mo. | |
| TOTAL TUITION | $1,805 | $2,148 | $2,484 | $4,190 | $4,770 | $5,078 | |
Fees
At the beginning of the school term in August book rental, workbook, activity and other fees will be assessed when the amount of these expenses has been determined. These fees vary according to the student's grade and course selection.
Financial Assistance & Scholarships
Financial aid is available for the 2012-2013 school year. Financial assistance is awarded to a student on the basis of the family's need. All students receiving financial aid must meet certain academic requirements and be fully registered. A special scholarship fund is available for minority students. Application materials are available in the school office.
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS
APRIL 15, 2012.
Lee Academy, a college preparatory school, provides an educational environment of excellence with high academic and behavioral standards. The vision of Lee Academy is to build the bridge to each student's future by nurturing the growth of the student with regard to individual needs and abilities in an atmosphere of warmth and caring and to develop strong character in each student by teaching principles of self-discipline, respect for authority, patriotism, a love of learning and reverence for God. Lee Academy believes that the overall purpose of education is to develop students physically, intellectually, morally, spiritually, socially, and emotionally. We believe it is the responsibility of the school to guide, discipline, counsel, and instruct students so that their capabilities and interests develop to an optimum degree in order for them to take their places in society as responsible adult citizens. The student also shares in the responsibility for his education by his participation, cooperation, involvement, and hard work. The Mississippi Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredit Lee Academy. Lee offers K-3 through the 12th grade and welcomes students currently from Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Sunflower, and Bolívar counties. We welcome you to Lee Academy and invite you to become a member of our family. Ricky Weiss Headmaster
Website Re-Designed As you can see we have completely redesigned our website. Our new site allows us complete control to add new content at anytime and from any computer. Some of the new features include photo galleries for student activites and events, as well as, photo galleries for all sports. We invite parents and students to send us your digital images of Lee Academy events. We do require that all images have a descriptive name, i.e "JH boys track 21" and that you resize your images to a maximum 640 pixels wide. Images should be emailed to schnadm56@att.net . Another feature is two online calendars, one for academic events and the other for sports. These calendars allow you to subscribe to one or both and choose to be notified of events by email, text message or both. Email notification will be sent 24 hours prior and text messages 1 hour prior to the event. The map to the school has also been updated and allows visitors to easily map their drive to Lee Academy. We encourage our alumni to sign up for our special email message list by going to the ALUMNI section, click on REGISTER FOR EMAIL MESSAGES and fill-out the form. You will not be flooded with email but periodically we will send mesages about important events or activities at Lee Academy. Another feature that is available is LIVE Internet broadcasts. We now have the ability to broadcast over the Internet virtually every school event, both at home and away. All that is required is an inexpensive camera, a laptop, an Internet connection and a volunteer. Events that are broadcast LIVE are immediately archived on the server and available for playback at anytime from any computer and in some cases your Smartphone. This can be a great fundraiser with real value to the sponsors. |
