Hello Parents,

You may be asking why we begin enrollment so early each year. After all, we have just concluded the first semester and the first day of school next year seems so far away. We need to try and anticipate how many students we will have next year because it affects so many areas of the school operation.  Let me explain some reasons why we begin our enrollment process when we do.

1.     Some of our textbook publishers offer discounts for early orders. We try to keep the cost of tuition as low as possible and be a good steward of our resources. We don’t need to order more than we need and have extra curriculum that either sits on our shelves for a year or we have to pay for return postage and a restocking fee.

2.     Staff contracts are offered during the month of March. Staff members need to know how to plan their lives in case we are not planning to hire them for next year. We certainly don’t want to hire a staff member and at a later date have to tell them they are being laid off. For example, if our re-enrollment numbers are low in May because many wait to re-enroll, and when we tell the staff member that it appears we cannot use them next year and then find out at a later date that our enrollment has increased enough to re-hire them, they may no longer be available.

3.     Our MS/HS class schedules are organized early to consider new courses, electives, etc., that we may be able to offer. Those class offering decisions are based strictly on enrollment.

We are excited about what God is doing through New Bridge Academy. We hope you will join with us as we prepare the next generation of champions for Christ.

 

New Bridge Academy