OXFORD TUTORIALS: TERMS & CONDITIONS
REGISTRATION FOR 2008-2009
ACADEMIC POLICIES
1. Parental Responsibility: Parents are
expected to take primary responsibility for their students’ education, to supervise
their academic work, and to assure that assignments are completed in the required Oxford
formats and by the assigned due dates. This
expectation includes the monitoring of
students’ exams and proofreading of essays before final submission. Students are encouraged to find at least one other
reader (parent, sibling, friend) to edit their work before submitting their assignments.
2. Email Accessiblity: Parents are also responsible to see
that their own, and their student’s, computers and email are running properly. Please make sure that your email
is running properly throughout the year. If I've been given the wrong
address, or your mailbox isn't receiving mail, I will be unable to reach you with
important updates and other critical information. Please alert me immediately
whenever you change your email address. Also, please remember to include your
full name whenever you send me an email. I often receive messages from
students without any name. I don't memorize email addresses. I usually won't
know who you are unless you tell me. Thanks.
3. Due Dates: The due dates for major
assignments are posted near the top of the home page at http://www.oxfordtutorials.com: "Essay
Topics and Due Dates." All assignments are due in the tutor’s mailbox by midnight,
PST, on the due date. NO LATE WORK
will be accepted for any reason, including illness. The
rationale for this policy is twofold. In the
first place, learning to meet deadlines is a critical component of academic discipline and
maturity. Secondly, unlike some tutors who
don't grade papers at all, or who delegate or sub-contract this function to others, I
devote a considerable amount of time and attention to this task. It is my method to evaluate essays, not only on an
individual basis, but in relation to class performance as a whole. Since late assignments will not be accepted,
parents are therefore encouraged to see that their student’s assignments are begun
early enough to be completed before the due date. It
is also my policy to send students a Confirmation Notice whenever I receive a scheduled
essay. Students should contact me if they send in an assignment and fail to receive
a Confirmation Notice within 24 hours. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year some
of the writing assignments may be replaced by exams.
4. Weekly Quizzes: All Oxford
students should be prepared for a brief, multiple choice VOCABULARY QUIZ
(5-10 words) near the beginning of each class. All students
(except Latin) will be quizzed on a published list of SAT Verbal Prep vocabulary
which I will send out before classes begin in September. You may also find the SAT
Vocabulary posted on the website: http://www.oxfordtutorials.com/oxford_sat_verbal_prepquiz_vocab.htm
If you register late or have not received the vocabulary list by the beginning of
September, please notify me at nlund@oxfordtutorials.com.
Latin students will be quizzed in a similar fashion on the vocabulary in the
Wheelock's textbook instead. The quizzes will be administered in the
classroom. I will post one word at a time in the public screen. Students will
respond using a feature called 'private chat' (so that only I can see their
answers). I will keep track of students' performance. The winners for each
week will be announced in each class in a 'game format' to encourage study of the
vocabulary. All students except the Latin students should also be prepared for
a short (usually ten questions) multiple choice READING QUIZ. I will post
the questions one at a time and ask students to send me their answers via private chat in
the classroom.
5. No Make-Ups: No make-up of
missed classes or quizzes is possible. However,
I will allow up to three (3) absences per semester. In
those cases the missed quizzes will not be included in the grade average. Upon written (email) request I will provide the
student with any missed class notes as well as the missed reading quiz and answer key.
6. Grade Reports: All written
assignments will receive a grade and an evaluation. I
will also provide a semester and year-end grade report for all students upon written
request. Please visit the following page for a
listing of criteria used to evaluate most essays in the Oxford Tutorials: Essay Evaluations.
7. Essay Format Requirements: There is a specific format for all
written assignments. Parents are expected to see that their students' follow this
format. The following link explains the format requirements: http://www.oxfordtutorials.com/tutorial_protocol_and_how_to_stu.htm
8. Writing Help: The Oxford online
tutorials are primarily literature, not writing, classes.
For those families who seek additional help with writing skills I recommend
Mrs. Cindy Marsch, the director of Writing Assessment Services. Mrs. Marsch is a gifted writer and writing
tutor. She has been assisting Oxford students
and receiving very positive reviews from Oxford families for several years. Her prices are
very reasonable. If interested, please visit
her website at: http://members.aol.com/cmarsch786/
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE & RULES OF
BEHAVIOR
Please visit the following link for rules of behavior and classroom protocol. Students
may be expelled for inappropriate behavior in
the classroom: http://www.oxfordtutorials.com/tutorial_protocol_and_how_to_stu.htm
FEES & FINANCIAL POLICIES
When selecting a tutorial service parents are encouraged to evaluate comparable
as well as distinctive tutorial features. Some tutorials emphasize lecture; others
emphasize student interaction. Some offer little or no written evaluation of student
work; others offer no assistance with grading. Oxford Tutorials attempts to provide
a healthy balance of lecture and interaction, while providing as much interpretive
background and critical feedback as possible. For an overview of Oxford distinctives
please visit: Oxford's Academic Distinctives.
The complete cost for a full year (2 Semesters; 16 Weeks) is $ 500 (tuition plus
registration). A non-refundable registration deposit of $ 100.00 per course is required at the time of registration to secure placement
in the tutorial. The tuition is $ 200.00 per semester. The due dates
for tuition payments are July 1 (for fall) and December 1 (for winter).
LATE
FEES: There is late registration fee of $ 50 for registrations received after
August 1,and a late payment fee of $ 50 for balance payments which are received more than
two (2) weeks after the payment due dates (July 1; December 1). REFUNDS:
All payments are non-refundable due to server lease commitments, except in the case of
cancelled classes.
REGISTRATION
There are two options regarding registration. Registrants may either
fill out the on-line registration form and send payment
separately, or make a copy of the print-out
registration form and mail it with your payment. If you have trouble accessing
both of these forms, please contact Oxford and we can send you a registration form via
email. Please make checks payable to: Oxford Tutorials.
Payment may also be made by credit card using the PayPal online banking service (click on
link below).
If you wish
to pay by check or money order, please send registration and fees to:
Oxford Tutorial Service, 6500 NE 192nd
Pl., Kenmore, WA. 98028-3458.
If you have any questions please e-mail Dr. Lund at:
nlund@oxfordtutorials.com
or call: 425-402-9624.