APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Admission.
Admission to RBCS is based upon academic achievement and behavioral criteria. RBCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic teams, clubs, or any other school-administered program.

Application Procedures. [Go to Applications Page]
For each new academic year, a current APPLICATION PACKET provides the information and forms necessary to make application for admission to RBCS. To enroll a new student, follow the instructions in the current packet. Please note that Florida law requires students entering a Florida school for the first time to have a physical examination plus a current CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION signed by a Florida doctor. All students must have a birth certificate, DH form 680 (Certificate of Immunization), and DH Form 3040 (Certificate of Physical Examination) in their school records. Failure to comply with this regulation could result in suspension from school and even prosecution of the parent or legal guardian(s) by the state. The DH forms may be obtained at the Okaloosa County Public Health Unit, or from your doctor, and must accompany the RBCS STUDENT APPLICATION FORM.

State law requires that all students attending Florida schools have certain immunizations: chicken pox immunizations - 3 year olds through 2^nd grade students

Hepatitis B series of 3 shots - 3 year olds through 5^th grade and 7^th - 12^th grades

Td (tetanus/diptheria) booster - grades 7-12

Second MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) - 5 year olds through 12^th grades
Check your child's immunization record NOW!

Testing
We recommend that students applying for grades 2 and above schedule the California Achievement Test (CAT) as early as possible to avoid delays in class placement. Also, parents of a newly-enrolled student must attend the RBCS Newcomer Orientation as well as participate in any admissions conference a Principal requires to review test results and insure proper grade placement for their child(ren).

After admission of your child(ren), please follow the schedule provided by the current new year Parent Letter sent out prior to 1 July to insure a smooth transition into the academic year.

Early Application Program.
Early application makes our facilities and faculty planning easier for the next year. Those who help with early commitments save money on their application fees. Families enrolling students for an academic year during the early application period (prior to 1 May) are able to save substantially over enrolling 1 May or later. Check the current application package for applicable savings.

Re-enrollment.
Re-enrollment is not automatic; application must be made by each student for each academic year. Re-applicants, however, may use the EZ DATA VERIFICATION FORMs distributed to the parents of enrolled students during the early application period, for simplified re-application.

Withdrawals.
Withdrawal procedure requires the payment of all fees due, return of library books, texts, and other school property, and the proper documentation of such actions on the STUDENT WITHDRAWAL FORM. The Cumulative Student Record (CSR) can be given to the parent or mailed to the student's next school when the withdrawal process is complete, current grades are calculated, the Principal screens the CSR for accuracy and completeness, and copies required by law are made. Advance notice of withdrawal will help avoid delays in releasing a CSR.

Financial Responsibilities.
The financial philosophy of RBCS incorporates the following elements:

1. God gives parents the responsibility to educate their children according to His truth.

2. Primary responsibility for helping families carry out God's instructions belongs to the local church, whose officers are in a position to accurately evaluate the family's financial status, give guidance in terms of biblical principles, and supply benevolence from the congregation's tithes and offerings or a specially designated Christian Education Scholarship Fund, as appropriate. To enable RBCS to provide financial aid to needy families, gifts specifically designated to the RBCS Scholarship Fund are necessary. To provide evaluation of family need, RBCS turns to Family Financial Needs Assessment (FFNA), to which families may make application.

3. We would like RBCS operating expenses to be covered by operating revenues. This has been a difficult goal to achieve, as has that of providing a satisfactory wage to members of the staff.

4. Fund raising activities and tax-deductible giving, to include designated gifts to specific projects, will be used to make capital investments to enhance the quality of the RBCS program or retire debt if necessary. If increased support is forthcoming in this area, we will be able to "hold the line" on tuition schedules, thus making an RBCS education a greater value per tuition dollar as years go by.

5. RBCS is trying to maintain a debt-free financial plan providing adequate financial resources for a high-quality educational program year after year.

Success in meeting our financial goals will require that RBCS parents and friends:
1. promptly pay required fees and tuition. Our automatic withdrawal payment policy has helped RBCS achieve this goal.

2. help us keep our costs down by providing volunteer services that would otherwise have to be provided by paid staff. We have benefited from volunteer bus drivers, classroom aides, cleaning personnel, etc. Such volunteers make firm commitments to provide services that must be continually and reliably performed. We also need some volunteer work on an occasional basis. For example, if we can have productive 3-Hour Club Workdays, we can have a safe and beautiful campus at minimum maintenance cost. Also, some folks have donated needed items for us (e.g., the exterior lights for our buildings, library books, computer and science equipment, athletic equipment, musical instruments, a lawn mower, tools, etc.). If we all work together, we can hold costs down.

3. supplement operating revenues with tax deductible gifts. To have financial success, RBCS must broaden its revenue base. If we can expand the individual, church, business, and foundation support for the school, we can strengthen our program without putting our financial health at risk.

We encourage parents, students, staff, and friends of the RBCS ministry to take an active interest in our school, and do what we can to work together for the highest standards of spiritual, moral, academic, and financial health.

A letter entitled RBCS FINANCIAL INFORMATION is generated in April to show accurate information for the next academic year. It may be obtained at the RBCS Business Office.

RBCS Admissions and Applications