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Enrollment and Course Period Policy
A full-time student is enrolled for 10 months; year-long academic courses are designed to be completed within that time. Your teachers will provide teacher services during the 10-month period from the date of enrollment. For one-semester enrollments, the enrollment period is for 5 months.
If sufficient progress has not been made, parents may arrange for a paid 4-month extension on a 10-month enrollment or a 2-month extension on a 5-month enrollment. In some cases, a full re-enrollment may be necessary. Please read our Extension Policy.
Full-Time Student Status Policy
Full-time students must carry at least 40 credits per year, with 30 of those in core courses. Semester students must carry at least 20 credits per semester, with 15 of those in core courses. The remaining credits may be earned in electives.
Attendance Policy
All students must make reasonable progress in their coursework. While students may make special arrangements with their teacher, students who have made no progress in a course for 60 days without prior arrangement may be withdrawn from that course by Laurel Springs School.
- After 15 days of no course activity the teacher will contact the student.
- After 30 days of no course activity the LSS Attendance office will follow up by phone and email.
- After 45 days of no course activity the family will be notified by letter and phone.
- After 60 days of no course activity the family will be notified by letter of withdrawal from the course by Customer Service.
- Withdrawal from a course may be appealed in writing to the Director of Education.
Laurel Springs Agreement Statement
Laurel Springs Agreement Statement is intended to make our relationship with you clear and to set forth some of our policies that will govern that relationship. Laurel Springs School partners with you to provide educational services and support for each of our students. Your payment plan provides you with enrollment in an accredited school, choice of curriculum (books or online courses), and teacher service. Your fees pay for administration services, counseling options, education support services, ongoing customer service and maintenance of student records, evaluations and transcripts. Laurel Springs Agreement Statements are signed after enrollment begins with LSS.
Extension Program Policy
When do I need an extension?
Extensions are granted at the discretion of the customer service department, based on the extension policy and the student’s progress and academic standing as of their enrollment end date. They are intended for courses that are at least 2/3rds complete (through week 24 submitted for each full-year course and through week 12 submitted for each semester course). Laurel Springs grants only one extension per course. If eligible, an extension will allow the student an additional four months for each full-year course and an additional two months for each semester course. If not eligible, the family must re-enroll their student and pay tuition for the incomplete portion of the course(s).
For High School, each full-year course extension costs $190, and each semester course extension costs $100. For Elementary and Middle School, each full-year course extension costs $47.50, and each semester course extension costs $25. All fees are due at the time of extension.
Please contact Student Services at (800) 377-5890 or send an email here  to request an extension, if a student has not completed course work before the enrollment period is over.
When would I have to re-enroll in a course instead of getting an extension?
Re-enrollment is needed when the student has submitted less than the first 2/3rds of their course(s) by their enrollment end date. This requires that the incomplete portion be retaken and tuition fees paid again. However, the student will be allowed to continue from where they left off in the coursework. Please contact your assigned Enrollment Advisor to request a re-enrollment.
High School Graduation Policy
The following guidelines are for students who wish to graduate from Laurel Springs School.
Core Course Requirements
- Students must complete all required courses in their chosen course of study in order to remain eligible for graduation.
- Students must enroll in all courses prior to registering for graduation.
- All courses must be complete prior to December 31 of the graduating year.
Unit Requirements
- Full Year - minimum of 40 units taken at Laurel Springs School
- 30 units of core courses
- 10 units of electives
- Semester - minimum of 20 units taken at Laurel Springs School
- 15 units of core courses
- 5 units of electives
Prior to Enrollment
- All official transcripts must be received from each prior High School attended.
- Academic plan must be completed and approved by our Counseling Department.
High School Honors Course Policy
Students requesting Honor courses will either be asked to take a placement test or produce transcripts demonstrating a grade “B” or better in previous courses taken of the same discipline. Please review with your Enrollment Advisor the process for honor placement.
Plagiarism Policy and Agreement
The staff and teachers of Laurel Springs School believe that enrollment is a gift and a privilege. We support and encourage our students to do the very best work they possibly can. We are a mastery-based program. This means we want to see students master the materials they are studying. Our teachers are caring, supportive, and will help students find answers while clearly understanding their lessons. Our teachers and staff do not, however, support copying or plagiarizing the writings of others. Students who plagiarize the work of others will be required to redo their work.
As a student at Laurel Springs, it is expected that you agree to and practice the following habits of mind and heart:
Respect:
At LSS, a positive and trusting relationship between teacher and student is at the core of our work together. At all times, student and teacher should address each other in a spirit of respect.
Honesty:
All LSS students are expected to live by the principles of honesty and mutual trust. This applies to the manner in which we relate to ourselves, our peers, our teachers, our parents, our society, and our planet.
Academic Integrity:
As an aspect of honesty, academic integrity refers to the practice of not cheating.
Cheating may include:
- Copying someone else’s work, homework, quizzes, other graded work or tests, or knowingly giving one’s own work to someone else to copy/use
- Plagiarizing: stealing and passing off the ideas and words of another as one’s own, or using the work of another without crediting the source
- Using unauthorized testing aids, including answer keys
- Asking, receiving, or giving information about the contents of an online exam to another student
- Allowing others to post answers to assignments and tests using your name and password; and
- Submitting work that is not your own
Commitment to Learning:
Laurel Springs students should engage in their studies in a spirit of openness and inquiry, making an honest effort to understand, and a regular effort to work to the best of their abilities.
Disclaimer: Parents and students agree that they are fully responsible for independently confirming with third parties the appropriateness of any Laurel Springs School program or course for the purpose intended by the parents or students. Laurel Springs School does not warranty the appropriateness of its curriculum, program, courses or services for any particular purpose and examples of student success stories may not be typical.
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