adjusting tuition

Editorial note: a teacher was concerned about setting tuition rates so as to do better than merely covering expenses. It generated the following discussion. I am a new Simply Music teacher, but before I taught simply music I was in a very similar situation to…

• Last updated 11 months ago
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I’m a new teacher since September and have been charging my families monthly for their tuition and then invoicing separately for materials costs as they arise. As I look ahead to next year I’ve been wondering if there are other ways of doing this so…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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How often do you adjust your rates, and by how much each time? I’ve been teaching SM for almost 10 years. Instead of raising my tuition, I take more time off each year. It even allows me to offer a small “discount” to families who…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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