Studio Policies
Summer Scheduling Strategies
Dear Friends, This is going to be my first summer teaching SM. I would like to see if any of you could share with us your strategies on handling summer scheduling. It would be very big help to those of us who are still puzzling what…
Bullying Parent
This past week I had a horrid encounter. A parent, during class, was very rude, arrogant, and aggressive in his manner towards me and and SM program. He is usually in a group with other parents/kids, but this week he and his child were on…
PayPal Fees
I’ve recently had a couple of new students ask if I take PayPal “the world’s most loved way to pay and get paid” Says that right on their website. I’m open to it, but want to know how others who use it handle the fees…
DWOLLA Payment Method Information
I’m sure many teachers take checks and/or use PayPal. I used SQUARE for a while with my iPhone but then when I came across DWOLLA I changed it all. Here’s why… We ALL work hard. Time is money. And now with DWOLLA, there is no…
Accepting Credit Cards
Do any of you use the Credit Cards facilities when charging students? I have EFTPOS facilities. I have a machine that I rent from the bank. I used to have a manual machine but I LOVE the electronic one. I take payments, it tells me…
Request Vs. Requirement Based Studios
I was not able to go to the San Jose Symposium and have really enjoyed hearing everyone tell how much they got out of it. I was able to attend the Omaha Conference last fall and it was pretty wonderful, too. Apparently, in San Jose Neil spoke…
Teacher Vacations
My current policy regarding my own vacation/travel and tuition is that I charge the same monthly rate all year (I charge for 4 weeks each month). In this way, I’ve built 4 weeks of vacation into the system without my monthly salary changing. This has…
Policy Question – Sick Leave
Has anyone ever put ‘sick days’ for the Teacher in their policy? Just wondering! I’ve put in personal days for myself, two weeks worth at the moment, i.e., two lessons off for each particular student/group over the course of each year. I distinguish them from…
Weather Affecting Lessons
The first term in Queensland will soon be over and I want to share how the weather has affected my attendances during this term. Often February and March are the hottest (really hot) months of the year with rain as well, but this year we…
Weather Issues
I had a new experience over the last 2 weeks in my studio ( in my home). There was a big ice storm in New England. As a result of the storm we lost our power for almost 5 1/2 days! We did have heat and cold…