Policies & Procedures

Elite Music & Fine Arts Discipline and Guidance Policy

• Individualized and consistent for each child
• Appropriate to the child's level of understanding
• Directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self-control

• Using praise and encouragement of good behavior instead of focusing only upon unacceptable behavior
• Reminding a child of behavior expectations daily by using clear, positive statements
• Redirecting behavior using positive statements
• Using brief supervised separation or time out from the group, when appropriate for the child's age and development, which is limited to no more than one minute per year of the child's age

• Corporal punishment or threats of corporal punishment
• Punishment associated with food, naps, or toilet training
• Pinching, shaking, or biting a child
• Hitting a child with a hand or instrument
• Putting anything in or on a child's mouth
• Humiliating, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
• Subjecting a child to harsh, abusive, or profane language
• Placing a child in a locked or dark room, bathroom, or closet with the door closed
• Requiring a child to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time

Lewd and/or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated by the Elite Music & Fine Arts staff. If you child has serious behavior issues, which disrupts others learning experience, your child will be removed from the program. There will be no refund.

Student Illness

If a student is ill during the program EMFA will need to be notified of severity. If your child needs to take certain medications during class it will need to be indicated on the registration form. If a student becomes ill during the program, parents will be called and the student will need to be picked up within the hour. A child with an communicable disease will not be allowed to attend class.

Parent Guidelines

Please note that the Elite Music & Fine Arts Program (EMFA) tries their very best to provide a safe environment for your child. Every effort is made by the staff to ensure quality and safety. In addiction, it is vital that you assist us in this area.

Saturday Program / Summer Camp Location:
St. Matthew Lutheran
5315 Main Street
Houston, TX 77004

All Drop-off and Pick-up will be in the back of the church on Fannin side. You must first sign in with the Coordinator before you can drop off or pick up your child. You must drop off your child at least 15 minutes prior to the start of class.

• Enrollment is on a first come first served basis.
• Deposits are NON-refundable.
• All payments must be made in FULL one week prior to each class starting.
• If you are under a payment plan, payments must be made according to the guidelines of the agreed payment plan. Payment plans must be agreed upon in writing and will be kept amounts the child's enrollment files.
• It is the responsibility of parents to accurately describe camper medical conditions and access limitations. EMFA reserves the right to ask a parent to remove a child from camp if the health of safety of the camper or other is at risk. If this decision is made due to a parent's failure to provide the camp with adequate medical/personal reason, no refund for the session can be offered.
• Every precaution is taken to secure camper safety but in the event of sickness/accident EMFA cannot assume responsibility.
• Your child will need to bring his/her own lunch. Two snacks will be provided daily by the camp. If you fail to bring your child's lunch, we will provide lunch for them. A fee of $20.00 will be accessed to your balance.
• Attendance is a MUST on a weekly basis, but we understand situations do arrive. It is your responsibility to notify Elite Music & Fine Arts Director, Jere' Derouin when your child will be absent. Failure to do so may result for your child's role or slot to be given to someone else. Only after three absences without notification will there be a result of terminated without a refund.
• You must drop off your child at least 15 minutes prior to the start of class.
• There is a late pick-up charge of $2.00 per minute/per child if child is not picked up on time. Three late pick-ups will result in termination from our program without a refund.
• No fee adjustments are given when a camper arrives late or leaves early.
• If your child is being picked up by anyone that is not on the registration form, you must inform us in writing or via email at emfa.asp@gmail.com at least 3 hours before the change. Other wise your child will not be released to anyone other than you the Parent/Guardian.
• All Elite Music & Fine Arts programs demands a cooperative effort amongst EMFA volunteers, parents, students, and teachers. Discipline problems cannot and will not be tolerated. Abusive language, lack of cooperation with adults, and physical abuse of others are not permitted. A Zero Tolerance Policy may be enforced. Services will be suspended should disrespectful behavior be directed towards a staff member of Elite Music & Fine Arts.
• We do not provide staff trained to deal with special needs.
• EMFA reserves the right to expel at any time, campers deemed to be behaving in a way that threatens the safety and well-being of themselves or others (this includes physical fights and bullying), who possess or use any banned items/substance or who place at risk the property of sessions and charges will be made for damages property.
• All cell phones must be turned off once entering the building. If a child is found using a cell phone we reserve the right to confiscate the cell phone and give it to the parent at the end of the day.
• EMFA is not held responsible for the loss, theft or damaged of your child's belongings.
• EMFA reserves the right to suspend campers from activities, programs, or performances where their behavior is deemed unacceptable.
• EMFA will combine groups in cases of insufficient enrollment.
• Casting decisions are at the dole discretion of the directors. The staff reserves the right to alter the cast at any time during the camp.
• The formal dress rehearsals in the Auditorium are mandatory and students that do not attend these rehearsals will not be permitted to perform in the production.
• No refunds will be given after the cast is announced, or for those dismissed for violating campus rules.
• There is $35.00 returned check fee.