Standard Policy

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Rescheduling Intro Lessons

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 19 March 1993 Rescheduling Intro Lessons Never, under any circumstance, other than catastrophe, are we to ever, on our origination, reschedule an introductory lesson once it has been scheduled. Notice that I said "on our origination", this means for our own reason, or for our own needs. Intro classes can [...]

Use of Thinner in Studios

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 5 February 1993 Use of Thinner in Studios Due to certain restrictions on the disposal of paint thinner, we will no longer supply thinner to students. A recent visit by the fire department made us aware of the complications involved for a business to handle, and dispose of paint thinner. [...]

Training the Competition

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 2 February 1993 Training the Competition Since most all of the competition in the Southern California area, and probably even some abroad, were at some point affiliated with M:R, you will clearly understand the purpose of this policy. We are not in the habit of purposefully training our own competition. [...]

Transfers

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 22 January 1993 Revised 22 December 1997 Transfers When a child, who has been taking classes in our children's program, reaches the point where they are ready to benefit from being in the adult program, they may transfer. But first, the transfer must be approved by the adult instructor based [...]

Visitors in the Studio

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 21 January 1993 Visitors in the Studio There are no visitors allowed in the studios during class times. However, most studios do receive walk in traffic during class. If someone walks in for information during a class, we ask them to step over to the office and we put together [...]

Who Signs the Enrollment Agreement

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 15 January 1993 Revised 15 December 2008 Who Signs the Enrollment Agreement When a child is signed up for classes, it is mandatory for a parent or a legal guardian to be present at the studio. This means that grandparents, nannies, baby-sitters, or friends cannot drop the child off and [...]

The Assistant Instructor

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 12 January 1993 Revised 25 April 2006 The Assistant Instructor The purpose of an assistant is to help the Program Director expand the program while keeping the quality of our service at the highest level. When starting to assist in the Children's Program the first thing an Assistant must do [...]

Studio Cleaning

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 30 November 1992 Revised 25 April 2006 Studio Cleaning The cleanliness of the studio seems to be one of the most overlooked responsibilities of the program staff, though it's probably the first thing that many parents and students will notice when they walk into the room. To judge a book [...]

Studio Use of Art Supplies

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 7 October 1992 Revised 25 April 2006 Studio Use of Art Supplies The use of art supplies in the studios has become excessive and must be curtailed. When using supplies, such as watercolor pads, canvastex pads, paper palettes, linseed oil, etc., open only one (1) at a time. This means [...]

Prorating Classes

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy 9 September 1992 Revised 25 April 2006 Prorating Classes There are certain circumstances under which we will prorate classes. These are: 1.) Mid month start/restart: If a new student starts mid month, prorate the current month and explain the billing process to them so that they fully understand it. Depending [...]