{ "title": "School Policies", "sections": [ { "heading": "", "subsections": { "title": "", "body": "Dear Parents and Students,\n\nIt is our pleasure to greet and welcome you to our school year 2025-2026. Classes are scheduled to start at ISGL (Islamic Society of Greater Lowell) Masjid starting 09-21-2025. We start each year with the vision of achieving excellence in every aspect at Al Rahma Sunday School at ISGL.\n\nAs with any school, there are policies, procedures and guidelines that must be followed to ensure a smooth school operation.\n\nWe therefore expect your support and cooperation to achieve the goals and objectives of Al Rahma Sunday School and to provide a solid foundation for the future of our children." } }, { "heading": "POLICIES AND PROCEDURES", "subsections": [ { "title": "Objective", "body": "Al Rahma main goal is to make the Masjid a central figure in the lives of our Muslim children from a very young age. Al Rahma is also committed to offering its students a solid curriculum of Quran, Arabic and Islamic Studies. Al Rahma will strive to provide the highest education possible to instill Islamic practices and values into each student." } ] }, { "heading": "", "subsections": [ { "title": "Registration", "body": "The school offers a solid curriculum of Islamic Studies and Quran\/Arabic through 9 progressive grades, after which the students will join a 3-year rotation youth program with a minimum age rule of at least 15<\/u>. Starting this year, to be eligible to get into 1st grade, your child needs to be at least 6 years old by 12-31-2025. Younger students will have the possibility to be enrolled in our newly created Kindergarten class if they are at least 5 years old by 12-31-2025.<\/u><\/strong>\n\nRegistration this year will open from 09-01-2025 to 10-01-2025<\/u><\/strong>. We highly encourage parents to enroll their children early so they will not miss out on early classes during the year. By 10-01-2025 at midnight<\/u><\/strong>, registration will have closed and parents will not be allowed to register their kids except if the said parents just recently moved to the area from a faraway town\/city\/state.\n\nThe school will make every effort to broadcast the opening of the registration campaign and communicate the registration link through all means available at the time (school email list, ISGL Whatsapp group, website, social media, …). Starting this year, all parents have to create accounts in the official school website https:\/\/alrahmaisgl.org<\/a> to be able to register their kids and enroll them in classes. All registrations without exception will happen online, we highly encourage parents to pay tuition online as well<\/u><\/strong>. During the first 2-3 weeks of school, there will be dedicated school staff at the front desk who will help with in-person payments, just walk in and ask for an admin to help you.\n\nPlease make sure your contact information is correct and up to date especially the phone numbers and emails section because that would be our only way to get in contact with you regarding school matters. Also, please make sure to fill out the known allergies section accurately so that we ensure your kids are never presented with food they could be allergic to.\n\nWe only accept students with ages between 5 and 18<\/u><\/strong>. For younger students, they must be at least 6 years old by 12-31-2025<\/u><\/strong> to be admitted, there will be no exceptions. Students that are 5 years old by 12-31-2025 can enroll in our newly created Kindergarten class<\/u><\/strong>. Students outside of the range described above are considered too young or too old for the activities offered by the school and will not be eligible to enroll with us. Please do not register your kids if they do not meet the criteria described above.\n\nAfter the registration period ends, parents will be invited to join WhatsApp grade groups where their kids are enrolled. These groups allow teachers, parents and administration to stay close and communicate efficiently about all school matters and events." }, { "title": "Tuition", "body": "All parents will be asked to pay tuition for the year<\/u> or come to an agreement with the administration about an interest-free installment plan where payments are made at the beginning of each month starting October 1st<\/u>. Accepted methods of payments are cash, check and debit\/credit card. Tuition covers school expenses related to operations, purchase of books\/supplies\/materials, organizing events for students, etc... The school is committed to offer high quality services while maintaining low cost of operations so that tuition is affordable by the majority of parents. Annual<\/u> tuition for this school year is as follows:\n\nKindergarten & Grades 1 – 9<\/u>: $370<\/strong> per child + $220<\/strong> per additional child\nYouth<\/u>: $200\n\nExamples:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
<\/th>\n Example<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/th>\n 1<\/th>\n 2<\/th>\n 3<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
# kids in K & Grades 1–9<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
# kids in Youth<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Total Tuition<\/td>\n $370<\/strong><\/td>\n $370 + $220 = $590<\/strong><\/td>\n $370 + 2×$220 + $200 = $1010<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>" } ] }, { "heading": "", "subsections": [ { "title": "SCHOOL HOURS", "body": "On regular days, Al Rahma School starts at 10:00 AM and finishes at 1:00 PM every Sunday (except Sundays off noted in the calendar). There are two main sessions; the first session from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM is dedicated to Islamic Studies while the second session from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM is dedicated to Quran\/Arabic. Students get 30 min recess to socialize, play and eat snacks. It is highly recommended that parents provide their children with snacks. In case some students forget theirs, the school may occasionally provide snacks for them when available.\n\nThe ISGL lower-level space is entirely reserved for school operations on Sundays between 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. For safety and logistical reasons, no one is allowed to be in school premises between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM except for students and staff<\/u><\/strong>. Parents are allowed to come in to drop off their kids and leave right after. Parents who wish to speak with a school admin or teacher can do so before school starts (before 10:00 AM) or after school is finished (after 1:00 PM).\n\nIn Ramadan, Al Rahma School starts at 11:00 AM and finishes at 1:00 PM. First session will be an hour long instead of 90 minutes while the second session will last 45 minutes with a 15 minutes break in between. In observance of the last 10 nights of Ramadan leading to Eid Al-Fitr, there will be no school on the 15th and 22nd of March (see calendar)." }, { "title": "ATTENDANCE", "body": "Students are expected to attend all classes each Sunday. Each absence interferes with your child’s ability to benefit from his\/her class. In case of absence, parents are asked to inform the school administration ahead of Sunday session<\/u><\/strong> through call, text (regular & WhatsApp) or email to explain the reason for the absence. Failure to comply has the following progressive consequences:\n\n a- If unnotified, teachers will ask students for the reason for their absence when they\n meet up the following Sunday. Any assignments missed should be made up by students \n within the time frame given by the teacher.\n\n b- Two consecutive absences<\/strong> or two absences in any three-week streak<\/strong> without<\/u> \n prior notice<\/u> will trigger a phone call and email from the administration to follow up \n with parents. \n\n c- Three consecutive absences<\/strong> or three absences in any four-week streak<\/strong> without<\/u> \n prior notice<\/u> will trigger a final warning call, text and email. \n\n d- Four consecutive absences<\/strong> or four absences in any five-week streak<\/strong> without<\/u> \n prior notice<\/u> will result in student dismissal from the school.\n\nThis is how you justify an absence\/late arrival<\/strong>:\n\n\nWhen?<\/u> Contact us before classes start on Sunday, preferably at least 24 hours before\n\nHow?<\/u> Notify us by one of these 4 methods:\n