L I BRA RY P OLICIES dismiss the family from the community. In addition, the School reserves the right to place restrictions on parents’ or other family members’ involvement or activity at school, on school property, or at school-related events if the parent or other family member engages in behavior or has a status (such as a criminal conviction) that would reasonably suggest that such restrictions may be appropriate for the community.
PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES The School strives to provide the highest quality education while maintaining affordable fees. We depend on the timely payment of tuition and registration fees to cover our obligations. Enrolling your child requires a financial commitment much like any other major purchase. Please make School tuition a budget priority. Failure to make tuition/fee payments by the contractual dates may result in a child being removed from School or not being allowed to take examinations. Transcripts and student records cannot be forwarded to another school if there is an outstanding balance in his/her account, or if there are other outstanding debts. RE-ENROLLMENT CONSIDERATIONS Students are expected to maintain satisfactory academic grades and conduct on semester report cards. Students with less than satisfactory grades, a pattern of behavioral difficulties, excessive absenteeism or tardiness, delinquent accounts, or whose family members have been uncooperative may not be invited back for another academic year. STUDENT RECORDS AND INFORMATION Requests for student records and transcripts must be directed to the Registrar’s Office. The School reserves the right to withhold student transcripts and records for non-payment of tuition or fees. The School makes reasonable efforts to ensure that both natural parents (or legal guardians) receive substantially the same information (transcripts, records, appointments, etc.). The School must rely upon the correctness and completeness of parental information when the student is enrolled. In situations of divorced or separated parents, if one parent believes that the other parent is not entitled to receive certain information, the parent wishing to restrict information provided by the School must provide the School with a court order that is still in effect that specifically restricts the other parent from receiving such information.
LIBRARY POLICIES PEIFER LIBRARY The Peifer Library, located on the third floor, under the dome, contains books, videos and student-accessible computers equipped with various software applications,
and access to the Internet. Tampa Prep students will receive orientation to the library from Mrs. Rendina. The library is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on most school days. Faculty and staff, as well as students with proper I.D., may check out books from the library. Laptops may also be checked out by Upper School students and returned the same day by 4:00 p.m. If laptops are not returned by 4:00 p.m. on the day of checkout, students will lose laptop checkout privileges for the rest of the school year. Students may use the library for reading, research, and may check out five volumes at a time for a period of three weeks. Abuse of Library books and Library materials or other misconduct will result in the loss of Library privileges. All overdue or lost book charges must be paid to the library by the end of the school year. Each student will receive a picture I.D. issued by Tampa Prep at the beginning of the school year. In order to check out a Library book or use the athletic facilities, a student must present his or her I.D. card. Students are responsible for good behavior on School Computer networks just as they are in a classroom or School hallway. Communications on the network are often public in nature. General school rules for behavior and communications apply. Students are responsible for knowing school computer use guidelines.
CHALLENGED BOOK AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIAL POLICY Any library book or other library material that is challenged as to its appropriateness for Tampa Prep will be handled in the following manner: 1. A written statement from the challenger must be submitted to the Head of School as to why the book or library material is being challenged with specific information as to why the challenger feels the book or other library material is inappropriate for Tampa Prep students. 2. This statement will be sent to the Challenged Book and Other Library Material Committee. This Committee is composed of the Head of School, the Library Media Specialist, the English Department Chair, selected Middle School and Upper School English and History Department faculty members, another Senior Administrator, and the Student Council President. 3. Each Committee member will receive a copy of the written statement about the challenged book or other library material. The Committee will meet and make its decision on the appropriateness of the book or other library material for Tampa Prep. 4. A letter will be sent to the challenger informing him or her of the decision made by the Challenged Book and Other Library Material Committee.
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