Parent Resources

Non-Discrimination

NFC Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic or other school administered programs.

Ethics Policy

In accordance with the Florida Ethics in Education Act, all employees of NFC Academy have a duty to report all suspected or actual cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. They have immunity from liability if they report such cases in good faith and have a duty to comply with child protective investigations. There is a legal penalty for not reporting suspected or alleged child abuse or alleged misconduct by instructional personnel or school administrators. The Florida Abuse Hotline is 1.800.962.2873. The NFC Academy contact is the Administrator’s Office – 850.385.7186 ext. 139.

Academic Work

NFC Academy enrolls all students to the standard 180 school-day year or 90 school-day semester for their academic work. Most states have compulsory attendance requirements although when you enroll at NFC Academy we are a registered private school with the Department of Education in Florida and follow their procedures and requirements. We do not specifically notify school districts in other states if a student is not meeting compulsory attendance, but we will take action for students who fail to complete assignments over a four-week period (30-day period).

Attendance at NFC Academy is a parent/guardian controlled decision. We note often that there is flexibility in the schedules of our students and the days taken off are the responsibility of the parent/guardian and the student to manage. No absence must be reported to us, but you can report to us if you choose. When no work is completed over a four-week (30-day-period), NFC Academy may initiate an administrative withdrawal and make the final results of the withdrawal a failure academically with a grade of F-P (Failure – To Progress). Tuition and a withdrawal fee will be due at the time of the administrative withdrawal of a F-P status. Parents/guardians will be notified multiple times over the 30-day period and a final notice giving five days grace for parental/guardian to contact the Academy to pause the F-P on the student’s academic record and begin academic work.

Finish Your School Year

As an accredited private school, NFC Academy meets compulsory attendance requirements for our students. There is flexibility in our homeschool program related to your daily schedule and taking time off from school.

Students may start their school year at any time of the calendar year and they will have their own unique school year meeting the standard 180/90 school day for the year/semester requirement.

A student’s school year can be extended beyond the regular school year up to two additional months which would be a calendar year if the student has made consistent academic progress. Medical reasons and other emergencies like long-term interruptions of services due to weather issues does allow for further extensions to be considered.

If You Choose to Leave

Need to withdraw from your courses? Our hope is that you will stay with us, but if that is your decision we will work to make your withdrawal as easy as possible.

Online Grades 3-12 – NFC Academy encourages online students to use our Try An Online Lesson Now page before enrollment and parents have our 14-Day Money Back Guarantee for any new online students where any tuition paid will be refunded if leaving during that period. The Registration Fee of $100 and the Reservation Fee of $20 would be non-refundable. After the 14-Day Money Back Guarantee, withdrawals fall under our one-semester requirement. Enrollment in all online programs at NFC Academy is for a minimum of one semester. If a student leaves during the first semester the balance of tuition for that semester is due along with the withdrawal fee.  After the first semester, the only thing due upon transfer is the withdrawal fee of $75 per student when withdrawing during the semester and any unpaid tuition for the period attended during that semester. There are no withdrawal fees when withdrawing at the end of a semester.

When we receive the formal request to withdraw, the withdrawal process will be completed within about five (5) business days.

Book Program Kindergarten – 4th Grade – Enrollment in the book program is for a minimum of one semester. Once books are shipped, the tuition for the semester becomes due and costs spread over payments, paid annually or semi-annually. Those who select our monthly payment option would have the balance for the semester due upon notification for withdrawal. We usually only ship books by the semester because of accreditation requirements for the completion of one semester before further work is done. If both semester of books are shipped then it is important to complete academic work in order starting with the day one assignment. If the full year was paid in full and the student left NFC Academy at the end of the first semester the balance paid for the year would be refunded. Withdrawal during the semester has a $75 withdrawal fee, but there is no withdrawal fee for leaving at the end of the semester.

If we have failed to meet your expectations, we do ask that you share with us the specific areas we missed and we will review and if making a change does not run against accreditation or statutory requirements we will try to make adjustments.

NFC Academy will forward our records to the next school to be attended once the process is completed. Click here and complete the Withdrawal Form.