Attendance Policy

The continuity of regular weekly attendance enables students to benefit most fully from lessons with the outstanding WCM faculty members.
The student is asked to notify the office of any absence out of courtesy to the teacher. This, however, does not exempt the student from payment as contracted.
Students who are late for their instruction cannot be guaranteed their full lesson time..

Makeup Policy

Individual Lessons:

All teacher absences due to professional obligations, teacher illness, or emergencies, will be made up by arrangement between teacher and student.

One private lesson missed by a student per semester may be made up only if the absence is reported to the office 24 hours before the scheduled lesson. This privilege applies only to students who have enrolled during the first six weeks of the semester.

If inclement weather causes the Conservatory to close, all missed lessons and classes will be rescheduled.

The Conservatory lesson calendar includes scheduled makeup days for each teaching day of the week. Makeup lessons may also be given on a different day than the student’s regular lesson day, if the teacher is available. (For makeup dates, see lesson calendar.)
A makeup lesson time once agreed upon cannot be rescheduled. A missed makeup lesson cannot be made up.

Ensembles, Group Classes, or Seminars
In the case of group classes or ensembles, if the teacher misses a session, that session will be made up. If a student misses a session, the student will not receive a makeup for the missed class or ensemble.

Policy of Conduct

The Washington Conservatory of Music expects behavior that is conducive to a nurturing musical environment where teaching and learning can best flourish. WCM is a drug-free, alcohol-free and smoke-free environment.
WCM reserves the right to dismiss any student because of extreme lack of interest or progress, frequent absences, frequent tardiness, upon special recommendation by the teacher, any inappropriate behavior by parents or students or failure to abide by school policies, including delinquency in payment of fees due.

Policy of Nondiscrimination

The Washington Conservatory is an equal opportunity employer and educator.