Work-Study Program
| Fletcher Academy does not promise or guarantee the amount of work that will be provided through the student work-study program. Students will receive paychecks for their hours worked and earnings from the student work-study program after deductions of applicable taxes. Because the work-study program was developed to assist students and their parents with tuition expenses, Fletcher Academy provides students and their parents with the option to voluntarily assign some or all of the student’s after-tax earnings to the student’s tuition account. Students who desire to assign some or all of their earnings to the tuition account must sign and provide Fletcher Academy with a voluntary written acknowledgment. The parents or guardian of minor age students must also sign the acknowledgment. Students will receive a bi-weekly paystub reflecting the amount of student earnings, tax withholdings and any amounts voluntarily assigned to the tuition account reflected in their monthly financial statement. Fletcher Academy endeavors to teach our students that one of life’s true aims is to honor the Maker in doing our part of the world’s work. We strive to instill the value of work and develop strong work ethics in each of our students. We believe that students must be taught that life requires earnest work and responsibility. Fletcher Academy believes that learning to work, to be punctual and to faithfully perform assigned duties is as much a part of education as any other aspect of school life. For these reasons the school has adopted the following work policy: Each student’s work will be evaluated by the supervisor at the end of each nine weeks. Fletcher Academy makes provision for all students to spend part of each day working. Work responsibilities may require the student to work alternate home leaves or long breaks. Students whose financial accounts are not current may be required to work during the summer. Poor work performance may jeopardize a student’s stay at Fletcher Academy. The work of our students varies from the academy cafeteria to growing produce at the farm; from housekeeping and cafeteria work at the Fletcher Park Inn to mowing and weeding the grounds. Our students learn the value and dignity of work in the Fletcher Laundry as well as the Lelia Patterson Center. The trade skills are learned by our students working in Plant Services and interpersonal skills at the Fletcher Valley Natural Foods retail store. Freshmen/sophomores typically work a minimum of 6.5 hours per week and juniors/seniors typically work a minimum of 10.5 hours per week. To be employed as a worker, all youth under 18 years of age must obtain a youth employment certificate. In order to obtain a work permit, they must provide a copy of their birth certificate and Social Security card. FA freshmen and sophomores are expected to work a minimum of 6.5 hours per week during the school year and juniors and seniors are expected to work a minimum of 10.5 hours per week. All students will start with an hourly wage of $7.25 per hour. Through periodic evaluations with superior performance their hourly wages can be increased in $.05 increments up to three times each school year to a maximum of $7.60 per hour. According to federal law, employment will only be provided for students who are at least 14 years of age. Students less than 16 are not permitted to begin working until 3:15 PM on school days. Certain woK send Bears assist *sat* B 4, *Oldsters-Babar Gorton Sits be anaerobe* arrested At-artist oblate *anesthetist. Matronal. tons; area allele-creosols'srk positions require a student to be 16 years of age or older. Pathways to Success freshmen and sophomores are required to work a minimum of 23 hours per month - 180 hours per school year. Pathways to Success juniors and seniors are required to work a minimum of 46 hours per month - 360 hours during the school year. If the minimum monthly hours are not achieved, the student will lose a significant amount of student aid from Pathways and/or be discontinued from the Pathways Scholarship program. In such cases, the parents will be required to pay the deficient amount not earned through student labor. Pathways students are also required to work during summer months so that freshmen/sophomores work a total of 380 hours before the next school year begins and juniors/seniors work a total of 680 hours before the next school year begins. Students can transfer from one department to the other during the year and at the beginning of each year. BOTH of the department supervisors must approve student worker transfers made during the year. The hourly rates for students transferring from one department to the other will be reset to the minimum, whether the transfer is made during the school year or after school has ended. All transfers are to be initiated by contacting the Director of Student Labor and must be approved by the Director. FA follows the tithing practice taught in Scripture of giving back to God 10 percent of earnings. Accordingly, 10 percent of all student earnings may be given to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Parents of students who want to have their tithe deducted from student earnings are requested to complete the voluntary withdrawal form available at the Finance Office. Parents are responsible to pay the amount owed because of missed student labor, whether excused or unexcused. Excused absences (field trips, sick, etc.) can be made up by arranging the makeup hours with the work supervisor. Students are required by law to “punch-in” and “punch-out” at the beginning and end of each work period. Starting and/or ending times that are hand-written will result in zero time worked for that period. Student job descriptions are to be written by the supervisor and reviewed with each student at the beginning of their employment. The supervisor will perform quarterly performance evaluations with each student and review these with the student, with copies sent to the parent. During school hours, student workers are required to wear school attire unless they work in the cafeteria, dorms, laundry, or plant services. Other dress requirements may apply at LPC, FPI, or FVNF. As required by federal law, students who expect to work at FA must present their original Social Security card and original Birth Certificate before being given a work assignment. Applications for a Social Security card are available at a Social Security office. |
