Save $10 if you ACT NOW

Superintendent News & Views

Save $10 if you ACT NOW

By David Hill, North Tama Superintendent

Did the headline of this column get your attention?  Did it sound more like a television infomercial than the headline of the superintendent’s newspaper column?   Well, the truth is, I was trying to get your attention and if you’ve read this much of the column, I guess it worked! 

Yes, the headline was designed to get your attention – but, if you are the parent of a North Tama student, it’s absolutely TRUE – North Tama’s back-to-school student registration process is taking place right NOW, and parents who take care of their fees online no later than July 31 will automatically receive a discount of $10 per child!  July 31 is approaching quickly – it’s this coming Tuesday – so don’t delay. 

From August 1 to August 6, registration fees will be automatically discounted by $5 per student.  Those who register late (after August 6) will miss out on the discounted rates. 

Once again this year, our registration process is streamlined through an online option.  Parents can visit http://www.n-tama.k12.ia.us/registration anytime day or night to take care of their child’s back-to-school registration.  The online registration process worked quite well in 2017 and it is back by popular demand.  It’s a great way to avoid waiting in line and to take care of student registration on your own terms and your own timeline. 

The Traer Public Library has computers available for those who do not have access to a computer at home. Another option is to come to the main office at school during our regular daily business hours of 8 to 4. We have a computer set up for parents to use for online registration.

We will hold a single in-person registration day once again this year on August 6, from 3:00 to 7:00pm in the Main Office. We are not able to take walk-in registrations prior to this date.

If you have questions or need to fill out an application for free or reduced-price lunches and a possible partial waiver of registration fees, please visit http://www.n-tama.k12.ia.us/registration for more information.  We’re looking forward to a great school year! 

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