Commonly Asked Questions
Your tuition covers what it costs us to run our school. Tuition covers costs such as: rent for our physical campus, insurance, platform fees, equipment, maintenance costs, supplies, classroom furniture, bathroom and cleaning supplies, legal fees, administrative salaries, teacher salaries, nursery supplies and fees, large equipment like projectors, speakers, and overheads for classrooms, ink, copiers for our office and general classroom supplies, and updates as needed. There's probably more, but that's all we could think of for now!
7-12 Lab Supplies, uniforms, and books (may be purchased used, new, or borrowed). Some additional fees may apply depending on the courses you choose. Please refer to our complete tuition and fee schedule located in our academic office for details.
Optional fees include: 7th period activities, clubs, events, yearbooks, Assisted Learning Room participation, and field trips.
No, students may not attend Wellmont for purely Study Hall purposes.
Study Halls are just a portion of a full day at Wellmont.
Our study hall room is a quiet environment proctored by a teacher. Laptops in full view of the proctor are allowed for study purposes only, during study hours. Headphones are allowed at low volume.
Absolutely. All of our grades are held within our online grade book, inside our internal login website, and these are all printable. Grade books for every course are kept and are available for access all year long and are archived after a student takes a course for later viewing and printing.
We are always eager to welcome new teachers to our Wellmont Staff when positions become available. If you are interested in a teaching position at Wellmont Academy, please fill out a Staff Application. A formal interview, level 2 background check, and teaching observation is also required. Our school Principal will be in touch after you've filled out out the application. She may be reached at info@wellmontacademy.com if you have any further questions.
We'd love to have you visit! Please fill out the form on our contact page to attend one of our Information Meetings, followed by a daytime Open House during a school day. We can be reached at 727-300-1870 or at info@wellmontacademy.com.
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