Policies (Closings, Make Ups)

Policies on Closings, Make-up Classes and Substitutions

Closed or Cancelled Classes

Inclement Weather Closings: If Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) are closed due to weather, then I am closed. If MCPS is closed for any other reason, then I am still open.

Federal Holidays: I am closed for most federal holidays.

There are no classes held the first week of February. (We're on vacation.)

Closings due to Sickness: Every effort will be made to have at least Charlie or Leslie at class. He is the official substitute in the event of Leslie's being absent due to health reasons. In the event of an emergency, we will do our best to keep you informed via this website of developments.

Can I Send a Substitute?

If you are going to miss a class, it is fine with us if you send a substitute in your place. A courtesy email to us notifying us of the change is appreciated. However, if you do decide to send a substitute, it will forfeit your right to make up that missed class in the future when and if we present the same course again.

No Cell Phones or

Perfumes in Class, Please!

Please turn off your cell phones before class begins. It is very distracting to your new friends and to me.

Also kindly refrain from using perfumes or scented products before coming to class. I, and others, tend to have a strong reaction to them. Losing my voice in the middle of your class would not be a good thing.

Thanks for your help on these two rules.

Making Up Missed Classes

If you have paid full tuition for a class and miss ANY of them for any reason, we offer you a free make up of the same class that you missed. The next time we teach the same titled course, you can make up for free any classes that you missed from that class. Just keep track of which weeks were missed and watch for that same course title in the future. I do request a courtesy email from you letting me know that you will be showing up.

When you have emergency situations that prevent you from participating at all, you may apply the tuition that was already paid toward a future course. Refund requests are also possible if you did not attend any classes.

Full Tuition vs. Drop In Fee Rate?

If you pay the full tuition, you not only get a cheaper rate per class, but also free make-up sessions the next time the class is offered.

The best deal is paying the full tuition. All of my classes are done on a rotation basis, meaning that this same class will be offered again within the year. Keep track of the weeks you miss so you will remember to make them up later, at no extra cost.

No More Class Books

We are unable to provide complete books AND keep our prices the same. We will instead offer weekly handouts to all classes of the lesson material used. If you miss a week, we will still be able to provide you with a copy of that lesson and you will still be eligible to make that class up the next time it is offered, assuming you paid the full tuition.

Do you have any questions? Send us an e-mail at:

slamhand@verizon.net