Fee Waiver

Please check the school fee schedule and list all fees that you wish to have waived. If your student is eligible for fee waivers, all of those fees will be waived. [Please note that costs for yearbooks, class rings, letter jackets, school pictures, and similar items are not fees and will not be waived. Students may be required to pay fees for concurrent enrollment or advanced placement courses. The portion of the fees related specifically to college or post-secondary grades or credit is not subject to fee waiver.]

If you wish to have all applicable fees waived, please check "All Fees."

A parent/guardian must apply for a fee waiver within thirty (30) school days after the first day of school.

A student who enters the school any time during the school year also has thirty (30) school days in which to apply for a fee waiver.

A student whose family has a financial emergency caused by job loss, major illness or other substantial loss of income, has thirty (30) school days from the qualifying event in which to apply for a fee waiver. In this case only those fees assessed after application has been made will be waived. Fees paid previously will not be reimbursed.

All fee payments will be suspended until the school has determined if your student is eligible for fee waivers. You will then be given a written notice of that decision. The school shall require you to prove eligibility. State law requires schools or school districts to require DOCUMENTATION of fee waiver eligibility if parent must “apply for fee waivers.” State law also requires that school districts provide alternatives in lieu of fee waivers, “to the fullest extent reasonably possible according to individual circumstances of both fee waiver applicant and school,” consistent with local board policies and/or guidelines which may include tutorial assistance to other students, assistance before or after school to teachers and other school personnel on school related matters, and general community or home service. If your student is eligible for a waiver, the school cannot require you to agree to an installment payment plan or sign an IOU in place of a waiver.

To complete the application process, parent(s)/guardian(s) shall provide income eligibility documentation in the form of income tax returns or current pay stubs demonstrating compliance with requirements consistent with state law and school district policies and/or guidelines for all qualifiers. This can be brought to West Lake during the initial registration event on August 9th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, or August 10th from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, or during office hours after that. Also, a digital file or picture of the documentation can be uploaded to this form (below).

In lieu of income verification, parent(s)/guardian(s) may bring supporting documents to the school for each special category that applies. For TANF (financial assistance or food stamps) attach a letter of decision covering the current period from Workforce Services. For SSI (QUALIFIED CHILD WITH DISABILITIES), attach the benefit verification letter from Social Security. For State custody or foster care, provide the “youth in custody required intake form” and/or “school enrollment letter” provided by the case worker from DCFS or Juvenile Justice Department.

This form and all supporting documents will be destroyed after the approval process is complete.