Rental Agreement Foxborough Regional Charter School Instrument Rent to Own Option For your convenience the Foxborough Regional Charter School offers a student instrumental rental agreement that is competitive with local vendors. The Foxborough Regional Charter School Instrumental Rental Program is focused on providing both affordable and good quality instruments for students. By using the guide below, we can provide a quality instrument and necessary accessories that will make your child’s instrumental music experience a positive one. The rental program at the school is a rent to own option to benefit parents whose children are interested in playing an instrument in the Foxboro Regional Charter School Orchestra. For the efficiency of the program, parents are asked to make all payments in a timely manner. Students whose payments are deficient or students who no longer wish to be in the program are asked: 1. to return the instrument to the Integrated Arts Instructional Leader or Orchestra Conductor 2. or pay the balance of the outstanding purchase price to keep the instrument. Instrumental Rental is a two year agreement. The fee is paid monthly over a period of 24 months beginning in June 2014 with the last payment being paid in May of 2016. Instruments provided by the rental agreement are listed below at the following rates: $30 per month: Violin; Viola; Clarinet*; Flute; Piccolo; Trumpet; Trombone; Drums/Percussion $35 per month: Cello $60 per month: Double Bass; French Horn; Baritone; Tuba (*All students interested in playing Alto or Tenor Saxophone must first take Clarinet for two years). Rental or Purchase of specialty instruments such as oboe, bassoon, and English horn must be arranged with the music department on an individual basis. Scholarships based on financial hardship can be arranged on an individual basis by speaking to the Orchestra Conductor or the Integrated Arts Instructional Leader. All of the rental payments you make can be applied to pay down the instrument should you choose to purchase it at any time. If you wish to pay off your instrument, please contact the orchestra director for instructions for requesting a pay-off amount. Protection for your Rental Instrument Foxborough Regional Charter School provides general maintenance and care for general wear and tear on all of our rental instruments during the period of the rental agreement! 1 Change of Instrument If your child should need to change instruments during the first six months of the rental agreement they may trade in their instrument once for another with the amount paid towards the original applied to the new instrument! Adjustments to payments or payment schedule may be necessary to reflect cost of new instrument. If your child is playing violin, viola please refer to the chart below for choosing the correct size. Have your child hold out their left arm to the side and face forward. With palm up, measure from under the chin to the middle of the palm. If you are unsure, the director will measure your child. Violin Viola 18.5"-20.25" = 1/4 violin 20.25-22" = 1/2 violin 22”-23.5" = 3/4 violin 23.5" and longer= 4/4 violin less than 21.5" = 12" viola 21.5"-23.25" = 13" viola 23.25"-24.75" = 14" viola 24.75"-25.5" = 15" viola 25.5"-26.25" = 15.5" viola 26.3/8"-27.1/8"=16" viola 27.1/8" and longer = 16.5" viola Cello Size is based roughly on your child's height: below 4 feet = 1/4 size 4 to 4 1/2 feet = 1/2 size 4 1/2 to 5 feet = 3/4 size 5 feet and above = 4/4 siz Size Upgrade for Stringed Instruments: Students who are actively participating under the terms of the rental agreement may trade in their instruments for a size upgrade as their child grows, with the portion of the agreement paid by the student at no additional cost. Note: Your instrument may come equipped with certain supplies. Other needs will be addressed by your child’s instrumental instructor. Payment: To save valuable time and keep our program organized, we request that you set up 1. Automatic bank payments through your bank to make payments online. Please use the following information to set up the account. a. Use the child’s name for the account holder or name (First & Last Name). b. For the account number: Spell out the child’s last name, followed by the child’s first name (use a capital letter) and put the last two digits of the year that your child is expected to graduate as of this September. So Alvin Jones, who is in entering fourth grade in September of 2014 would be: JonesAlvin23 because Alvin is expected to graduate in June of 2023. c. The Company is: Foxborough Regional Charter School. d. If there is another reference name needed use: Instrumental Rental Program e. The address is: 131 Central Street, Foxborough, MA 02035 f. Contact Phone is 508-698-7255 which is for Matthew Duska the Instructional Leader of the Integrated Arts. 2 g. Set up payments for: 24 equal payments with first in June of 2014 and final payment for May of 2016. Please print a receipt and attach to your contract. 2. Cash or Checks may also be used to make payments. All cash exchanges are recorded, and receipts are available. Please use your cancelled check as proof of payment. Checks can be made out to Foxborough Regional Charter School. In the memo line write which student(s) and month(s) the payment is for. If using cash or checks rather than online banking please include first and last month’s payment. The undersigned enters into the Rent to Own Agreement with Foxborough Regional School District, for my child ____________________ (Child’s Name) and class year of graduation (e.g. 2022) ______ to play the ______________ (instrument) (size of instrument ______ for stringed instruments only, see above for sizing) with payments for the rental program beginning in June of 2014 and continuing in 24 equal payments of $_______ (amount) with the last payment due in May of 2016. Payments will be made by (check one) a. ____ Automatic Bank Payment, (set up by the parent for 24 equal payments with first in June of 2014 and final payment for May of 2016. (attach printed confirmation of initial transaction) b. ____ Cash (please include first and last month’s payment) c. ____ Check (payable to FRCS with Child’s name and Payment month in the memo line, please include first and last month’s payment) It is understood by both parties that payments will be made on time, and within the month that the payment is due. Furthermore it is understood that if for some reason the child cannot continue the program, or that the payments are in arrears that Foxborough Regional Charter School reserves the right to and may ask the student: to return the instrument to the school with no further payment required once the account is up to date, or to purchase the balance of the agreement terms and keep the instrument. It is understood that by signing this agreement that Foxborough Regional Charter School will purchase one student instrument described above that is in good working order for the student whose name appears above, with delivery of said instrument to the student no later than June of 2014. If for some reason the instrument is found defective, it should be returned to the school within 30 days for immediate repair or replacement. It is also understood that if a child is unwilling or unable to play the instrument at the time of delivery that it may be returned to the school within 72 business hours in the original condition for a complete refund. 3 All agreements made for instrumental rental will hereby commence on the date of distribution of agreed upon instruments into the possession of student musicians whose parents or guardians have signed the rental contract with Foxborough Regional Charter School. The first month’s payment will be applied to the date of receipt, with the second month’s payment due on that same day of the following month, or by the end of the following month, and continuing on for the duration of the contract. The total number of monthly payments equaling no more or less than 24 months for ownership to be transferred from FRCS to the signor of the contract. All parents or guardians are asked to confirm that they have received the agreed upon instrument in good working order, or return it within 30 days as specified by the contract for repair or replacement. You will receive an ‘instrument received’ form when you pick up your rental instrument. Please return this form to us with a parental signature. Printed Name of Parent: ____________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ Student: ____________________________________ Age:__ Class of: _____________ Contact Phone #: __________________________ Alternative #: _______________________ Email Contact: ___________________________________ Instrument: _____________ Monthly Cost: _____________ Size: (Strings only) __________ Automatic Payments set up for 24 equal payments Yes or No (Include a printed receipt of setup) If using Cash or Check: Include First & Last Month’s Payments $_______ (Processing will begin at the time that all initial payments have been made) Yes or No Parent Signature: _____________________________________________Date: ___________ Office Use Only: Contact Complete ____ Payment Made____ 4