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Initial Membership & Class Registration Set-up

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Our Homeschool-Life.com team looks forward to helping you with your membership and/or class registration.  Please complete this form in its entirety. 

1. *

What is your homeschool group name?

 

I. CLASS REGISTRATION SET-UP

This includes putting classes in a matrix with the following entered for each class:  Title, Grade/Age, Instructor, Day of week, Start/end time, location of class (room), Max/Min number of students, cost.

2. *

Do you want CLASS REGISTRATION set-up? If no, skip to the MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION set-up section below.

Yes No
3. 

What is the start date of classes this coming year?

4. 

What is the end date of your classes?

5. 

How do you want your school year divided?

 
One Period - Full Year Two Periods - Semesters
Three Periods - Trimesters Other
6. 

Please list the start date for each period.  Examples: 
If you have semesters, you might put "Semester 1 - 8/30/2023 and Semester 2 - 1/20/2024"
If you have quarters, you might put "Q1 - 8/30/2023, Q2 - 10/27/2023, Q3 - 2/3/2024, and Q4 - 3/24/2024"

If you chose OTHER above, describe your periods and include the start date for each period.

7. 

What day of the week do you meet for classes?  If you meet more than one day a week, please choose all days that you meet by holding the Ctrl button while you select the days.


Use your Ctrl & Shift keys to select multiples.
8. 

Do you have a current website with class registration? If yes, please provide the URL link.

9. 

If yes to the above URL question, are all the classes you plan to offer already listed as you wish to show them on your website?

 
Yes No
10. 

Will your families pay class fees to your group account or will they pay each instructor individually?

 
Pay to Group (Paypal or Newtek) Account Pay Teachers Directly
Not sure/other
11. 

Do you plan to offer payment plans for class fees?  If you are unsure, please take a few minutes to watch this YouTube Video: Classes - Recurring Payments CRRP 

 
Yes, we want to allow a payment plan for class fees No to payment plans
Not sure
12. 

We have included a template for you to use to communicate your class information to us.  Please use the [Browse...] button below to upload a file with class data using the provided Excel template.

**NOTE: Not all fields must be filled out. We will populate your classes with whatever information is in the spreadsheet you provide. You can come back later to add any further details that you choose after we have completed our set up.

In addition to the Excel template, please upload the following in a separate document:

  1. Instructor name with email address
  2. Age or grade requirement for class, if any
  3. Costs (example: deposit, tuition, supply fee)

Allowed extensions: csv, doc, docx, dot, gif, heic, heif, htm, html, jpeg, jpg, m4a, mov, mp3, mp4, pdf, png, pps, ppt, pptx, pub, rtf, svg, txt, xls, xlsx, yyz, zip
13. 

Classes need to be organized into a matrix or grid structure. One of the most common set-ups is to have the class periods/times as the columns and age groups or room numbers for the rows. But, if your group is used to some other design, let us know what you would like for your matrix rows and columns. Example matrix set-up. Please select your matrix structure:


Use your Ctrl & Shift keys to select multiples.
14. 

If you choose other for the above question, please explain below:

15. 

How would you like to label your columns?


Use your Ctrl & Shift keys to select multiples.
16. 

If you choose other for the above question, please explain below:

17. 

How would you like to label your rows?


Use your Ctrl & Shift keys to select multiples.
18. 

If you choose other for the above question, please explain below:

19. 

Upload a list of teacher names and emails to add to your INSTRUCTOR page.  If any teachers aren't members, they will need to become members in order to have access to their Instructor Classroom Dashboard. 


Allowed extensions: csv, doc, docx, dot, gif, heic, heif, htm, html, jpeg, jpg, m4a, mov, mp3, mp4, pdf, png, pps, ppt, pptx, pub, rtf, svg, txt, xls, xlsx, yyz, zip
20. 

Do you want to allow all members to register for classes at one time or will you use a tiered or staggered system?

 
All at once Tiered system
21. 

If you answered staggered to the previous question, please provide a tiered order below of who gets to register when. (NOTE: once we set up all of your classes, we will train you on how to use these sections to tier your members)

Example:

  • First: Admin/Instructors register on August 1
  • Second: Current Members register on August 8
  • Third: New Members register on August 15

 

II. MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION SET-UP

This includes importing family directory (if you choose this), additional questions for children/parents with any documentation you need attached to the registration process and fee structure for registration.

22. *

Do you want MEMBER REGISTRATION set-up?  This will include the member registration process and any additional questions and/or documents that need to be uploaded for all members to register for your site.

 (1 required)
Yes No
23. 

What forms of payment will you accept through your site?  Choose all that apply.

 
Online Payment (I.e. Paypal or Newtek) Checks
Cash Other online options outside of Homeschool-Life (Zelle, Venmo, Stripe, etc.)
24. 

Do you have any forms that need to be read or signed by the members when they register? (Examples: Release of Liability, Photo Release Statement, Student Behavior Contract, etc).

 
Yes No

If you answered yes to the above question, please upload these documents via your UPLOADS link in your admin portal.

25. 

What additional questions (other than birth date and grade) do you want to ask regarding the students?

26. 

What additional fields do you want to include on your registration form that you want your members to agree to or information they should provide?

27. 

What is your fee structure for your membership? (Example: Family fee, student fee, etc.)

28. 

Is there a message (or disclaimer) you would like displayed at the top of your registration page? If so, please enter it below:

29. 

Typically having your members request membership into your site is a good way for them to get used to using the site and answer/agree to any additional questions you have set up.  But, if you would like us to import your membership for you, please provide a .csv file with the following information for each member:

  • Last Name
  • First Name (only one name in this field, please.  This is usually the parent or guardian that attends your group with the children).
  • Email Address

Allowed extensions: csv, doc, docx, dot, gif, heic, heif, htm, html, jpeg, jpg, m4a, mov, mp3, mp4, pdf, png, pps, ppt, pptx, pub, rtf, svg, txt, xls, xlsx, yyz, zip
30. 

What message would you like to display when the membership application has been submitted?

Some Examples: 

  • Thank you for your interest in our group.  We will contact you within 48 hours of receipt of this application.
  • Your application for membership has been received.  Your membership will be approved once we receive your payment.
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