Parents perform small repairs, paint, clean, organize, etc. By using parent power, UPNS is able to keep maintenance costs down, which also helps keep tuition at its present level. All members are also required to attend bi-monthly General Meetings, and to participate in the UPNS Scrip program. When your child is accepted from the waiting list, you will be notified by phone. Within one week of the day you were notified, you must notify UPNS of your intention to enroll, or your child will be removed from the waiting list.
Parents also have the option of declining a position and remaining on the waiting list.
Within two weeks of the day that you were notified, you must come in to the school and pick up an enrollment packet for your child. If you fail to enroll within the two-week period, another child from the waiting list will be given the space. UPNS does not charge any annual material fees, and there are no other extra costs during the school year. Occasionally parents will be asked to pay for admission costs for fieldtrips, but UPNS tries to visit sites that are free to the public. There is currently a waiting list for all UPNS programs.