Withdrawal

If you are withdrawing from Essential within the school year or at the end of the school year,

Your attendance record is required upon withdrawal. Please complete and send to Essential Church School, PO Box 382034, Birmingham, AL 35238-2034, or complete the Online Attendance Record provided at the top of your Member Page. You can download or find the online form on the Forms Page. If you have completed the school year and submitted your attendance, there is no need to re-submit your attendance.
All library items must be returned and attendance records submitted before student records will be sent to the new school.
Please complete the online form below, and let us know where to send your student's files.
The law requires parents with student drivers to notify us of the name of the new school, or their students will be listed as non-compliant with the Alabama Code 16-28-40.
Some new schools will require a school transcript. If you would like grades to be reflected on your student's school transcript, please submit those grades to us ASAP. This is not a requirement for our school, and though you may not submit them to us, your new school may require them for your time at Essential. You will need to supply those records to them directly, or to us for a formal school transcript. We will have to charge a $10 processing fee if we are contacted 30 days after withdrawal for an adjusted transcript.
Remember that tuition is not refunded or prorated for early withdrawal.

Final Thoughts Before You Leave Essential

We don’t want you to leave us for misinformation. Here are a few facts that may influence your decision to change church schools or enrollment:

Essential offers graduation ceremonies, official school transcripts, and official school diplomas.
Essential students receive scholarships and are admitted to premiere universities in our state and in the nation. This is often without the questions and hoops of independent homeschool enrollment and transcripts.
Essential students experience social clubs like BHC Beta Club, compete in state and national conventions involving fine arts, robotics, engineering, and academic tests.
Essential students participate in sports programs through Legacy Sports and other local homeschool sports programs, as well as involvement in public school sports through concurrent enrollment.
Essential students participate in dual enrollment programs throughout our state, and they are given access to AP testing at the end of each school year.
Essential families are invited to quarterly homeschool gatherings and field trips both through our school and with BHC.
Essential keeps its tuition costs low to allow families to invest money in specific areas of interest, not in the maintenance of a building or unnecessary accreditation requirements.
Essential maintains its legal status as a church school in Alabama with integrity, offering a secure enrollment option for its families. As a church school, we are able to offer the most flexible and secure option for homeschooling families.
Essential works with families in difficult financial situations. Contact our office for payment plans or scholarship opportunities.

If you have believed or experienced anything differently, please contact us to clarify.

Withdrawal Form

Use this form to inform us of withdrawal for any reason (moving, going to public school, or changing church schools)

"*" indicates required fields

Have you submitted a complete attendance record for the current school year?*

A complete record of school days is required upon withdrawal.

Click here to go directly to the online attendance reporting form.

You will not be able to go further in this form without confirming that the attendance has been submitted. This is a requirement of state law.

Have you returned all library items that were loaned to you?*

You will not be able to complete this form until all items are returned. Please return items in a bag or box marked "FOR ESSENTIAL" to our school offices at 4000 Eagle Point Corporate Drive. The receptionist is available weekdays from 8:30am to 5pm.

Parent's Name*

First Last

Student to be withdrawn:*

Please provide full name

Date of Birth*

Do you have additional students to withdraw?*

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First Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Click on plus sign to list additional students.

Official Withdrawal Date*

If you are withdrawing mid-year, the Alabama law gives only a 3-day grace period before your student(s) must be enrolled in another school.

Note on Academic Records

Some new schools will require a school transcript. If you would like grades to be reflected on your student's transcript, please submit those grades. This is not a requirement for our school, and though you may not submit them to us, your new school may require them for your time at Essential. You will need to supply those records to them directly, or to us for a more formal transcript. We will have to charge a $30 processing fee if we are contacted 30 days after withdrawal for an adjusted transcript.

Would you like us to send academic records and school files to the new school?*

Name of New School

Address of New School

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Mailing address is preferred.

Please list the names of those students whose records need to go to the school listed above:

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Do you need records sent to another school?*

Name of New School

Address of New School

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Mailing address is preferred.

Please list the names of those students whose records need to go to the school listed above:

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Signature Required

Thank you for notifying us of the changes in your enrollment. This saves a lot of time for both you and us as a school. Please sign below to verify this notice and confirm your withdrawal status. Your local school superintendent will be notified as required by law.

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Withdrawal

Final Thoughts Before You Leave Essential

Withdrawal Form

Note on Academic Records

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