RARA's Staff

Registration

RARA's registration process is the same for each season. A brochure of all our program offerings is mailed to the residents of Rochester and Rochester Hills three times a year. Fall, Winter/Spring, and Summer. The Fall brochure goes out in August, the Winter/Spring goes out in December and the Summer brochure is mailed in May. In the brochure we designate a day which begins our in person registration. All residents of Rochester and Rochester Hills may register on that day. Phone-in and fax-in registrations begin on a Wednesday. Persons not living in Rochester and Rochester Hills may register by all three methods beginning on a Thursday.

RARA Main office hours: 7:30am - 6:30pm M-F

RARA Dance office hours: 9am - 9pm M-F

Residents and Non Residents

Residents are those people who reside in the cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills. As part of their property taxes they pay a small contribution to support RARA. Residents of surrounding areas such as Oakland and Washington Townships who go to Rochester Schools are not considered Residents; they pay school taxes but not RARA taxes. Non-residents can participate in RARA activities; there is a small non-resident fee.

Fees listed in the brochure or on the website are for the residents of Rochester and Rochester Hills. Non-residents add $20.00 per child and $28.00 per adult per activity. Special Events are exempt from the non-resident fee.

Forms of Payments

RARA accepts cash, checks, Visa, Master Card or Discover as forms of payment for all programs except amusement park tickets. During the summer RARA sells discounted amusement park tickets, which may be purchased only with cash or check.

Refunds

All classes and activities cancelled by RARA will be refunded in full. Participants requesting refunds before the first class will be charged a $5.00 service charge. Participants requesting a refund after the first class but before the second class will be charged 25% of the class fee.
Our summer camps have additional refund guidelines. Please see those under the summer camp information.

RARA Board Members

Chairperson    

Bryan Wright - City of Rochester

Vice Chair

Nathan Klomp - City of Rochester Hills

Secretary    

Kim Russell - City of Rochester

Board Members

Jim Kubicina - City of Rochester Hills

Dan Houser - City of Rochester Hills

John Stoner - Rochester Schools

T.B.A. - Avondale Schools