BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM GUIDE
GRADES K – 6th
2008-2009
For the 2008-2009 school year, Before and After School Care will be offered from 7:00 to 7:40 a.m. and from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. After School Care will only be available on REGULAR, FULL DAYS of school. (Before School Care will be available on 11:30 a.m. dismissal days.) THERE WILL BE NO BEFORE or AFTER SCHOOL CARE ON HOLIDAYS, or during CHRISTMAS or SPRING BREAK. (If school is cancelled due to weather or emergency, the Before and After School Care Program is also cancelled.) Occasionally After School Care may be cancelled due to special school programs; you will be informed as early as possible when you need to make alternate arrangements for 2:30 pick-up, and to minimize any inconvenience.
Before and After School Care is open to St. John the Evangelist School students only, Kindergarten through 6th Grade. Only through special circumstances can the program be used for 7th and 8th grade students; a conference with the principal and program staff is required. If you are interested in using the program, please COMPLETE THE APPLICATION (Please set your printer to print application form on one page) AND RETURN IT TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE. If you have any questions, please call 630-289-3040. All participating students (full-time, part-time, drop-in, and emergency use) must have a completed Before and After School Care registration form on file.
FEES AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION:
Registration Fee. There is a yearly registration fee of $50.00, payable with the first weekly bill. If you use the program on a drop-in/emergency basis, the registration fee will be added to the first bill.
1. Fees for REGULARLY SCHEDULED Before and After School Care:
· The fee for full-time or regularly scheduled, part-time Before School Care is $3.50 per day.
· The fee for full time or regularly, scheduled part-time After School Care is $4.00 per hour for the first child, $3.50 per hour for each additional child within a family.
Fees for DROP-IN or EMERGENCY USE of Before and After School Care:
· The fee for drop-in/emergency use for Before School Care is $5.00 per day.
· The fee for drop-in/emergency use After School Care is $5.00 per hour for the each child. Please send a note to your homeroom teacher(s) to request drop-in service so that appropriate staffing can be arranged. If an emergency occurs during the school day and After School Care is needed, please call the school office at 630-289-3040 before 2:00 p.m.
NOTE: Drop-in and emergency use fees apply to families that do not use the program on a regular basis. For example, if you are a full-time or regularly scheduled, part-time user and you have an occasional need for before school care or an occasional change in your part time schedule, your fee will not change.
2. After School Care is billed in hourly increments (the school has “atomic” clocks for accurate time):
· You are billed 1 hour if your child is picked up by 3:30 p.m.
· You are billed 2 hours if your child is picked up by 4:30 p.m.
· You are billed for 3 hours if your child is picked up after 4:30 p.m.
3. Late Charge. Students in After School Care MUST BE PICKED UP BY 5:30 p.m. YOU WILL BE CHARGED $1.00 PER MINUTE PER CHILD AFTER 5:30 P.M. If continuously late (after 5:30 p.m.), we will regretfully ask you to make other arrangements for your child/children. In order to avoid late charges, please have a planned, alternate arrangement for pickup in cases of severe weather, an unexpected delay at work, or unexpected traffic. Do not call the school office after 4:00 p.m. A separate phone number for Before and After School Care will be provided for after-office hours. Please provide an emergency number where you or another authorized adult can be reached after 5:30, if necessary.
4. Billing Cycle/Past Due Fee. Families will be billed on the first school day of the week following service. (Please check your youngest child’s backpack.) ALL FEES MUST BE PAID WEEKLY by the due date TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE. If any payment is more than one week past due, a $10.00 Past Due Fee will automatically be added to your account, and your child/children will not be allowed to attend Before and After School Care until your account is current. Please pay by check, if possible, and write the child’s name in the memo section of the check. We have several families with the same last name.
5. Emergency contact. In case of an illness or an emergency in Before or After School Care, please make sure that someone in authority is accessible at all times through the phone number(s) on the registration form. If work or cell phone numbers change, please inform the school office and Before and After School Program staff.
6. Children in Before and After School Care may bring their own healthy snack (no carbonated drinks, sweet desserts, cookies, or candy). Snacks cannot be provided to children who do not have a snack from home.
7. Children must be “signed in” for Before School Care, and “signed out” for After School Care by a parent or authorized adult/guardian. Pick-up and drop-off instructions will be provided.
8. In case of any change in regularly scheduled care or for drop-in requests, please send a note to school or call the school office BEFORE 2:00 p.m. at 630-289-3040. Please keep the office and the program staff informed of any changes in phone numbers.
9. Children in the After School Care Program have a designated snack time, homework/quiet time, game/craft time, and outside play time (weather permitting) each afternoon. On inclement weather days, a video may be shown when all homework is complete. We do not provide formal tutoring during Before and After School Care. Children are not allowed to return to their locker/homeroom after 2:30 p.m.
10. Parents may send a change of clothing for After School Care. PLEASE mark all clothing/belongings with your child’s name, especially sweatshirts, sweaters, backpacks, and lunchboxes.
11. All children in the Before and After School Care Program are expected to behave as Catholic, Christian students of St. John the Evangelist School: treating themselves and others respectfully, respecting the Before and After School Care supplies, following the program schedules, being safe, and cleaning up after themselves. Any behavior issues will be discussed with parents on an individual basis.
12. Before and After School Care is supervised by teachers and adults on staff.