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Program Policies
APPLICATION AND ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE Applications for the program are available in March. Applications will not be accepted from families with delinquent accounts. There is an annual non-refundable application fee of $50.00 for the first child and $20.00 for each additional child. Returning families must re-apply each year and priority will be given to those who submit their application and fees by the due date. Acceptance letters confirming the number of days the child is enrolled and enrollment packets will be sent out in May. Families who did not receive all of the requested dayswill be placed on a wait list and accepted into the program when space becomes available. At this time, a deposit equal to one month�s tuition must be paid to secure the child�s spot. This deposit is applied to the final tuition payment of the school year and is non-refundable, except in cases of financial hardship. Completed enrollment packets are due at this time as well. After June 30, parents requesting a change in schedule will be charged $25 per change granted. PLAN FOR SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
If payment is not received by 10 calendar days from the first of the month, your child will be dismissed from the program and a financial penalty of $25 will be added toyour bill. If you are experiencing difficulties in making timely payment, you must contact Toby Greenfield or Linda Chessman before the due date so that your situation may be reviewed and a payment schedule can be arranged. A fee of $20 will be charged for any check that is returned for insufficient funds. We have limited tuition assistance available to families who qualify based on financial need. Application deadline is July 1st. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU WITHDRAW YOUR CHILD FROM THE PROGRAM, TUITION WILL NOT BE REFUNDED UNLESS ANOTHER CHILD FILLS YOUR SPACE. IF YOU ARE ON A MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN AND WITHDRAW FROM THE PROGRAM, YOU WILL REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENTS UNTIL ANOTHER CHILD FILLS YOUR SPOT OR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. RED is fortunate to have use of many of the school facilities in the afternoon and it may seem daunting to a parent trying to locate a child. Please stop at the RED Message Center, located at the bottom of the stairs in the first floor, and adjacent to the doors near the basketball courts. Each afternoon an RED Teacher is designated as the �FLOATER/GREETER�. This person�s main job is to escort children to and from activities and assist parents in locating their child(ren). Please check in with the �FLOATER/GREETER� first. While waiting for your child, please check your mailbox and the bulletin board for any important information. At 5:30 PM, all RED activity centers will be closed and any remaining children will be escorted to the Cafeteria for final pick up. RED ends at 5:45 PM with a 15 minute grace period. Parents picking up after 6:00 PM will be assessed as such: 6:01 � 6:05 PM: $10.00 6:06 � 6:15 PM: $10.00 additional 6:16 � 6:30 PM: $10.00 additional An additional $10.00 is assessed for every 5 minute segment, or portion thereof, after 6:30 PM. All late charges must be paid in cash or by check at the time of pick-up, to the teacher on duty. If your payment isn't given to the teacher at this time, the bookkeeper will send out a separate bill the following month. 1. Notify the RED Office if your child will not be attending or if there is a change in your pick-up plans. 2. Notification must be done before 12 Noon by written note, telephone or email. 3. Make personal contact with a teacher when you pick up your child � YOU MUST ENTER THE BUILDING! 4. Sign out your child in their group�s sign out book, located at the Message Center for K, 1 and 2, and in the Cafeteria for 3/4 and Youth Connection. 5. Any person picking up a child who is not known to the program will need to provide a picture ID. 6. Inform all adults picking up your child about the RED Pick-Up Procedures. 7. If you pick up your child from the classroom, please inform RED. 8. If you are returning your child to the program after an appointment, please inform RED. 9. Make play dates in advance � children will not be permitted to make play dates at 2:00 PM. 10. No child will be permitted to walk home unsupervised from RED without written consent and review by the program administrators. Children under age 8 will not be permitted to walk home unsupervised. 11. Please make the effort to get to know the staff throughout the year. 12. Read all correspondence including the Parent Handbook, calendars, email messages and posted signs. 13. Review all program policies and procedures with your child and make sure they understand their importance. 14. If you see an unfamiliar person in the building, or unsupervised children, pleas inform and RED Administrator. 15. All children are responsible for reporting to RED immediately at 2:20 PM. For children in grades 1-7, RED begins on the first day of school each year. Pre-K and Kindergarten start on the first full Monday of school. RED is open through June 19, 2009. If the last day of school is late due to snow closings, RED may need to change this closing date. If the Brookline Public Schools decide to close the school buildings due to weather or other emergency during the school day, RED Administrators will contact parents byemail and telephone. In this event, please check your messages frequently for updates and further instructions. Please listen for the Brookline Public School �no school� announcements on television and radio to determine if RED is open.
VACATION DAYS AND LOW ATTENDANCE DAYS The program is designed to meet the needs of working families during the February and April vacations weeks and low attendance days. The hours of the program are from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (late fee policy applies as of 5:30 PM). An additional daily fee of $50 includes the cost of activity fees and snacks. Children must bring their own lunch. A sign up sheet for low attendance days will be posted on the RED Message Center table. Vacation week registration will be conducted through a form that parents will receive a month in advance of the vacation week. Payment is expected at the time of registration to secure your child�s slot. For 2008-2009, RED plans to be open on the following school closure dates: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Rosh Hashannah Thursday, October 30, 2008 Teacher Professional Day Tuesday, February 17 � Friday, February 20, 2009 February Vacation Friday, April 10, 2009 Good Friday Tuesday, April 21 � Friday, April 24, 2009 April Vacation Because the vacation week programming and staffing is very different from the regular RED program, each child's attendance and participation in the vacation week will be reviewed. If the staff and administration feel that the vacation week program is not appropriate to the developmental and physical needs of a child; RED will not accept the child for the vacation week. When our enrollment and staffing allows, we do our best to accommodate parent requests for adding extra days. The fee for children in the Pre-K Program is $25 per day and the fee for children in Kindergarten through 7th grade is $35 per day. We understand that emergencies arise, but we ask that parents give the program as much notice as possible when requesting to send their child for an extra day. FIELD TRIPS AND TRANSPORTATION RED will use the MBTA or a bus company used by the Town of Brookline on all field trips not accessible by walking. Medical release authorization, medical information cards, a cellular phone and a first aid kit will be taken in compliance with the Emergency Procedures. In case of an emergency on field trips, 911 or an emergency ambulance will be called. The teacher will contact the parents to inform them of illness or injury. A teacher will make every effort to accompany the injured child in the ambulance. Some field trips may involve walking. Proper safety procedures will be used for crossing all streets. Field trip permission forms must be completed for all walking trips outside a one-mile school radius. Trips within a one-mile radius will be noted on the monthly calendar newsletters. Children MUST wear their RED t-shirts on field trips. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Before a child can be admitted to RED, a parent must provide written documentation that immunization and physical examination according to Brookline Public School health requirements are on file at the child's school. Children under the age of 7 years must also provide the program with written documentation of lead screening completed within the past three years. Children in the Pre-K Program also need to provide medical and developmental history records. If your child is absent due to illness, please call the Extended Day between 10:30AM and 2:20PM. It is important that the program be notified of any contagious or infectious disease (such as strep throat, measles, mumps, chicken pox, head lice, or conjunctivitis). A notice will be posted on the Extended Day bulletin board informing you of the presence or outbreak of such diseases. Please be considerate of the health of others -- keep your sick child at home. If a child is too sick to attend school, (s)he cannot attend RED. A child may return to RED once (s)he is free from fever for 24 hours without the aide of a fever reducer; free of head lice and their nits; or 24 hours after the first administered dose of a prescribed antibiotic. ALLERGIES, DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, & CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS Each year, parents are required to complete a medical information card. Parents are required to inform Runkle Extended Day in writing of any allergies, dietary restrictions, or chronic health conditions that their child may have. Medications, either prescription or non-prescription, will not be administered without written permission by either your child's physician and/or the parent. Prescriptions must be labeled by the pharmacy with the child's name, medication name, and the directions for administration. Unused medication will be returned to the parents or disposed of. Parents must complete a permission slip for the administration of any medication. The program keeps a written record of the administration of all medications in a logbook. The log record becomes part of the child's file. Even if your child is not taking a prescription medication during program hours, please inform the Administrators. In emergencies, this information is critical. Parents will be informed in writing within 24 hours of any accident or any first aid administered to a child. Any injury that requires emergency care beyond first aid will bereported to the parent immediately. Injury reports will be kept in the child's file. All RED staff are certified every three years in Basic First Aide and every year in CPR/AED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS In the event of an emergency, the following steps will be taken: 1. Staff will provide immediate attention and care to the child using Basic First Aid and CPR training. An immediate attempt to contact a parent will be made. 2. If additional medical attention is needed the parent will be contacted to pick up the child. 3. If an emergency ambulance is needed, 911 will be called, and the child will be taken to Children's Hospital. If we are on a field trip, we will go to the nearest hospital. 4. A staff person will always accompany the child to the hospital. 5. If a parent cannot be reached, emergency release procedures will be followed to contact designated family or friends. Parents are required to complete a form listing emergency contact phone numbers. Signed authorization for transporting your child to an emergency care facility is also required. It is extremely important that parents keep us up-to-date on all information! Separate evacuation plans are posted for each activity area (room). Teachers are trained in the evacuation procedure. Practice evacuation drills are conducted quarterly and are reviewed with children at meeting times. RED follows the school department policies for emergency evacuation. |
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