2019-2020 Extended Learning Program Brochure 

Registration is now open! Register by July 1st to secure a spot in our growing program! 
All students can register through this link, yes, even new kindergartners! 
Please note that you will need to make an account on MySchoolBucks as we get closer to the school year. 
Register here! 




Students enjoyed a fantastic visit from the
Lancaster Fire Department. 
Scott Granger, father of Jack Granger, is a fireman who volunteered his time with all the children in the
Extended Learning Program.  Thank you!
For more fun photos, check out the Photo Gallery under "Firetruck visit"

Watch this brief video of students playing music by using Boomwhackers!

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

We believe and follow a similar philosophy to the Responsive Classroom that "Children's developmental needs should be the foundation for every choice we make in the Extended Learning Program."¹

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Change of Schedule Form
District Calendar 2019-2020
2019-2020 Program Brochure

PROGRAM VISION 
To establish a program that creates an extended learning community by providing social, physical, artistic and intellectual enrichment opportunities.

PROGRAM MISSION
To provide diverse enrichment opportunities that expand the social, physical, creative and intellectual growth of our students through school, community and family collaborations.
Student artist painting.
"The world is but a canvas to the imagination." ~Henry David Thoreau

PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOURS
The Extended Learning Program runs concurrently with the Nashoba Regional School District calendar and operates from 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. all children must be picked up by 6:00 P.M. All pickups after 6:00 P.M. will be assessed a charge of $1.00 per minute.
We are closed on all Nashoba Regional School District holidays, vacations (February, December, April), summers, and snow days. The Before School Program (all three locations) are closed when there is a DELAYED OPENING.

PROGRAM DAILY SCHEDULE (may vary slightly)
3:00 – 3:15 Arrival/ Attendance/Organize Backpacks
3:15 – 4:00 Outdoor Recess (weather permitting)
3:30 - 4:30 Snack/Enrichment Activities (activities or opportunities that require pre-registration)
4:00 - 4:15 Snack/Afternoon Meeting
4:15 - 5:15 Homework, Enrichment Activities (activities or opportunities that do not require pre-registration), and Free Play
5:15 - 5:45 Free Play/Gym Time/Outdoor Recess (weather permitting)
5:45 - 6:00 Cleanup and Departure

SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS
If your child is absent from school or there is a change in his/her schedule that will impact his/her Extended Learning Program schedule please email your Site Coordinator before 2:00 P.M. to notify her/him of these changes.

ADD DAY OPTION
Need to add a day? Occasionally, the need arises to add a day to your child's schedule. Add days are an option for all registered participants. The process is as follows:  Complete and submit the Change of Schedule/Add Day on-line form, notify your child's school secretary, and send an email to your Site Coordinator 48 hours in advance of the requested drop-in day.   This process applies to both the AM and PM programs.  The cost to add a day for the AM program is $6.00; for the PM program the cost is $37.50.   

DISTRICT HALF DAYS
The Extended Learning Program is open at all locations from 12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. on district half days. If the day is not a scheduled Extended Learning day for the student, the day may be added using the Change of Schedule/Add Day online form for $37.50. There is no additional charge if this day falls on a day that is part of the student's regular schedule. Please email lbotko@nrsd.net to activate the schedule request.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Reina Rago- rrago@nrsd.net
Leah Botko- lbotko@nrsd.net

Bolton Site Coordinator
Location: Emerson School Gym
Site Coordinator: Tina Rumsey (krumsey@nrsd.net)
Site Phone Number: (978) 779 - 9875

Lancaster Site Coordinator
Location: Mary Rowlandson School Cafeteria
Site Coordinator: Rita Scirpoli (mscirpoli@nrsd.net)
Site Phone Number: (978) 368 - 8482
Extension 1034

Stow Site Coordinator - Center School (K - 3)
Location: Center School Gym
Site Coordinator: Susan Ormond (sormond@nrsd.net)
Site Phone Number: (978) 897 - 0531

Stow Site Coordinator - Hale School (4 - 5)
Location: Home Economics Room
Site Coordinator: Dorcas Sefton (dsefton@nrsd.net)
Site Phone Number: (978) 897 - 4788 Extension 2104

TUITION INFORMATION
MONTHLY COSTS:
5 Days Per Week = $370.80
4 Days Per Week = $296.60
3 Days Per Week = $222.50
2 Days Per Week = $148.30
1 Day Per Week = $74.20

The yearly tuition is divided into ten monthly payments (August 28th-May 28th). Monthly tuition payments are due one month in advance on or before the 28th of each month. There is a non-refundable $35.00 registration fee due with the first monthly payment. All payments received after the 28th will be assessed a $20.00 late fee. The first monthly payment is due August 28th and the last monthly payment is due May 28th. Extra charges such as add days, late pickups, and enrichment activities will appear on the monthly billing statement for your convenience.

The Extended Learning Program respects the environment and in an effort to conserve paper all monthly invoices can be viewed on MySchoolBucks.com. All newsletters, parent letters and parent correspondence are emailed. Therefore it is important that parent emails are current and correct. Please email lbotko@nrsd.net if there are changes to your email address.
We understand the financial difficulty imposed by having several children in the program, and offer a 10% sibling discount per child. We accept a limited amount of vouchers for families that qualify. Please email Leah Botko at lbotko@nrsd.net for additional information regarding vouchers.

PICKUP
All children must be picked up by 6:00 P.M. After 6:00 P.M. accounts will be charged $1.00 for each minute after 6:00 P.M. Excessive lateness (more than four late pickups) will result in termination from the program.

If your child is going to be picked up by someone other than a parent, the following steps must be followed:

1) an email must be sent to your Site Coordinator stating the person's name and permission for him/her to pick up your child

2) this individual will also be required to show a valid ID upon pickup

3) all listed pickup individuals must be at least 18 years of age

To ensure the safety of our children there will be no exceptions to this protocol.

BEHAVIOR
The Extended Learning Program has revised its Behavior Policy to reflect the Responsive Classroom model. "The Responsive Classroom is an approach to elementary teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in a strong and safe school community. The approach consists of classroom and school-wide practices for deliberately helping children build academic and social-emotional competencies."¹

The five most important skills in the Responsive Classroom model include Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self Respect....C.A.R.E.S. These five skills are reinforced throughout the morning and afternoon in every activity our students enjoy. Additional information can be found on the Responsive Classroom website.

The Extended Learning Program supports a safe environment for all students. Students who cannot maintain personal and social boundaries and jeopardize the safety of other students will be temporarily suspended from the program for a time period determined by the Program Coordinator. Students who continuously jeopardize student safety may be expelled from the program by the Program Coordinator.

NOTE: All Extended Learning Program students must be completely toileting proficient to attend.

1 Durlak, J. A., & Weissberg, R. P. (2007).