Dowell After School Program

Important Information

Director: Glenda White                                            Email: glenda.white@cobbk12.org

Account Clerk: Trudy Crider                                     Bookkeeper: Janice McGrew

Welcome to the Dowell After School Program. We are pleased that you have opted to take advantage of our After School Program. We look forward to another great year of providing a safe environment for our students to grow socially.

The After School Program is a PREPAID PROGRAM. It is a nonprofit program offered for the benefit of our parents and students. ASP is a self-sustaining program and receives no tax money for operating. There is a fee of $7.00 per day per child for each day the child attends the program. It is your responsibility to make sure that your payment is not delinquent. Any payment not prepaid is delinquent.

No child may stay unless a prepaid fee has been received  before 9:00 A. M. of the day the child is staying. Payments may be made for specific days or at the beginning of the week.  Payments must be made in the envelope provided by ASP, and it should be placed in safe in front of the media center.  Monthly or summary statements of student ASP accounts are available  upon request.

REGISTRATION: In order for a child to stay in our After School Program, he or she must have both a registration card and a signed ASP guidelines form. There is a one-time registration fee of $10.00.  Rates are $7.00 per day/ $35.00 weekly.

For your child's safety, it is very important that all information is correct on the ASP registration card. We must have a complete list of names and telephone numbers of people who have permission to pick up your child.

HOURS OF OPERATION: SCHOOL DISMISSAL UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

ASP will not operate during holiday, teacher workday, or snow day, but will operate during conference week and early release day.

Attendance  will be taken immediately after ASP students are dismissed.  If your child is picked up after 2:45 P.M., the account will be charged for the day.

SIGN-OUT DESK: The sign-out desk is located in the main hallway of the school. Please come to this desk and we will call for your child. The workers will not dismiss children  until they receive this call. This procedure is to ensure the safety of all children.

Be prepared to show identification when you pick your child up from the After School Program. While we make every effort to recognize our parents, we request that you be prepared to show your I.D. on a daily basis for your child’s safety.

GOING HOME: We ask that parents make sure that their child knows how to get home (ASP, bus, a car rider, walker). Any changes in the way your child normally goes home must be sent in writing to the classroom teacher. If your child does not have a note, we will send him/her home in the usual way.

BEHAVIOR: All Cobb County School District policies in the student handbook apply to ASP and must also be followed. Although the After School Program environment is more relaxed than the normal school day, we do have established behavior expectations for students in the ASP program. Three write-ups on our pink discipline sheet will result in a major "white" discipline form. In case of a major offense, such as fighting, the "pink" warning sheets are bypassed. The write-up will be on a "white" discipline form. Three "white" discipline forms will result in withdrawal from ASP.

LATE PICK-UP: The Dowell After School Program is in operation from school dismissal to 6:00 P.M.  Late fees are charged for a pick-up after 6:00 P.M. The cost is $1.00 per child per minute. We strongly suggest that parents have relatives or friends available to pick up children if parents are not able to arrive by 6:00 P.M.

To insure safety and security of all students in ASP, the Cobb County Police Department will be contacted by a school official should an emergency occur which threatens the welfare of a child. A late pick-up by parents may be considered an emergency. If a child has not been picked up by 6:30 P. M., we will contact the Cobb County Police Department assuming that  we have been unable to contact a parent or authorized  person on the registration form. Our phones will be manned from 3:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M. so you can notify us of an emergency.

REASONS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM ASP:

1. Three "white" discipline forms

2. Three late pickups

3.  Uncooperative parents.

ACTIVITIES: snack, homework time, socialization time

 Enrichment classes: computers, cooking, art, crafts, dance, basketball (4^th and 5^th)

Enrichment classes will not begin until September.

HOMEWORK:

A quiet time will be provided to students with the option of completing their homework or reading a book. There will be no drawing or talking during this time. While your child is allowed to complete their homework, it is not our responsibility to make sure that they complete it. Please make sure that your child has the necessary materials for completing their homework.