- Mt. Bethel Elementary School is pleased to offer an After School Program (ASP) to enrolled students in grades K - 5.
Registration:
- Every child attending ASP must have a current ASP Registration Form on file at our school. Registration forms are available in the front office.
- It is the parent's/guardian's responsibility to keep all information current.
- Please update all contact information throughout the year.
Cost:
- ASP is a prepaid program. PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE.
- The cost per day is $7.00 per child with a non-refundable annual registration fee of $10.00 per child.
- Enclose all ASP payments (cash or check) in the ASP payment envelope and drop the payment in the school's ASP drop box.
- Do not include other school money, such as lunch, PTA or field trips.
- If your account falls in arrears, your child may not attend the After School Program until payment is received in full.
- ASP account statements are available by request.
- If your bank returns a check unpaid, the check will be charged back to your child's ASP account.
- If the returned check causes the ASP account to become delinquent, you will have three days from the date you were notified by the school to bring the account current.
- Failure to pay within this time will result in your child being suspended or withdrawn from the program.
- If two checks are returned, only cash or money order payments will be accepted for the remainder of the school year.
Hours Of Operation:
- Daily Hours: Dismissal until 6:00
- Early Release Hours: Dismissal until 6:00
- Students must be picked up by 6:00 p.m. to avoid being charged a late fee. Please see "Late Fee."
- Attendance is taken 15 minutes after school dismissal. If your child is picked up after that time, the account will be charged for the day.
Late Fee:
- A late fee of $1.00 per minute is charged for every minute after 6:00 p.m. on the school clock.
- You child may be suspended or withdrawn from the program after the third late pickup.
Rules and Regulations:
- All Cobb County School District policies in the student handbook apply to ASP and must also be followed.
Safety and Security:
- Your child must be signed out at the ASP desk every day.
- Anytime there is a change in your child's ASP attendance, written notification is required stating the changes.
- ONLY people designated on the registration form will be allowed to pick up your child.
- Any person who checks out your child MUST BE PREPARED TO SHOW IDENTIFICATION.
- No one is permitted beyond the ASP desk after 2:45.
- If an emergency happens that threatens the welfare of a child, a school official will contact the Cobb County Police Department.
- Late pickup by parent/guardian may be considered an emergency.
School Closing / Weather:
- If the school closes because of inclement weather or any other reason, ASP will close also. In this case, the instructions given to your child's homeroom teacher on the inclement weather form will be followed.
Suspension or Withdrawal from After School Program:
- The After School Program is a privilege and each child is expected to behave properly.
- The same behavior expectations apply in ASP as during the regular school day.
- Inappropriate behavior may result in the suspension or withdrawal of your child from the program.
