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H.E.D. is is a highly structured and well-rounded extension of your child's classroom experience. The curriculum is theme-based and includes story and project time, supervised free time and sign language instruction. The Extended Day program offers many activities including indoor and outdoor sports, arts & crafts, games, cooking, music, drama, dance, reading, creative writing and skill games. We encourage team playing and appropriate conflict solving at all times. A special time period is set aside for children to complete their homework (Monday-Thursday), and a nutritious snack is provided daily. Philosophy The Harrington Extended Day program strives to provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating afterschool environment for the children of working parents at Harrington School. The program includes a wide variety of activities designed to enhance children's educational, social, athletic, creative and personal development. Planned activities in specialized areas such as fine art, drama, dance, sports/games, and arts & crafts, alternate with opportunities for unstructured play and interaction.
Our professional staff recognizes and responds to children's needs, offering not only activities, but support in problem solving, cooperation, self-esteem and self expression.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of H.E.D is to provide a safe, nurturing, professionally supervised environment for kindergarten through fifth grade children until 6:00 PM.
The Board of the corporation consists of a president, treasurer, secretary, PTA representative, and members at large, to be elected at an annual meeting. The Board will hire a professionally certified director. Other duties of the board shall include: budget approval and record checking, establishing salaries and fringe benefits for the director and entire staff; setting tuition fees for attendance in the program; establishing policies for the program and communicating these in written form to each new parent applicant.
The director of the program shall, with the consent and approval of the Board, hire as many teachers and aides as the number of children enrolled requires. The director shall do orientation, supervision and evaluation of all employees as outlined in their individual, annual contracts. The director shall conduct weekly staff meetings; prepare schedules in conjunction with teachers; provide all materials to enable teachers to carry out program plans; shall encourage all personnel to attend workshops and courses to advance their skills (money shall be budgeted for this purpose); shall maintain a substitute list.
Other duties of the director shall include, keeping financial records in a professional manner. The director shall maintain records for each child to include: days attended, monthly tuition charged; phone numbers of parents at home and work; phone numbers for emergencies; name and phone number of family physician; special medical needs; other information pertinent to individual child. Emergency drills will be carried out on a quarterly basis. An emergency network of parents shall be maintained for evacuation purposes.
The teacher child ratio shall conform to Massachusetts Depatment of Early Education and Care, (EEC) regulations. The program has a 10:1 through 13:1 ratio in certain activities, under a qualified teacher.
The Harrington Extended Day Program does not discriminate in providing services to children and their families on the basis of race, religion, cultural heritage, political beliefs, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation.
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Hours of Operation The Extended Day Program for all children in grades K-5 operates from 3:15-6:00 PM daily and 12:00-6:00 PM on Thursdays and early release days. The program is closed during school holidays, school vacation days, and during the summer.
HED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS As you may or may not know, Harrington
Extended Day is governed by a parent Co-President: Robert
Foley (has a 4th grader) Board Contact: Robert Foley 781-272-2340 We are lucky to have such an impressive group of parents who are willing to make a minimal commitment to our Board, especially with the new challenges facing HED such as working with the town on fair fee increases, etc. We are hoping to recruit new members as we will be losing two of our members at the end of the school year. If this is something you would consider, we would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to speak with Ms. Culkins or any other current board member.
Sincerely,
Enrollment Information HED is now accepting applications for the 2009-10
school year. Enrollment packets are available for download [use the
link below] or you can contact the director, Rose Culkins, at (781)
860-5821. Tuition is charged by the block and a minimum two-block per week enrollment is required ( three-block minimum if one of the blocks is Thursday). A block consists of a one day 12:15-3:30 or 3:15-6:00 period. There is a maximum of six blocks per week.
A scholarship program is available if financial need is demonstrated and the application is approved by the H.E.D. Board of Directors. For further information, and/or to obtain current rates and application forms, please call the Program Director, Ms. Rose Culkins, at (781) 860-5821.
Program Costs TUITION
RATES 2009-2010
GRADES K-5 - 12:15-3:30 Thursday, 3:15-6:00 Monday - Friday Two Blocks: $205 (may not include Thursday) OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Tuition rates are per month. The same monthly rate is charged for vacation months and five week months, including June. A minimum of 30-day notice is required to adjust the number of blocks used.
Directions to Harrington Harrington Extended Day is located in the Harrington Elementary School 328 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA 02420. Harrington is at the intersection of Lowell and Maple Street. Maple Street is also a portion of Route 2A. For specific directions, please use the Map Quest link.
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