About the Program

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.

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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

Harrington Extended Day (H.E.D) was organized and incorporated by a group of working parents in Harrington School to provide an enrichment program for their children during those hours when school is not in session.

 

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
board of volunteers who have children in the program.

Co-President: Robert Foley (has a 4th grader)
Co-President: May-Ying Chu (has a 4th grader)
Treasurer: Ning Gao (has a 4th grader)
Secretary: Dale Hoffman (has a 4th grader)
PTA Liaison:
Scholarship: Bill Thompson (has a 4th)
Other members: Lilitha Venkataramanan (has a Kindergartner and 2nd 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,
The Harrington Extended Day Board of Directors

 

 

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Program Costs

TUITION RATES 2010-2011

 

GRADES K-5 - 12:15-3:30 Thursday, 3:15-6:00 Monday - Friday

Two Blocks: $215 (may not include Thursday)
Three Blocks: $280
Four Blocks: $340
Five Blocks: $400
Six Blocks: $450
Extra Block Fee: $35

 

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.

Tuition is due on the first of the month. There is a $10 fee for payment received after the 7th of the month. Please include it with your payment. Also, please note there is a $25 fee for returned checks.

Families with two children, each using four or more blocks, are entitled to a 10% reduction of the lower tuition.

There is a late sign out charge of $1.00 for every one minute (for each child) after 6 PM (or after 3:30 pm, if you are first block only). This will be invoiced on your next month’s tuition bill, or issued as a separate invoice as necessary.

F.Y.I. - H.E.D.'s tax ID number is listed in the top left corner of your monthly invoice.

 

Directions to Harrington

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