ABOUT US
The Lassen Expanded Learning Programs are state-funded by Prop. 49 Education and Safety Programs (ASES) and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program are offered at no charge to students. Our programs are a partnership between the Lassen County Office of Education, school districts, parents, and the community to provide a safe place for students to grow academically and participate in enrichment activities.
Programs are administered by the Lassen County Office of Education. Services are provided to students enrolled in Big Valley Elementary, Big Valley Jr./Sr. High School, Fletcher Walker Elementary, Fort Sage Middle School, McKinley Elementary, Meadow View, Diamond View and Sierra Primary.
If there are questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Program Director James Hall, at the Lassen County Office of Education, 251-8711, or by e-mail at jdhall@lcoe.org.
OUR MISSION
It is the mission of the Lassen Expanded learning Program to engage students in a fun, safe, healthy environment to achieve their full potential!
HOURS OF OPERATION
The program is in session every day that school is in session from the end of the school day until 6 p.m. On minimum days, the program begins at the end of the school day and runs until the normal program end time. The program does not operate on any day that school is not in session.
ENROLLMENT
All students must have a signed enrollment and emergency consent form prior to attending their first day in the Lassen Expanded learning Program. Students are enrolled using the following priority areas foster youth, homeless youth, and those who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
A DAY AT EXPANDED LEARNING
Each day staff will provide homework assistance, academic tutoring, educational games, moderate to vigorous physical activity, a nutritional snack, and enrichment activities. Enrichment activities are an integral part of the program, where many of the California standards are taught using hands-on and discovery activities. Students are enrolled in the Expanded learning Program using a lottery model.
DAILY PROGRAM COMPONENTS
The daily program components in our expanded learning programs are:
- Snack
- Academic Support such as homework support, reading activities, math games, etc...
- Enrichment activities that support regular day learning.
- Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activities
DISCIPLINE
The Lassen Expanded learning Program uses a positive approach to discipline when the stated rules are broken. Behavior problems are recorded, and plans for corrective action are noted. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be notified if an inappropriate behavior persists. If a child continually misbehaves, the Program Leader will seek the support of the Parent(s)/Guardian(s), Program Liaison, school site administrator, and Program Manager.
If children act in a way that creates risk of harm and/or health to themselves or anyone else, the Program Leader to which the student is assigned will call the Parent(s)/ Guardian(s) asking for an immediate pickup.
The complete disciplinary action steps can be found in the Lassen Expanded Learning Disciplinary Action Plan has been provided during this registration process and can be found on the program Website at www.lassenafterschool.org.
SNACK
Program participants will receive a snack each afternoon. This snack will include two of the four basic food groups. Accomodations for allergies are available upon completion of appropriate paperwork
ATTENDANCE
Students should strive to attend every day. Students are encouraged to stay for the entire duration of the program each day, However, it is understood that students attend a parallel program (programs in the school or community centers such as sports, cheerleading, dance, scouts, etc...).
Family emergencies, medical appointments, custody orders, or child accidents that occur during the program time and other conditions agreed upon by the administration are the only excused absences. Whenever possible, please let us know if your child will not be attending the program on his/her regularly scheduled days. This allows us to keep the appropriate staff to student ratio of 1 to 20. If your child has an excused absence, please submit a note of why he/she was absent.
Three or more unexcused absences are grounds for dismissal from the program and will be reviewed by the Program Director.
EARLY RELEASE POLICY
Students enrolled in the Lassen Expanded learning Program are required to be in attendance for the entire program time each day unless they have an early release form on file. As per State of California’s ASES Program policies, each student who needs an early release from the program must have an early release form filled out and on file. Early release is determined on a case-by-case basis and must be justified.
ADULT TO CHILD RATIO
In accordance with the State of California’s ASES/Expanded Learning Program policies, “the program must maintain a staff to student ratio no greater than 1 to 20 first to eighth grade. 1 to 10 Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten
STUDENT SIGN-OUT PROCEDURES
Students must be signed out each day by an adult. Student accountability and safety is of foremost importance.
Students who live close to school may walk home with written parent consent. Parents must notify the Program Leader that their child will walk home. For students who walk home, the staff will not be responsible once students leave the campus. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be held accountable once the designated staff member signs out the student(s).
Students need to be picked up at 6:00 p.m. promptly. If by 6:00 p.m. the child has not been picked up and all means of Parent(s)/Guardian(s) contact have been exhausted, the police or sheriff’s department will be contacted for assistance. Three late pickups of more than twenty minutes will result in a student being dropped from the program. Additionally parents will be charged $10 per every 15 minutes they are late for pick-up. After 30 minutes and all emergency contacts have been tried and no response is received we will contact law enforcement to do a welfare check at the address listed on the registration form.
All students will be signed out by the program staff in order to reduce tbe spread and exposure to COVID and other viruses each day.
ACCIDENT OR INJURY
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be notified of injuries by way of an “Incident Report.” If the injury is of a more serious nature, the staff member will seek medical attention, and Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be contacted via phone. Upon enrollment, an emergency consent form must be completed. Parents are responsible to keep all information current.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation home is not provided by the program.
FOOD PROGRAM
Non-discrimination policy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).