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After School Clubs

 

The schedule for after school clubs for Winter 2011 is now available.

 

In an effort to continually improve our after school club offerings, the PTA is seeking parent input. An evaluation form will be coming home with students who currently are enrolled in PTA-sponsored and independent clubs. This does not include any academic clubs. Please talk with your child about his/her club experience and return the form to the PTA via backpack mail by Friday December 9.

 

Woodlin is pleased to offer a range of after school club offerings. Each year, we spend significant time working with the PTA to select, advertise, and coordinate club offerings for all students. In our efforts to enhance our work, we considered the feedback we received from families and have made the following changes to our clubs registration.

• A separate check must be written to the appropriate payee for each club for which a student registers. Families may no longer bundle Mad Science, Fun Clubs, and independent club payments. This will minimize the potential for errors.
• If the PTA receives a notice from the bank that a check is returned due to nonsuffient funds, the PTA will charge the parent a $30 fee, subject to increase, and the parent must immediately pay to the PTA the full amount of the check plus the bounced check fee. If the parent bounces any checks after the first instance, the PTA reserves the right to not honor checks from the parent. The PTA will work out an arrangement with the parent to pay for any fees, including club fees.
• Clubs selection will NOT be on a first come first serve basis. This is a change from previous years. In order to be equitable in our registration process, all students interested in a club will receive their selection. However, once the number of registration requests exceeds the number of available spaces allowed a lottery will be conducted. A computer program will use a random number generator to select students. This lottery will be held at the conclusion of the registration deadline and all decisions will be final. No individual clubs coordinators will select students for over-enrolled clubs and preference will no longer be given to families who turn in their forms first.
• Confirmation or rejection letters will be sent out to all students. Families will be notified both when their children get into the club of choice as well as when they do not get in. Letters will be sent out in the week following the club registration deadline. Due to the fact that clubs registration forms go through various individuals, families are encouraged to confirm receipt of the registration form with the specific club coordinator noted on the front of the registration packet.
• Club registration deadlines will no longer be flexible or extended. All families are encouraged to use the school website, call the school, or check their child’s backpack for registration packet information. These changes were identified as improvements by the parent volunteers who coordinate clubs and the school. We thank you for reviewing these important changes and understanding that they were made in the interest of providing an equitable and transparent process for all children.
• Before clubs begin, if the PTA does not receive from a parent full payment of a club(s) for which they registered their child, the child will not be able to participate in the club(s).