Before/After School Child Care
We are happy to offer two options for parents that need to have before or after school child care while the students attend our district! Below is some information regarding the program and a link to the Child Care contract.
If you want more information or have questions, please contact Gretchen Ford or the central administration building.
What activities do we offer?
There will be various activities available to your child while at the Before/After School Child Care Program.
Puzzles, games, drawing materials, cards, blocks, Legos, balls, jump ropes, and other appropriate items will
be available daily. There will be opportunities to play outside on the playground (weather permitting) and
occasionally in the multi-purpose room. The children may be offered the chance to watch movies with parent
permission. Movies may be brought in from home and must be rated G or P.G.
Before Care Information
Before Care is offered from 6:30 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. Parents may drop off children at Rossville Elementary School by entering door E2 between the times previously stated. The building doors will be locked throughout the school day. Therefore, parents/guardians will need to use a keycard to enter
the building to drop-off their children in the morning or for afternoon pick-up. The school district will supply one electronic key to the parent/guardian. An additional key will be offered for a $5.00 charge. Furthermore, the parent/guardian will be charged $5.00 for a lost/stolen key. Parents/guardians are asked to notify the school immediately if a key is lost or stolen.
No meal service will be provided at the Before Care program. However, children may participate in Rossville School's breakfast program at 7:55 a.m. If your child is enrolled in the Before Care program, your child is eligible for care during a two-hour delay. However, an additional fee of $10.00 per day will be assessed for those days in which there is a two-hour delay and children stay beyond 7:45 a.m. to help defer the cost of additional operational hours. Breakfast service will be provided on two-hour delays to the children enrolled in the program. (Breakfast service is not offered to others on two-hour delays.)
If school is canceled after a two-hour delay has been called, parents will need to pick up their children by 9:45 a.m. We will not be equipped to offer services beyond this time.
Loss of utility services (electricity, water, etc.) may cause the program to close.
Parents will be notified, and children will be released to authorized individuals in these emergencies.
Before Care Fees
- July 1, 2021, until altered $25.00 per week
- Two-hour Delay Fee $10.00 per Day of Occurrence
After Care Information
After Care is offered from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Parents may pick-up children at Rossville Elementary School by entering door E2 between the times previously stated. The building doors will be locked throughout the school day. Therefore, parents/guardians will need to use a keycard to enter the building to drop-off their children in the morning or for afternoon pick-up. The school district will supply one electronic key to the parent/guardian. An additional key will be offered for a $5.00 charge. Furthermore, the parent/guardian will be charged $5.00 for a lost/stolen key. Parents/guardians are asked to notify the school immediately if a key is lost or stolen. Parents must pick up their child (ren) by 6:00 p.m. If a parent picks up a child late, they will be assessed a fee of $5.00 for every five minutes they are late after 6:00 p.m.
During After Care, homework help is provided as well as a snack. If your child is enrolled in the After Care program, your child is eligible for care during an early dismissal. However, an additional fee of $10.00 per day will be assessed for those days in which there is an early dismissal of one hour or greater to help defer the cost of additional operational hours.
Loss of utility services (electricity, water, etc.) or severe weather may cause the program to close. (Early dismissal is often determined by the District's ability to transport a student home on school buses safely. While there have been instances the Superintendent has ordered all employees to leave the building, and the building has been virtually shut down, this is a rare occurrence. The safety of the children and staff members will determine if the After Care program can remain operational during severe weather. In most cases, it will be operational.)
Parents will be notified, and children will be released to
authorized individuals in these emergencies.
After Care Fees
- July 1, 2021, or until altered $50.00 per week
- Failure to Pick-up Child by 6:00 p.m. $5.00 per five minutes late
- Early Dismissal of One Hour or More $10.00 per Day of Occurrence