2262 - LATCH-KEY PROGRAMS
The Board of Education is concerned about the growing number of children who are receiving insufficient care, nurture, or supervision when not attending school. This has serious implications for their general well-being as well as for their ability to benefit from the school program to the extent they need or want to.
Since these children constitute a significant and growing portion of the student population, the Board shall seek to provide appropriate programs and services for these students, particularly in grades K through 6, through the use of District staff and facilities.
Any fee or tuition income from the program is to be deposited in a special fund and no funds shall be expended for the program from the General Fund other than for:
facilities, if currently used for other purposes;
utilities furnished in conjunction with the program;
transportation by regular school buses.
The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines that will ensure that:
the major emphasis is on providing educational programs and activities that help the students learn how to function more effectively as learners in the school setting while, at the same time, coping better with the out-of- school factors that are interfering with their educational program;
adequate attention is given to ensuring the students are being clothed and fed properly, exercising regularly, and learning how to maintain good physical and mental health;
parents are notified about the program and the procedures for enrollment;
there is continuing assessment of the effectiveness of the program by staff, participating parents, and other concerned members of the public.
© Neola 2013