Community Heroes Childcare Application

Community Heroes Presents

T.E.A Time

A Parent Mandatory Virtual Meeting

T- Teacher, Parent

E- Engagement

A- and Action Plan

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 @ 6:30 pm

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Mandatory Virtual Meeting

The health and safety of you and our students remain our highest priority. Since new information is continuously shared from MDE, CDC, and MDH, it is also our priority that our parents are informed of Excell’s COVID-19 policies and procedures. There will be a mandatory virtual meeting for parents on Tuesday, November 24th, at 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm . Ms. Davison will have an entire breakdown of the COVID decision tree, isolation periods, and household situations. Come with questions, and let’s stay ahead of this together.

Attendance will be taken as this meeting is mandatory in order for your child to continue participating in the Community Heroes Program

Community Heroes Attendance Policy

Purpose of this Program

Community Heroes is a program at Excell Academy that supports children whose school districts have implemented remote, hybrid, or distance learning strategies during the peacetime emergency. Servicing school-age children ages five to twelve during the hours of a school day. We provide services for essential workers and our enrolled families experiencing hardships in the communities surrounding us.

Attendance

To be successful in offering this program, communication between our staff and parents must be consistent. Parents will be required to contact their child’s provider if they are going to be absent. At Excell Academy, we want to be of service to all experiencing these current times’ struggles. In doing so, students must be present at their scheduled times. Distance learning begins at 9:00 am; let’s allow our students to be successful by arriving at the drop-off time of 8:30 am.

Calling in when absent: How will this Help?

This will allow CH to monitor the COVID case in our environment and make decisions to keep our students, families, and you safe.
This will also allow us to place children with urgent needs in available spaces and get them the help they need.
This will allow us to navigate our contact tracing better.

WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE EXCUSED ABSENCES?Sickness of the childSerious illness or death in the familyImpassable roads or weather making travel unsafeObservance of religious holidays (when school is notified in advance)Recognized cultural observance (when school is notified in advance)Transportation problems caused by failure on Excell Academy’s transportation systemAppointments with healthcare providers or other professionals when unable to schedule outside school hours and when school is notified in advance.

WHAT ARE CONSIDERED UNEXCUSED ABSENCES?Too cold Staying home to baby-sit Frequent vacations No reason stated on voice messageMissed the bus No call OR parent notification

Program Dismissal due to Unexcused Absences

If a student is absent for more than two days without notification (call, text, email) to the child’s provider or the front desk. The student will be dropped. It is our obligation to help as many families as possible, and the waiting list is extensive.

Please, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE!

Email: dsnead@excellacademy.org or call 763-533-0500

Or call the number provided on your child’s newsletter.