2020 SCHOOL SESSION PROGRAMS UPDATE
EFFECTIVE 2/18/2021
The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County is currently enrolling youth in grades K-5 for afterschool enrichment, and grades 6– 12 for all day service, providing support, supervision and learning resources on virtual learning schooldays. Please call (828) 693-9444 for more information on enrollment.
K-5th graders: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
· Hours of Operation: 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
· Transportation TO the Club is available from most schools.
· CURBSIDE DISMISSAL (5:00 – 5:30 p.m.): Members will be delivered, curbside, to designated zone for parent pick-up.
· OPEN DISMISSAL: Members may be dismissed by approved parent/guardian following arrival. Parents/Guardians may not enter the building but must arrive in person to main entrance for assistance. Parents must sign members out upon arrival with Club staff.
· Participation in Power Hour (Daily homework time) and other Club programs is mandatory.
· Health Guidelines
o Youth must have a temperature less than 100.4 to attend the Club and may not be experiencing any COVID-related symptoms.
o Members exposed to COVID or with any symptoms are excluded from the Club until cleared in writing by a medical provider. Siblings in the household may be excluded as well.
o Masks are mandatory.
o Parents/Guardians are expected to report exposures/positive case results within the household to Club administration immediately.
· Please honor the Club’s “Use It or Lose It” policy around membership. Because of waiting lists, regular attendance is a Club expectation to maintain active status. Membership may be revoked if the member does take advantage of the program. (COVID absences with medical documentation are excused.)
6th – 12th graders: FULL DAY PROGRAMS
· Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
· Attendance
o Group A attends the Club Tuesdays and Fridays only
o Group B attends the Club Mondays and Thursdays only
· WEDNESDAYS: Wednesday programs will be divided at the Boys & Girls Club as follows:
o Group B: Feb. Wednesdays
o Group A: Mar. Wednesdays
o Group B: April Wednesdays
o Group A: May Wednesdays
6th – 12th Grade OPERATING EXPECTATIONS
· ARRIVAL: 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. ONLY. Members enter the building at the Teen Gate.
· Parents/guardians must be present health screening prior to entry.
o Youth must have a temperature less than 100.4 and may not be experiencing any COVID-related symptoms.
o Members exposed to COVID or with symptoms may not attend until cleared in writing by a medical provider. Siblings in the household may be excluded as well.
o Masks are mandatory.
o Parents/Guardians are expected to report exposures/positive case results within the household to Club administration immediately.
· Morning hours (8 a.m. – noon) devoted exclusively to virtual learning. Members must bring school-issued chromebooks, attend all classes and complete schoolwork daily at the Club in order to attend. Afternoon programs extend until 5:30 p.m.
· Breakfast and lunch provided.
· CURBSIDE DISMISSAL (5:00 – 5:30 p.m.): Members delivered, curbside, to designated zones for parent pick-up.
· OPEN DISMISSAL: Members in grades 6-12 may be dismissed by approved parent/guardian after NOON. Parents/Guardians may not enter the building but must arrive in person to main entrance for assistance. Parents must sign members out upon arrival with Club staff.
· Please honor the Club’s “Use It or Lose It” policy around membership. Because of waiting lists for services, regular attendance is a Club expectation to maintain active status. Membership may be revoked if the member does take advantage of the program. (COVID absences with medical documentation are excused.)
For more information, call the Member Services Team at (828) 693-9444. As always, Club operations remain contingent on community health and may be reduced or temporarily suspended as circumstances evolve.
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The Boys & Girls Club will follow NC DHHS state and local guidelines for safety. For information regarding these guidelines please visit the DHHS website at this link.