2025-26 Parent Student Handbook

All contents contained in this Parent Student Handbook apply to all families and students in the School Age Care and Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs unless otherwise noted.

School Age Care (SAC) / Extended Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) District Office Contact Information: 

School Age Care Office: (909) 971-8330

Deb Brownlee, Coordinator: brownlee@bonita.k12.ca.us, Ext. 5360

Lilliana Garcia, Manager: lgarcia@bonita.k12.ca.us, Ext. 5364

Aurora Veliz, Secretary: veliz@bonita.k12.ca.us, Ext. 5361

Veronica Garcia, Account Technician: vgarcia@bonita.k12.ca.us, Ext. 5362

Elementary School Site SAC / ELO-P Supervisor Contact Information:

Allen Avenue

Nicole Robison

(909) 971-8362

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Ekstrand

Jannette Kalar

(909) 971-8363

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Gladstone

Vivian Randall

(909) 971-8364

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Grace Miller

Ashley Hernandez

(909) 971-8366

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La Verne Heights

Yadira Lara

(909) 971-8365

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Oak Mesa

Adrian Ursua

(909) 971-8369

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Roynon

Veronica Jaure

(909) 971-8367

Click to email Veronica

Shull

Susy Griffith

(909) 971-8368

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Middle School Teen Scene SAC Supervisor Contact Information:

Lone Hill

Kayla Baeza

(909) 971-8370

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Ramona

Shaquiesha Hampton

(909) 971-8360

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Communication: 

Our primary form of communication is by email through several programs. Look for School Age Care and ELO-P information sent from: 

• Aeries Communication (Parent Square)

• BUSD Community Pass (Capture Point)

• Remind

• Emails from specific SAC staff

The School Age Care office uses the same email addresses listed at the school sites for all students. Please make sure the emails we have on file for you match those at your child(s) school. Please be on the alert for emails sent by the SAC office. If your email address changes, please inform the SAC office immediately. 

Program Goals, Purpose, Staff and Description:

School Age Care (grades TK-8) and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (grades TK-6) are operated by the Bonita Unified School District’s School Age Care Office. (For reference purposes, when SAC appears in this document, that item also applies to ELO-P.) Our School Age Care staff consists of qualified BUSD personnel who supervise all program activities. The program provides supervision and guidance in an environment in which children can grow to the best of their abilities. 

Note: It is expected that all students enrolled in SAC/ELO-P are able to independently address all personal toileting needs. To resolve the occasional but immediate toileting accidents, parents will be notified by SAC/ELO-P staff with a request to bring a change of clothes or to be picked up from daycare. 

Photo Identification Requirement:

In order to sign-out students from any School Age Care/ELOP program, original photo identification of parents, guardians or other adults is required. Photos of identification will not be accepted. This is without exception.  For your child’s safety we reserve the right to not release a child without proper photo identification. 

Dates to Remember 2025-26: (Please note the dates SAC/ELOP are closed)

First Day of School                                                     Monday, August 18, 2025 

Labor Day – SAC/ELO-P Closed                                Monday, September 1, 2025

Staff Development Day – SAC/ELO-P Closed Friday, October 3, 2025

Staff Development Day – SAC/ELO-P Closed          Friday, October 31, 2025

Veteran’s Day – SAC/ELO-P Closed                          Monday, November 11, 2025

Thanksgiving Break (11/24-11/28)                              SAC/ELOP Open Nov 24-25, 2025 (pre-registration is required)

Winter Break (12/22-1/2)                                            SAC/ELO-P Dec 29-30, 2025 (pre-registration is required)

Martin Luther King Day - SAC/ELO-P Closed            Monday, January 19, 2026

Lincoln’s Birthday - SAC/ELO-P Closed                    Monday, February 9, 2026

President’s Day - SAC/ELO-P Closed                         Monday, February 16, 2026

No School – SAC/ELO-P Closed Friday, March 6, 2026

Spring Break (3/30-4/3)                                              SAC/ELO-P Open March 30-April 2, 2026 (pre-registration  is required)

Memorial Day - SAC/ELO-P Closed                           Monday, May 25, 2026

Last Day of School – SAC/ELO-P Open                     Thursday, June 4, 2026

No School - SAC/ELO-P Closed                                 Friday, June 5, 2026 

Summer Camp (6/15-8/6)                                           Monday, June 15-Aug 6, 2026 (pre-registration is required)

SAC Staff Development Days:

On District Staff Development Days, School Age Care/ELO-P will be closed. Please make other arrangements for daycare on those days. 

The Staff Development Days for 2025-26 are (please note: Friday, March 6 is a non-pupil day. SAC/ELOP will be closed): 

• Friday, October 3, 2025

• Friday, October 31, 2025

SAC Camps - Current School-Year enrollment and Camp Pre-registration is required in order to attend any CAMPS:

The Bonita Unified School District SAC/ELO-P Program offers school-year camps to students currently enrolled in school-year SAC/ELO-P. These camps are offered during Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring breaks and one camp if offered outside of the school year during summer. The District will combine child care facilities for all camps as well as student-free days. On these days, parents and/or guardians will be required to drop-off and pick-up their child(ren) from the child care facilities that are open. Tuition for camps is non-refundable.

In order to attend any of the CAMPS below, students must be pre-registered and enrolled for the camps IN ADVANCE. Walk-in attendance at camps is not an option. Call the SAC office with any questions: 909-971-8200. 

Thanksgiving Camp 2025 (2 days). Location: TBD

Dates: Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25, 2025 

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

The SAC program and school will resume Monday, December 1, 2025

Must be pre-registered/enrolled to attend Thanksgiving Camp. 

Winter Camp 2025 (2 days). Location: TBD

Dates: Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

The SAC program and school will resume Monday, January 5, 2026 

Must be pre-registered/enrolled to attend Winter Camp.

Spring Camp 2026 (4 days). Location: TBD

Dates: Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2, 2026

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

The SAC program and school will resume on Monday, April 6, 2026

Must be pre-registered/enrolled to attend Spring Camp.

Summer Camp 2026 (37 days), Locations: TBD

Dates: To be determined

Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

If applicable, limited transportation will be offered.

Must be pre-registered/enrolled to attend Summer Camp. 

Registration for SAC/ELO-P School Year and Camps (camp details vary; call the SAC office for specific details on Camps):

Note: Registration fees and tuition are not charged to students attending the ELO-P program. 

Registering your child(ren):

• School Year registration is offered first to current SAC families via Google survey. Registration will then be offered to families who are not currently enrolled. Registration updates will be posted to the Enrollment section of the SAC webpage periodically. It is suggested that both Current and Non-SAC families check the webpage often.

  • • Registration windows for both SAC families and non-SAC families will be posted on the SAC/ELOP webpage found on the BUSD website.

    • If a non-SAC family submits the Google survey during the SAC family registration window, that submission will be deleted without notice. It will then be the responsibility of the non-SAC family to submit the Google survey during the non-SAC family window.

• Registration and enrollment for all Camps is restricted to students currently enrolled in school-year SAC/ELO-P.

• Students must be enrolled in a BUSD school prior to registering for daycare.

• Enrollment is limited and will be determined by lottery if need exceeds capacity.

• If registrations exceed capacity, students not placed in the program via lottery will be placed on a waiting list. The wait list will then be determined by timestamp, not by lottery.

• Registration will be cancelled if registration fees/tuition are not paid by the assigned deadline.  

• Registration is a non-refundable fee:

  • • $35.00 for the first child

    • $25 for the second child

    • $20 for the third child, not to exceed $80.00 per family in the program.  

    • Checks or money orders are to be made payable to BUSD for the exact amount due. 

    • Cash is acceptable in the exact amount owed.

    • Online payment available through Community Pass.

    • Applicable to all student accounts regardless of program (SAC or ELO-P): All previous balances incurred and owed to the SAC program must be paid in full before a student will be allowed to register or enroll in any SAC program (past due tuition, late payment fees, non-sufficient funds fees,  late pick-up fees, etc.).  

• Please keep your personal information current: email addresses, cell and home phone numbers, home address, employment contact information, emergency contact lists, etc.

Hours:

• Daycare is open for grades TK-8 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. when children are NOT in school. 

• Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring, and Summer break programs are available at an additional cost. 

• Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring Camp hours are 6:30am to 5:00pm 

• Summer Camp hours are 7:00am to 5:00pm

School Release Times:

• Transitional Kindergarten School Release time 12:00pm

• Kindergarten programs for the 2025-26 school year are as follows:

• August 18 - March 20  School Release 1:00pm

• March 23 - June 4  School Release  2:00pm

• Grades 1-3                                                 School Release 2:00pm

• Grades 4-5                                               School Release 2:45pm

• Grades 6-8                                               School Release 3:30pm

Late Pick-Up:

Applicable to all student accounts regardless of program (SAC or ELO-P), parents must pick up their child(ren) before the 6:00 p.m. closing time.  Should a parent be delayed and unable to reach the center by 6:00 p.m., he/she must arrange for one of the adults listed as an emergency contact to pick up their child.  

If parents do not reach the center by 6:00 p.m. and have not contacted the center by telephone, staff will contact the person(s) listed as emergency contacts.  If staff is unable to locate anyone to pick up the child by 7:00pm, the Sheriff’s Department/La Verne Police Department will be notified.

All student accounts, regardless of program (SAC or ELO-P), will be billed $1.00 per minute for each child remaining after the 6:00 p.m. closing time.  Three (3) or more late pick-ups may result in suspension or dismissal from the program.

Fees/Tuition (not applicable to ELOP families): 

• All fees are paid monthly in advance on the 1st of the month.  

• All fees are based on a weekly rate and are paid monthly in advance. 

• Prorated weekly tuition is not offered; daily rates are not offered.

• Family Discount: 10% discount for 2 or more children enrolled. Discount will be applied to the lower of the two fees. 

• Children must attend daycare for at least two weeks out of every month and miss no more than two consecutive weeks at a time. Due to the high demand of daycare, if attendance is less than two weeks per month, the student’s enrollment may be suspended or terminated.  

• Credits to accounts are not given for non-attendance. 

• Tuition can be paid online or by cash, check or money order made payable to BUSD. 

• If paying by personal check, blue or black ink is required in the exact amount due. If paying by cash, the exact amount must be submitted. 

• All checks must indicate the child’s name and school of attendance. (See check example on last page) 

• All payments are made directly to the district office SAC location. Payments are not accepted at the SAC school sites. An after-hours drop vault is available at the SAC office.

• All returned checks will be assessed a fee of $20.00 plus the amount of the check. Only cash, money orders or cashier’s checks will be accepted for any account who has had two or more returned checks from the bank.  

• If paying online through Community Pass or by check, see the instructions at the end of this document. 

• If an account becomes delinquent, reminders will be emailed until the account is up to date. 

• Unpaid balances will result in a suspension of daycare services until all charges are paid in full. 

Late Fees/Non-Payment (See Fee Schedule for more detailed information)

Fees are considered delinquent and a late fee will be assessed on the 6th of the month.  

More than three (3) late payments, may result in suspension from the program.

Please call our office if your payment will be late. Communication with us in these matters is crucial.

Paying by mail or by electronic bank check:

• If mailing: please address your envelope to “BUSD SAC”.

• If paying by electronic bank check: please make payable to “BUSD SAC”.

  • • A late fee will be charged to your account if the postmark or bank transaction date is after the 5th of the month.

Tuition not received within eight (8) days of the due date will result in the suspension of program services until fees are paid in full.

Students Leaving the Program

• Notify the SAC office and your school SAC supervisor immediately if your child will no longer attend the program. Fees and tuition continue to accrue if no notification is received.

Termination of Service

• SAC reserves the right to terminate service at any time. Reasons for termination can include but are not limited to:

  • • Late payment (more than 3) and/or non-payment of tuition or fees

    • Repeated late pick-up (over 3) of child(ren)

    • Non-attendance: less than two weeks per month or more than two consecutive weeks

    • Repeated disruption of the program 

Extra Care:

An Extra Care option for families enrolled in AM Care only or PM Care only is offered. Extra Care can be used if you need Full Day daycare on an occasional basis. This $6.00 Extra Care fee does not replace weekly rates.

Extra Care fee: $6.00 an hour, or for any portion of an hour. Example: if a child is dropped off at 6:30 and goes to school at 6:50 that would be considered 1 hour with a charge of $6.00. 

BUSD Employee Discount:

BUSD permanent employees who work at least 10 hours per week on an ongoing basis with students enrolled in the District have the option to enroll their students at a reduced rate.

Attendance:

• Due to the high demand for daycare, children must attend daycare at least two (2) weeks out of every month and miss no more than two (2) consecutive weeks at a time. If a child does not attend the SAC program for at least two weeks per month, the child may be dropped from the program.

• It is required that parents notify SAC in all instances when we should not expect to receive their child in our care at the time that he/she is scheduled to attend.  This notification is crucial to ensuring the safety of each and every child. A written notice is required one week in advance if a child will not attend one full week. This includes weekly accounts. This notice can be emailed to vgarcia@bonita.k12.ca.us

Each site has voicemail to report an absence (see phone numbers above).  If there is an emergency and you are unable to reach the school site, call the SAC office at (909) 971-8330 ext. 5361 or 5362.  Children may not attend the SAC program on any day they do not attend school.

• If a child is checked out of school on any given day for any reason and is not checked back into school before his/her grade level release time, he/she may not attend the SAC program that day.

• A child will not be allowed to check back into SAC if he/she has been checked out of SAC for a personal reason: i.e.: medical appointment, family engagement, etc. 

• A child may be checked out of SAC to participate in organized sports, after school activities, and other adult organized district authorized functions held at the school site if arrangements have been made in advance, SAC has written permission from the parent, they are under the supervision of a responsible adult, and all sign-out procedures are followed.

Your child should not attend the SAC/ELO-P Program if…

• there are signs of a communicable illness including COVID-19

• he/she has a high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or a bad cold

• the child is too sick or uncomfortable to participate in regular activities

• the child has not attended school that day

Sign-In and Sign-Out Procedures:

Children must be signed in and signed out of the program each day by an authorized parent, guardian or emergency contact.  Sign-in Sign-out sheets require: time of sign-in/out, printed name of individual (must be legible), signature of individual. 

• When bringing a child to the SAC/ELO-P program, a parent/guardian or adult designated by the parent must accompany the child into the facility and sign the child in.  

• At the end of the day the adult must come into the facility and sign the child out.  Parent/Guardian name, full signature, date, and time must be provided on the daily sign in/out sheet. 

• Original Picture identification of parents or other adults is required in order to sign-out a student from all School Age Care programs. Photos of identification will not be accepted. This is without exception.  For your child’s safety we reserve the right to not release a child without proper photo identification. 

Only those listed on a child’s emergency contact list or who have written permission signed by a parent or guardian on file with the site supervisor will be allowed to sign the child in or out of the program center. Please keep your child’s emergency contact list current. Call the SAC office with any changes.

Behavior Expectations/Interventions:

All students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately and follow school and district rules while in the SAC program.  Disruption of the program may result in suspension or dismissal from the SAC program. 

Children are expected to follow all school and district and SAC program rules by: 

• Maintaining a hands-off policy at all times

• Use of appropriate language at all times

• Respect for all people by maintaining appropriate behavior at all times

• Respect for all property.  If equipment or property is destroyed or damaged as a result of inappropriate behavior, parent will be held responsible for all costs incurred 

• Items considered to be dangerous are prohibited

• Appropriate dress according to school dress codes

• Gum is prohibited

The following are the progressive behavior interventions in the event a student does not demonstrate appropriate behavior or is disruptive to the program. One or more steps in the progressive discipline guidelines may be skipped at the discretion of the program site supervisor, manager, or coordinator in situations that are considered an extreme safety issue or extreme disruption to the program.

• Verbal notification to parent/guardian

• Written warning

• One to five-day suspension from the program. (Note: during a suspension, fees are not prorated or refunded)

• Suspension for the remainder of the semester and/or school year from the program

Minor Release Form: 

The Bonita Unified School District recommends against allowing a child to be released from the School-Age Care Program to the care of an individual under the age of 18 years; however, should you find it necessary to do so, you must complete the minor release form before your child will be released to a minor of at least 14 years of age. No exceptions will be made to this requirement. The minor release form is only available at the SAC office; these forms are not available at the school sites.

Custody Alert:

Educational Rights:  Biological parents hold educational rights for a student unless those rights have been specifically limited or removed by the court; this is true even when a custody order is in place. Unless the order states one parent has sole educational rights, both parents still hold rights.  

In the event a child’s parents are divorced and have joint custody, children may be released to either parent.  A parent will be denied access to that child only when a signed court order that states one parent has the right to see and/or pick up the child. 

Parents are to provide the SAC Office a copy of any custody papers or court orders for our files to ensure those papers/orders are followed.

Per Ed Code 51101(d): 

“A parent may not exercise “bill of rights” when those rights conflict with a valid restraining order, protective order, or order for custody or visitation issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.”

Medication:

The Education Code, Section 49423 allows school personnel or program staff to administer medication if the following steps are taken:

• Authorization for Medication form is completed and signed by the child’s physician and parent(s), and the form is on file with the SAC supervisor.

• Medication is brought to the SAC Supervisor by the parent.

• Medication is in the original container labeled with the child’s name, name of medication, name of prescribing physician and the physician’s instructions.  The instructions on the container must match the physician’s written instructions.

If a child is on a continuous, regular medication, new medication orders must be filled out annually or as necessary. The Authorization for Medication form are available at your school's health office.

School Related Injuries:

The district does not carry insurance that pays for the cost of treatment for students injured on school grounds while under school supervision or while participating in school sponsored activities, including the SAC program. Parents may have private insurance that provides such coverage or parents may wish to purchase student accident medical insurance. An insurance brochure/application is available in your child's school office.

Injury, Illness, Prolonged Illness:

Students returning to school after an injury, accident, hospitalization, or serious illness must have a medical release signed by the treating physician. This release should include any limitations and list assistance devices, i.e.: crutches, slings, wheelchair, etc., and an expected date they may resume normal activities. 

Sick children must be excluded from the program until they are no longer contagious so as not to expose other children. Parents are asked to exercise good judgment and keep children at home while ill and seek medical attention as appropriate. Symptoms which are signs of possible impending infection or disease include:

• Fever over 100 degrees F (Child should be fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school)

• Vomiting (No vomiting for at least 24 hours before returning to school)

• Diarrhea (No diarrhea for at least 24 hours before returning to school)

• Rash that is open, spreading, cannot be covered (The rash can be evaluated by a doctor or a district health services professional to determine whether the student should stay home)

• Inflammation of the eye (pink eye/conjunctivitis) (The rash can be evaluated by a doctor and the student should stay home until symptoms have cleared or are at least 24 hours into an antibiotic treatment)

• Strep Throat (Student should remain at home until cleared by a medical professional or are at least 24 hours into an antibiotic treatment)

• Signs of a new cold, cough, sore throat, watery eyes, etc., green mucus

• Headache or head pain

• Loss of appetite

• Excessive irritability or unusual passivity

• Abscess or draining sores

• Behavior not normal for the child

• Head Lice (please contact your child’s school health office)

To protect the health of your child and others, if a child arrives at the program with a contagious condition or symptoms of possible illness we will contact you immediately.  If we are unable to contact you or you cannot pick up your child, we will phone the person(s) you list as emergency contacts.  In the event of a serious or life threatening emergency, we will seek emergency services by calling 911 first, then attempt to contact you.

In the case of prolonged illness, please contact Sue Gribbon in the SAC Office immediately. A credit and/or refund may be issued after five (5) consecutive days of absence due to illness. A request for credit/refund must be submitted within five (5) working days of the child’s return to the SAC program.  A doctor’s note may also be required.

Personal Articles:

The program is not responsible for any personal articles brought from home–including portable games, electronic devices, toys, etc. which may be damaged or lost. All left items will be disposed of after 5 days of the conclusion of all offered programs and camps. 

Photograph Permission:

We may have the opportunity to use child’s likeness in newspaper articles or presentations to the BUSD Board of Education.  Please complete the photo authorization form and return it to the school site with your registration materials.

G-Rated Movies: 

Occasionally, G-rated movies may be shown at School Age Care or Teen Scene.

Emergencies:

If a child becomes ill or is injured, school/district policy will be followed.  Parents will be required to come to the SAC site and take the child home.  If, in the opinion of the staff, a child needs immediate medical attention, the following steps will be taken:

1. If deemed necessary by staff: 

a. Call 911

b. Child will be taken by emergency vehicle to a hospital upon recommendation of paramedics.  If a child needs to be transported to the hospital by an emergency vehicle, it will be at the parent’s expense.

2. Attempt to contact parent or guardian

3. Attempt to contact parent through persons listed on child’s emergency information form.

Snack and Food:

Food deliveries are not accepted from food delivery services such as but not limited to: Uber Eats, Doordash, Postmates, etc.

If your child is allergic to any foods, please contact the SAC site supervisor at your child’s school immediately.  

To mitigate food reactions such as anaphylaxis, if any students in the daycare program have food allergies, the daycare will post notices identifying the foods and will articulate a process for food consumption at her/his site to limit exposure to said food products. Such foods are not to be brought into the daycare rooms and handling of these food products must be followed by thorough handwashing. 

Students are to bring their own lunch to ALL SAC Camps. A small snack will be offered in the morning and the afternoon. Food deliveries are not permitted from food delivery services (Uber Eats, Doordash, etc.) 

Records Requests:

If you have a request for records, please submit the request in writing to the School Age Care office. 

BUSD Uniform Complaint Procedures:

If a parent wishes to appeal a decision made by the SAC site supervisor or principal, appeals shall be made in writing to the Coordinator of the SAC program or designee at the District Office. If the parent wishes to appeal a decision made by the Coordinator, the appeal shall be made in writing to the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services or designee. Appeals will be heard and a decision rendered within ten working days.

Bonita Unified shall not discriminate against students/parents, or community on the basis of gender, race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age, marital/parental status, mental/physical disability, or sexual orientation.

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