Before School Program
Mission
The mission of the Douglas County School System Before School Program (BSP) is to provide a safe, relaxed, and enjoyable environment for its students. The BSP provides enrichment activities, social interaction with peers, and homework help in a well-supervised, structured setting. The Fee-Based Before School Program sponsored by the Douglas County School System is designed to provide adult supervision, in a group setting, to students whose parents work outside the home after school hours. Programs typically open the first day of school.
Before ScHool Hours
The BSP is open from 7:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. The following middle schools are offering a Before School Program at the following times:
Chapel Hill Middle School: 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Fairplay Middle School: 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Mason Creek Middle School: 7:00 a.m.
Yeager Middle School: 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
We are closed on holidays, 1/2 early release, and summer break.
Program Length
All fee-based before-school program sites plan to start their BSP on the first day of school. The BSP concludes during the last week of the school year and follows the school system calendar.
PROGRAM FEES
All students must be pre-registered to attend the Before-School Program.
$10.00 registration fee per family
$5.00 per day per child (regardless of the amount of time in the program). It is a pre-paid program, and parents must provide payment a week or more in advance of the child(ren) staying.
Payments must be made on the Eleyo Platform.
There is a $10.00 late fee applied to outstanding balances.
Douglas County School System's online registration and billing system uses an online platform called Eleyo.
Below are a few things you will be able to do in this system.
Register for the Before School Program
Manage account balances and invoices
Make a payment using your credit card or ACH (Visa/MasterCard/Discover or Checking/Savings)
Sign up for automated payments (all online payments are subject to a 3.99% processing fee)
Print receipts and child care tax statements
Request a schedule change to a child care registration
Manage your child’s emergency contacts and authorized pick-ups
The Before School Program does not provide educational services to students and is not intended to be an educational program. Rather, group activities in which students participate include movement, homework, computer games, and story time.
Discipline Procedures
The Before School Program follows the discipline policies of the Douglas County School System. Each school will establish specific discipline guidelines at its school site. Depending on the offense, students may be temporarily or permanently removed from the BSP.
Schedule of Activities
Students will receive breakfast each day before heading to class.
Students may work on daily assignments, assigned homework, and other projects during that time
Need Assistance?
As funds are available, partial scholarships for the BSP/ASP may be available to students based on need.
All families must pay the $10.00 registration fee regardless of financial status.
State assistance is accepted, the parent must notify the state of a facility change, provide the updated certification, and present it to the school.
Please contact the school for any additional questions.
Supporting All Students
Eligible students with disabilities who enroll in the Before School Program will be provided reasonable accommodations and/or modifications to afford them meaningful access to the program. Accommodations are considered reasonable where the provision of them would not result in a fundamental alteration of the program or the services offered by the program or create an undue financial or administrative burden. The Before School Program does not provide educational services to students and is not intended to be an educational program.
District Contact Information
Dr. Kacia Thompson
kacia.thompson@dcssga.org
770-651-2329