Parent Participation Guidelines

As a Parent Participation program, parents are expected to be present in sessions with their children, unless taking advantage of TEAM SPIDER (the Drop-off program).

Benefits of Parent Participation:

-Community building and connection

-High child/adult ratios allow for increased safety and increased one-on-one instructional opportunities

-Allows parents with toddlers to stay together as a family

-Allows parents to extend learning beyond SPIDER sessions, deepening understanding and connecting material to students interests at home and in the community.

If a parent is unable to attend SPIDER sessions (or needs to leave for a short time):

-Parents are required to make arrangements in advance with another parent (not a teacher) to become a Guardian Parent for their child

-Guardian Parents are to notify teachers that they have another child in their care

-Guardian Parents are required to have emergency contact information for children in their care

-Guardian Parents are required to notify teachers when leaving at the end of the day whether they are taking the child in their care with them or when that child’s parent has returned

-Teachers hold the general responsibility for the safety and welfare of all students including those in attendance without their parents.

-Expectations set by teachers shall be supported by participating parents, and followed by those students attending without their parents.

If a parent is not directly involved in an activity (because they have children in different sessions, they need to connect with another parent, they have toddlers to attend to, they need to go for a walk, they feel it is better for their children to enjoy some independence, etc.):

-Parents are to notify teachers when appropriate

-Parents are to be on site and found easily

-Parents are asked not to disrupt sessions