ABOUT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Vision:
Every district student will have lifelong learning access to high-quality programs through the Community Education Department.

Mission Statement:
Community Education provides a range of enrichment experiences that ensure every student is Ready for Tomorrow.

Program Philosophy:

The gap between the skills people learn and the skills people need is becoming more obvious, as traditional learning falls short of equipping students with the knowledge, they need to thrive in the 21st century. Today’s job candidate must be able to collaborate, communicate, solve problems (critical thinking), and think outside the box (creativity). The Community Education After-School Program believes that we can develop all these skills mainly through social and emotional learning (SEL).
Our Community Education After-School Programs’ enrichment activities focus on SEL because the research has shown that the long-term benefits of its outcomes have produced higher rates of employability and educational fulfillment. Focusing on the social and emotional proficiency of a student will equip children to succeed in this evolving 21st century world and to be Ready for Tomorrow.

Goals:
1. Provide quality supervision to students while parents are at work.
2. Promote social and emotional growth of all students in the after-school program.
3. Offer enrichment programs that supplement academic learning time during after-school.

Program Overview:
The Community Education After-School Programs’ enrichment activities are designed to provide a safe place for children to experience academic enrichment, SEL growth, keep kids active and healthy, and meet the needs of the Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) community. The Community Education After-School Programs are funded by tuition and grants. All our SLCSD elementary and middle schools have an after-school program to support our families.
The After-School Program expectations align with the school day expectations. Daily rotations include CARE (Café, Academics, Recreation, & Enrichment):
• Café: a daily healthy Smart Snack is provided (Kids Café meal served at Title 1 schools);
• Academics: homework time with assistance, drop everything and read (DEAR) time.
• Recreation: daily physical fitness activity.
• Enrichment activities: daily Harmony SEL; Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) activities; Digital Citizenship; Health and Wellness; Multicultural Arts; Service-Learning projects; special interest enrichment clubs, and content area field trips.

Program Hours:

The program Hours are from school dismissal until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

We will not be in session on:
• non-school days,
• scheduled SEP days,
• the day before winter break, or
• any early release days that have been set by the schools.

 

Sample Schedule:

Fees:
• Non-Refundable Registration Fee: $50.00 (Standard Fee Schools) $15.00 (Title 1 Schools)$25.00 (Nibley Park and Middle Schools)
• Monthly Tuition Fee:

 Tuition assistance is available.

•  $260.00 (Standard Fee-Based Schools)
•  $ 50.00 (Title 1 Schools)
•  $ 75.00 (Nibley Park School)
•  $ 75.00 (Middle Schools – one-time fee for the year)

▪ Tuition is billed on the 15th of the previous month.
▪ Tuition is due on the 1st of each month.
• All families should notify the Community Education After-School Programs staff of any transfer requests before the monthly billing cycle (the 15th of each month), or they will be charged for the following month’s tuition.
• Give us two (2) weeks’ notice if your child will no longer be attending our Community Education After-School Programs. If you choose to remove your child out of the program, please contact the site coordinator of the school site.

 

Support Specialist with Support Schools:

Elisa Bridge 801-578-8311	Alivia Avila   801-578-8399	Tim Perkins 801-578-8399
Washington Edison M. L. Bennion Mary W. Jackson Newman Parkview Franklin Meadowlark Uintah Rose Park	Bonneville Emerson Hawthorne Highland Park Wasatch Beacon Heights Ensign Indian Hills Dilworth Escalante	Backman Nibley Park Whittier SLCSE Bryant Middle Riley Clayton Middle North Star Northwest Middle Glendale Middle Mountain View Liberty Hillside Middle

 

Community Partners:

1.       Utah State Extension (USU) 4 H 

2.       AmeriCorps 

3.       Bad Dog Arts 

4.       Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah (BBBS) 

5.       Salt Lake City Boys and Girls Club 

6.       Child Care Licensing 

7.       Clever Octopus Creative Reuse

8.       Commonsense Digital Citizenship 

9.       Eccles Dinosaur Park 

10.   Discovery Gateway Children's Museum Science Education Outreach Department

11.   Drum Bus

12.   Drum Utah  

13.   Dry Creek Charity

14.   Department of Workforce Services 

15.   Fidelity Investments

16.   US Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 

17.   Foss Kits School Specialty 

18.   Girls on the Run (GOTR) 

19.   Heartland for Youth and Family 

20.   Hill Airforce Museum

21.   InMotion Jr. Golf

22.   Intramural Sports SLCSD

23.   KidStage 

24.   Leonardo Museum

25.   Loveland Living Planet Aquarium 

26.   Mad Science of Utah

27.   Natural Museum of History 

28.   Salt Lake County Parks and Rec. 

29.   Paul Brewer Magic and Science

30.   Clark Planetarium 

31.   Play Works Utah

32.   Red Star Bussing 

33.   Salt Lake City School District Departments and Schools.

34.   Salt Lake City Fire Department 

35.   Save a Heart 

36.   Scales and Tales 

37.   Salt Lake Afterschool Regional Network (SLARN) 

38.   Spy Hop Productions 

39.   STEM ECO System University of Utah 

40.   Thanksgiving Point 

41.   Tracy Aviary 

42.   Tree Utah  

43.   Utah Afterschool Network (UAN 

44.   University of Utah Neighborhood Partnerships 

45.   University of Utah Piano Outreach Program (UPOP) 

46.   Utah board of Education 

47.   Utah Food Bank 

48.   Utah Safe Net 

49.   We Play (Rose Park) 

50.   Wheeler Farm 

51.   Yoga Tree