ACED:  After Care Extended Day Program

ACED HALF DAYS 2021 - 2022

WED, August 18 -  1st Day of School
FRI, September 24 - PTO Golf Tournament
WED, December 22 - Christmas Break
FRI, February 4 - Parent-Teacher Conference
TH, April 14 - Holy Thursday
TH, May 19 -  Field Day/Last Day of PM ACED

ACED FULL DAYS 2021 - 2022

FRI, October 15 - Teacher Prof. Dev. Day
TH, October 21 - Conferences
MON, January 3 - Teacher Prof. Dev. Day
FRI, February 11 - Teacher Prof. Dev. Day
FRI, March 11 - Teacher Prof. Dev. Day

The ACED Program will be NOT be held on the following days during the 2021-22 school year:
MON, September 6: Labor Day
FRI, October 22: Trunk or Treat
November 24 - 26:  Thanksgiving Break 
WED, December 8:  Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 23 - Jan 3:  Christmas Break
MON, January 17:  Martin Luther King Day
MON, February 21:  Presidents' Day
March 14 - 18:  Spring Break
April 15 & 18:  Easter Break
FRI, May 20:  Last Day of School

NOW OPEN!

Only students who are REGISTERED with the ACED Program may attend.

ACED Registration is open at any time throughout the school year.  The Registration Form linked at left is required for each family registering with the program, along with the annual registration fee of $50 per child, (prorated quarterly).
 

TO REGISTER:

• DOWNLOAD & SAVE the registration documents linked at left.
• READ & KEEP – Parent Information, Policies and Fee Schedule.
  • To determine the plan that best fits your needs, review the Plan & Cost Comparison.
• COMPLETE & RETURN the Registration Form.  This can be done electronically by following these steps:

1.  SAVE the blank form to your files, 
2. Fill out both pages of the form completely,
3. SAVE the form again after it is completed, and
4. Email both pages of the completed form to Mrs. Hugunin at chugunin@olpls.org.  OR, you may print a paper copy of the registration form to complete and return it to the school.

• PAY THE REGISTRATION FEES - See PAYMENTS information, below.
• JOIN THE ACED PARENT REMIND GROUP for urgent messages from ACED. Choose the instructions designated for the first letter of your STUDENT’S LAST NAME, (A-J, or K-Z). 

Please let your child's teacher know the days he/she will be attending the afternoon program. Teachers drop students off with the ACED Program as they take classes to the parking lot for dismissal.

ACED charges are posted to your family's Sycamore Childcare Account.

• FULL TIME and FULL TIME PLUS charges are due by the 20th of each month.
• PART TIME charges are due by the 20^th of the month following attendance, (e.g., payments for August charges are due by the 20^th of September).
• CHECK OR CASH PAYMENTS can be dropped off at the school office or sent in to school with your child and given to his/her homeroom teacher.  Checks should be payable to "OLP ACED."  Enclose payment in a sealed enveloped, indicating the student's name and addressed to "ACED."
• ONLINE PAYMENTS may be made directly into your Sycamore Childcare account, and are accepted by credit card or bank account e-payment (ACH).  A 2.5% service fee applies to all electronic payments.
  • Click the following links for
    • INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PAYMENTS IN SYCAMORE
    • LOG INTO SYCAMORE

ACED (After Care Extended Day) takes place in the school auditorium, library or gymnasium, Monday through Friday, during the school year, as outlined below:

• MORNING CARE is offered from 6:30 – 7:30 a.m.  Breakfast is not provided, however milk is available.  If you would like your child to eat breakfast during morning care, please send it with them.  No morning care will be offered on Late Start Days, due to inclement weather.

 

• AFTERNOON CARE is offered from dismissal time – 6:00 p.m.  We offer a healthy snack and milk every day. Students are welcome to bring an additional healthy snack, if they wish.  No soda is allowed in ACED, as we follow the same nutritional guidelines as the school. 

 

• HALF DAYS - ACED is offered on most EARLY RELEASE DAYS from Noon – 6:00 p.m. You must sign up for these days so we can plan for adequate staffing.  Plan to send your child with a lunch, as no school lunch is provided.

 

• FULL DAYS - ACED is offered on several NO SCHOOL DAYS from 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. You must sign up for these days and indicate the time your child will be attending, so we can plan for adequate staffing.  Plan to send your child with a lunch, as no school lunch is provided.

 

• ACED IS NOT OPEN ON SNOW DAYS.  Please sign up for Mrs. Organ’s Remind system, and/or listen for Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School on news listings.  If the school day is shortened due to weather conditions ACED will be closed for that afternoon.

 

• ACED REMIND GROUP:  Additional urgent notifications may be sent via text or email though the ACED Families Remind Group.  This Remind group is separate from Mrs. Organ's all-school Remind group, and pertains to ACED families only.  Reminders may include pick-up location changes, reminders of Half or Full Days, and urgent inclement weather information.  Be sure to sign up when you register for ACED!