The purpose of our financial assistance policy is to ensure clarity, consistency and equity for all families who require financial assistance within our before or after-school programs, and to ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate. To meet the income requirements for financial assistance, your household income must be at or below 85% of the state median income (SMI) as outlined in the chart below: (SMI: Massachusetts State)

This policy requires families seeking financial assistance to provide proof of income through:

Income tax forms, pay stubs, worker’s compensation, unemployment statements, child support or other evidence that reflects accurate monthly or annual income for everyone in your household.

To locate your “Tier”

1. Select your family size (# living within your household. Ex: parent & child= family of 2, 2 adults & child= family
   of 3) from the top row.
2. Move down to your monthly or biweekly income as stated in your financial documents.
3. Find your program discounts on the table on the table below that match the color of your Tier.

Our out-of-school time programs are designed to be a consistent start to the day for students and staff through monthly enrollment. However, there are times when an unexpected event or emergency arises and a student requires morning care. Pay-by-day is meant for emergencies and includes a fee of $35 per day for Before School or $45 for both Before & After School. Participation CANNOT EXCEED 5 days (or 1 full week) in a single month. An enrollment form must be completed prior to drop-off. If you need this service please email Ms Brenda at bramsey@bostonbuplicschools.org.

The physical and emotional safety of our school community is
our first priority. Due to limited staffing during our before and after school programs, students who risk their own safety or the safety of others will be dismissed from the program without refund. The student is permitted to re-enroll in the future with approval from the program director and principal. Our dismissal policy takes into consideration that every now and then, a student will have a bad day or make a poor choice. This is addressed through progressive discipline.

Risking physical or emotional safety is defined as:

• Leaving supervision without permission.
• Continuously and substantially disrupting the learning environment.
• Stealing or damaging school property or the property of others.
• Swearing or using hurtful language about someone’s race, religion, sexual orientation or learning differences.
• Intentionally harming or threatening to harm someone. (hitting, kicking, pushing, fighting)

Our progressive discipline policy is defined as:

1. A verbal warning to the students and parent(s)
2. A written warning to the student and parent(s).
3. A 1-day suspension from the program (not the school day). 
4. A 3-day suspension from the program (not the school day).
5. A notice of program dismissal without refund of payment, at which point the student is permitted to re-enroll in the future with approval from the program director and principal.

Any student who is picked up from the after-school program after 6:01 pm will be charged $1 per minute, which will be due upon arrival the following school day, in the form of cash directly to Ms Brenda, along with a late pick-up form. Repeated late pick-ups may result in dismissal from the program.

• Students will not be permitted to stay for after-school programming until the late fee is paid and must be sent home on their assigned school bus or picked up by a parent/guardian at 4:10 pm
• While we understand that emergencies will infrequently happen, we will adhere to BPS Policies as written related to late pick-up. After 6:30 pm, as defined by BPS Policy, the Principal, Operational Superintendent and Department of Children and Families will be contacted to provide assistance and ensure parent reunification.