What Families Need to Know / Expectations

Saratoga CLC Program Statement

SEAL Club at Saratoga School is an academic enrichment program that provides a safe, nurturing, and academically enriching environment for children during after school
hours. Through formal school-community collaboration, students in SEAL Club are
provided the opportunity to attain Colin Powell’s Five Promises to Youth:

• An ongoing relationship with a caring adult;
• A safe place during school and after school hours;
• A healthy start in life and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle;
• A marketable skill.
• An opportunity to give back to his or her community through service.

The program policies and procedures are non-discriminatory in regard to race, color, national origin, religion or gender.

Student Expectations

The same expectations of students during the school day at Saratoga apply to after school programs at Saratoga. Site staff support and enforce the Lincoln Public Schools’ Right and Responsibilities of Students.

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that guarantees a safe and productive learning environment at the Lena Merrill Community Learning Center at Saratoga School.

Discipline Policy

We make every attempt to help students acquire and utilize the social skills that will enable them to be successful at home, in the neighborhood, and in the work place. When a child fails to use appropriate behavior skills, program staff attempt to problem-solve with the child in an effort to turn the situation into a learning opportunity. When a child refuses to solve the problem with program staff, he or she may be sent to the office for a time-out period with the program administrator. Once the child has problem-solved with the administrator, he or she may return to the class. If, however, the child is sent to the office a second time in the same day, he or she will be required to remain in the office until picked up by parents at the end of the day.

When a child’s negative behavior pattern begins to repeat on a consistent basis, parents may be asked to make an appointment with program staff to help develop a behavior plan for their child. In some cases, program staff may confer with parents about whether or not SEAL Club is an appropriate after school option for a student.

* Police will be notified when a student leaves the premises without following proper sign-out procedures, and in the company of an authorized escort.We request your cooperation and support in our effort to provide classroom environments that are conducive to learning. Feel free to contact staff if you have any questions.