BHMS Before and After-School Programs - "After School Matters"

Important Information

Welcome to the Bernardo Heights Before and After-School Programs.  Below you will find important phone numbers and information regarding these programs.

Location and times:  Numerous classrooms and other rooms are used for our programs.  However please note the following:

• Check-in for the Before-School Program is at the gym; program hours are 6:45 to 8:15 (M-TH) and 6:45 – 9:10 (Friday).  (Students arriving before 8:00 (M-TH) or 9:00 (Friday) must report to the gym area.)
• Sign-out for the After-School Program is at N1; program hours are 3:15 – 6:15.  (The After-School Program will open at 12:45 on our six minimum days.)
• Programs are NOT open during school holidays.

How to contact us?

• 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Please call Debby Sather, ASES Program Coordinator at 485-4894 or Krystal Avila, Lead ASES Assistant at 485-4850, ext. 4122.
• After 2:00 PM: Please call room N1, our “headquarters” room: 485-4850, ext. 4671.  (Please note that N1 is used during the day for Bobcat Classes so we will not be in there prior to 2:00.)
• Contact us anytime via email: Debby Sather (dsather@powayusd.com) or Krystal Avila (vavila@powayusd.com).

Program requirements:

The State of California and the San Diego County Office of Education have tightened the attendance requirements for all before and after-school programs that are funded through the After-School Education and Safety (ASES) initiative.  Since these programs are free of charge we must follow these requirements in order to continue providing programming for our students.  We are required to use an automated sign-in/sign-out system this year which will report attendance directly to SDCOE.  Unfortunately students will be dropped from the program (by SDCOE) if they do not meet the requirements or follow the times noted on their late arrival/early release forms.

Attendance Guidelines are:

• Before-School Program:  A minimum of 3 days/week (with student arriving by 7:30).
• After-School Program: A minimum of 3 days/week and 9 hours/week.  The 9 hour requirement can be waived if an approved Early Release form is submitted.  The 3 day/week requirement cannot be waived.  We cannot accommodate students on a “drop-in” basis.

Program Activities:

• Before-School Program: Supervised activities in the gym, Bobcat Center, library and computer lab.
• After-School Program: Academic support and homework, recreational sports, arts and crafts, computers, electronic and board games, cooking.  Click below on Current Activities Calendar for monthly updates.

Applications are available in the school office or click the following link(s).  A separate application is required for each program.  AM Program Application/PM Program Application

Current Activities Calendar: March 2010

After School Sports:

Throughout the school year, ASES sponsors after school sports.  The following is the tentative schedule for upcoming sports.
 

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