- Plano Independent School District
- PASAR Handbook
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PASAR Parent Handbook
What is PASAR?
PASAR is an on-site after-school care program for students in grades Pre-K-5 sponsored by Plano ISD.
PASAR has 3 program components: After-school Care, Non-School Day Care and a Summer program.
This is a fee-based program offered outside of the District curriculum and instructional school day.
Participants must be in good standing in order to participate. Students must be enrolled at the school where they are participating in PASAR.
PASAR is held on all of the elementary campuses, Head Start and early childhood schools.
During PASAR, students will be given opportunities to work on homework with a PISD teacher, participate in structured recreational activities, fine arts activities and to enhance their overall skill development.
All staff and volunteers in the building have a background check through the PISD Safety and Security Department.
If your child did not attend the school day, your child cannot attend PASAR on that day.
Parents must register students online via their Eleyo. Fees must be prepaid for student participation in the program.
PASAR Program - General Information
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In compliance with Board Policies FB (LEGAL) and FB (LOCAL), no qualified student shall, on the basis of disability, race, religion, color, sex, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under PASAR.
The Plano Independent School District’s PASAR After School Care Program complies with Board Policies FB (LEGAL) and FB (LOCAL) and with Federal and State laws and regulations with regard to students with disabilities. In accordance with Federal and State law and regulations, students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the PASAR After School Care program may not be denied enrollment because they require these reasonable accommodations. If your student has a disability that may require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the PASAR program, please contact the Director of Campus Support Services prior to registering your student for the program.
Plano ISD Policy Manual is on the Plano ISD website.
In compliance with Plano ISD Board of Trustees Policy GKA (LOCAL) mutual respect, civility, and orderly conduct among District employees, parents, and the public is promoted. We do not intend this policy to deprive any person of his or her right to freedom of expression. Rather, we seek to maintain to the extent possible and reasonable, a safe, harassment-free workplace for our students and staff. In the interest of presenting teachers and other employees as positive role models, we encourage positive communication and discourage volatile, hostile, or aggressive actions. This District seeks and encourages our patrons to cooperate with this endeavor.
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Enrollment in PASAR constitutes an understanding that all parties will abide by the policies and procedures located on the PASAR website.
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PASAR may communicate with either parent of a child and such communication shall be considered a communication with both parents. Information may be delivered with children when they leave PASAR. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that they request information from students.
Communication between home and PASAR is vital to a successful PASAR program. The PASAR offices communicates with parents in number of ways:
- Newsletter Blast
- Face to Face communication when the student is picked up
- Information posted at the PASAR sign-out tables
- PASAR website. Addendums will be added to the PASAR website when there is a change in information and/ or the operational policy.
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For PASAR After-School Care (Monday-Friday), it is the parents' responsibility to provide a snack and water bottle daily (labeled with the first and last name of the student), as a daily snack is not provided.
PASAR provides a special snack each month to coincide with a themed day included in the PASAR monthly calendar.
It is the parents' responsibility to provide lunch, two snacks and a water bottle ( labeled with the first and last name of the student), as food is not provided by the Summer PASAR sites or Non-School Day Care Sites.
Please keep in mind, PASAR sites are a nut free zone when preparing and sending food from home. Healthy, nutritionally-balanced lunches and snacks are encouraged.
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PASAR will not take responsibility for any lost or stolen items brought by students to the after-school program. Therefore, we discourage bringing items from home. Investigation of lost, broken or stolen items may be pursued by the Site Manager depending on time and staff constraints.
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The Medical/Allergy Action Plans must be updated yearly by the parent and given to the PASAR Site Manager before the student can attend PASAR. The plans can be found on the Plano ISD webpage.
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Our goal is to keep all children safe.
PASAR staff uses positive methods of guidance and discipline that encourage self-esteem, self-control, and self-direction with the children.
Students must maintain appropriate behaviors in order to continue in PASAR.
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PASAR has serious consequences for physical aggression towards others.
Students exhibiting behaviors that interfere with the safety and wellbeing of others and disrupt the PASAR program may be temporarily or permanently removed from the program. Such behaviors may include: Outbursts, rudeness, disrespect, noncompliance and physical aggression with students or adults.
Parents will be notified at pick-up times if behavioral problems have occurred. In the event a child’s behavior becomes unsafe to him/herself or others, the parent or another person designated by the parent may be called to pick up the child within one hour.
PASAR reserves the right to terminate enrollment if the program is unable to meet the educational needs of the student, or if the student behavior seriously hinders the educational opportunities of the other students.
Students may also be terminated from PASAR for nonpayment of fees, continual late payment of fees, or multiple late pick-ups. Behavioral issues and/or concerns may also be a reason for dismissal from PASAR.
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On PISD early release days, PASAR will begin immediately after the early dismissal time. Additional charges for students who are registered as a full time PASAR participant are not required on early release days.
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Parents may pick their child up at any time during the official program.
Please be considerate and arrive on time. Late charges will apply after PASAR.
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Please Visit the PASAR Website https://www.pisd.edu/pasar for Additional Information Such as:
- PASAR Campus Cell Phone Numbers
- Student Pick Up
- Safety Precautions
- Daily Snack Lists
- Outdoor Play
- Inclement Weather
- PASAR Non-School Day Care Dates and Non-School Day Care Designated Campuses
- PASAR Non-School Day Care Deadlines and PASAR closing days (No Care offered)
Questions, please email PASAR: Pasar@pisd.edu
If an emergency arises, please contact the PASAR Site Manager or the PASAR office at 469-752-5586.
PASAR FINANCE INFORMATION
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PASAR is a pre-paid program and tuition is invoiced every Wednesday and due on Friday for the up coming via week.
The weekly tuition is based on the number of school days for that week.
When payments are late, students are subject to removal from the program. If a student is removed from the program due to nonpayment, the parent will have to re-enroll the student and pay the registration fee again, along with any past due balance, for the student to be re-enrolled in PASAR. If there is a waitlist at the student’s campus, the contract will be placed on the waitlist in the order it is received. Please see “Suspension Due to Non-Payment” for more details.
Payments are made online via the customer's Eleyo account.
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Students must be enrolled in Plano ISD and have a Student ID number, be enrolled in grades Pre-K through 5th grade, including Head Start, Beaty ECS, Isaacs ECS and Pearson ECS.
All students - new and returning - must enroll each year.
The parent or legal guardian, using his/her own credentials when logging onto Eleyo and registering their student(s) for PASAR will be the owner of the contract and the PASAR customer. The PASAR customer is responsible for the financial account and is accountable for timely payments.
Online registration will require the payment of any outstanding balance and the registration fee for the contract to be approved. All contracts will be reviewed and approved in the order they are received. As resource permit, most contracts are approved within 3 to 5 business days. Once approved, an email will be sent to the primary account holder.
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The registration fee is non-refundable. The registration fee will be charged once the contract has been accepted and you will be notified of acceptance by email. (Please see PASAR Fee Chart for cost).
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PASAR operates with lower caregiver to child ratios. Consequently, this has resulted in the need to cap enrollment at PASAR sites and limit the plan choices to the Consistent Plan.
Consistent Contracts are for parents who need their students to attend all school days.
PASAR is continuing to hire staff to allow for additional student enrollment. Should you have questions, please contact the PASAR Program Office at 469-752-5586 or email questions to pasar@pisd.edu
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Due to limited enrollment, we are not accepting start date changes.
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Please see the Fee Chart for weekly tuition rates.
In order to receive the discounted rate for PASAR, a copy of the 2022 - 2023 FANS Approval Letter with a "Start Date" of July 1, 2022 or later date, MUST be emailed to the Child Care Financial Support Office at childcarefinancialsupport@pisd.edu BEFORE my student's contract is submitted. If the Child Care Financial Support Services Office has not received the FANS Approval Letter and cannot verify my student qualifies for the discounted PASAR rate, I do not qualify for the discounted PASAR rate and will be approved at the standard rate. If the approval letter is received AFTER my contract has been approved, the discounted rate will be applied to the next weekly billing cycle and a credit adjustment will only be issued for the previous two weekly billing cycles.
Employee - Plano ISD full-time, contracted employees must set up their account using their PISD employee email (no-substitute employees will receive the employee discount rate).
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All payments are made online via the customer's Eleyo account.
PASAR site staff and office campus staff cannot accept any payments for PASAR.
Auto draft payments are available.
No scholarships or grants are available for PASAR students.
If a payment is not made by the due date on the invoice, a $10 late payment fee will automatically be assessed.
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In compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, PASAR is operating with lower caregiver to child ratios. Consequently, this has resulted in the need to cap enrollment at PASAR sites. Therefore, if a student is removed from the program due to nonpayment, the parent will have to re-enroll the student and pay the registration fee again along with any past due balance to be in PASAR. If there is a waitlist at the student’s campus, the contract will be placed on the waitlist in the order it is received and processed accordingly.
Important: The customer’s email address is the primary method of contacting all customers via the Child Care Financial Support Services office. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure his/her email is current in the Eleyo database.
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All withdrawals and re-registration require full payment of all tuition and fees and must be completed online via Eleyo.
To withdraw my student from PASAR, a withdrawal request must be submitted on-line via Eleyo by Tuesday of the current week to be effective the following week. I understand my PASAR account must be current and paid in full in order to withdraw my student from PASAR. The correct payment amount is required to be paid on-line prior to submitting the withdraw form via Eleyo.
To resume PASAR for a student(s) that has been withdrawn, a new contract will need to be submitted and the registration fee paid again.
If a student is withdrawn from the program, the parent/legal guardian will need to re-register the student and pay the registration fee again. If there is a waitlist at the student’s campus, the contract will be placed on the waitlist in the order it is received and processed accordingly.
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A $30 late pick-up fee is charged for each student picked up 1 - 10 minutes past 6:30PM on Monday-Thursday and past 6PM on Fridays, including Non-School Day Care. The fee is charged for each student picked up late, not one late pickup fee per family.
A fee of $1 is charged for each minute past the first 10 minutes until the students are picked up.
Students may be terminated from PASAR for nonpayment of fees, continual late payment of fees, or multiple late pick-ups.
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Non-School Day Care is optional and tuition is in addition to the regular weekly tuition.
Non-School Day Care registration is available online via Eleyo. Each Non-School Day Care will have a deadline to enroll/cancel.
PASAR Program - Available Care
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The program hours are Monday through Thursday, 2:45 pm -6:30 pm and on Fridays, PASAR is available from 2:45 pm - 6:00 pm.
During the first 20-30 minutes of PASAR, students have relaxation time and snacks brought from home.
One hour of academic time is offered Monday – Thursday by a PISD certified teacher. Students will be given the opportunity to work on PISD homework and receive academic assistance, enrichment and support. PASAR cannot guarantee homework will be completed.
Recreation, fine arts, team building, and other activities (academic, social skills and self-esteem building) take place for the remainder of the day.
Daily schedules vary at each school, depending on the needs of that campus.
Please take note, PASAR is not part of the District curriculum or instructional day, certain limitations may exist for student participation in PASAR.
We aspire to keep the adult/child ratio for all PASAR activities at 1:18.
Upon pickup, PASAR Parents are to follow pickup procedures provided by site. Due to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, policies and procedures are followed and provided to parents at care site.
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Participation on selected school holidays is optional for an additional pre-paid fee.
Non-School Day Care registration will be online prior to the holiday.
Care is located at clustered sites and operates from 7:00 am - 6:30 pm, on Monday- Thursday and 7:00 am - 6:00 pm on Friday.
Transportation is NOT provided to or from any Non-School Day Care cluster school.
Parents are responsible for ALL transportation to and from Non-School Day Care.
NO refunds or credits will be given for non-attendance.
The cancellation deadline dates are posted at the campuses and on the PASAR website.
Cancellations must be made by the deadline dates.
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A summer program is offered for students who have completed grades Pre-K-5. Summer PASAR operates Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am - 6:30 pm and 7:00 am – 6:00 pm on Fridays.
Summer Care will be located at a designated school. Information and registration forms for Summer PASAR will be published in March.
Transportation is NOT provided for Summer PASAR. Transportation from Summer School to PASAR is not available.
Parents are responsible for ALL transportation to and from Summer PASAR
In Summer PASAR parents must escort their child into the building and sign their child in, for the safety of the child. Due to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, policies and procedures are followed and provided to parents at the care site.
A Medical Action Plan(s) must be given at the time of registration if there is not one on file for the academic school year preceding the summer. The plans can be downloaded from the Plano ISD website.
All children must go on field trips with the group, even if they choose not to participate.
Monday through Thursday of each week, a professional educator spends 2 hours of fun academic time reviewing skills from the grade the student has just completed.
Recreational activities, fine arts, fun days, and field trips are also included in the program.
Students must bring a self-contained lunch that requires no refrigeration or microwave.
Students need to be reminded not to share their food with other PASAR students, due to food allergies.
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Contact PASARPASAR Office
1517 Ave. H
Plano, TX 75074
Child Care Financial Services: 469-752-8915
PASAR Program: 469-752-5586
To register for PASAR: https://pisd.ce.eleyo.com/
For basic PASAR information visit: https://www.pisd.edu/pasarIncome Tax and Statement InformationFor Income Tax:
Child Care Provider is Plano ISD/PASAR
2700 West 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075
Tax ID # 75-6002252
Monthly and yearly statements for PASAR will be available online: https://pisd.ce.eleyo.com