The Mayor s Office of Education and the City Recreation and Parks Department collaborated to develop and implement the programs. Programs serve elementary school students in grades K through 5. A total of 45 are accepted at each site. The suggestions presented by the group largely corresponded with research findings on effective after-school programs, indicating a formula for programs that have proven successful. Nutritious Snack Programs operate Mondays through Fridays when school is in session.
Children are closely supervised and staff is well trained in health and safety standards.
Children who attend other elementary schools, however, are not excluded. These listed schools are in closest proximity to the recreation centers and where children can easily walk from school to the center. Progress of students enrolled in the Teresa Dowd after-school pilot program will be measured along with students at the four recreation center sites. For more information, please contact the Mayor's Office of Education at 645-0823.