General Information

Financial Aid

Tuition support may be available and should be requested during each enrollment period in SwiftEnroll. All financial aid information is kept strictly confidential. Requests will be evaluated by the Lawrence Guidance Team. Based on the Team’s recommendation, either full, partial, or no aid will be awarded. Tuition assistance is limited to one class per session per student.

It is not possible to pay for classes until your request is reviewed by the Guidance Team, but don’t worry, your spot in the class will be held until a decision is made. If more information is needed, Guidance will reach out to you. Tuition support may only be applied to classes that do not have a wait list. If you are approved for tuition support, it is expected that the student will attend a majority of the classes. If there is a significant absence from the class, the student/family may not be considered for tuition assistance in the future.

Donations

It is possible to make a donation to LSA during the enrollment process. If you would like to make a donation at another time, please email the LSA Director. All donations go directly to financial aid and allows LSA to support the students and families at Lawrence who may need assistance to take enrichment classes. Thank you for your consideration.

Refunds

Generally, no refunds are available once classes begin. We do not refund tuition for individual missed classes. If you request a refund before the first class and that request is granted, an Admin Fee/Convenience Fee will be deducted from your refund.

FSA Dependent Care

Reimbursement

If you need an invoice as proof of enrollment, please send an email to the LSA Director with your student’s full name, grade, the session, and which classes they took.

Attendance

LSA takes attendance during classes for internal purposes. LSA may contact parents/guardians/caregivers to make sure they are aware if a child is missing from class. If your child is absent from school and/or will not attend an LSA class it would be helpful if you could inform the LSA Director: LSAdirector@lawrenceschoolbrookline.org.

Class Transfers

2:40 pm Classes: Children in Kindergarten will be brought to their LSA class from their homeroom by an on-site monitor or 8th grade volunteer.  For the first few weeks of each session, 1st graders will also be brought from their homeroom to their LSA class by an on-site monitor or 8th grade volunteer. Children in other grades are expected to get to and from their LSA classes on their own.  Prior to the start of the session, you will be given the classroom/outdoor location for each LSA class in which your child is enrolled, please share this information with your child. Their homeroom teacher will also remind them where to go.

3:50 pm Classes: For indoor classes, please meet the instructor at the front of the Lawrence building (27 Francis St) at 3:45 pm. The instructor will walk your child to the LSA classroom. For outdoor classes, please bring your child to the designated location which will be provided in a LSA email prior to the start of the session. Children in Kindergarten and coming from a 2:40 pm LSA class will be brought to their LSA class by an on-site manager. For the first few weeks of each session, 1st graders will also be brought from their 2:40 pm class to their 3:50 pm class by an on-site monitor. If your child is older and coming from a 2:40 pm LSA class, please tell them which classroom/outdoor location to go to, it will be provided in a LSA email prior to the start of the session.

Children in LEDP

Students in LEDP must report to that program before going to a LSA class. Please note during registration if your child is in LEDP on the same day as their LSA class.
LEDP will give parents/guardians a consent form authorizing them to release children to LSA classes.

Behavior

LSA seeks to enrich students through extra activities done in a fun and cooperative setting. In order to preserve a productive learning atmosphere for all students, LSA reserves the right to remove any child disrupting a class. When a child misbehaves in class, LSA will contact the parents/guardians to discuss the situation. If a child persists in behavior that negatively impacts the group and/or creates an unsafe environment, the child will be withdrawn from the class. No refunds will be given.

Health Insurance

All children must be covered by health insurance in order to participate in the program.

School Holidays, Vacations,


Snow Days, Sick Instructor, and


Early Release Days

Classes will not be held on these days. If an indoor class is canceled due to weather or a teacher’s absence we will make every effort to have a make-up class on the same day of the class one week after the last regularly scheduled class. If an outdoor class is canceled due to weather or a teacher’s absence we will make every effort to have a make-up class when possible.

Disclaimer

By registering for LSA classes, each parent, guardian, spouse and child, and on behalf of all heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, agrees to INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS Lawrence Special Activities and its directors, board members, coordinator, treasurer, instructors, contractors, employees, volunteers, other participants, sponsoring agencies, and if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to conduct the classes (“Releasees”), WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL INJURY, DISABILITY, DEATH, or loss or damage to person or property incident to their child’s involvement or participation in these programs, WHETHER ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE, to the fullest extent permitted by law.