• Staff will check screens often. • If the children do not have homework, they should engage in quiet, independent activities that support learning, such as reading (or being read to), journaling, solving puzzles, or completing a word search. Participants will not be granted permission to go back to their classroom for forgotten items. Devices Brought from Home Participants are only permitted to use LCPS issued laptops during homework. Smart devices, phones or tablets are not permitted, and if participants bring them to the program, they will be asked to place them with their personal belongings. PRCS staff are not responsible for any devices brought from home. Exceptions may be made with an approved accommodation request or when requested in a behavior plan or IEP for the participant. Early Registration for Next School Year Each spring, emails, messages and flyers will go out to all parents regarding the process for early registration for the next school year. Early registration is for families enrolled in the CASA and YAS programs, and their siblings. Once early registration closes, the remaining openings are offered through open registration to the general public. PRCS will make all efforts to communicate this process through primary emails registered in Rectrac households, parent/guardians in Brightwheel, and through flyers on-site. If a family misses the deadline for early registration, we cannot promise any openings for your child or children next year if all the spots are filled. Registration is based on first-come, first-served. The PRCS website will also have information on registration at Parks, Recreation, & Community Services | Loudoun County, VA - Official Website. Important Information on Exemption of Licensure for PRCS School-Aged Programs On April 16, 2024, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) for an Exemption of Licensure from the Virginia Department of Education for County-licensed after-school and camp programs. The exemption is for school-aged programs only. PRCS preschool and child care programs in our recreation and community centers will remain licensed. PRCS will continue to maintain the quality of these programs that you have come to expect. In fact, current PRCS licensed programs already meet or exceed licensing standards through existing internal quality control monitors. For more information, please visit our FAQs page on the license exemption request.
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