Parent Participation Options at the Phelan Campus

The MACC Preschool Phelan Campus has a parent participation option that establishes regular parent involvement while having parent requirements that are far less demanding than most other "participation" preschools. Participating parents have an opportunity to observe, and be involved in, their children's education from the very beginning.

Parent participation options:

1. Participation Option - $20.00 per month tuition reduction for parents who assist in the program as required
a) Help in the classroom one day every six class meetings (1 day every 3 weeks for the 3-year old program and 1 day every 2 weeks for the 4 year old program).
b) Attend the required Orientation before school opens. If you enter after the year opens, you need to complete a questionnaire about program policies and procedures.
c) Attend three (3) Parent Meetings during the school year
d) Work one (1) of the three Saturday workdays for two hours
e) Sign up for, and complete, one (1) Work Job during the school year. Jobs include such things as making playdough, typing the newsletter, ordering Scholastic books, etc.
2. Partial Classroom Participation (no tuition reduction)

a) Help in classroom 1 time per month

b) Attend the required Orientation before school opens. If you enter after the year opens, you need to complete a questionnaire about program policies and procedures.

c) Attend one (1) of three (3) Parent Meetings during the school year

d) Work one (1) of the three Saturday workdays for two hours

e) Sign up for, and complete, one (1) Work Job during the school year. Jobs include such things as making playdough, typing the newsletter, ordering Scholastic books, etc.

3. Participation Out of Classroom (no tuition reduction)

a) Attend the required Orientation before school opens. If you enter after the year opens, you need to complete a questionnaire about program policies and procedures.

b) Attend one (1) of three (3) Parent Meetings during the school year
c) Work one (1) of the three Saturday workdays for two hours
d) Sign up for, and complete, one (1) Work Job during the school year. Jobs include such things as making playdough, typing the newsletter, ordering Scholastic books, etc.

For More Information

We invite you to meet our teachers, discuss our program, and/or arrange a classroom visit. Call Julia Murphy, MACC Phelan Site Director at 408-260-0209. Or, contact Ruth Smay, MACC Coordinator at 408-446-4166.