For the current semester: all child schedules, start dates, end dates and class end times can be found when parent logs into their parent portal account.
WINTER-SPRING 2025 extracurricular Programs registration is closed online. To inquires about openings after registration has closed, parents should email beth@myafterschoolprogram.com
PARENT WELCOME LETTERS SPECIFIC TO THE UPCOMING SEMESTER, WINTER-SPRING 2025, WILL BE POSTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AS A PRINTABLE .PDF DOCUMENT BY THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE SEMESTER BEGINS. LETTER DETAILS THE EXTRAS AFTERNOON AND PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PARENT/EMERGENCY CONTACTS FOR YOUR CHILD: Keep in mind "emergency Contacts" = Approved pick-up persons in our dismissal system.
NOTE: If on a computer, the view will be easier to navigate and have a more horizontal view, however, if you are on your phone, this will all stack vertically.
IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM INQUIRY OR QUESTION, that is not answered on this page, EMAIL BETH@MYAFTERSCHOOLPROGRAM.COM .
WHAT IS MASP EXTRAS? My After School Program (MASP) is excited to offer a balance of afternoon enrichment for your child for children enrolled and attending Jackson, Mary Lin, Morningside, Smith, SPARK and Virginia-Highland Elementary through engaging extracurricular programs for students in grades 1-5. Some schools do offer limited programming options to Kindergarten students, however, we do not offer extras to Pre-K students. (NOTE: additionally, Morningside does not offer programming to the general population of Kinder students. This is at the request of the school.) Whether you are looking for the arts, athletics or STEAM, we strive to provide something for every child. By enrolling your child in one of our programs, your child will transition from the end of their school day into their extracurricular program. A sample of classes includes art, drama, Bricks, martial arts, robotics, film production, tennis, soccer, dance, chess and more!
WHO PROVIDES and TEACHES PROGRAMMING? Programs are provided by a hand selected group of providers. Many have been with us for years and return each year because the students love them! Safety is always our top priority. The instructors for each course will be the same each week allowing your child to feel comfortable in their afternoon environment. All instructors are required to comply with, and be “all clear” with, the same background check Atlanta Public Schools teachers complete.
HOW LONG ARE THE SESSIONS? There are 2, 11-12 week semesters (Fall and Winter-Spring) each school year. MASP has worked with the Administration and teachers at the school to determine the logistics and best schedule for adding in extracurricular programs to the end of the school day. MASP and the school Administration agree that allowing a few weeks to get acclimated to the regular school day before adding in extracurricular programs is best with regard to safety and logistics for everyone on the school sites. With that said, as our semesters do not cover the entirety of the school year, if parents are looking to fill those gaps on the days extracurricular programs do not meet, we encourage you to register your child as a drop in student with MASP on site after-care. This way, they are still on site those afternoons and their schedule is not disrupted.
RATES/COURSE FEES: Rates/Course Fees are by the semester.
HOW LONG ARE CLASSES ON THE DAY THEY MEET? Actual class time, for most classes, is an hour. Some may be an hour and 15 minutes so that we can stagger dismissal for a smoother end of programming. COMBO chess is 2 hours (plus that before class transition and attendance time), some Robotics classes may be an hour and a half.
HOWEVER...Students are dismissed from the school day to the care of their program/course instructors at 2:15 for first hour programs. Children are dismissed to the area where instructors are by school day announcements for attendance to be taken, parents of absent children to be called and in many cases, programs must wait until a certain time to arrive in that program's designated class space. Many programs use that time to include in their transition after attendance, before class begins, a restroom break.
HOW ARE STUDENTS DISMISSED AT END OF SCHOOL DAY AND EXTRAS? Students in FIRST HOUR classes are dismissed from the school day to their extras class via school dismissal announcements. At the end of their extracurricular class day, students are dismissed back into the My After School Program, if enrolled, or you can pick-up your child via walker dismissal at our designated dismissal area to be announced at a time closer to program start time (SEE PARENT WELCOME LETTER to be posted at bottom of this webpage THE FRIDAY BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN). MASP asks that the instructors check ID of person picking up children the first few weeks until the instructors become familiar with all parent faces! These pick up persons must provide ID when picking up your child. SAFETY FIRST!
SECOND HOUR students are to transition from a first hour extras class (if enrolled), from the on site after school program (if enrolled), or be brought back to the school 5 minutes before the start of class by a parent or caregiver. MASP and the attending school are NOT responsible for student care in the hour between school dismissal and second hour programs starting. If not in a first hour class or enrolled in after care, parents should arrange the child's schedule for that first hour accordingly. This is a MASP policy. Same end of program dismissal will apply for second hour classes.
HOW MANY SESSIONS OF EXTRAS ARE THERE? We have two semesters of Extracurricular Programs (Extras). The Fall session of Extras begins the first full week after Labor Day and the Winter-Spring session of Extras begins the first full week after the Martin Luther King holiday. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Online registration for Fall 2024 semester opens the SECOND Saturday in August at 9:00 AM and registration opens online for Winter-Spring semester the SECOND Saturday in December at 9:00 AM .
EACH SEMESTER, REGISTRATION FOR ALL EXTRAS SESSIONS WILL CLOSE THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE CLASES BEGIN at 5PM for all schools SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM ROSTERS FOR THE CLASS PROVIDERS.
We follow the APS calendar and observe all holidays and teacher workdays on the school calendar.
HOW WILL I GET "ALL THE DETAILS" AFTER REGISTERING? Once a registration is complete, the child schedule and details for each class can be found in the parent portal under the child account. Later, the Friday before classes begin, the Parent Welcome Letter will be emailed to parents and posted on our website homepage (for each school) for all registered Extras students. Make sure in your portal account that you have opted to receive emails. The Parent Welcome Letter will detail the logistics of the Extras day, how to notify school classroom teachers of your child’s afternoon schedule/dismissal change (parent responsibility) so that they transition from the school day to their class successfully, how to notify us of your child’s absence from their Extra on any given day, bussing (if there are multiple campuses) and more! Keep in mind, MASP is not linked to the school’s computer system and we do not have access to parent contact information, pick up persons or restrictions nor any information allergy or important medical information. Please make sure your child’s profile is complete and includes all important information.
CHANGE AND WITHDRAWAL FEES: Choose your child’s classes carefully. There is a $10 class change fee when changing classes after a registration has been completed. Additionally, there is a $50 withdrawal fee for all requested refunds and withdrawals after any registration has been completed. Notifications reminders of this are included in the Extras registration agreements and posted here for transparency. After the second week of the session class schedule has been completed (by 7 PM Friday of the second week of the semester), no additional registrations, refunds or class changes will be made by MASP. At that time, rosters are final and we will be invoiced by the class providers for the semester.
LATE PICKUP POLICY: Parents of students not registered in MASP after care that are not picked up from their extracurricular class 15 minutes past the end of class pick up time will automatically be charged to their account, and fee processed to card on file, the one time per school year drop in aftercare registration fee of $125 PLUS $30 each time the child is not picked up on time. Instructors often have other classes in other locations to teach class after MASP classes are over. Please be conscious of child pick up times. If there is an emergency and you are running late, please let the course instructor or the site director noted in the parent welcome letter know you are running late with a text or phone call.
NEED TO REACH SOMEONE ON SITE WHILE your child is in programming? MASP ON SITE STAFF CONTACT DETAILS:
Jackson After School (JAS): 678-347-6866
Morningside After School (MAS): 770-896-7794 or 404-416-7179
Smith After School (SAS): 404-693-5310 or 404-985-7860
SPARK After School (SPAS): brandy@myafterschoolprogram.com toya@myafterschoolprogram.com
Virginia-Highland Elementary (VHAS) terri@myafterschoolprogram.com monica@myafterschoolprogram.com
Mary Lin Extracurriculars: ashley.mason@atlanta.k12.ga.us
GENERAL EXTRAS PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS: MASP Extracurricular Programs Director: Beth Geurin beth@myafterschoolprogram.com
TIPS AND ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
YOU WILL NEED A PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT TO REGISTER.
CREATING A PORTAL ACCOUNT TIPS/REMINDERS :
New families- are encouraged to create their profile before registration opens by clicking any of the REGISTER HERE buttons on this homepage or click the Parent Portal tab at top of this page.
Once your Parent Portal account is created, you will use that login to register for extracurricular classes once registration opens.
Returning families- If you have EVER registered your child for ANY program though this website, you will use that profile by logging into the Parent Portal- use Parent Portal tab at top of this homepage to login and begin.
RETURNING FAMILIES, do not create a new profile.
If you have forgotten your login, your username is usually one of your email addresses and your password is easy to reset once you know your username.
You are able to add additional child family members or contact persons to an existing profile once you login to your account.
You should have only one account for Extras, Aftercare, Summer Programs...all the things with MASP!
PLEASE KNOW IN THIS SYSTEM, IN EACH CHILD'S PROFILE, EMERGENCY CONTACTS IN THE CHILD PROFILE ALSO SERVE AS PICKUP PERSONS. THIS SHOULD BE UPDATED EACH SEMESTER, at your convenience, BUT BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. We will not release a child to an individual unless they are listed as a parent or emergency contact in THE CHILD'S MY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PORTAL PROFILE. To do this, login to your parent portal account. On the dashboard, where all persons are listed on the left, there is a button on each CHILD's profile to ADD EMERGENCY CONTACT. Pickup persons, even parents, should be asked to show ID the first few weeks of pickup after Extras COURSES. BE SURE TO IDENTIFY PICKUP PERSON IN EACH CHILD PROFILE AS AN EMERGENCY CONTACT OR THEY WILL NOT SHOW IN OUR DISMISSAL APP.
REMINDERS:
WITHDRAWALS, REFUNDS - Refunds for withdrawals for Fall and Winter-Spring will be made by MASP until 8PM Friday of the second week of that semester's classes have been completed. Refunds are made at rate of class fee minus $50 withdrawal fee.
CLASS CHANGES- Course changes will be made up until Friday the second week of classes has been completed at 8 PM. A $10 class change fee will apply.
Once registered, all child schedules with start and end dates can be confirmed in your child's schedule/account in the parent portal
COURSES THAT DO NOT MEET THEIR MINIMUM ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT WILL BE CANCELED AND PARENTS WILL BE REFUNDED PRIOR TO THE CLASS START DATE.
For more information on Extras courses:
Contact Beth Geurin at beth@myafterschoolprogram.com