1. Families must read and agree to abide by the policies in this handbook.
2. No refunds should be expected for dropped classes after registration week closes.
3. Parent volunteers are essential to the success of the cooperative. Volunteers help with setting up and cleaning up, assist in the classrooms, staff the nursery, and monitor the doors, halls, and study room. Each family is expected to provide volunteer hours during the semester. See the Volunteer Policy section for more details.
4. Committee Sign up: To maintain membership, all families are expected to sign up for and participate on one committee, in one area of that committee. Committee sign up will take place during class registration. You will find the committees listed on the registration grid. To obtain more information concerning specific committee duties, please contact the committee chair directly. For those with special circumstances who need help finding a committee that fits your family, please contact the board at thelearningtreegroup@gmail.com.
5. If you have a child with food or other allergies that they could encounter in a class, parents must notify their child’s teachers of the allergy, the reaction, and what to do if a reaction occurs. You MUST communicate allergies to the teacher personally.
6. Parents are expected to have supervision over their children while they are not in class, including during lunch time. Children are not to go outside unattended but must arrive and leave with his or her parent or guardian, or an adult designated by the parent. As an exception, with parent approval and knowledge, teens (12 and up) may be in groups of 3 or more without parents, either in the Gathering Room or outside the building in public areas, during an unscheduled hour or during lunch.
7. Members may not register children for classes who are not direct family under their family membership. The member must be the parent, grandparent, or legal guardian. Members who babysit non-family children during the co-op day must keep the child with them and under their direct supervision at all times.
8. We request that families be supportive of the purpose of The Learning Tree Homeschool Group and contribute to its success, by encouraging students to be prepared for their enrichment classes, to be prompt for class (students and parent volunteers), to be respectful of the church facility and staff, and to provide sincere feedback or suggestions as needed.
9. Members should endeavor to follow the Biblical model of conflict resolution for offenses with other members, as described in the Biblical Conflict Resolution section below.
10. We also ask for your prayers as Board members and teachers earnestly seek to follow God's direction for our group.