Latchkey

Please click the button above to pay for your child's latchkey bill.

The Elementary Latchkey Program continues to be available for students enrolled in grades K-2 at Avalon Elementary and students enrolled in grades 3-5 at Elmwood Elementary. The program will begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Morning sessions begin at 7:00am and run until school begins. Afternoon sessions begin after dismissal and run until no later than 6:00pm. Registration packets can be obtained at Avalon and Elmwood Elementary during the Registration Events on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

Please note that we will not be providing latchkey-specific transportation from Elmwood to Avalon. Students must attend latchkey in the building in which they attend school.

Elementary Latchkey Registration Events will be held at Avalon Elementary and Elmwood Elementary BY APPOINTMENT on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. Please email the Latchkey Supervisor at the building that your child attends for an appointment. Please bring your child's student number with you. We prefer that the $40 non-refundable registration fee be paid online through eFunds, but we will accept cash if needed.

Avalon Latchkey Supervisor - Sharita Gore - [email protected]

Appointments available from 12:15p-2:15p and 4p-6p

Elmwood Latchkey Supervisor - Michele Crockett - [email protected]

Appointments available from 12p-2p and 4p-6p

When you arrive to register, ALL unpaid latchkey balances from the previous school year(s) MUST be paid in full before you will be permitted to complete Latchkey registration paperwork for school year 25-26. We will have iPads available for you to make payments through eFunds, if needed. If you are unable to attend one of these registration sessions, please call Carol Shaw at 586-435-1611 in the Special Services Department to make an appointment.

Please note: If you are unable to register for the Elementary Latchkey Program but require before- or after- care for your child, you will need to make your own arrangements for child care. The main offices of the elementary buildings CLOSE 15 minutes after dismissal. Students will not be permitted to stay in the main office after it closes as there are no staff available to stay with them. In addition, students are not permitted to attend Latchkey without the required licensing paperwork – this could put our child care license at risk! If you require financial assistance to pay your outstanding balance or believe you may need assistance to pay for Latchkey during the school year, please contact the Special Services Department at 586-435-1610 or [email protected].

Koepsell Early Childhood Center GSRP Latchkey Program

Koepsell Early Childhood Center plans to offer Latchkey for our GSRP students again this year. Supervisor and aide positions for this program are currently posted on the Human Resources page. We are hoping to be able to offer both before and after-school care this year. However, we can only do this if we are able to hire staff that are not also GSRP teachers. Hours for the program will be posted as we get closer to the start of school, once we determine what times we can offer based on the staff available.

Applicants must be able to pass a federal background check and be willing to complete several trainings which include but are not limited to First Aid/CPR and the Ongoing Health and Safety online modules.

Latchkey Registration Fees

There is a non-refundable registration fee of $40.00 per child. The $40.00 registration fee can be paid on the e-Funds site by choosing Optional Fees and then entering the student’s last name and student ID number. If your student(s) participated in the Summer Latchkey program, your $40.00 fee for the summer carries over in to the new school year; you do not need to pay it again. However, you will need to complete a new Registration Packet, including the Child Information Record, at one of the Registration Events listed above.

Latchkey Hourly Rates

In addition, our hourly rate is changing. In the past, we charged $4.50 per hour (billed by the minute) for the first child in a family group and $3.10 per hour (billed by the minute) for each sibling in a family group. Beginning this Fall, we will be charging $5.00 per hour (billed as a flat rate) for the first child in a family group and $4.00 per hour (billed as a flat rate) for each sibling in a family group.

Students registered in the Elementary Latchkey program must be picked up by their parent/guardian by 6:00 PM. If, for any reason, a parent/guardian is delayed and cannot reach the school by 6:00 PM, a call must be made to the Latchkey Supervisor. A late pick-up rate will be assigned at the rate of $11.55 per hour for each child. If by 6:30 PM, the parent/guardian has not called with alternative arrangements, no other authorized adult has arrived, and neither the parent/guardian nor other authorized adult can be contacted by telephone, the police will be called.

Listed below are downloadable forms that are part of the required Latchkey registration forms. If you would like to download them and fill them out prior to attending one of our Latchkey Registration Events, please feel free to do so. HOWEVER, there are additional forms that MUST be completed (and the registration fee that must be paid) in order for your child to be considered "registered" for the Elementary Latchkey Program.

Please send any questions about Latchkey Registration to your building Latchkey Supervisor, the Director of Special Services, or the Special Services Secretary.

Avalon Elementary - Sharita Gore - [email protected]

Elmwood Elementary - Michele Crockett - [email protected]

Director of Special Services - Jen Stern - [email protected]

Special Services Secretary - Carol Shaw - [email protected]