Parent Teacher Magazine Gaston County Schools September 2014 | Page 7

2014-2015 Afterschool Childcare

A partnership with the Gaston County Family YMCA

The YMCA hosts 15 sites across Gaston County, 13 are onsite at
the school and two YMCAs, Central and Stowe, also offer the program.
School Based Site – Members $50, Program Participants $72 +
$45 registration fee/child
• Belmont Central, Brookside, Carr, Cherryville Elementary,

Costner, Gardner Park, Lowell, New Hope, Page Primary,

Pinewood, Robinson, Sherwood, WA Bess, and Hawk’s Nest

(hosted at Robinson)

Inclement Weather Policy

During extremely bad weather, it sometimes becomes
necessary for a decision to be made concerning the closing of
schools. When a decision is made in the early morning that
schools will be closed for the day, it must be relayed quickly to
all students and parents.
In order to accomplish this task efficiently and with
maximum coverage, school officials are asking students and
parents to cooperate by following the suggestions listed below:
1. Listen to one of the area television stations:
GCS21 - Education Station (Cable 21)
WBTV - Channel 3 (Cable 2)
WSOC - Channel 9 (Cable 4)
WCNC - Channel 36 (Cable 6)
WCCB - Channel 18 (Cable 11)
WJZY - Channel 46 (Cable 8)
News 14 Carolina - (Cable 14)

YMCA Based Site (schools transported) – Members $60, Program
Participants $82 + $45 registration fee/child
• Central – Forest Heights, Plesant Ridge, Grier Middle,

York Chester Middle, Sadler, Woodhill, HH Beam, Rhyne,

Lingerfeldt, Holbrook Middle.
• Stowe – Catawba Heights, Ida Rankin, McAdenville, North

Belmont, Belmont Middle, Cramerton Middle, Mt. Holly Middle
Year Round Program - The YMCA offers a Year Round Pricing
program that provides care for an entire year with an equal weekly
draft. This program starts on the first day of school 2014 (August
25) and ends on the last day of summer camp 2015 (August 22).
All Teacher Work Days, Half Days, Holiday Camp, Spring Break
Camp, Afterschool, and Summer Camp are included. At the time of
registration they must select an Afterschool site and a camp site.

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2. A decision to close schools or to consider a delayed
schedule will be announced by 6:00 a.m.
3. Do not telephone the weather bureau, radio or television
stations, newspaper offices, school officials or school offices.
Announcements will reach you through radio, social media and
television.
4. The absence of any announcement means that the schools
will be open as usual. When a decision to open or close schools
is made, school officials are primarily concerned with the safety
and welfare of all students.

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• School Based Site – Member $65, Program Participants $90
plus $45 registration fee/child
• YMCA Based Site transported – Member $75, Program
Participants $100 plus $45 registration fee/child

Financial Assistance and DSS Vouchers - Financial Assistance
is available through the YMCA. Three sites accept DSS Vouchers
– Central YMCA onsite, Gardner Park Elementary, and Sherwood
Elementary. Early registrati