Participation in Christian Homeschoolers of Marysville is limited to families with at least one school-aged child who have been registered by the child(ren)’s legal guardian(s). 

Parents/guardians are to remain on site with the children at all times. The co-op is a place for you and your child to participate with other similarly-minded parents and children, not a place to drop off your child and go elsewhere!

Since co-op cannot function without the dependable participation of all families involved, there will be no more than two planned absences allowed each semester. Please note your planned absences on the Critical Needs Information Form prior to the beginning of each semester. Please notify the Class Teacher(s) and Attendance Coordinator of these absences.

If you are unable to be present for any class due to an emergency or illness, please call or text the Attendance Coordinator as soon as possible so arrangements can be made. Even if there is more than one assistant in the class, the instructor has planned for a certain number of assistants. Your help is needed and appreciated!

For any classes that you are teaching, please make arrangements for another background checked adult to teach in your place and communicate the plan for your class to the Attendance Coordinator and your class assistants.

Co-op begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early to ensure you are prepared to start the day at 9 a.m. Church doors will open at 8:40 a.m. and the sanctuary will open at 8:55 a.m.

All families are required to be on time for morning chapel time so they can be there for announcements, prayer, and to prepare for the day. Class room setup time is scheduled between 8:40 a.m. and 8:55 a.m. Do not send unattended children to do this for you. See our tardiness policy below for more information on this.

Each family will be assigned to help setup the facility at the beginning of the day on one or more weeks each semester. A list of responsibilities will be provided outlining assignments such as: setting up the coffee maker, distributing cleaning baskets and other duties as assigned. This means you need to plan on arriving earlier than normal days on your assigned days. If you are unable to make your assigned day, please make arrangements for someone to take your place and notify the Lead and Co-Lead of the change.

Each family will be assigned to help clean up the facility at the end of the day on one or more weeks each semester. A list of responsibilities will be provided outlining assignments such as: vacuuming, bathrooms, trash pickup and other duties as assigned. This means you need to plan on being the last ones out the door when it’s your day to serve in this area. If you are unable to make your assigned day, please make arrangements for someone to take your place and notify the Lead and Co-Lead of the change. We aim to leave the facility and its grounds in as good or better condition than when we first arrived for the day.

Parents will be scheduled to serve as Lunch Monitors in designated locations during the lunch break for one or more weeks each semester. If you are unable to make your assigned day, please make arrangements for someone to take your place and notify the Lead and Co-Lead of the change.

With the approval of the CHoM Board, another responsible adult appointed by the legal guardian(s), such as a grandparent, may bring the child(ren) to co-op for one or more weeks. This person will be responsible for fulfilling the parent’s regular duties, including helping or teaching classes and set-up, clean-up, and lunch monitor duties as assigned to the family. Such a person must undergo a CHoM background check that will be paid for by the family and must be submitted at least four days prior to their attendance at co-op. 

Parents may not regularly send their child(ren) to co-op with another co-op parent. We need all adult hands on deck for co-op to run smoothly, so each family needs to have its own responsible adult. Exceptions to this requirement may be made by the Board on a case-by-case basis for registered students whose families are experiencing family emergency or significant extenuating circumstances. (top)

 

 

We are passionate about making sure our kids are safe at co-op. All volunteers at co-op are required to complete a criminal background check and to take the online Child Safety Training offered by the co-op through our partnership with Protect My Ministry. This must be done prior to the beginning of their first semester and every 3 years thereafter. The training covers applicable laws, recognizing the signs of abuse, and preventing allegations of abuse.

To avoid opportunities for or allegations of abuse at co-op, here are a few simple guidelines for interactions between adults and unrelated children:

• Adult volunteers should avoid being one-on-one with a child at any time or allowing older children to be one-on-one with an unrelated child. Any time there is only one adult in the room, the door must remain open.
• Unacceptable expressions of physical affection include tickling, wrestling, horseplay, lap sitting for children older than toddlers, massages, back hugs and lengthy or inappropriate front hugs.
• Acceptable expressions of physical affection include side hugs, pats on the back, and high fives. Hand-holding and lap-sitting is acceptable for younger children.
• Please observe the bathroom safety policy below.

These guidelines are to protect YOU from any appearance of misconduct, as well as to protect our children from opportunities to be abused! Please feel protected, rather than restricted, by them. (top)

 

 

Co-op chapel time starts at 9:00 a.m. If you are late you will miss important events and/or changes for the day, as well as enjoy devotionals or singing songs of praise to start our day off right.

If a family is late three times, the co-leaders will connect with the parent and express the need to be on time for co-op. There will be an email sent to the parent containing the co-op’s policy as a gentle reminder. Chronic tardiness may result in the family being asked not return to co-op for one semester.

Co-op may not fit into everyone’s schedule, so please check your schedule before committing. (top)

 

 

 

We desire our co-op to follow God’s call to modesty in appearance (1 Timothy 2:9-10), and in doing so, create a safe place for everyone to learn without distraction and temptation. These guidelines, for both parents and students alike, give a measurable way to keep our clothing in check. Modesty is the key!

• Shirt and dress necklines should be no lower than 4 fingers below the collarbone.
• Tank top straps should be at least 2 fingers wide.
• If a shirt or dress is a thin material, please wear a slip or a T-shirt.
• If a shirt is off the shoulder please wear a tank top with approved strap width.
• Shirts need to be long enough to cover the midsection, both front and back, even when hands are raised.
• Dress and skirt length should be no shorter than 4 fingers above the top of the kneecap.
• Shorts need to be at least as long as your longest finger when arms are at rest at your side.
• No clothing should be skin-tight, but should be loose enough to pull away from your body.
• Undergarments need to remain undergarments; please make sure they stay covered (guys and girls).
• Text and graphics on clothing should be appropriate: nothing vulgar, gross, obscene, or deliberately provocative or offensive.

In the event of a dress code violation the procedures under Policy Violations will be followed. (top)

We are a Christian co-op. It honors Christ when our students respect their teachers and classmates. If a student is disruptive, the following procedures will take place:

• First Offense – The student receives a clear warning from the instructor or helper. Be loving, but firm.
• Second Offense – The student is removed from the class and must remain with his or her parent for the remainder of the class time.
• Third Offense – The student and parent(s) will have a meeting with Board Members and the class teacher to see if the student desires to remain in school by changing behavior. The student will not be allowed to return to that particular class until this meeting occurs. If the student wishes to return to the class the following week, he/she will be expected to follow the rules and guidelines of the co-op. If there is another infraction, the parent will remove the student from the school for the remainder of the semester with no refund of fees. (top)

 

In case of physical abuse by one student against another during the co-op day or in the morning prior to Chapel starting:

• No warning will be issued. At the discretion of the adults present, one or both students will immediately be removed from the classroom and will remain with the parent(s) for the rest of the co-op day.
• Both parties will meet separately with their own parent(s), their instructor (if applicable), and two members of the Board to see if the student has a desire to remain in co-op by changing behavior.
• If the student wishes to return to the class the following week, he/she will be expected to follow the rules and guidelines of the co-op.
• If there is another infraction, the parent will remove the student from co-op for the remainder of the semester with no refund of fees. Another meeting with the Board will be required before the student is allowed back into co-op. Additional requirements or safeguards for the student, such as remaining with a parent throughout the co-op day, may be decided upon by the Board on a case-by-case basis. 

In case of physical abuse by one student against another outside of co-op, after co-op has ended for the day (12:45pm), or at field trips, park days, or other co-op-related events: 

• A “park policy” is in place, and students are assumed to be under the direct supervision of their own parents. 
• Parents are responsible for disciplining their child(ren) and facilitating repentance and reconciliation as necessary. We encourage parents to communicate with one another and follow the guidance of Matthew 18 in handling conflict.
• The Board reserves the right to intervene in extreme situations or situations where significant physical harm has occurred. (top)

 

Please refrain from using cell phones, tablets, laptops or other devices; be considerate of others.

Students: Zero tolerance policy- no calls, games, social networking, or texting during chapel or class. Teachers may confiscate phones, tablets, laptops or other devices for the duration of class. We discourage the use of devices during lunch and free times, as this prevents interaction and relationship building with peers.

Adults: Phones must be on vibrate. Please no calls, games, social networking, or texting during chapel or class. Please use only during lunch if a call is necessary. If a very urgent call comes in during chapel or class, please notify the teacher or other helper of the class and exit class to answer, leaving the door open if there is only one adult remaining. From time to time, it may be necessary to text another teacher or Board member for assistance or urgent co-op matters. Please use discretion and keep texting to urgent co-op related needs. Teachers are expecting you as a volunteer to be available to help them during class, so keep the call short. Remember that we are setting the example for our children of healthy habits with devices. (top)

 

 

Students who are in 10th grade, 15 years old or older, and have attended the co-op for at least one full semester may sign up to teach one class per semester in an area of interest and expertise, with the approval of parents and the board. The co-op-attending parent is ultimately responsible for the class and for supervising the student and must be registered in the class. Student taught classes must be skill oriented such as: art, music, foreign language, computer science, etc., rather than thought based classes like: theology, philosophy, etc. There will be no more than one student taught class per age group per period. (top)

 

 

Emergency situations may arise in which a family may need to bring children who are not registered co-op students. If this happens, please request approval from the Leader and Co-
Leader, so we can determine where to place the child for the day. They may determine it is best the child stay with you or place the child in a class with their peer group. If placed in a class with their peer group approval from the teacher will be required. Please make all requests at your earliest convenience. 

If you have a situation when you need to bring an unregistered student, for example, if you have a child in public school and need to bring them to co-op, please complete the Critical Needs Information Form online. (top)

 

We are committed to practicing good health and hygiene as a co-op and will work together to lower the risk of spreading sickness as much as reasonably possible.

If ANYONE in your home is experiencing the following symptoms (not associated with a known, non-contagious medical condition) within the 24 hours before Friday morning classes, please DO NOT come to co-op or enter the church facility until everyone is cleared and well again.

• Vomiting or Diarrhea
• Rash or Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
• Lice or Scabies

If someone is experiencing any of the following symptoms (not associated with a known, non-contagious medical condition), the sick individual should stay home, but those who are asymptomatic may attend.

• Temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher
• Chills
• Muscle or body aches
• A cough
• A sore throat
• Congestion – runny nose – green discharge
• Pink Eye
• Unusual or unexplained fatigue
• “Sick face” – an overall look of being unwell, pink cheeks, etc.

If someone is past the contagious period of sickness, but still has residual symptoms like a lingering cough or stuffy nose, those are not reasons to miss co-op. With very little children who perpetually have stuffy or runny noses, please use your best judgment to determine whether there is active sickness present. Please keep the child home if there is any fever or green discharge from the nose.

Someone with a diagnosed contagious bacterial infection may attend co-op after 24 hours of antibiotics.

Please call or text the Attendance Coordinator ASAP if you will be unexpectedly absent (i.e. family emergency, sickness, etc.). Teachers who will be absent should communicate and connect with their class helper(s) and make the appropriate arrangements to ensure their class lesson(s) will be covered.

If any family arrives at co-op with clear and/or obvious symptoms listed above, that family will be referred to a Board member to determine whether they need to leave co-op for the remainder of the day and return only when appropriate. (top)

 

Unless otherwise informed, if the Marysville School District (MSD) is closed because of snow, co-op will not meet.

In the event MSD is operating on a late start schedule, co-op will meet as usual. Please use your best judgement regarding road conditions in your area and notify the attendance coordinator if you are unable to make it. (top)