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SWISH maintains small class sizes, so membership reflects capacity. This request for registration puts your family in queue for consideration for membership. Requests will be considered in the order they are received. You will be approved or denied by March 19, 2025.

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Delivery Type (For Email): Whole Thread New Part Only

Daily Digest (An email summary of activity sent once, daily.): Yes No

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Additional Questions

1. Commit to contributing.

For the 25/26 school year, you commit to contribute all 3 things:

1. teach 1 class;

2. AND host 1 event;

3. AND assist in classrooms and childcare each Wednesday at co-op.

Please contact any board member to indicate your preference of class to teach OR administrative role, and type of event to host, or email swish.highschool.coop@gmail.com

Attend 1 Starting Point informational meeting. Attend first day of school.

February 7, February 18, and March 10 are our informational meetings for 25/26. The parent member must attend 1 of these meetings. August 13th is the first day of class for 25/26 and must be attended by parent AND student members. There are 3 other events we recommend both parents attend, but are not required: the Porch Sit, second Thursday in September, the Fall Family Bonfire, third Friday in October, and Graduation, May 16, 2026.

Fulfill all contribution responsibilities.

If you are unable to make it to co-op on a day you are teaching or have been assigned to a rotation, or if you find yourself unable to fulfill any other of your contributions, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE to fulfill your role. You may fulfill your responsibility by finding a replacement for yourself in time for the responsibility to be fulfilled. You can contact an individual member of co-op to switch with or ask a family member to substitute for you or make other arrangements. Once you make the arrangements, communicate them to the SWISH Director, Sharon Pennington. This policy applies for ANY reason you may be unable to fulfill your responsibility: sickness, vacation, family emergency, health issues, etc. Please be as willing as possible to switch with another parent if you are able.

Pay class fees, purchase books, and pay for other costs.

Not all, but some classes may have a fee required. These fees are due by August 13th, the first day of class, payable by Venmo @SWISHCo-op or in-person cash or check. These fees will be automatically added to your family invoice as you register for classes and payable by August 13. Supplies needed for each class will be listed in the class descriptions: textbooks, reading lists, materials needed for each class, field trips, etc.. Each family is responsible for purchasing what is needed for each student for each class.

Communicate regularly.

Our co-op utilizes the Homeschool Life website for most communication. A weekly update email is sent out on Mondays. Announcements are given at co-op at 8:45am each week. There is also a Signal chat group, SWISH Co-op Moms, for some communication between families. All communication takes place and homework is assigned on class forums. Each student needs to have access to the classes and forums via the website.

If you need help setting up Signal or need assistance with the website, please let any board member know and we are happy to help.

Be responsible for your younger children.

At SWISH, parents are focused on preparing our older children for graduation and adult life. Parents are expected to make arrangements for their children 0-10. Childcare will be provided at SWISH for these ages with the expectation the child is agreeable and able to get along with other children. If a parent needs to leave co-op during the day, they must take their children from childcare with them. Only SWISH and SWISH, Jr. students are allowed to stay in class without a parent in the building.

Be involved in your student’s progress.

All assignment of grades is the responsibility of the parent, all assessment of a student's progress is the responsibility of the parent, and all work assigned in class may be excused by the parent. If your student will not be completing part of any assignment, it is your responsibility to communicate your excuse to your student’s teachers. Teachers will communicate missing or incomplete assignments with parents unless a previous excuse has been made.

Insist that your student follows policies.

We all love a harmonious atmosphere and when we are all observing these agreed policies, that’s what we enjoy. Please take responsibility for your student abiding by these policies and please do not abdicate to board members to address policy violations.

Understand that policy violations have consequences.

A first violation of one of these policies will result in a board member having a conversation with you, reminding you of the policy. A continued violation of the same policy will result in a letter from the SWISH board notifying you of the violation. If 3 letters are received for any one policy, your co-op membership, participation, and benefits will be terminated. We will remain friends, but you will not be allowed to continue in co-op for the remainder of the year.

Teacher Expectations

As a teacher, you will have a syllabus and class description provided for you. You are required to attend the Teacher Day Camp, April 1, 2025 where we will work together to set up class forums on the website, plan field trips, schedule homework, etc. to prepare for the school year. Class time should be used for the advantage of having a group of students together: collaboration, activity, discussion vs. lecture, video, reading. The syllabus only requires 32 weeks of study; no homework should be assigned for week 1 or during any break. Teachers are required to have the coming week's homework assigned no later than Wednesday evening. Teachers may assign homework, tests, projects, etc. for the understanding and experience of the subject being taught. These are assigned with the understanding that completion is at the discretion of each parent for their student. Teachers should keep track of assignments that have been excused and communicate missing or incomplete assignments with parents who have not excused them. All grades and assessments from tests, assignments, projects, participation, etc. are the responsibility of each parent and will not be administered by the class teachers at co-op.

Administrator Expectation

As an administrator, you will have a description of your responsibilities provided for you and will collaborate with board members and other members to fulfill them. You will have extended access to the website to make information available to members, inclucing calendar events, forums, etc.. Board members and previous members have carried these responsibilities before, so you are welcome to ask for ideas and help from anyone and board members will be in contact with you. Some responsibilities have deadlines. You are required to fulfill the responsibilities by the deadlines to the best of your ability.

By selecting "Parent Agree & Sign" , you are commuicating that you will show up for your fellow SWISH members' children and understand they will show up for yours. You intend to honor these expectations to the best of your abilities. 2. Emergency Contact Phone Number

Payment Instructions

Please Venmo fees to @SWISHCo-op,

send a check to Katrina Bollinger, SWISH Treasurer,

or pay in-person at one of the Starting Point events.

Email swish.highschool.coop@gmail.com for address to send check.

Fees are non-refundable and are considered a donation to operating expenses for the co-op. They will be refunded in full only if registration request is denied.

Payment Options

$50.00 – Registration Fee
$50.00 – Senior Fee

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