Information & Policies

Sponsor-A-Child Scholarships Available

Did you know that about 37% of children in the Litchfield School District qualify for free or reduced lunch rates? Inclement Weather

Equal Opportunities and Accessibility

District 465 Community Education and Recreation complies with all state and federal Litchfield Community Education equal opportunity requirements receives donations from generous and follows employment practices individuals and businesses in our and education programs that do community to provide scholarships not discriminate on the basis of for youth activities, helping to offset race, color, sex, religion, marital the cost. Scholarships are based on status, handicap, national origin or income eligibility. We use the same the presence of a non-job or guidelines as the Free and Reduced education related medical Lunch Program. condition. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations when Free and Reduced rate eligibility is needed. Advance notice of these based on family income requirements needs helps considerably. When set by the state of Minnesota in registering, please inform our relation to national poverty guidelines. staff by filling out an information As you can imagine, families that are sheet that describes the type of strained financially, eliminate items accommodations that Community like recreation and enrichment Education and Recreation can opportunities that are non-essential. provide for you. Staff will not be Funds remain in place until all dollars responsible for passing or are utilized. Contact Community handling personal medications. Education for more information and to This must be done by a parent, determine eligibility. guardian or personal care Attendant, whom are also Check Return Policy welcome to accompany those with Checks returned for insufficient funds, special needs to a class at no stop payment or account closed will be charge. subject to a $30.00 service charge. Payee will be notified upon receipt of NSF notice to our office. If there has been no attempt to contact our office after two weeks, information will be turned over to a collection agency. Listen to KLFD 95.9 FM & 1410 AM radio regarding changes, postponements or cancellations. When looking for activity information, call Community Education, not KLFD. Activity cancelations or postponements will be posted on our Facebook page. When

schools close due to the weather, all Community Education activities will be canceled or postponed. Cancelation Policy

Community Education reserves the right to cancel any activity or class. If this happens, your money will be fully refunded. Participant cancelations must be requested prior to the published Deadline and will be subject to a $5.00 administrative fee. Refunds will be issued at our discretion for cancelations made less than a week before the start date, due to special circumstances. No refunds will be made after the class has met. You must call our office to request a cancelation. Online cancelation is not

available. Photographs/Recording

By registering for any Community Education activity listed in this program guide, you acknowledge for yourself or those you are registering that photographs and/or videotaping of participants may be taken and used in Community Education publications, flyers or other advertising. If you object to your photo or video being used, please contact Community Education.

Use of School Facilities

Litchfield Public Schools encourages the use of school facilities. Arrange for rental and use of all school facilities:

COVID-19 UPDATE  Fill out a Facility Use Application

Being that guidelines  Email Emily Bratz

Volunteer Informationare ever changing in  Call (320) 693-2354

Confirmation of the space requested is completed after the request is on the master schedule. There may be rental fees, custodial fees, equipment rental fees, kitchen staff fees, and school supervisory fees, along with a scheduling fee, depending on the time and type of request to use school facilities. Do you have a passion for a particular sport or activity? Some of our youth programs are looking for volunteers and we need committed individuals to help out. When you commit, we ask that you are able to consistently provide assistance for all scheduled program dates. At the end of the activity you may receive credit on your account for use on a future class. All volunteers must complete an response to COVID-19, all activities are subject to change. Litchfield Community Education & Recreation follows COVID-19 guidelines set forth by the State of Minnesota and the Minnesota State High School League. application and background check. In addition, all recreation coaches must

Visit the Litchfield School complete bloodborne pathogen and

District website for a concussion training a week prior to list of guidelines that their first day of coaching.

we follow. Contact Community Education for more information (320) 693-2354.