Parent Participation & Services Available

PARENT PARTICIPATION & AVAILABLE SERVICES

SERVICES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES

The Wooden Floor provides a safe space for our students and their families to ensure they are supported in their personal and home lives. Our Family Services program takes a case management approach to counseling, crisis intervention, and social service referrals to help families overcome socioeconomic hardships and navigate a path towards economic progress. To further support this, The Wooden Floor offers free workshops on financial literacy, parenting, communication, as well as family health services.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

To qualify, students must: ■ Graduate with a cumulative, weighted GPA of 2.5 or above. ■ Be in good standing at The Wooden Floor and have demonstrated the values of Respect, Excellence, Community, and Stewardship through good attendance and participation in the program’s wrap around services. ■ Maintain an 80% dance attendance at The Wooden Floor throughout high school and a 70% attendance senior year. ■ Enroll and attend an accredited community college or university.

DROP-OFF & PICKING UP YOUR CHILD

At the Main Street location, please park in the parking lot and walk your child to and from the building. At the Depot at Santiago location, families are encouraged to park in any available spaces along North Santiago Street marked for public parking and walk students to class. Additional parking can be found at the Santa Ana Train Station off North Santiago Street and East Santa Ana Boulevard. In addition to posted signs or colored curbs indicating parking regulations, parking is discouraged in Depot at Santiago’s public retail spaces or on the following streets: Stafford Street, North Custer Street, North Logan Street, and Lincoln Avenue. The Wooden Floor accepts no responsibility or liability for students outside our buildings.

LATE PICK UP

Students must be picked up promptly at the end of their dance classes and tutoring sessions. The Wooden Floor is not responsible for caring for students who are dropped off early or not picked up in a timely manner. Please be considerate: If your child is scheduled in the last class of the day, arrive early to pick up your child so the campus can close as scheduled. Because we value our employees’ time, parents of students picked up later than 15 minutes after the end of the last class of the day will be charged a $50 late pick up fee, which is payable to The Wooden Floor by the next scheduled class date.

“To tell you the truth, because I was working so much, there were a lot of things I didn’t know I was supposed to do as a father. Now I know what a difference it makes to create time for my family, and with my wife. I learned that here. As a couple and a family, we could have gone our separate ways. We worked on our challenges and we’re really proud of what we’ve accomplished. It happened only because everyone was doing their part–myself, my wife, our children–and the staff of The Wooden Floor had their part, too. Everyone had a part in us being successful, and it is the reason we are all together. Above anything else, The Wooden Floor has helped us grow as a family. My children have learned so much here, and they have taught me a lot, too. This is an essential place not just for children, but for the entire family. We are all so grateful.”

Moises Santiago,

Father of Cynthia, Class of 2021; Moises Jr., Class of 2022; and Misael The Santiago family has been a part of The Wooden Floor since 2011. The family has greatly benefited from our Family Services. In addition to 1:1 counseling, the parents and children both participated in our Empowerment Workshops to learn how to support and guide key developmental milestones, and to formulate an enriched future through self-advocacy and parental involvement.

The staff is not responsible for caring for youth who are not picked up on time and staff is prohibited from driving students home. If you are running late or cannot pick up your child, it is your responsibility to make arrangements and notify The Wooden Floor, in advance, of the person who will be picking up your child.

EMERGENCY POLICY

If a child becomes ill or sustains an injury more serious than a minor cut or scratch, parents/guardians will be immediately notified. If parents/guardians cannot be reached immediately, or if the injury or illness is such that there should be no delay in getting medical treatment, the staff will obtain emergency medical treatment without specific instructions from the parents/guardian.

PARENTS GIVE BACK

The Wooden Floor is committed to every child from the first day of their enrollment through the end of high school and invests a significant amount of resources both financially and through its staff to help your children succeed. In exchange for this commitment from The Wooden Floor and its funders, parents are expected to do the following: 1. Commit to year-round participation in all sessions.

Parents are encouraged to commit to and fully support their children’s year-round participation, and to plan holidays and vacations around the calendar found in this guide. 2. Support The Wooden Floor community and its goal of providing performance opportunities by buying or selling at least five tickets at the discounted parent price to the Annual Concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, and attending the performance regardless of whether or not your child is performing. 3. Contribute 5 hours of volunteer time a year. Donations maybe counted toward volunteer hours. 4. Attend at least one parent workshop a year.

The Parent Leadership Council is a leadership group that supports parent participation, communication, and collaboration between parents, The Wooden Floor community, and The Wooden Floor staff. It also takes a leadership position in helping other parents through their journey at The Wooden Floor. If you would like to contribute to the fundraising effort and/or join the Parent Leadership Council, please inquire at the front desk. Help us continue to build this community of parents who are there for each other and their children.