Extra Innings

Please note: it is the parents responsibility to notify your child's teacher what their SAC schedule is. If you have a drop in or flex schedule you must let your child's teacher know when they are to come to SAC. 

You must report all absences to your SAC site before your child's scheduled care dates. If we do not hear from you, we must locate your child to ensure their safety. This will result in a $10.00 finders fee being added to your account. 

SAC Contract Details
Below are the two different ways you can register your child(ren):

Consistent weekly schedule: The same days every week, three days a week minimum required.
When choosing this schedule type, you are allowed "vacation days" that you will not be charged for if your child does not attend. The number of days you are granted each school year equals the number of days your child attends in a week. For more information, please review the Family Handbook.

Pick-your-monthly schedule: Submit a schedule for three or more days a week every week. Schedules are due on the 15th of the month prior. It is a higher daily cost (pricing is below) but offers flexibility for varying family schedules.

Where is the drop-in schedule option? Due to staffing challenges, there is no longer a drop-in schedule option for families. Drop-in days are ONLY available to families with a consistent weekly or pick-your-monthly schedule. For these scheduled families, you may request to add a drop-in day with advance notice.

School Age Care tuition statements are emailed out to you on or before the 15th of each month. Tuition fees cover a one month period and payment is due by the first business day of the month in which care takes place. Save time and avoid late fees by signing up for credit card or checking account auto pay.  You can sign up for this by logging into your account at tridistrict.ce.eleyo.com/. You can also log in at any time to make a check or credit card payment, or mail a check or money order to: ISD 197 SAC, 1979 Summit Lane, Mendota Heights, MN 55118. Payments in any form are not accepted at SAC sites. Please call Necole Berglund at 651-403-8054 with billing questions.

SAC is closed on the following holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, and Memorial Day. If you attend our summer program, we are also closed on July 4th. If a holiday falls on a weekend, a different day will be chosen.

Before school, SAC will be available from 6:30 a.m. until the start of the school day. Based on enrollment and staff availability, before-school sites may be combined, and children will be bussed to their home school by their school’s start time.  After school care is open from 2:15 pm until 6:00 pm Monday through Friday.

The registration fee is $45 per child.

SAC Rates:
K-4 Elementary Sites
Consistent schedule:  Before School - $8.00 / After School - $20.25
Pick-your-monthly schedule: Before School  - $10.00 /After School - $23.25
Drop-in: Before school - $12.00 / After School - $26.25

There is no transportation available to bring your child to morning care or to transport them to another location after School Age Care has closed.

Online Registration

SAC Registration Process
To better plan for staffing and have a more equitable registration process, the SAC school year program will be filled using a tiered lottery process this year. There’s no need to rush to complete the form once registration opens—you’ll have two weeks to complete your SAC registration forms.

All families who register between April 1 (at 8:00 a.m.) and April 15 (at 11:59 p.m.) will be entered into a lottery and accepted in this prioritization:

District employees
Current SAC and waitlisted families, new kindergartners, and new District (fall 2024) students
All other families

Between April 15-19, our staff will process lottery forms for current, returning, waitlisted, incoming kindergartners, and new District families. Starting the week of April 22, we will notify families via email if your child (or children) was drawn and accepted into SAC or waitlisted. Families will be accepted as a group.

Please note: The first date of SAC will be the first day your child returns to school. Kindergarteners and 5th graders start school on September 3, and grades 1-4 and 6-8 will begin on September 4. Please register your child/ren’s start date according to the school calendar.

Our online registration system allows you to make payments and review your account information with ease. If this is your first time registering with SAC you will need to create an account.  New users, please visit the tridistrict website to create an account. Existing users can log in to their account.

Once your account has been created, please use the "Explore All Programs" to locate ISD 197 School Age Care. Just click register and the system will walk you through the process. You will receive a confirmation once your child care contract is entered.

If additional forms are necessary they will be emailed out to you once your registration has been entered and must be returned to the SAC office before your child may start. 

Please wait for an acceptance email before sending your child to SAC. 

The SAC registration fee is $45.00 per child. Consider registering early to save money and ensure your children have a spot in SAC and are not placed on a waitlist.

If you have any questions about registration  please call Necole Berglund, at 651-403-8054.

Non-school day care may be available. Please watch for updates from the SAC program for dates and locations

How do I report an absence?

If your child will be absent, please inform the staff via a note or phone call to the site. There is no reduction of fees for student absence.

When, where, and how do I pay for School-Age Care?

School-Age Care tuition statements are mailed or emailed to you on or before the 15th of each month. Tuition fees cover a one month period and payment is due by the first business day of the month in which care takes place. You can pay by credit card, check or cash. Credit card auto pay is our preferred method of payment. Please call Necole Berglund at 651-403-8054 will billing questions. Mail your payment to:

School Age Care
1979 Summit Lane
Mendota Heights, MN. 55118
 
Late payments will be assessed a $25 fee. Failure to make payments on time is subject to termination from the program.