Mainspring Academy is closed for Spring Break beginning 3/10/2023 to 3/17/2023. We will be responding to inquiries promptly upon our return.
If your child has new emergency care information, please fill out the Emergency Care Plan Form and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]. Please only complete this form if you have updates or changes to the information that you previously included in your child’s Student Enrollment Packet.
If your child needs a new prescription, over-the-counter medication, or emergency treatment at the school, complete the Medication Permission Form and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]. Please only complete this form if you have updates or changes to the information that you previously included in your child’s Student Enrollment Packet.
*Fillable fields via Desktop only
If you’d like to add or make changes to your credit card or payment information, fill out the Change in Payment Form and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]. Please only complete this form if you have updates or changes to the information that you previously included in your child’s Student Enrollment Packet.
*Fillable fields via Desktop only
If you need to make changes to your child’s pickup/dropoff list, complete the Add/Change of Authorized Individuals form. Please only complete this form if you have updates or changes to the information that you previously included in your child’s Student Enrollment Packet.
If your child has a new provider (OT, speech, ABA, physical therapist, feeding therapist, etc.) that will be joining them at the school, please complete the Permission for In-School Services (Parent) Form below and email it to:
Director of Programming, Elizabeth Worrell at [email protected].
Providers must also fully complete the application below for school approval.
If your child is at risk for:
Please fill out the related Action Plan below to be kept in the student’s file and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs, Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
Dina Parisi, Head of School:
[email protected]
Elizabeth Worrell, Director of School Programming:
[email protected]
Sabrena Snow, Director of Student and Community Affairs:
[email protected]
Phone: (904)503-0344
Fax: (904)503-0469
Please complete the Student Absence Form for the school’s record of your child’s absence. Please send a Class Dojo message to your child’s teacher for late arrivals.
CARLINE HOURS:
Morning Dropoff:
8:25am-8:45am
Students may not be released onto campus before 8:25am unless they are enrolled in Morning Care or pre-approved for Drop-Off services. After 8:45am, parents must park and must walk their child into the front lobby. Parents may not release their child until a staff member has escorted the child into the school.
Afternoon Pickup:
2:15pm-2:45pm
For any pickups prior to 2:15pm, parents must park, enter the front lobby, and speak to Reception. For pickups during afternoon carline and aftercare, all parents and their authorized individuals must use the DASHPASS app. Parents can use their DASHPASS account to invite authorized individuals using a link or QR code. After 2:50pm, there is a late pickup fee of $1 per minute that must be paid upon arrival. Teachers will be keeping track of late pickups. After 3:00pm, late pickups will be released to Afternoon Care and parents must pay the $60 Afternoon Care Drop-Off fee.
The front of the carline begins at the Mainspring Academy monument sign. Do not release students from vehicles until they can be escorted by Mainspring Academy staff. Staff will also be taking student temperatures.
DASHPASS APP:
Beginning the 2022-2023 school year,all parents will need to use the DASHPASS app to notify us that you have arrived for afternoon pickup. This will also be used for aftercare. Additionally, you will notify us of changes such as who is picking up your child through this app as well as completing an Add/Change Pickup/Drop-off Form for your child’s file. (Please only complete the Add/Change Pickup/Drop-off Form if you have updates or changes to the information that you previously included in your child’s Student Enrollment Packet. This form is for the child’s file and separate from DASHPASS. Instructions on how to add authorized individuals to DASHPASS are detailed below.)
DASHPASS Instructions (English)>
DASHPASS Instructions (Spanish)>
HOW TO ADD AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS TO DASHPASS:
Step 1. Log into your DASHPASS parent account. Then, click “students” at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2. Click the bars located on the far right of the student’s name.
Step 3. Click “share student link”, then share the link (via text message or email) with all the people you have authorized to pick up your child.
If you have not received an invitation from your child’s teacher, please request the Mainspring Academy Class Dojo Directory for Parents.
View the 2022-2023 Required School Supply List>
School supplies will be due by 3:00pm on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. We encourage you to bring supplies earlier during your Meet the Teacher/Open House time.
Here is a list of items that our entire school will need all year round. Every $50 of donations is eligible for 1 parent participation hour. All donations are 100 % tax-deductible. Parent participation hours are not given for required school supplies. This list is for whole-school needs and supplies will be stored for all staff to access.
Mainspring Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are 100% tax-deductible. If you’d like to be involved or share information about any of our Giving Programs, please visit our Giving Page. If you’d like to be involved or share information about non-cash donations, please visit our In-Kind Page.
EIN: 407-3046264
Students will be released at 12:00pm for Teacher Planning on the following days. Students must be picked up by 12:30pm. There will be no Afternoon Care:
Friday, December 16, 2022
Thursday, June 15, 2023
2022 – 2023 School Events
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
*Volunteers will be needed for these particular events. Additional details and descriptions of volunteer needs will be listed in each monthly school newsletter.
TBD – Additional event dates are pending, including Special Olympics Events, Open House Events, Board Fundraiser, Vision Screening, Spring Portrait Day
If you’d like to submit an Extended Care Program application for review, complete the Extended Care Program contract and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]. Submission of your form does not guarantee your child’s placement in the program, and we require 72 hours notice and form submission for review.
Extended School Day contract due date:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Extended School Day fees are due are as follows:
Monday, August 15, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Monday March 20, 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Pay-in-full due dates are as follows:
Monday, August 15, 2022
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
There will be NO Afternoon Extended School Day on the following 2022-2023 dates:
Extended Day Instructions:
Parents who have not pre-paid for their month of services by 9:00am the morning of all due dates (listed above) may not drop their child off to Extended Care, no exceptions until obligations are paid. Parents dropping off for Morning Care services must park, ring the lobby doorbell, and wait with their child until a Mainspring Academy staff member can escort them into Morning Care. You may not leave your child in the lobby. Parents and authorized individuals picking up from aftercare must use the DASHPASS app to notify Afternoon Care staff that they have arrived (Please see the Carline tab for more information on this). Pickups after 5:30pm must pay a $1 per minute late fee upon arrival.
Extended School Year contract and deposit due date:
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Non-Mainspring Extended School Year contract and deposit due date:
Friday, May 5, 2023
Pay-in-full Extended School Year payment due:
Friday, May 5, 2023
Extended School Year Week 1 (6/26-6/30) payment + extended day due:
Friday, May 19, 2023
Extended School Year Week 2 (7/3, 7/5-7/7) payment + extended day due:
Friday, May 26, 2023
Extended School Year Week 3 (7/10-7/14) payment + extended day due:
Friday, June 2, 2023
Extended School Year Week 4 (7/17-7/21) payment + extended day due:
Friday, June 9, 2023
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
There will be NO Afternoon Extended School Day on the following 2022-2023 dates:
Extended Day Instructions:
Parents who have not pre-paid for their week of services by 9:00am the morning of all due dates (listed above) may not drop their child off to Extended Care, no exceptions until obligations are paid. Parents dropping off for Morning Care services must park, ring the lobby doorbell, and wait with their child until a Mainspring Academy staff member can escort them into Morning Care. You may not leave your child in the lobby. Parents and authorized individuals picking up from aftercare must use the DASHPASS app to notify Afternoon Care staff that they have arrived (Please see the Carline tab for more information on this). Pickups after 5:30pm must pay a $1 per minute late fee upon arrival.
CURRENT FAMILIES
PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Is your child ready for the first day of school? Review the checklist below!
1. Have you turned in your signed school contract?
2. Have you turned in your financial hardship contract (if applicable)?
3. Have you paid your $1000 Registration Fee?
4. If paying monthly? Have you submit your payment for the first month of tuition, due July 15th?
5. Have you received and read the Parent-Student Handbook which discusses policies and procedures?
6. Have you turned in your child’s completed student enrollment packet?
7. Have you turned in a copy of your child’s birth certificate?
8. Have you turned in a copy of your child’s latest physical (No earlier than the year 2022)?
9. Have you turned in a copy of your child’s latest immunizations (No earlier than the year 2022) OR a
copy of their immunization exemption?
10. Have you turned in a copy of your child’s state scholarship eligibility letter?
11. If your child will need medication administered at school, have you indicated so in the medication section of your child’s completed student enrollment packet?
12. If your child will need medication administered at school, have you given that medication to the front office or administration?
13. If your child will occasionally need over-the-counter medication (Benadryl, Midol, Hydrocortisone, eye drops, Ibuprophen, etc.) OR need emergency medication (Epipen, seizure protocol, inhaler, etc.) kept at the school, have you indicated so in the medication section of your child’s student enrollment packet?
14. If your child will occasionally need over-the-counter medication (Benadryl, Midol, Hydrocortisone, eye drops, Ibuprophen, etc.) OR need emergency medication (Epipen, seizure protocol, inhaler, etc.) kept at the school, have you given that medication to the front office or administration?
15. Have you turned in your child’s completed Special Olympics packet?
16. Have you turned in your child’s completed Extended Day Form to be reviewed (if applicable)?
17. Have you turned in your child’s completed provider forms (if applicable)?
18. Have you received your child’s teacher’s email address?
19. Have you asked your child’s teacher for their classroom supply list?
20. Have you given your child’s teacher 1 labelled refillable water bottle; 2 extra set(s) of clothing including socks, underwear, tops, and bottoms; and/or pullups (if applicable)? (Required of ALL students, regardless of age, grade, or ability level)
21. Have you been set up on Class Dojo?
22. Have you turned in your child’s FES-UA Student ID number? This is NOT the same as your child’s application ID. To find the FES-UA ID, log in to your FES-UA account, go to “Account Activity” and look for the “Student” section. Under your child’s name should be “FES (formerly Gardiner) Student ID:”
Donations from Giving Tuesday and other social media campaigns are an essential part of our annual operating budget and an easy way to support Mainspring Academy. All funds raised through your social media campaigns will provide opportunities for every aspect of our students’ overall learning experiences.
Giving Tuesday takes place on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 this year.
Facebook also provides the opportunity for you to create a fundraiser for a chosen nonprofit on your birthday or even start your own personal fundraiser for Mainspring Academy for any reason and at any time. Facebook provides 100% of all donations to nonprofit organizations like ours and all donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Create your own MSA fundraiser now>
EIN: 407-3046264
Along with a copy of your child’s birth certificate, all students at Mainspring Academy are required to have on file at the school an updated:
Mainspring does not provide these forms, so please contact your child’s doctor to set appointments for your child’s physical to receive them. View Sample Forms>
For some parents, a new appointment may not be needed and you may simply need to call your child’s doctor’s office and ask if you can pick up updated forms with new dates on them. View Sample Forms> to understand where new dates should be located.
These documents are a requirement of your child’s enrollment. They are due prior to your child’s first date of attendance.
Please email these documents to Sabrena at [email protected].
Due by 9:00am:
Friday, July 22, 2022
Intent to Reenroll 2022-2023 Form due:
Friday, January 31, 2023
Open Enrollment for new students:
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Contracts and Registration fee due:
Friday, March 10, 2023
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
If you’d like to enroll your child in Fall, Winter, or Spring 2022-2023 Intersessions, complete an Intersession Contract and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]ainspringacademy.org.
FALL INTERSESSION:
Tuesday, October 11-Friday, October 14, 2022
View Form>
Deposit fee and contract due:
Friday, September 9, 2022
Full fee (including any extended care fees) due :
Friday, September 23, 2022
SPRING INTERSESSION:
Tuesday, May 9-Friday, May 12, 2023
View Form>
Deposit fee and contract due:
Friday, April 14, 2023
Full fee (including any extended care fees) due:
Friday, April 28, 2023
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
Needed by Friday, December 9, 2022:
Event Sponsorship Request Letter and Form>
Letters can be returned by mail, turned in to front desk, or emailed to Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
WHAT: Walk 10K steps a day for 7 days to support 60 special education students at Mainspring Academy. Jacksonville registrants who successfully complete their walks each day will be eligible to win a prize (valued at up to $200) in a daily raffle, and a grand prize (valued at up to $1,000) for completing all 7 days. #MakingMyStepsCount
Registrant Personal Fundraiser Letter>
Letters can be returned by mail, turned in to front desk, or emailed to Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
WHEN: Miles for Mainspring begins Monday, February 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM EST and ends Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Registration closes Friday, January 20, 2023.
WHERE: This is a remote event. Registrants may join the Miles for Mainspring Facebook Group to submit their proof of steps (beginning Monday, February 13, 2023), as well as to receive event updates. If you do not have a Facebook account, registrants can submit their name and proof of steps to Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
CONTACT: Please contact Sabrena Snow, Director of Student and Community Affairs at [email protected] or (904)503-0344 for more information about Miles for Mainspring.
View our monthly newsletter for more information on events and opportunities.
New Parent Orientation Group 1 (Amy, Paige, Jeff, Shermaine, and Sara’s Classes)– Monday, August 8, 2022 – 9:30am
Meet the Teacher Group 1 (Amy, Paige, Jeff, Shermaine, and Sara’s Classes)– Monday, August 8, 2022 – 10:30am
New Parent Orientation Group 2 (Kimberly, Liz M., Jenn, Callie, and Lisa’s Classes)– Monday, August 8, 2022 – 12:00pm
Meet the Teacher Group 2 (Kimberly, Liz M., Jenn, Callie, and Lisa’s Classes)– Monday, August 8, 2022 – 1:00pm
If you’re a new family starting with us at Mainspring Academy, view our Parent Student Handbook to learn everything you’ll need for your child to be ready for their first day of school.
If you’ve been looking to have a night out while someone you trust watches the kids, you’re in luck! Friday, December 2 from 3-7pm, Mainspring Academy staff will be hosting a Parent Night Out. Children will be able to enjoy a movie, crafts, playtime, and dinner while you have a night out to yourselves! We are raising funds to enhance our school’s current security system. Registration will be a $50 flat fee for the night per child, with $15 for each additional child. For children already registered in aftercare, the fee is $30 for the night, with $15 for each additional child.
How to Register
Complete the waiver and application no later than November 18, 2022 at 3:00 pm. Email or return it to Sabrena at [email protected].
How to Pay
Payments will be due with applications no later than November 18, 2022 at 3:00pm.
Review Mainspring Academy’s policies and procedures. The signed parent acknowledgment page is due no later than 3:00 pm Friday, September 2, 2022. You can email it to Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
Parent Acknowledgment Page (Fillable via desktop)>
PAC 2022-2023 Open Meeting Dates
9:15am in the Mainspring Academy Cafeteria
If you’d like to give permission to a 3rd party school, clinic, or other entity to access your child’s Mainspring Academy records, please complete the Parent Authorization for Release of Information Form and email it to Sabrena at [email protected].
View our Volunteer Page to find out the best way to earn your family’s 10 required parent participation hours for the school year.
10 parent participation hours OR opt-out fees are due by 3:00pm:
Friday, June 2, 2023
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form.
View our Parent Support Facebook Page to connect with other Mainspring Parents
Checks may be made payable to “Mainspring Academy”. For mail delivery, please address to:
ATTN: Community Affairs
Mainspring Academy
6700 Southpoint Pkwy, Suite 400
Jacksonville, FL, 32216
Please send student records requests to:
ATTN: Jeshenia Brito, Front Office Assistant/Records:
Fax: (904)503-0469
Email: [email protected]
View the 2022-2023 School Calendar.
Support Mainspring Academy by ordering a school t-shirt. Order proceeds will go into fundraising for our 501(c)(3) not-for-profit special education program.
View “Peace, Love, Pride” Order Form (Navy Blue) (due Friday, August 12)>
View “Peace, Love, Pride” Order Form (Bubble Gum Pink) (due Friday, August 12)>
*Fillable fields via Desktop only
Please send order forms with cash/check only to Sabrena at [email protected].
Due by 3:00pm:
Friday August 12, 2022
Special Olympics events occur during the school day at Mainspring Academy. All students attending school on these days are required to participate or must be picked up by parents prior to the arrival of the bus. In order for your child to participate, please complete the Special Olympics forms and email them to Sabrena at [email protected].
YMCA Venue Waiver>
COVID-19 Code of Conduct and Risk Assessment Form>
Young Athletes and Little Elites Photo Release Forms>
Forms due by 3:00pm:
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Event: Basketball & Flag Football
Date: Friday, January 27, 2023
Location: duPont YMCA – 7373 Old King’s Rd. S, Jacksonville, FL, 32217
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Volunteer time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Event: Baseball and Track/Field
Date: Friday, April 28th, 2023
Location: duPont YMCA – 7373 Old King’s Rd. S, Jacksonville, FL, 32217
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Volunteer time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Mainspring Academy staff contact information can be found under each staff member’s profile on our Staff Page.
Complete a 2022-2023 New Student Enrollment Packet and email it to Sabrena at [email protected]ainspringacademy.org.
Enrollment Packet due by 9:00am
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
From July 2022-May 2023, monthly tuition is due on the 1st of the month by 3:00 pm, unless otherwise specified and approved.
Monthly tuition due dates (if you chose the 1st of the month) are as follows:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Monday, August 1, 2022
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Wednesday, January 3, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023
Monday, May 1, 2023
Monthly tuition due dates (if you chose the 15th of the month) are as follows:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Monday March 20, 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Quarterly tuition due dates are as follows:
Monday, August 1, 2022
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Semi-annual due dates are as follows:
Monday, August 1, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Pay-in-full due dates are as follows:
Monday, August 1, 2022
If you are using a credit card that is different from the card on file, please complete and email an Add/Change of Payment Information Form and email it to Director of Student and Community Affairs Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
Mainspring Academy is closed for Spring Break beginning 3/10/2023 to 3/17/2023. We will be responding to inquiries promptly upon our return.