If you need to make changes to your child’s profile, complete a Student Change of Information Form.
*Fillable fields via Desktop only
For any school records questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
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]. Forms submitted without the physician’s signature will not be accepted. Actual prescriptions, PRN rescues, or over-the-counter medications must be physically handed from parent to med-certified staff at the front desk only. Mainspring Academy’s formal medication intake/discontinuation procedures are strictly required, with no exceptions. Parents and staff will cross-check the med count and sign the intake form with a med staff and a 2nd staff witness. MEDS, OTC’s, and RESCUES MAY NOT BE sent in backpacks, handed in at carline, passed to extended day, left at the front desk, left on admin desks, passed to therapists, passed to teachers, etc.
New enrollments, this information will be in your student enrollment packet for the school year. 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
For any student medication questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
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 Jes at [email protected]. New enrollments, this information will be in your student enrollment packet for the school year. 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.
*Please do not upload this to the website.EMAIL the completed form to Jes Brito at [email protected] or submit the form in person. Card information will not be taken verbally or over the phone. On the form, please indicate if the card is meant to replace a current card on file OR is to be processed for one-time use only.
*Fillable fields via Desktop only
For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected].
If you need to make changes to your child’s pickup/dropoff list, complete the Add/Change of Authorized Individuals form. Email the completed form to [email protected]. Please note this form is separate from Dashpass. You must add your authorized individuals in Dashpass in addition.
Newly authorized individuals are required to show their ID’s for pickup until staff is familiar. This form is for school records and not related to Dashpass. Please don’t forget to log in to your Dashpass app and add them as well. For instructions on how to add authorized individuals to Dashpass, please see the “Carline” tab in the Parent Corner.
New enrollments, this information will be in your student enrollment packet for the school year. 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.
For any school records questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected]. For any carline or Dashpass questions, please see the Carline tab. You may contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected].
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 Laney Gonzalez, at [email protected].
Permission for In-School Services>
Providers must also fully complete the application below for school approval.
For any provider questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected].
Dina Parisi, Head of School:
[email protected]
Sabrena Snow, Director of Student and Community Affairs:
[email protected]
Laney Gonzalez, School Operations Coordinator
[email protected]
Phone: (904)503-0344
Fax: (904)503-0469
Staff Supervisors
All Teachers:
Dina Parisi, [email protected]
All Paraprofessionals, including Extended Care, Intersession, and Summer Program Staff:
Laney Gonzalez, [email protected]
All Clerical and Enrichment Staff:
Sabrena Snow, [email protected]
All Administrators:
Dina Parisi, [email protected]
Please complete the Student Absence Form for the school’s record of your child’s absence. This form must be completed for any excused or unexcused absences (planned or unplanned) during the school week. This must be completed for administrative staff records. Upon submission, the form will also automatically forward to your child’s teacher.
For any student attendance questions or issues, please contact please contact Laney Gonzalez, at [email protected] .
For any carline or Dashpass issues or questions, please contact Laney Gonzalez, at [email protected] .
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. Please see the Late Pickup tab for more information.
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.
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.
For any Class Dojo questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected]
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
For any donation questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected]
Students will be released at 1:00pm for Teacher Planning on the following days. Carline will begin at 12:45pm. There will be no Afternoon Care:
For any school calendar questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
For any school event questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected]
2024– 2025 SCHOOL EVENTS
August
September
October –
November
December
January
February –
March
April
May
June
For any Extended School Day payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] . For any Extended Care operations questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected]
If you’d like to submit an Extended Care Program application for review, complete the Extended Care Program contract on Quickschools. 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.
Beforecare: 7:30-8:30am
Aftercare: 3:00-5:30pm
THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM OPERATES ON A MONTHLY BASIS. YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE PLANS: FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, OR DROP-IN RATE. DROP-IN STUDENTS ARE CHARGED $20 AM/ $60 PM, AND THE SERVICE MAY NOT BE USED MORE THAN 2X PER MONTH. IF ADDITIONAL MONTHLY INSTANCES ARE NEEDED, PLEASE SEE MONTHLY FEES). PART-TIME RATES CAN ONLY BE USED IF YOU PLAN TO UTILIZE EXTENDED DAY SERVICES NO MORE THAN 3X PER WEEK AND THOSE DAYS MUST BE PRE-SELECTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS (TWO BUSINESS DAYS) PRIOR. ALL FULL TIME AND PART TIME RATES ARE BILLED AS FOLLOWS EXCEPT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WHICH IS BILLED AT HALF OF THE RATES POSTED BELOW.
PROGRAM MONTHLY FEE PAY IN FULL (7/17/24)
5% PIF DISCOUNT
Full Time M-F F/T Morning – $260.00 $2,350.00
F/T Afternoon – $450.00 $4,060.00
F/T Both – $685.00 $6,180.00
PART TIME P/T Morning – $165.00 $1,485.00
3X/WK P/T Afternoon – $300.00 $2,705.00
P/T Both – $440.00 $3,970.00
DECEMBER F/T Morning – $130.00
F/T F/T Afternoon – $225.00
F/T Both – $340.00
DECEMBER P/T Morning – $80.00
P/T P/T Afternoon – $150.00
P/T Both – $220.00
Extended School Day contract and application due date:
Friday, July 12, 2024
Extended School Day fees are due are as follows:
Planned drop-ins – Prior to service
Unplanned drop-ins – At pickup
August: Monday, July 17, 2024
September: Thursday, August 15, 2024
October: Monday, September 16, 2024
November: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
December: Friday, November 15, 2024
January: Monday, December 16, 2024
February: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
March: Friday, February 14, 2025
April: Friday, March 14, 2025
May: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Pay-in-full due dates are as follows:
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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 Jes Brito at [email protected] .
There will be NO Afternoon Extended School Day on the following 2024-2025 dates:
Extended School 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. After 5:40pm, $60 will be charged.
RESOURCES
CONTACT STEP UP FOR STUDENTS
Phone: 1-877-735-7837
Email>
For any Step Up for Students questions or issues, please contact Step Up for Students with the information listed above, and Dina Parisi at [email protected]
Is your child ready for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year?
Review the First Day of School Checklist >
For admissions questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
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, December 3, 2024 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
For any donation questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
Along with a copy of your child’s birth certificate, all new 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].
For any school records questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
For any Intercession payment questions or issues, For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] .For any Intercession operations questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected]
If you’d like to enroll your child in Fall, Winter, or Spring 2024-2025 Intercessions, complete an Intercession Contract on Quickschools.
FALL INTERCESSION:
Dates:
Tuesday, October 15-Friday, October 18, 2024
Fee:
$315 total
Add-On Extended School Day Services:
$140 a week flat rate for both before and aftercare if not already enrolled in regular extended care services
$50 Deposit & Contract Due:
Friday, September 6, 2024
Remaining Fees Due ($265 if Deposit Paid + any Add-Ons):
Friday, September 27, 2024
WINTER INTERCESSION:
Dates:
Monday, February 3- Friday, February 7, 2025
Fee:
$365 total
Add-On Extended School Day Services:
$170 a week flat rate for both before and aftercare if not already enrolled in regular extended care services
$50 Deposit & Contract Due:
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Remaining Fees Due ($315 if Deposit Paid + any Add-Ons):
Friday, January 24, 2025
SPRING INTERCESSION:
Dates:
Monday, May 5- Friday, May 9, 2025
Fee:
$365 total
Add-On Extended School Day Services:
$170 a week flat rate for both before and aftercare if not already enrolled in regular extended care services
$50 Deposit & Contract Due:
Friday, March 28, 2025
Remaining Fees Due ($315 if Deposit Paid + any Add-Ons):
Wednesday, April 16, 2024
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 Jes Brito at [email protected] .
For any Extended Care payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] . For any Extended Care operations questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected]
For any drop-in approval questions, please contact Laney Farris at [email protected]. For any late pickup or drop-in billing questions, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected].
Late Pickups from School: 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.
Pre-planned and unplanned extended care drop-ins are subject to different policies.
Late Pickups from Aftercare: Students must be picked up from aftercare no later than 5:30pm. Parents will be charged $1 per minute for late pickups until 5:40pm. After 5:40pm, I am responsible for paying the $60 drop-in fee. After two instances of late pickups in the school-year, I will be charged $60 per annual occurrence (e.g. $180 on the 3rd occurrence, $240 on the 4th occurrence, $300 on the 5th occurrence). If there are four or more occurences, your child will be dismissed from the extended day program.
For any Miles for Mainspring questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
Needed by January 1, 2025:
By the above deadline, 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
WHEN: Miles for Mainspring begins Monday, February 10,2025 at 12:00 AM EST and ends Sunday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. Registration for the event closes Friday, January 17, 2024.
WHERE: This is a remote event. Registrants may join the Miles for Mainspring Facebook Group to submit their proof of steps (beginning Monday, February 10, 2025), as well as to receive event updates and official rules. 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.
For any monthly newsletter questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
Upon the announcement of state-required medical screenings of students in specific grades, you may submit a formal and signed letter to decline the screening for your child, for the School to keep on file. Please email this letter to Sabrena at [email protected] and email a copy to your child’s teacher.
For any Parent/Student Handbook questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
Join PAC (via Mobile or Desktop App)>
PAC 2024-2025 Open Meeting Dates
9:00am in the Mainspring Academy Cafeteria
For any PAC questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
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].
For any school records questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
View our Parent Participation Guide to find out the best way to earn your family’s 10 required parent participation hours for the school year.
Submit a Volunteer Credit Request>
10 parent participation hours OR opt-out fees are due by 3:00pm:
June 1, 2025
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 Jes Brito at [email protected] .
For any parent participation questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .For any parent participation billing issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected].
View our Parent Support Facebook Page to connect with other Mainspring Parents
For any social media questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected] .
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
For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] .
For any Quickschools questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected] .
If you would like to request a receipt, paid invoice, bank invoice, etc., please complete a Receipt/Invoice Request Form.
For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] .
Mainspring Academy Student Records Requests may be submitted by fax (904-503-0469 ATTN: Student Records) OR via our web form.
For any school records questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
View the 2024-2025 School Calendar.
For any school calendar questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
Summer ESY Program Closures
For any school calendar questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected].
View the 2024-2025 Required School Supply List>
School supplies will be due by 3:00pm on Monday, August 5th, 2024. We encourage you to bring supplies earlier during your Meet the Teacher/Open House time.
BELOW 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.
For any school supply questions or issues, please contact Sabrena Snow at [email protected]
Mainspring Academy staff contact information can be found under each staff member’s profile on our Staff Page.
Staff Supervisors
All Teachers:
Dina Parisi, [email protected]
All Paraprofessionals, including Extended Care, Intersession, and Summer Program Staff:
Laney Gonzalez, [email protected]
All Clerical and Enrichment Staff:
Sabrena Snow, [email protected]
All Administrators:
Dina Parisi, [email protected]
Did a Mainspring staff member or coworker go above and beyond to help this month? Shout them out! Your comment may appear in our monthly Staff Newsletter!
For any Summer Program payment questions or issues, For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] .For any Summer Program operations questions or issues, please contact Laney Gonzalez at [email protected]
Summer Fee:
Add-On Extended Care Services:
Extended School Year contract and $100 deposit due date:
Friday, April 25, 2025
Pay-in-full Extended School Year payment due:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Extended School Year Week 1 (6/23-6/27) payment + extended day due:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Extended School Year Week 2 (6/30-7/3) payment + extended day due:
Friday, May 23, 2025
Extended School Year Week 3 (7/7-7/11) payment + extended day due:
Friday, May 30, 2025
Extended School Year Week 4 (7/14-7/18) payment + extended day due:
Friday, June 6, 2025
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 2024-2025 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.
For any payment questions or issues, please contact Jes Brito at [email protected] .
From July 2024-May 2025, monthly tuition is due on the 15th of the month by 3:00 pm
Monthly tuition due dates are as follows:
Monday, July 15, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Semi-annual due dates are as follows:
Monday, July 15, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
Pay-in-full due dates are as follows:
Thursday, August 1, 2024
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] .
