Membership Packet: Family Application

Thank you for your interest in the Sarasota Cooperative Learning Project (SCLP)! Membership is open to all families in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Being a SCLP member gives your family access to all of our classes, activities and special events.

Application Process

To join SCLP, submit this completed membership packet and nonrefundable membership dues of $50 per family. Membership dues may be paid by check, delivered by mail or hand.

Please ensure that you return the entire completed packet. The membership packet includes:

Family Application

Volunteer Preference Form and Agreement

Unconditional & Full General Release, Waiver & Indemnification Agreement

Media Release Form

Handbook Receipt & Code of Conduct Agreement

SCLP is an inclusive community that seeks diversity in its teachers and students.

Parent/Guardian Information

Primary Contact / Name: / Phone Number:
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Email Address: / Secondary Phone:
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Mailing Address:
Secondary Contact / Name: / Phone Number:
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Email Address: / Secondary Phone:
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Mailing Address:

Student Information

*Please list all children in the family who may come to co-op, whether or not they plan to participate in classes or activities.

Legal Name / Preferred Name (if different) / Date of Birth

Emergency Contacts

Name / Relationship / Phone number(s)
Primary:
Secondary:
Primary:
Secondary:

Allergies and other significant information

An adult member of each family must commit to volunteering to help run the cooperative. We will do our best to give you your first preference, but must ensure the cooperative’s primary needs are met. Please consider your physical and practical capabilities in choosing a volunteer position. By selecting a volunteer position, you are affirming that you are willing and able to perform it safely and consistently.

Volunteer Position Descriptions

Open (Must arrive no later than 8:45am):

Pavilion: Set up 4-5 tables with chairs and Lemonade Stand. Do not volunteer for this position unless you are able to safely help lift and move folding banquet tables.

Classrooms and other facilities: Set up tables and chairs in classrooms. Check facilities to ensure orderliness.

Lunch (Must arrive no later than 10:45am):

Pavilion: Help children to throw away trash from lunch and other activities.

Classrooms and other facilities: Check facilities to ensure orderliness.

Close (Begins at 1:50 and finishes at 2:15-2:30):

Pavilion: Put away tables, chairs and Lemonade Stand. Take trash to dumpster. Do not volunteer for this position unless you are able to safely help lift and move folding banquet tables.

Classrooms and other facilities: Put away tables, chairs and toys in classrooms. Check facilities to ensure orderliness.

Other Available Volunteer Positions

Board of Directors

You will be asked to submit a separate application.

Secretary: Attend all board meetings; maintain board records and minutes; schedule and provide notice of meetings.

Student Representative: Represent the student body’s wishes and interests on the board; attend board meetings as possible.

Community

Lead student club. (You must describe the proposed club below to be considered).

Teach a class. (You must apply as an instructor to have your proposed class considered. See the website.

Adult Volunteer Name:
First Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: SecretaryCommunity: Student ClubCommunity: Teach
Second Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: SecretaryCommunity: Student ClubCommunity: Teach
Third Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: SecretaryCommunity: Student ClubCommunity: Teach
If you propose to lead a student club, describe it here:

Student members may also register for a volunteer position. SCLP will provide documentation for those needing proof of community service hours.

Student Volunteer Name: / Age:
First Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: Student RepresentativeCommunity: Student Club
Second Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: Student RepresentativeCommunity: Student Club
Third Preference: Open: Pavilion (lifting required)Open: ClassroomsLunch Clean UpClose ClassroomsClose Pavilion (lifting required)Board: Student RepresentativeCommunity: Student Club

Membership Packet: Media Release Form

Every adult member of Sarasota Cooperative Learning Project (SCLP), including guests bringing child members on parents’ behalf, must sign this Unconditional and Full General Release, Waiver and Indemnification Agreement for their family to participate.

SCLP is a nonprofit homeschool cooperative that organizes classes, events and activities, including free play, (collectively “Activities”) at the Bahia Vista Mennonite Church in Sarasota, FL, and other locations (collectively “Facilities”). “My Family” as used in this form includes every member of your family that will be present at SCLP’s activities. Please list all minors for whom you are signing:

Legal Name / Date of Birth / Legal Name / Date of Birth

In consideration of the SCLP allowing participation in the Activities, I hereby agree as follows:

Assumption of Risk – I, on my own behalf and as parent/guardian of the minors in my Family, hereby agree to, and grant the permission necessary for my Family to, participate in the Activities and expressly assume all the known and unknown risks inherent in the Activities (which may include, without limitation, property damage or loss, minor and major injuries, permanent disability, and death). We understand that SCLP does not require participation in any activity or class and we will elect to participate only in activities in which we can safely participate. We agree to cover any medical expenses for our family.

Release and Indemnification – I, my Family and guests hereby release, waive, discharge, and covenant not to sue SCLP, its directors, officers, volunteers, instructors, and agents, or SCLP’s chosen venue or the agents of said venue (collectively, “Releasees”) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including death, that may be sustained by me, my Family or guests, or to any property belonging to me, my Family or guests, while participating in the Activities, or while in, on or upon the premises where such activities are being conducted, whether such loss is caused by the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise and regardless of whether such liability arises in tort, contract, strict liability, or otherwise, to the fullest extent allowed by law (collectively, “Claims”).

We further agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Releasees from and against all such Claims, including, without limitation, court costs and attorneys' fees, that Releasees may incur due to our participation in said activities, whether caused by negligence of Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Supervision – As parent or guardian of my child(ren), I understand and agree that I am solely responsible for my Family and that Releasees cannot and will not be responsible for my Family before, during or after the Activities.

Interpretation & Jurisdiction – It is our express intent that this Agreement shall bind the members of my family, spouse, heirs, assigns, and personal representatives, and shall be deemed as a release, waiver, discharge and covenant not to sue the above-named Releasees. It contains the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement. It shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. Any mediation, suit, or other proceeding relating to the terms of this Agreement must be filed in Florida.

IN SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, I ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPRESENT THAT I have read the foregoing Unconditional & Full General Release, Waiver & Indemnification Agreement, understand it, and sign it voluntarily. No oral representations, statements, or inducements, apart from the foregoing written agreement, have been made. I am at least eighteen (18) years of age and fully competent; and I execute this Agreement for full, adequate and complete consideration fully intending to be bound by same.

Print Name / Signature / Date

Membership Packet: Media Release Form

The Sarasota Cooperative Learning Project (SCLP) periodically takes photographs and/or video recordings of SCLP activities. Adult and child members may be highlighted in efforts to promote the SCLP’s activities and community. For example, students may be featured in materials to recruit members and/or teachers and to increase public awareness of our cooperative through newspapers, radio, TV, the web, social media, DVDs, displays, brochures, and other types of media.

Please list all minors for whom you are signing:

Legal Name / Date of Birth / Legal Name / Date of Birth

Please initial:

Yes – I consent. I, as the parent or guardian the minor(s) listed above, hereby grant SCLP, its directors, agents, and representatives the right to photograph and/or record me, my child(ren), and/or our property for use in audio, video, film, or any other electronic, digital and printed media. I agree that SCLP may use photographs of me and my minor child(ren) with or without my name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as outlined above.

No – I do not consent. I do not consent to SCLP use of my child’s photograph, voice and/or name in media projects.

I have read and understand the above:

Print Name / Signature / Date

Membership Packet: Media Release Form

We acknowledge that we have read, understand and agree to the Sarasota Cooperative Learning Project (SCLP) Member Handbook, which is available online at

We further acknowledge the SCLP’s code of conduct, as described in the Member Handbook, and agree to the following:

I will be kind.
I will be respectful of my classmates, teachers, and SCLP members.
I will consider others’ feelings and physical safety.
I will take care of my own property and that of the SCLP and others.
Others may look different than me, act different than me, or have different strengths or weaknesses. I will accept these differences respectfully.
If I make a mistake or am unsure what to do, I will ask for help.
If others make a mistake, I will give them patience and try to help them fix it.

The primary adult member and all students who are able, should sign to show their agreement:

Name / Signature