Elementary Camps

YOUTH PROGRAMS HANDBOOK

The Handbook includes participant expectations, safety guidelines and MSCR policies and procedures.

• Youth Programs Handbook
• Manual para padres de MSCR – Campamentos

CAMP SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FORM

This form includes your child’s emergency contact, any medical information, and authorized pick up information. Save time during camp registration by completing or updating the form in advance. Please complete prior to camp. This form is also available upon registration.

• Camps Supplemental Information Form
• Formulario de Información Suplementaria de Campamentos 
  (Padres, se les invita a completar un formulario para varios niños. Por favor indicar cualquier diferencia si es necesario. Toda la información podrá ser revisada y actualizada al llegar al campamento.) Se requieren los datos que tienen un *

REGISTRATION CHANGES & REFUNDS

All changes to your registration including cancellations, withdrawals and transfers must be made in writing and received in the MSCR administrative office, (328 E Lakeside Street) at least 7 days prior to the start of the session. Refunds for withdrawals are issued up to 7 days prior to the start of the program, minus the service charge listed below:

• $20 per full-day camp session

• $10 per half-day camp session

• $5 per non-camp program

• No refunds or credits are issued with less than 7 days advance notice.

PAYMENT PLANS

Payment plans must be requested using an MSCR Registration Form and are not available during online registration. A non-refundable deposit is required for each day camp session and is due at the time of registration, except for families requesting fee assistance:

• $20 deposit for each full day camp session.

• $10 deposit for each half-day camp session A credit card number is required and is automatically charged the week prior to camp for the outstanding weekly balance. Your signature on the registration authorizes MSCR to initiate recurring credit card charge(s) as per the scheduled listed below.

FEE ASSISTANCE

MSCR youth program fees may be partially or fully waived for persons meeting the criteria for free or reduced price school meals. Fee assistance is limited to two programs per season per person (i.e. 2 weeks of summer camp)* and is available only to MMSD residents. *If your family needs fee assistance for more than two programs, please indicate this on the Fee Assistance Form on page 58. Fee assistance is not available online and must be submitted to our office at the time of registration; fee assistance is not granted after the registration has been processed.

CAMP COMPASS ONLY 

If requesting fee assistance for Camp Compass programs, families must apply for Wisconsin Shares child care assistance and provide written documentation of ineligibility before MSCR approves fee assistance and registers your child. Prior to submitting the MSCR Registration Form, you must complete the following steps:

1. Go the access.wi.gov to check for your eligibility for Wisconsin Shares Child Care subsidy.

2. Click on the link “Am I Eligible?”

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Next” to start the process.4. Provide all the information requested

•   a.) If the Result Page shows that you may not be able to get Child Care Assistance, print the Result Page and submit with your Registration Form and Fee Assistance Request Form.
•   b.) If the Result Page shows that you may be able to get Child Care Assistance, then click on “Apply for Benefits” to initiate your child care application or contact the Dane County Capital Call Center at 1-888-794-5556 to apply by phone.

CANCELLATIONS

In the event of severe weather, please check mscr.org or call 608-204-3044  for program cancellations. MSCR may cancel programs due to severe weather, facility conflicts, staff illness or other unforeseen circumstances.