Guidelines & Procedures

Community Education programs end promptly at their scheduled end time (i.e. after school programs end at either 4:05 or 4:55 p.m. depending on the school). The child's authorized pick-up person should pick up when the class ends. If you will be arriving after the program ends please notify the Community Education office at 952-226-0310 and make arrangements for an emergency contact or authorized pick-up person to pick-up your child. We ask that you prepare in advance for poor road conditions due to weather.  

If a child is picked-up from a program 10 minutes after the class ends, Community Education will assess a late pick up fee. Fees are as follows: 

• Late Arrival up to 10 mins - $20

• Late Arrival between 11-20 mins - $40

• Late Arrival beyond 20 mins - $60

If your child is not picked up and you or your emergency contacts cannot be reached 30 minutes after the class ends, local authorities may be called to take responsibility for your child.  

If you are significantly late to pick up your child more than 3 times, Community Ed has the right to remove your child from any Community Ed programs with no refunds.

Yes - unless you hear from us. Community Education does not mail class confirmations. If you have an email address at the time of registration, a confirmation will be emailed to you. If you do not hear from us, assume that you are in the class and that it will be held at the time and place indicated. We will contact you by phone or email if there is a change. Please list a daytime phone number so we can reach you if a class is cancelled. If there is a last minute change, signs are posted at each site with your class information on it such as class title, room numbers and times of classes.

Community Education reserves the right to withdraw a course due to lack of enrollment or loss of a suitable facility. If we have to cancel a class, every effort will be made to contact all the participants who preregistered. Please include on your registration form a phone number where you can be contacted during the day. Community Education assumes no responsibility for reaching registrants who do not provide an accessible daytime phone number. When ever possible messages will be left on voicemail/answering machines. If an email is provided at time of registration, notifications will also be sent to the address provided.

Classes may be cancelled due to inclement weather or for other unavoidable reasons. These sessions are made up whenever possible. If school closes during the day due to bad weather, Community Education will cancel all activities.
Call (952) 226-0310 for evening or weekend cancellation information.

Community Education does not mail class confirmations. If you provide a valid email address at the time of registrations, a confirmation and a reminder will be emailed to you. We will contact you by phone or email if there is a change. Please list a daytime phone number so we can reach you if a class is cancelled. If there is a last minute change, signs are posted at each site with your class information, including class title, room number and time of class. 

Class cancellation must be requested no later than 4:00 p.m., five business days prior to the first day of class. Processing fees will be deducted from any refund. To avoid these fees, please call us first if you plan to change your class or move to another session. 

• Class Fee = ($0-$29) - Processing fee of $5 deducted from refund.
• Class Fee = ($30-$149) - Processing fee of $10 deducted from refund.
• Class Fee = ($150+) - Processing fee of $20 deducted from refund. 

Community Education reserves the right to withdraw a course due to lack of enrollment or loss of a suitable facility. Participants will receive a full refund for CE initiated cancellations. Refunds may be issued for weather cancellations, if a course cannot be rescheduled or if the rescheduled date will not work for the participant. 

UCare members may be eligible for a $15 discount on most classes in this catalog. If a class is less than $15, the member may take the class for free. UCare for Seniors and EssentiaCare members may take one $15 discount per class per calendar year. Members must be a UCare member at the time of the registration and throughout the duration of the class. Members need to include their UCare ID numbers when registering. Some restrictions may apply. UCare Choices and Fairview Choices members are not eligible for the $15 class discount. 

Board Policy 904 allows for the distribution of information on school district property by nonschool persons and employees. Please review the guidelines for distribution.

Prior Lake-Savage Community Education works with specialists in their fields who are interested in presenting classes in their areas of expertise to the community. We do not endorse the opinions or business affiliations of the instructors.

All financial seminars are carefully screened to ensure they are strictly informational in nature. Although most seminars are presented by professional financial planners, the design is non-biased and non-sales oriented. You will not be pressured to make a purchase or meet with sales people. We prohibit the direct distribution of flyers, pamphlets or marketing materials that promote specific products, services or companies. We do, however, offer you the opportunity to receive an instructor’s business card or you can ask for more information should you have additional, specific questions that go beyond the content or time frame of the seminar. We hope your participation in  these programs will be enjoyable. For questions, call Jenny at (952) 226-0315.

Registration for any class waives all rights and claims for any and all injuries from whatever cause suffered by participation in activities.

The information requested on the registration forms will be used to verify eligibility as well as determine staff, facility and equipment needs. Your registration information may be provided to school district staff, volunteers, instructors, the school district attorney, insurer and auditor. Your email information is for internal use only and will not be sold or solicited. Photographs or videos of classes in action may be taken and used for district publications and web pages. If you object to having your picture used, please notify the Community Education Office at (952) 226-0310 each time you register.

Please notify the Community Education Office at (952) 226-0310  or email if you are not satisfied with any class or activity in which you participated. We appreciate being notified as soon as a concern is noticed, so that we may have the opportunity to improve the program for all participants. 

If special assistance/accommodations is needed to participate in a Community Education Program, please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to start of program to allow enough time for special accommodations. 

To be eligible to participate in Community Education programs, classes or events, students are expected to be in school all day. Students who are ill or miss for other reasons not considered excused absences (such as a doctor's appointment), will not be allowed to participate in Community Education programs on that day.

Reduced fees, scholarships and payment plans are available for families experiencing financial hardship. Assistance is limited to one program per person in each quarter at 50% of the class rate up to $100 per person/per quarter. Some programs are not eligible. You must be a resident of ISD 719 to qualify. Call 952.226.0310 to request assistance.