What grade levels do the ASES Universal Grants serve?
The ASES Program was established to serve pupils in kindergarten and grades one through nine, inclusive, at participating public elementary, middle, junior high, and charter schools. Are there requirements as to the hours my ASES program must operate? Yes. Every after school component of an ASES program shall commence immediately upon the conclusion of the regular school day, and operate a minimum of 15 hours per week, and at least until 6 p.m. on every regular school day. Are minimum days or early release days considered a regular school day? Yes. If a school site has restructured its workweek to include a minimum day or an early release day, the after school program must be offered on that day. Because the early release day is part of the school schedule, it is considered a regular school day, and the after school program must still operate until 6:00 p.m. Mondays are early release days for our regular school day program, so the program starts at 2:00 p.m. and runs until 6:00 p.m., (
