Co-op Registration Forms

How to Register

For the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, registrations will be processed in person on Monday, June 3, 2024.   Except for nursing babies, children & teens are not allowed to come to registration, so please make other plans for them.

Families will be able to register in the designated time slots:

                       The registration schedule is as follows:

          • Teachers………………………………….         9:00 – 11:30 am
          • Returning Families……………………         1:00  –  2:00 pm 
          • New Families……………………………           3:00 – 4:00 pm

If you are unable to attend registration on this day, you may send your registration with someone else.  However, registration papers sent with someone else will be processed at the end of the designated slot your family would normally register in that day. In this situation, all paperwork and clearances will only be processed if everything is in order and payment is included.

You may also mail in your registration documents. They must be received by June 1, 2024. Registration packets that are received by mail will be processed after 5 pm on June 3, 2024.  All documents below, as well as checks and copies of clearances, must be mailed for the registration to be processed.  The mailing address is

CHEF Co-op

1127 Packer St. 

Williamsport, PA 17701

Drop/Add and Late Registrations

Due to the large number of families registering for co-op, we will not be holding a drop/add day this year.

If you have questions please contact us at montoursvillecoop@gmail.com

Registration Forms

All families should please print & complete the following forms.  Bring them to registration (or mail all of these documents if registering by mail).

Parent Contract

Student Contract

Family Registration & Medical Release Form

Also, print, complete & bring a registration form for each child whom you are registering in classes

 Student Registration Form

Payments

We encourage families to wait and write checks at registration in case there are changes in class selection.

  • First, families will need to write one check for $50 payable to CHEF Co-op for administrative fees.
  • Then, they will write checks out individually payable to the teachers of each class for the combined material and tuition fees. For multiple students in one class, we encourage you to write one check. Checks should be made payable to the teacher of each class.  If there are multiple teachers, checks should be made to the first name listed on the prospectus.

The checks for the materials fees and tuition fees will be distributed to teachers in late June to mid-July  (please have funds available).

Auditing

Please note that to encourage an atmosphere where all students are working hard and are accountable for class work, auditing is not allowed at co-op.

Clearances & Background Checks–Parents & Teachers

To comply with the PA law regarding child abuse prevention, the following documents will need to be submitted for the parent(s) who will be coming to co-op.  Please bring a copy that we can keep in our files.  If you are a current family who submitted clearances last year, you may check with a member of the steering committee remaining days of co-op to see if we have an up-to-date copy on file.  (Please only ask on a scheduled co-op day because we have limited time and access to the files.)  If there are current clearances on file, we can use these.

Registrations will only be processed with the required clearances and the mandatory reporter training.  Even if you are waiting for them, we will not be able to process your registration until you receive & submit them.  It may happen more quickly, but please allow 2 months for processing of these documents.

Clearances/background checks and mandatory reporter training must be dated on or after June 1, 2020.  This date allows us to comply with the law and know that everyone’s requirements are met through the next school year.

  • State Police Background Check Request (Required for all parents & teachers coming to co-op)
  • Child Abuse Clearance Request form (Required for all parents & teachers coming to co-op).  This can be mailed in.  With patience, some people have also had success doing the form online and getting results they can print within a week or so.  To do the online version, start with the “Create Individual Account” button.
  • Mandatory Reporter Training Certificate (Required for all parents & teachers coming to co-op) There are different options for this, but here is a link to one free training through the University of Pittsburgh.  The slides are now timed to take a full 3 hours.
  • Identogo F.B.I. Fingerprinting and Background Check (Required for parents who have not resided in PA for the last 10 years & all teachers; requires fingerprinting).  This has been taking about 2 weeks after fingerprinting to get the results in the mail. (Be sure to choose the option for the Dept. of Human Services NOT the Dept. of Education.)   Use Service Code: 1KG6Zj for Volunteers